NEWS OF RECORD
TUOLUMNE COUNTY
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
FRIDAY
11:24 a.m., burglary — A city building on Southgate Drive was broken into.
1:17 p.m., miscellaneous harassment — A patient at a business on Greenley Road threatened to beat up a doctor outside of his residence. An officer spoke with the parties, and the patient denied making threats. The doctor was advised about the restraining order process.
2:25 p.m., lost, found property — A tool box was found near a business on Restano Way.
2:42 p.m., theft — A woman was passed out in the passenger side of a vehicle at a business on Sanguinetti Road. The driver’s side door was wide open and her purse was inside. The woman was okay but a man was cited and they both left the area.
6:20 p.m., theft — A woman in her 20s wearing acid-washed jeans, Adidas shoes and a red backpack put merchandise in her backpack and left with another woman and a man.
SATURDAY
8:25 p.m., trespass/loiter — Someone with a trespass letter on file said two people trespassed their business on Calaveras Street. Officers advised them of the complaint and they packed up their tent.
9:18 a.m., trespass/loiter — A man with dark brown hair, dark eyes and dirty clothes punched shopping carts at a business on Mono Way. He was asked to leave but went into the store and locked himself in the bathroom and was heard punching the walls. An officer served a trespass notice and the man left on foot.
2:28 p.m., trespass/loiter — A store customer said a man slept in front of a store on Sanguinetti Road and they wanted him to move along. The store manager said the people were not interrupting business and he had no authority to make them leave. The people were contacted and advised of the complaint and they agreed to gather their property and move along.
6:01 p.m., miscellaneous codes — Officers coming on duty noticed a business on South Washington Street seemed full of patrons and the parking lot was full. A dispatcher found a post on social media that said the business was having a tribute to a woman.
10:24 p.m., suspicious circumstances — A door at the United States Post Office South Washington Street was forced open. An officer secured the doors, and employees were advised.
SUNDAY
5:45 a.m., burglary — A South Washington Street businesses was burglarized.
9:24 a.m., suspicious circumstances — Someone said a man with a dark ponytail, goatee and white long-sleeved shirt was intoxicated because. The man shook, moved his head in jerky movements and yelled at a business on Stockton Road. An officer determined that the man was not intoxicated and that he had recently been released from Tuolumne County Jail.
10:09 a.m., vandalism, property damage — A man said someone tried to kick open his metal garage door on South Shepherd Street.
10:01 p.m., pedestrian/vehicle checks — Someone refused to leave a restroom at Grigsby Park on South Green Street. They left, eventually, and the restroom was secured.
10:45 p.m., suspicious circumstances — A man said he was followed and yelled at by a man in a gray sweater and jeans in a parking lot of a business on Sanguinetti Road.the man got in a silver truck and it was unknown if he left the area.
The Sheriff’s Office reported the following:
FRIDAY
7:01 a.m., Sonora — A man on Camage Avenue said a woman told him his car belonged to her.
8:28 a.m., Jamestown — People were camped on property on Highway 108.
8:53 a.m., Jamestown — A woman got out of a black vehicle with flashers on and stole mail out of mailboxes on LaGrange Road.
8:56 a.m., Columbia — Mail theft occurred on Souza Lane.
9:39 a.m., Long Barn — Fuel was stolen on Upper Scenic Drive.
9:58 a.m., Sonora — A catalytic converter was stolen from a truck at a business on Tuolumne Road.
11:46 a.m., Columbia — A vehicle was vandalized on Bill Hill Road.
1:47 p.m., Groveland — An FCC employee said someone reported threats on Clements Road.
3:29 p.m., Sonora — A guest was “outraged” at a business on Mono Way.
3:59 p.m., Sonora — A theft occurred at a business on Camage Court.
4:58 p.m., Sonora — A house was on fire on a hill on Shaws Flat Road.
5:02 p.m., Jamestown — Someone said a man in a white truck yelled and threw trash around at a business on Jamestown Road.
5:27 p.m., Columbia — Someone said a woman in a car left a Shepard-mix dog on the side of the road on Parrotts Ferry Road.
5:39 p.m., Jamestown — A Main Street business was burglarized.
5:59 p.m., Sonora — An assault occurred on Wards Ferry Road.
6:46 p.m., Sonora — Somebody attempted to break into a business on Mono Way.
SATURDAY
4:52 a.m., Jamestown — A woman said her 2004 red Honda dirt bike was taken from their her yard three days ago on Old Melones Dam Road.
6:56 a.m., Sonora — A bearded man, in a black shirt, dark pants, dark shoes and a baseball cap tried to set fire to something on the porch of a business on Tuolumne Road.
7:57 a.m.,tuolumne — An assault occurred at a business on Tuolumne Road North.
10:23 p.m., Jamestown — Mailboxes were open on Jacksonville Road.
11:38 a.m., Columbia — Someone left two dogs at the Columbia College Campus.
12:12 p.m., Sonora — A theft occurred at a business on Mono Way.
12:25 p.m., Sonora — An attempted theft occurred on Hess Avenue.
2:42 p.m., Jamestown — A woman said her neighbor harassed her on Tenth Street.
4:12 p.m., Sonora — A burglary occurred on Madrone Circle.
10:22 p.m., La Grange — An assault with a deadly weapon occurred on Bonds Flat Road.
11:54 p.m., Sonora — An assault occurred on Hillside Drive.
