NEWS OF RECORD
TUOLUMNE COUNTY
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
MONDAY
9:47 a.m., assault — Someone said they were “jumped” but not injured near a business on Sanguinetti Road.
10:30 a.m., theft — A woman said she left her purse on a ledge at the Social Security Administration office and when she returned to retrieve it, two women were going through it and her Social Security card and cash were missing.
10:48 a.m., animal complaint — Someone said a “mother deer” was foaming at the mouth in her backyard then ran off on South Arbona Circle.
11:30 a.m., theft — A woman said a diamond ring was taken from her jewelry box on Lyons Bald Mountain Road.
1:38 p.m., suspicious circumstances — A man on Shaws Flat Road said he received a call from a debt collector, provided them with personal information and thought it was a scam. No monetary loss occurred and options were provided.
1:50 p.m., threats — A man at a laundromat on Stockton Road said his life was threatened.
2:05 p.m., controlled substances — An employee at a business on Sanguinetti Road said a customer dropped a small bag of drugs. The item was picked up and booked for destruction.
4:59 p.m., vandalism, property damage — A gas cap was damaged and gasoline was stolen from a vehicle sometime in the night on Lyons Bald Mountain Road.
5:49 p.m., weapons violation — Someone said a man in a red jacket and shorts brandished a steak knife in a parking structure on North Washington Street. When officers spoke to the man, who had a small folding knife, he denied brandishing and was admonished.
6:18 p.m., animal complaint — A long haired Chihuahua jumped out of a vehicle on Mono Way without the owner’s knowledge and it was brought to animal control. The owner was notified of the dog’s location.
6:23 p.m., lost, found property — A brown men’s wallet was left at the front door of the Sonora Police Department, booked and a report was taken.
8:16 p.m., public intoxication — A man in a black shirt, blue pants, and black shoes was lying in front of a store between the two entry doors with an open container on Sanguinetti Road and refused to leave when asked. An arrest was made.
9:40 p.m., suspicious circumstances — Someone said they heard what sounded like a young female screaming for help near Toby Street or Knowles Hill. Officers were unable to locate the source.
The Sheriff’s Office reported the following:
FRIDAY
6:44 a.m., Sonora — A woman on Beckwith Road said a feral cat snuck into her house and she trapped it in the bathroom and then was unable to do anything further as the cat was “extremely irritable and aggressive.”
8:07 a.m., Jamestown — An outbuilding was broken into at a business on Jamestown Road.
9:36 a.m., Groveland — Credit cards were found at Ferretti Road and Boitano Road North.
10:22 a.m., Long Barn —
Someone said that two to three men who previously worked in a mobile home park on Highway 108 came into their house and took the car stereo system they were going to install.
10:35 a.m., Jamestown — Someone said a vehicle that sat abandoned for seven weeks on Wigwam Road was slowly stripped and “the license plate is now gone.”
10:59 a.m., Jamestown — A front loader crashed through a fence and was still running with no one around on Seco Terrace Drive.
11:10 a.m., Jamestown — A loader was stolen from the Road Department at Seco Terrace Drive and Campo Seco
Road.
11:40 a.m., Jamestown — A business on Seco Terrace Drive was vandalized.
12:16 p.m., Groveland — A man on Vernal Drive said his roommate broke into his room “and destroyed it.”
12:18 p.m., Jamestown — Someone said a man and a woman with bright orange shirts filled a water truck from a hydrant in the morning and at noon for the past month at Fifth and Sierra avenues.
12:47 p.m., Sonora — Two hundred dollars was stolen from a business on Bergel Road.
1:29 p.m., Jamestown — A white four-door sedan towed a car trailer with a Knapp toolbox and a blown tire sent sparks flying at Highway 108 and Montezuma Road.
1:57 p.m., Jamestown — Two people with dogs in a cage camped in tents at Highway 108 and Stockton Road.
2:12 p.m., Sonora — A man on Lakeside Drive said he scratched his head with his phone in his hand and accidentally dialed 911.
3:34 p.m., Jamestown — A woman said someone broke into her house on Lone Bend Road to use her phone.
11:34 p.m., Tuolumne — Eight people were in a physical fight at West Side Memorial Park at Pine Street and Bay Avenue.
SATURDAY
2:03 a.m., Sonora — A woman said she thought people tried to break into trailers at a storage facility on South sunshine Road because she heard “a lot of banging.”
7:30 a.m., Sonora — A woman on Corte Primero said she and her husband “have people in the attic and her husband nailed up the space and trapped them.”
8:18 a.m., Sonora — A catalytic converter was stolen from a truck at a business on Mono Way.
12:05 p.m., Columbia — A man kept falling off a bicycle into traffic at Parrotts Ferry and Sawmill Flat roads.
