Press Releases

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…