On Saturday, September 1st, just after midnight, Officers were advised via radio by one of the departments volunteer units that there was a physical fight in front of the Office Bar. Upon arrival an Officer ordered both of the involved males to sit on the curb, neither of them listened. The Officer immediately detained Nokes

On Wednesday, August 15th at about 7:40 p.m., the Sonora Police Department responded to the 200 block of Bonanza Road on a report of a disturbance.  When the officers arrived, they learned that a resident of the home, 60-year-old Art Sanchez, threw dangerous objects at his roommate who was standing in the backyard of the

On August 10th at approximately 9:30 pm, a white Lexus traveling southbound on Greenley Road was stopped for having expired registration. Upon contact with the driver, 47-year-old Tracie A. Glaze of Manteca, Officers could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and could see an opened container of marijuana on the vehicle

On Tuesday, August 7th, the community is invited to join the Sonora Police Department as we host an annual National Night Out celebration from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Rotary Park in Sonora.  Please come and share an evening of fun, food, and games as we join the rest of the nation in recognizing

On July 27, 2018, at approximately 8:40 am the Sonora Police Department received a telephone report from a female subject who stated that her PayPal debit master card had been used at the Roadway Inn in Sonora and she did not make the purchases and she had physical possession of the card. Officers responded to the hotel

Come join us on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at 10am! We will be hosting ‘Coffee with a Cop’ at Heart Rock Cafe located at 1 S. Washington St. (at the corner of Washington St. and Jackson St.) No agenda, no speeches, and no presentations. Just coffee and a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and

On July 21, 2018, at about 2:25pm, Sonora Police Officers responded to a domestic dispute in the parking lot of Timber Hills Shopping Center. Both parties called 911 to report a custody issue. Through subsequent investigation it was found that Rayne Dehart, 24, of Sonora, bit and hit her ex-boyfriend. The victim had visible injuries

On Thursday, July 19th, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Sonora Police Officers were on foot in the area of Stockton Road and Mill Villa Court when they overheard a yelling coming from a travel trailer to the north of the roadway.  Officers approached and witnessed 50-year-old Larry Hunter dragging his girlfriend through the trailer by her

Late Tuesday evening, just before midnight, the Sonora Police Department responded to the area of Mono Way near Truckenmiller Road for a vehicle versus pedestrian collision. It was determined that a white 2008 Toyota Prius, driven by a 30-year-old Tuolumne City resident, had struck a pedestrian within the eastbound lane. The pedestrian, a 40-year-old Sonora

On Tuesday afternoon, at approximately 2:40 p.m., the Sonora Police Department responded to a report of a single vehicle collision at the 500 block of State Route 49.  Officers determined that a northbound 2011 Subaru Forester, driven by an 81-year-old Columbia woman, left the roadway and collided with a tree. A good samaritan assisted the

Between Sunday, July 8th and Monday, July 9th,  The Sonora Police Department received four separate larceny reports involving vehicles parked at the Crossroads Shopping Center in Sonora.  Two of the four incidents were attempted vehicle thefts, and one vehicle was actually stolen and moved to another location in the parking lot.  Why the stolen vehicle

On Saturday, July 7th, at around 10:00 p.m., a Sonora woman was approached after leaving the fairgrounds and her purse violently stolen from her.  The woman reported to the Police Department that as she was walking through the nearby parking lot off of Stockton Road, a male subject approached from behind and grabbed her purse. 

Just after midnight on June 11th, 2018, the Sonora Police Department responded to the area of South Washington Street and Linoberg Street for a fight involving multiple people.   The parties had separated prior to the officer’s arrival but officers discovered that a 57-year-old Sonora man was badly injured during the altercation.  During the investigation,

On 06/07/2018 SPD received a call from Loss Prevention at Walmart advising they had detained a male shoplifter who attempted to take over $1,000 of merchandise from the store without paying for it. Upon arrival the subj provided false information to the officer. When the officer ran a records check on the name and DOB

On June 4, 2018, at about 6:40pm, Sonora Police received a 911 call reference a fight in the 200 block of Mono Way. Officers’ arrived on scene and determined Daenon Brewer, 27, of Sonora tried to take cigarettes from a business. The victim took the cigarettes back and Brewer hit the victim several times while

On 05-30-18, just prior to 1945 hrs, Sgt from SPD was dispatched to Rite Aid, 805 Mono Way, for a report of theft suspects fighting with store staff. Upon arrival the Sgt observed a blond female walking away from the store front. Citizens who where in front of the store were pointing to the female

On May 28, 2018, at about 6:30 am, in the 200 block of Hospital Rd., a female saw a male throw a rock at the window of her car. The female yelled at the male asking him what he was doing. The male suspect then picked up the rock, raised it above his head and

Sonora Police responded to the area of Stewart St and Church St to contact a male subject driving a stolen vehicle which he did not have permission to have. Upon contacting the individual the officer smelled a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and about his person. The driver of the vehicle

There is a video circulating that accuses members of the Police Department of profiling local bikers. We want to remind everyone that just because a video has gone viral and/or has received a large number of views, does not necessarily mean there is any substance to the allegations behind it. The Police Sergeant in the

On Tuesday, May 15th, just before 10:30 a.m., the Sonora Police Department arrested 51-year-old Paul Charles Janetakos of Sonora for burglary and possession of stolen property.  The arrest stemmed from an on-going investigation into a burglary of a Sonora home.  The crime was reported to police on May 6th when the victim discovered her stolen