On October 30th, at about 10:45 p.m., the Sonora Police Department received multiple reports of a disturbance involving a vehicle and several people near the 100 block of Lyons Street.  Officers responded and ultimately arrested 25-year-old Francisco Rico of Sonora and a 16-year-old male Tuolumne resident for felony battery.   The investigation revealed that a white

The typical door to door scams involve fraudsters who disguise themselves as representatives of a company or group with a goal of convincing you of paying for something you don’t need or want.  Or worse, distract you while they survey your home for valuables. Some common types of scams include: College students doing part-time jobs

Between 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 15th and 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16th a male and a female entered the Sonora Wash Depot and burglarized the washing machine coin boxes. In addition to taking several hundreds of dollars worth of quarters, they caused hundreds of dollars worth of damage to the machines as well.

Sonora High School’s Homecoming Parade will take place this Friday, October 12th. Washington Street (SR 49) will be closed to all traffic between Snell Street and Church Street from approx. 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm. In addition, School Street will be closed from approx. 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm for parade staging purposes.   The

On October 4, 2018, Officers' were dispatched to a disturbance in the 200 block of Mono Way. A victim was contacted and said her boyfriend, Anthony Crudo (age 27 of Sonora), had been drinking and yelling at her. Crudo threatened to kill the victim. The victim used a neighbor's phone to call for help. When

There is no 100% effective way to prevent car break-ins, but there are some simple steps you can take to deter thieves.  Many thieves are opportunists and tend to go for the easier targets. Before you leave your car unattended, consider the following options; Always lock your car doors and roll the windows up Activate

On 09/20/2018, at approximately 0700 hours, Officer Weber contacted a male subject, later to be identified as, Kenneth Eldred, while he was in his vehicle behind Staples. Officer Weber had been advised that Eldred was on CDC Parole. A parole search was conducted on Eldred and his vehicle. During the search, Officer Weber located a

Yesterday afternoon, on September 12th, 2018, just after 3:45 p.m., 34-year-old Daniel Douglass Broadway of Sonora was arrested on multiple felony charges relating to check fraud and conspiracy.  Broadway also had several felony warrants for similar and unrelated charges.   Between August 6th and September 12th of this year, the Sonora Police Department has investigated

Early Saturday morning, just before 1:00 a.m., we received a call from the Emergency Room concerning a patient who was being treated for a possible stab wound.  Officers responded and contacted a 28-year-old male victim with a small puncture wound to his neck and a laceration to one of his fingers.   The victim was

On September 10, 2018 at about 7:59pm, Stanley Jesse Wooden, of Sonora, was arrested for arson, which took place on September 6, 2018 at the Intake Grill. The investigation is still active. Wooden was booked at the Tuolumne County Jail for arson of an inhabited building with a bail of $75,000.  

On Thursday, September 6, 2018, at around 11:40 a.m., the Sonora Police Department received a call regarding smoke coming from underneath the Intake Bar and Grill on S. Washington Street.  Fire personnel were dispatched and Police Officers responded to the scene and accessed the source of the smoke from the underneath the Woods Creek bridge. 

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