NEWS OF RECORD
TUOLUMNE COUNTY
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
THURSDAY
9:57 a.m., reckless driving — Someone said an elderly female driver almost struck four people in safety vests as they walked through a crosswalk on Sanguinetti Road. An officer located the woman inside a store and issued a warning to her.
12:43 p.m., suspicious circumstances — A man went to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office on Sunset Lane and said someone at Woods Creek Rotary Park tried to kill him in a dispute over a stolen motorcycle. The man refused to leave the lobby, but his claim was unfounded.
6:10 p.m., traffic accident — Someone on Mono Way said they saw a small white car hit another vehicle, and they followed the person to the parking lot of an eatery where an officer responded and took a report.
11:41 p.m., public peace, fight, disorderly conduct — A man said his neighbor was “doing some sort of construction” in the backyard, saying he heard a loud power saw. An officer contacted the neighbor, who agreed to stop for the night.
The Sheriff’s Office reported the following: THURSDAY
9:10 a.m., Jamestown — An exhaust system was stolen from a vehicle at a business on Jamestown Road.
10:55 a.m., Twain Harte — Two women bought $18,000 worth of gift cards at a business on Tiffeni Drive.
11:13 a.m., Columbia — A man on Five Mile Creek Road said someone cut the lock on the gate to his shop and stole some soapstone.
1:14 p.m., Twain Harte — A structure was stolen from a business on Twain Harte Drive.
5:15 p.m., Sonora — A vegetation fire was headed towards several structures on Blue Bell West.
6:57 p.m., Tuolumne — A wallet was stolen at a business on Tuolumne Road North and when it was found, the cash was missing.
8:27 p.m., Jamestown — A purse and a phone were stolen at a business on Main Street.
9:00 p.m., Sonora — A pedestrian stop led to an arrest at Highway 49 and Mill Villa Road.
9:30 p.m., Jamestown — A verbal fight at an eatery led to an arrest on Main Street.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
THURSDAY
6:50 a.m., Sonora — R.J. Jackson, 39, of the 900 block of Murado Circle, was booked after an arrest on Phoenix Lake Road and Bear Cub Drive.
Felony bookings: THURSDAY
12:29 p.m., Sonora — Roy Allan Chandler, 36, of the 21000 block of Sawmill Flat Road, was booked on suspicion of willful infliction of corporal injury, after an arrest on Mono Way. 9:55 p.m., Jamestown — Jesse Craver Newton, 30, address unknown, was booked on suspicion of grand theft over $400, after an arrest on Preston Lane.
CALAVERAS COUNTY
The Sheriff’s Office reported the following:
THURSDAY
4:28 p.m., Valley Springs — A report was taken for a suspicious person on Baldwin Street and Treosti Place.
7:11 p.m., Valley Springs — A report was taken for assault on Quail Oaks Road.
8:06 p.m., San Andreas — A report was taken for a suspicious person on Treat Avenue.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
THURSDAY
None reported. Felony bookings:
THURSDAY
12:20 p.m., Angels Camp — Keenan Morgan Skaar, 24, address unknown, was booked on suspicion of second-degree burglary and vehicle theft, after an arrest on Main Street.