Amador County – Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant February 12 at a home in Pioneer for property reportedly stolen during the burglary of a cabin in Pi-Pi Valley, in El Dorado County, on or about January 29, 2010. Amador County Undersheriff James Wegner said the warrant included a search of one of the home’s residents. The search was conducted in cooperation with Detectives from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office to execute an El Dorado County Superior Court Search Warrant for the premise at 25241 Highway 88, Pioneer. Wegner said one of two persons suspected to be responsible for the burglary were located and detained at the residence. “A search of the location resulted in the recovery of a substantial quantity of property stolen from the cabin in PiPi Valley, including power tools, hand tools, a video game system, firearms ammunition, and a firearm,” said Wegner. He said five additional firearms, ammunition, suspected cocaine, suspected methamphetamine, drug use paraphernalia, and other property possibly associated with a burglary in Amador County were also located. He said the suspect searched was not arrested by the El Dorado Sheriff’s Deputies, but Amador County Detectives have routed a crime report to the Amador County District Attorney’s Office requesting prosecution based upon the items found at the scene. The report says the subject was a convicted felon in possession of firearms, ammunition, stolen property, a controlled substance, a narcotic controlled substance and other drug paraphernalia. Wegner said Amador County Detectives are conducting a follow up investigation into these subjects possible involvement in an Amador County burglary. Since officers did not arrest the suspect located at the scene, and no arrest warrants had been issued for the suspects, their names are not subject to release. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant February 12 at a home in Pioneer for property reportedly stolen during the burglary of a cabin in Pi-Pi Valley, in El Dorado County, on or about January 29, 2010. Amador County Undersheriff James Wegner said the warrant included a search of one of the home’s residents. The search was conducted in cooperation with Detectives from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office to execute an El Dorado County Superior Court Search Warrant for the premise at 25241 Highway 88, Pioneer. Wegner said one of two persons suspected to be responsible for the burglary were located and detained at the residence. “A search of the location resulted in the recovery of a substantial quantity of property stolen from the cabin in PiPi Valley, including power tools, hand tools, a video game system, firearms ammunition, and a firearm,” said Wegner. He said five additional firearms, ammunition, suspected cocaine, suspected methamphetamine, drug use paraphernalia, and other property possibly associated with a burglary in Amador County were also located. He said the suspect searched was not arrested by the El Dorado Sheriff’s Deputies, but Amador County Detectives have routed a crime report to the Amador County District Attorney’s Office requesting prosecution based upon the items found at the scene. The report says the subject was a convicted felon in possession of firearms, ammunition, stolen property, a controlled substance, a narcotic controlled substance and other drug paraphernalia. Wegner said Amador County Detectives are conducting a follow up investigation into these subjects possible involvement in an Amador County burglary. Since officers did not arrest the suspect located at the scene, and no arrest warrants had been issued for the suspects, their names are not subject to release. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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