NEWS OF RECORD
TUOLUMNE COUNTY
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
TUESDAY
9:25 a.m., suspicious circumstances — A loud bang and a car alarm were heard on South Washington Street, and employees of a bank exited the building because of the noise. An officer checked the area and questioned people but was unable to locate the source.
10:36 a.m., reckless driving — A man said a vehicle pulled in front of him by a stoplight and the person gestured toward him and stopped in the middle of the roadway on Sanguinetti Road.
11:38 a.m., controlled substances — Someone said a man with facial hair and wearing jeans and a sweatshirt was behind a business since the day before and, when he woke up, he smoked an unknown substance in a pipe. The party requested that the man leave the area, and officers responded and turned the man over to probation.
12:30 p.m., warrant arrests — A bald man with a long gray beard and wearing a black Tshirt, flannel shirt and jeans, acted strangely while standing in the middle of Morning Star Drive. He was cited and released for two outstanding warrants and advised to stay out of the roadway.
1:47 p.m., theft — A woman said an unknown person took a backpack containing valuables out of her vehicle while she was in a business on Sanguinetti road.
2:03 p.m., theft — An unlocked vehicle at an auto repair business on Stockton Road was broken into and the radio was stolen.
2:03 p.m., vandalism, property damage — Someone said a vehicle parked next to their car left a large dent in the door and did not leave a note. An officer responded and determined there was no collision and no suspect information.
2:32 p.m., any civil problem — A man said he located a trailer that was stolen from him three years ago on Mono Way.
3:53 p.m., parking — Someone said a disabled, white work truck with a rack and a bucket underneath to catch leaking fluid was parked for over a week at a business on North Stewart Street. An officer located the owner who said the vehicle would be towed away.
3:58 p.m., suspicious circumstances — An officer was flagged down by the Crossroads Shopping Center for a man who was drinking from a whiskey bottle near a business on Sanguinetti Road. The officer located the man, who was not in possession of a bottle but had been drinking. The man left the area.
4:16 p.m., weapons violations — A Department of Justice denial letter was received at a business on South Washington Street.
5:36 p.m., lost, found property — A women’s black wallet was found at a business on South Washington Street and was booked for safekeeping.
7:06 p.m., any civil problem — A man said a man stayed at his house and took items. An officer spoke to the man and advised him of the ramifications of selling property for drugs, and the man said he will apologize and that they would soon be separating.
7:52 p.m., controlled substances — A man wearing a gray-and-black hoodie took a hand cart full of items from a business on Mono Way, got into a white van with others and left the area. An officer out with the vehicle could not identify the theft suspect but arrested another occupant for an outstanding felony warrant and the vehicle was towed.
The Sheriff's Office did not provide its daily report or booking log for Tuesday.
CALAVERAS COUNTY TUESDAY
12:05 a.m., San Andreas — A woman refused to leave a Mountain Ranch Road property.
8:29 a.m., San Andreas — Criminal contempt occurred on Calaveritas Road.
8:44 a.m., Valley Springs — A suspicious person on Highway 26 was issued a citation.
9:27 a.m., San Andreas — A disturbance occurred on
Mountain Ranch Road.
10:09 a.m., Burson — A theft occurred on Messing Road.
11:54 a.m., Burson — A burglary occurred on Burson Road.
2:08 p.m., Copperopolis — A disturbance occurred on Buckboard Drive.
5:02 p.m., San Andreas — Criminal contempt occurred on Calaveritas Road.
6:33 p.m., West Point — Someone in a parked vehicle yelled at others on Highway 26.
10:24 p.m., Douglas Flat — A burglary occurred on Highway 4, and the person was gone on arrival of law enforcement.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
TUESDAY
None reported
Felony bookings: TUESDAY
12:51 p.m., San Andreas — Donald Robert Luft Jr., 55, of the 6000 block of Buckskin Place, was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sale, transporting, etc., controlled substance, manufacturing/ importing/ sale/possession of shuriken and a misdemeanor charge of possession of unlawful paraphernalia following an arrest on Foothill Court.
11 a.m., San Andreas — William Short, 46, of the 400 block of Parkwood, Manteca, was booked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit crime and revocation of command supervision, following an arrest on Highway 49.