News of record for March 8, 2013

TUOLUMNE COUNTY

The Sonora Police Department reported the following:

WEDNESDAY

11:50 a.m., drugs — Drugs were confiscated during a traffic stop on South Washington Street and the driver was warned for lighting issues.

4:02 p.m., public intoxication — A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and a Tulare County misdemeanor warrant after an arrest on West Jackson Street.

4:40 p.m., theft — Gas was siphoned from a vehicle on Greenley Road.

5:07 p.m., public intoxication — A 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after an argument was reported on the 100 block of Stockton Road.

The Sheriff’s Office reported the following:

WEDNESDAY

10:35 a.m., Sonora area — A woman said money, pills, methadone and cigarettes were stolen from her purse in a shopping cart at a grocery store on the 13700 block of Mono Way.

11:46 a.m., Groveland — Someone left the scene of a non-injury vehicle accident at Highway 120 and Ferretti Road.

1:11 p.m., Sonora area — A man’s personal information was compromised to open a credit card with a retail store.

1:21 p.m., Sonora area — A woman’s bank card was fraudulently charged.

1:26 p.m., Jamestown — Credit card fraud was reported.

3:39 p.m., Tuolumne — A gun was stolen from a residence on the 18300 block of Yosemite Road.

8:13 p.m., Columbia — A shed on the 21400 block of Shaws Flat Road was broken into and metal bins were stolen. 

Felony bookings

WEDNESDAY

4:12 p.m., Pinecrest — Evan James Rice, 23, of the 1900 block of Westminster Lane, Turlock, was booked on suspicion of petty theft with a prior petty theft conviction and burglary after an arrest on the 100 block of Dodge Ridge Road.

CALAVERAS COUNTY

The Sheriff’s Office reported the following:

WEDNESDAY

11:07 a.m., San Andreas — A residence on Sunset Street was burglarized.

11:34 a.m., San Andreas — Someone was arrested on Main Street for a local warrant.

12:30 p.m., Valley Springs — Someone was arrested on Mittleman Court for a local warrant.

12:44 p.m., Arnold — A gas station on the 1200 block of Highway 4 received two counterfeit $20 bills.

1:23 p.m., Copperopolis — Theft from a residence on Calypso Beach Drive was reported.

3:25 p.m., Valley Springs — Equipment was stolen from a lawn on Usher Drive.

3:31 p.m., Dorrington — A residence on Meadow Lane was burglarized.

7:05 p.m., West Point — Two males were throwing bottles at cars driving on Bald Mountain Road near Highway 26.

8:02 p.m., Murphys — Someone presented a false invoice to a business on Main Street and was paid for services.

THURSDAY

1:33 a.m., Arnold — A middle-aged man and woman were drinking alcohol and trying to sneak into a hot tub on Dianna Drive.

7:30 a.m., San Andreas — A car was egged on Alfreda Street.

Arrests

Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:

WEDNESDAY

12:31 p.m., Angels Camp — Steven Dwayne Almer, 46, was booked after an arrest on Highway 4 at Old Vallecito Road. He was also booked on suspicion of misdemeanor charges of evading and obstructing a public officer and driving with a suspended license.