11:56 p.m., Sonora — Someone said there were a lot of cars, chaotic sounds and screams on a hillside above the lake on Hillside Drive.
SUNDAY
12:27 a.m., Soulsbyville — Someone said they heard a man, who sounded high on something, screaming in the park on Willow Springs Drive.
2:15 a.m., Columbia — A woman said she saw a man in an orange shirt look in her window on Green Street.
6:09 a.m., Soulsbyville — A man said there were four “huge cats, black and white speckled like leopards” on his deck on Willow Springs Drive.
12:22 p.m., Twain Harte — A security officer saw someone inside a fenced area at a business on Highway 108.
12:53 p.m., Sonora — Someone said a man jumped a fence and was on their property in the middle of the night.
1:50 p.m., Sonora — A theft occurred on American River Drive.
1:55 p.m., Jamestown — A man said someone was trying to get into his room to get him.
3:55 p.m., Jamestown — A man in dark clothes and a man in a white sweatshirt and jeans acted suspicious and looked in cars on Fifth Avenue.
4:24 p.m., Sonora — Someone said mail was stolen on Feather River Drive.
4:31 p.m., Strawberry — Multiple calls occurred for a large fire on the side of the road on Highway 108. The call was transferred to Calfire.
6:21 p.m., Tuolumne — A man said he was assaulted by a man while men and a woman were heard yelling in the background on a 911 call from Gardner Avenue.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
FRIDAY
8:53 p.m., Sonora — Jessica Nichole Johnson, 30, of Reynolds Ferry Road, Sonora, was booked following an arrest on Mount Brow Road.
SATURDAY
1:15 a.m., Sonora — Lesley Denise Mcclintock, 38, of the 17000 block of Apple Colony Road, Tuolumne, was booked following an arrest on Tuolumne Road.
SUNDAY
7:15 p.m., Sonora — Zachery Alan Bechthold, 27, of the 12,000 block of Green Valley Circle, Groveland, was booked following an arrest on Old Priest Grade.
Felony bookings:
FRIDAY
7:40 p.m., Sonora — Derek Anthony Mccullough, 28, of the 10000 block of Preston Lane, Jamestown, was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance paraphernalia, along with eight failure-to-appear warrants following an arrest at Rotary Park.
SATURDAY
8:51 a.m., Sonora — John David Mccann, 36, of an unknown address on Pack Trail, Sonora, was booked on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury following an arrest on Tuolumne Road.
SUNDAY None reported.
CALAVERAS COUNTY FRIDAY
10:47 a.m., West Point — An assault occurred on West Point Pioneer Road.
1:33 p.m., Valley Springs — A fraud occurred on Dennis Court.
4:39 p.m., Valley Springs — A man dressed in all black acted suspiciously on Highway 12.
3:05 p.m., Douglas Flat — Someone heard loud noises outside and suspected a prowler on Live Oak Court. A deputy checked the area.
11:27 p.m., Mokelumne Hill — Vandalism occurred on Clark Street.
SATURDAY
5:39 p.m., San Andreas — An assault occurred on Mountain Ranch Road.
11:38 a.m., Valley Springs — A disturbance occurred on Highway 12.
12:58 p.m., San Andreas — Criminal contempt occurred on Foothill Court.
1:20 p.m., Valley Springs — A theft occurred on Highway 26.
4:17 p.m., Valley Springs — Firearms were discharged on Hogan Dam Road.
4:24 p.m., Vallecito — An unauthorized campsite was on Camp Nine Road.
5:02 p.m., Jenny Lind — Firearms were discharged on Southworth Road.
5:45 p.m., Murphys — A battery occurred on Allen Lane.
6:55 p.m., Murphys — A disturbance occurred on Mitchler Avenue.
7:36 p.m., Valley Springs — A trespass occurred on main Street.
SUNDAY
12:21 a.m., Valley Springs — firearms were discharged on Barde Road.
8:46 a.m., Railroad Flat — A woman said someone used her identity on Prussian Hill Road.
4:12 p.m., Railroad Flat — A trespass occurred on South Railroad Flat Road.
7:06 p.m., Murphys — Firearms were discharged on Surrey Lane.
7:13 p.m., Murphys — Multiple calls occurred for firearms discharged on Rocky Hill Road.
7:15 p.m., Murphys — Firearms were discharged on French Gulch Road.
8:02 p.m., Valley Springs — A theft occurred on Riley Way.
8:17 p.m., Arnold — Prowling occurred on Highway 4.
8:40 p.m., Camp Connell — Criminal contempt occurred on Shoshone Drive.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
FRIDAY
None reported.
SATURDAY
None reported.
SUNDAY
1:45 p.m., Arnold — Fred A. Castro, 27, of the 1700 block of Seminary Avenue, Oakland, was booked following an arrest on El Dorado Drive.
Felony bookings: FRIDAY
11:30 a.m., San Andreas — Ki Tama Purvis, 45, of the 3300 block of Highway 49, was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing, owning, etc., ammunition by a prohibited person, manufacturing, etc., a controlled substance and misdemeanor charges: possession of a narcotic controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possessing unlawful paraphernalia following an arrest at his home.
12:50 p.m., San Andreas — Paige Nichole Vidak, 45, of the 3000 block of Highway 49, was booked on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child with the possibility of injury or death, possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of an assault weapon following an arrest at her home.