1:30 p.m., Tuolumne — A counterfeit bill was passed at a business on Tuolumne Road North.
2:53 p.m., Sonora — A man tried to pick fights with people at a business on Mono Way.
9:43 p.m., Sonora — A physical fight occurred in the parking lot of a bar and an arrest was made on Tuolumne Road.
SUNDAY
2:01 a.m., Jamestown — People banged on walls and windows at a mobile home park on Peppermint Circle.
10:04 a.m., Groveland — Someone said two people held guns out of the windows on a red Chevy pickup, possibly road hunting, and there were several other vehicles doing the same thing at Ferretti Road and Prospect Heights.
11:07 a.m., Sonora — A man sat on his phone on his tractor and accidentally called 911 on Green Acres Road.
11:14 a.m., Sonora — A hen with chicks was seen near an eatery on Mono Way. Animal control was dispatched.
12;07 p.m., Twain Harte — A cell phone was found at an eatery on Tiffeni Drive.
4:57 p.m., Sonora — Someone said people at an Airbnb on Columbia River Drive screamed and yelled for three days and played loud rap music.
4:59 p.m., Pinecrest — A cell phone was stolen from the amphitheater bathroom on Lakeshore Avenue.
5:46 p.m., Sonora — A man said “massive amounts of money” was taken from him on Greenley Road.
7:30 p.m., Tuolumne — A woman said her daughter’s cell phone was taken at a business on Tuolumne Road North.
8:41 p.m., Tuolumne — Two women were in a physical fight on Tuolumne Road.
MONDAY
11:19 a.m., Sonora — A vehicle was broken into and items were stolen on Jamestown Road.
1:53 p.m., Sonora — A woman said her vehicle was broken into on Hillsdale Drive.
2:30 p.m., Jamestown — A man said he lost his wallet three weeks ago on Wigwam Road.
2:56 p.m., Jamestown — A report was taken for sexual assault on Park Avenue.
4:19 p.m., Sonora — A man said that a black bear was “running around his property last weekend” on Columbia River Drive.
4:30 p.m., Sonora — A woman said she saw a bus driver vaping at Guzzi Lane and Greenley Road.
4:56 p.m., Jamestown — Someone said a beige cab-over camper was parked in an unsafe manner for three days on Reservoir Road.
6:58 p.m., Tuolumne — Someone said a light-colored car occupied by a man was parked on the side of the road for over an hour at Tuolumne Road North and Hayden Road.
8:22 p.m., Sonora — Someone said there was a grass fire or bonfire and was unsure if it was attended to at Phoenix Lake and Belleview Creek roads.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
FRIDAY
None reported.
SATURDAY
3:40 a.m., Cold Springs — Terry Lynee Alkire, 68, of the 1000 block of College Court, Modesto, was booked after an arrest at Highway 108 and Lassen Drive.
SUNDAY None reported.
MONDAY
4:15 p.m., Yosemite Junction — Andrew Joseph Sosa Jr., 58, of the 12000 block of Draper Mine Road, was booked after an arrest at Highway 120 and Highway 108.
Felony bookings:
FRIDAY None reported.
SATURDAY
2:50 p.m., Jamestown — Amy Joyce Hughes, 33, of the 18000 block of Main Street, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, not a firearm with great bodily injury likely, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, willful cruelty to a child with possible injury or death, after an arrest at her home.
SUNDAY None reported.
MONDAY
1:21 a.m., South County — Michelle Vermon-vondra, 51, of the 7000 block of Sylmar Lane, Sacramento, was booked on suspicion of evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety, force or assault with a deadly weapon, not a firearm with great bodily injury likely and a misdemeanor charge of evading a peace officer, after an arrest on Highway 120 at the Yosemite entrance gate.
CALAVERAS COUNTY
The Sheriff’s Office reported the following:
MONDAY
9:58 a.m., San Andreas — A report was taken for theft on Calaveritas Road.
11:36 a.m., San Andreas — A report was taken for a health and safety violation on High School Street.
12:25 p.m., Angels Camp — A report was taken for vandalism on Whittle Road.
12:55 p.m., Railroad Flat — A report was taken for burglary on Ridge Road.
1:32 p.m., San Andreas — A report was taken for a disturbance on Mountain Ranch Road.
8:54 p.m., Arnold — A suspicious person was arrested on Fir Drive.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
MONDAY
None reported.
Felony bookings:
MONDAY
3:31 a.m., San Andreas — Christopher Salem Bates, 34, of the 1000 block of Calaveritas Road, was booked on suspicion of evading a police officer with disregard for safety, felony violation of probation, and misdemeanor charges of obstructing, resisting, etc. a public/peace officer/emt and disorderly conduct under the influence of a drug, after an arrest on Highway 4 at Six Mile Road.