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Law Enforcement
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DOD Authorizes Support to Counter Drug Border Security Including Pedestrian Fence Funding |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 07:50 AM
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Washington, DC...Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan authorized the commander of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning and executing up to $1 billion in support to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection. These funds will be used to support DHS’s request to build 57 miles of 18-foot-high pedestrian fencing, constructing and improving roads, and installing lighting within the Yuma and El Paso Sectors of the border in support of the February 15 national emergency declaration on the southern border of the United States.
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More Drugs Seized After Traffic Stop. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 06:24 PM
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Sonora, CA...From the Tuolumne Sheriff's Office..."Yesterday morning, Sergeant Riley stopped a gray Pontiac sedan on Stockton Street in Sonora for tinted front windows and not having a front license plate. The driver 48-year-old Katie Heinze of Modesto, seemed to be very nervous. She was out of breath and her hands were very shaky. When asked if there was anything illegal in her vehicle, she told the Sergeant she had marijuana and a little bit of methamphetamine. During a search of her purse, over 17 grams of methamphetamine, drug packaging and drug paraphernalia were found.
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Long Serving Sergeant Mark Kerzich Retires from Sheriff's Dept |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 07:21 PM
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Sonora, CA...From the Tuolumne Sheriff's Dept..."We say farewell to Sergeant Mark Kerzich, who began his career with the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office in 1996 as a Jail Deputy Sheriff. In 1997, Mark was promoted to Deputy Sheriff. He became a Range Safety Officer and Instructor in 1999, and was promoted to Corporal in 2002. In 2004, Mark joined the SWAT team, and was promoted to Sergeant in 2013. During his time with our agency, Mark has worn many hats ranging from Field Training Officer, Court Security, and the Deputy Sheriff Association President.
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Man Falls Asleep Mid-Burglary in Columbia Area |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 08:04 PM
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Columbia, CA...From the Tuolumne Sheriff's Dept..."A woman got quite the surprise Sunday morning when she opened the door to her truck and found a stranger asleep inside. Deputies responded to her home on Springfield Road in Columbia, and were taken to 26-year-old Cody Crosby who was found inside the truck. Deputies learned Crosby had also burglarized a nearby unoccupied home. The front door was ajar and the security screen had been pried open. The window on the back door was broken and several tools were placed outside of the home next to Crosby’s motorized bike. Crosby was also wearing a jacket he had taken from the home and had a plastic bag containing several pieces of jewelry.
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Columbia & Stockton Men Arrested on Drug Charges |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 08:14 PM
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Columbia, CA...From the Tuolumne Sheriff's Dept..."Yesterday morning, deputies spotted a Ford coupe with expired registration while patrolling the Quail Mine area of Columbia. The driver, 51-year-old Irving Gallego of Columbia is on probation and was found to be in possession of nearly 27 grams of methamphetamine. His passenger, 53-year-old Paul Saldana of Stockton had a glass pipe used to smoke methamphetamine.
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Sonora Police Arrest Man After Months on the Run |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 08:26 PM
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Sonora, CA...From the Sonora Police Dept..."You can run...and run...and run...but you can't hide! After a 3 month game of hide and seek, Troy Loveday (35 of Sonora) was found hiding at his camp located in a field behind Lowe's. Loveday had run from Officers' three times in the past several months and disappeared each time into thick brush and trees. Loveday had four outstanding felony warrants for his arrest, and three more misdemeanor charges were requested against him for running from the police.
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Chicago Police Department Press Conference on Charges Being Dropped in Jussie Smollett Case |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2019 09:11 PM
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Chicago, IL...Chicago Police Department Press Conference on Charges Being Dropped in Jussie Smollett Case
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Marijuana Grow and BHO Lab on Almond Dr. in Valley Springs Eradicated & Arrest Made |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/25/2019 11:15 AM
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Valley Springs, CA...On 3-22-2019 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation at a residence on Almond Dr, Jenny Lind. This location was identified as having a marijuana cultivation operation. Investigators found an area inside of the residence that had been converted for the purposes of marijuana cultivation. A large green house was also located. Inside of a garage investigators found marijuana plants and a Butane Honey Oil (BHO) conversion lab. Deputies seized 463 marijuana plants, just over 174 pounds of processed marijuana, 14.6 ounces of concentrated marijuana, (2) rifle’s, (1) handgun and (1) shotgun. 43 year old Jason Martinez of Jenny Lind was arrested on scene and booked into the Calaveras County Jail.
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Attorney Michael Avenatti Arrested on Charges of Trying to Extort over $20 Million from Nike |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/25/2019 11:56 AM
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New York, NY....U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of Michael Avenatti For Engaging In A Scheme To Extort A Public Company. Avenatti Is Alleged To Have Used Threats of Economic and Reputational Harm To Demand More Than $20 Million In Payments. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the arrest today of MICHAEL AVENATTI on federal extortion and interstate threat charges. As alleged, AVENATTI, an attorney, attempted to extract more than $20 million in payments from a publicly traded company by threatening to use his ability to garner publicity to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on the company if his demands were not met. AVENATTI was simultaneously arrested on separate charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. AVENATTI will be presented today in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker.
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Calaveras County Sheriff's Logs for March 19th |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/25/2019 02:38 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff's Deputies are below
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