NEWS OF RECORD
TUOLUMNE COUNTY
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
WEDNESDAY
3:29 a.m., suspicious circumstances — A person delivering newspapers said a large black vehicle followed them and flashed their bright lights at them.
1:19 p.m., suspicious circumstances — Two men walked down the sidewalk of South Washington Street and looked suspicious as they tried handles of businesses.
4:44 p.m., theft — A woman was in custody of a Sanguinetti Road business for shoplifting.
4:45 p.m., lost, found property — Mail, a credit card, a bankbook and birth control pills were found on stairs leading to South Stewart Street on Theall Street.
5:29 p.m., threats — A woman on Fairview Lane wanted advice on receiving threats from her family members with gang affiliations about harming her if she sends her brother back to live with them.
7:47 p.m., suspicious circumstances –– A man on South Poplar Street heard loud noises that sounded like possible gunshots or fireworks, but officers determined it was a motorhome backfiring in the Downtown Plaza parking lot on Stockton Road.
8:05 p.m., public peace, fight, disorderly conduct — A man yelled at a neighbor’s house on Knowles Hill Road.
The Sheriff's Office reported the following:
WEDNESDAY
8:07 a.m., Sonora — Credit card fraud was reported on Sturgis Road.
9:27 a.m., Sonora — An ipad was stolen on Mono Way.
9:54 a.m., Twain Harte — A woman on Robin Road got a call from her 14-year-old daughter that someone was just in their house.
10:15 a.m., Sonora — A go-kart was stolen from Cordelia Avenue.
1:18 p.m., Sonora — A person on Lower Hillview Drive said unknown people were trying to get into the house.
2:56 p.m., Sonora — A utility trailer was stolen from Terrace Drive.
3:09 p.m., Sonora — A man on Russian River caught a man stealing items from his garage and ran him off.
3:16 p.m., Sonora — A woman on Derby Drive said someone used her social security number to gain employment.
3:32 p.m., Columbia — Cell phones were stolen from Italian Bar Road.
4:17 p.m., Sonora — A man wore a red shirt and sweatpants as he flipped vehicles off as he walked on the side of Mon Way at Hillsdale.
4:16 p.m., Sonora — A man wore a red shirt and sweatpants as he ran at cars in the middle of Mon Way.
6:09 p.m., Columbia — A woman on Damin Road said a large bear ran past her secluded property and she was concerned about the kids down the street and the fact that the bear was “hustling”.
6:41 p.m., Twain Harte — Forgery was reported on Strauch Drive.
8 p.m., Jamestown — A woman and a “big dude” tried to break into a shed on Jamestown Road before leaving on foot.
11:18 p.m., Sonora — A woman on Lakeside Drive thought someone came up her driveway but it turned out to be two skunks.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
WEDNESDAY
3:20 p.m., Sonora — Cherenna Lynn Williams, 40, of the 18300 block of Old Wards Ferry Road, was booked following an arrest on Washington Street.
10:43 p.m., Columbia — Emily Nicole Stevens, 44, of the 11500 block of Yankee Hill Road, was booked following an arrest on the 22600 block of Parrotts Ferry Road.
Felony bookings:
WEDNESDAY
Noon, Sonora — Thoris Lynne Foster, 56, of the 12500 block of Covington Road, was booked on suspicion of using a fortified room/etc to sell a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance for sale and misdemeanor theft of utility services over $400 following an arrest at her home.
CALAVERAS COUNTY WEDNESDAY
4 a.m., San Andreas — Theft was reported on Howell Road.
8:14 a.m., Valley Springs — Prowling was reported on Berkesey Lane.
Arrests
Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
WEDNESDAY
None reported.
Felony bookings:
WEDNESDAY
8:09 a.m., Murphys — William R. Chamberlain, 40, of the 900 block of Toomes Avenue, Corning, was booked on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, rent/owning a building or space knowingly used for unlawfully manufacturing/storing/distributing a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit a crime and misdemeanor cultivating more than six marijuana plants following an arrest on the 7200 block of Old Miners Way.
8:22 p.m., Copperopolis — Matthew Leo Hance, 26, of the 20000 block of Rawhide Road, Sonora, was booked on suspicion of vandalism with $400 or more in damages following an arrest on the 300 block of Downtown Square.