Year: 2016

Felony Hit & Run

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 18 October 2016 Subject: Felony Hit & Run ________________________________________________________________________ 18 October 2016, at approx. 9:19 am, emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Elkin and North Washington Street…
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Sergeant Recruitment

Category: Press Releases
The City of Sonora is recruiting for the position of Police Sergeant. The position will close Friday, 4 November 2016, with testing anticipated for Wednesday, 16 November 2016. Testing will…
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Traffic Accident

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 10 October 2016 Subject: Traffic Accident ________________________________________________________________________ 10 October 2016, at approx. 10:00 am, emergency personnel responded to the intersection of S. Washington Street and Restano Way for…
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Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 7 October 2016 Subject: Assault with a Deadly Weapon ________________________________________________________________________ 7 October 16, at approx. 7:39 PM, emergency personnel responded to the 1100 block of Mill Villa Court,…
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Felony DUI

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 9 October 2016 Subject: Felony DUI ________________________________________________________________________ 9 October 2016, at approximately 12:10 AM, Officers responded to a reported traffic collision on Bonanza Road, near Calaveras Way. During…
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Vehicle Accident

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 7 October 2016 Subject: Vehicle Accident ________________________________________________________________________ 7 October 2016, at approx. 7:40 am, emergency personnel responded to the area of 127 West Jackson Street for a vehicle…
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Centenarian Luncheon

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 5 October 2016 Subject: Tuolumne County’s Centenarian Luncheon ________________________________________________________________________ On 5 October 2016, Lt. VanderWiel, Chief Stinson, along with members of the California Highway Patrol assisted with the…
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Homecoming Parade

Category: Press Releases
Date and Time of Incident: 30 September 2016, approx. 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm Subject: Sonora High School Homecoming Parade ________________________________________________________________________ Sonora High School’s Homecoming Parade will take place Friday,…
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ALICE Training

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 21 September 2016 Subject: ALICE Training ________________________________________________________________________ Recently, members of the Sonora Police Department, plus the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department worked with kindergartners through 3rd graders at Gold…
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Drug Arrest

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 16 September 2016 Subject: Drug Arrest ________________________________________________________________________ 16 September 16, at 9:00 am, an officer stopped a 1999 VW Passat on the 1100 block of Sanguinetti Road, as…
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Citizens Assist

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 15 September 2016 Subject: Citizens Assist ________________________________________________________________________ Recently, Officer Ma was photographed while assisting two motorists change a flat tire on their vehicle. Officer Ma had responded to…
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Burglary

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 13 September 2016 Subject: Burglary ________________________________________________________________________ 13 Sept. 16, at approx. 5:00 am, a smash and grab burglary occurred at Jewelry Design, located at 94 S. Washington Street.…
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New Officer

Category: Press Releases
The Sonora Police Department has filled one more of our open positions. Officer Eric Webern recently completed his field training program, and is now working as a solo Officer performing…
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Sonora High Homecoming Parade

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: Friday, 30 September 2016 Subject: Change in Sonora High School Homecoming Parade Date ________________________________________________________________________ For all you loyal supporters of the Wild Cats, plus alumni; or for those…
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Sexual Assault Arrest

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 30 August 2016 Subject: Sexual Assault Arrest ________________________________________________________________________ 30 August 2016, Quinton Coltes, 20 of Twain Harte, was taken into custody for two counts of felony sexual assault…
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Opening for Relief Part-Time Police Dispatcher

Category: Press Releases
Date and Time of Release: 30 August 2016 Subject: Opening for Relief Part-Time Police Dispatch-Records Specialist ________________________________________________________________________ The Sonora Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Relief Part-…
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DUI Accident

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 27 August 2016 Subject: DUI Accident ________________________________________________________________________ 27 August 16, at approximately 12:59 am, Officers responded to a vehicle collision involving two parked vehicles on S. Stewart Street.…
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Missing Person

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 24 August 2016 Subject: Missing Person ________________________________________________________________________ The Sonora Police Department is looking for Christopher Craig Prows. He was last seen on 9 Aug. 2016, when contacted by…
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New Officer

Category: Press Releases
Date Incident: 23 August 2016 Subject: New Officer ________________________________________________________________________ The Sonora Police Department has filled one of our open positions. Officer Scott Mallon recently completed his field training program, and…
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