Amador County – A recent arrest of a suspect in a burglary in progress at Fred’s Mini Mart in Ione had the Amador County Sheriff and business owners commenting on the success of local law enforcement agencies.

Amador County Sheriff Martin Ryan said the case showed how sharing information between law enforcement agencies can lead to the interruption of a crime in progress. Ryan has often stated that “law enforcement in Amador County is a team sport” and he said “this case demonstrates how our local law enforcement agencies depend on each other and work together to apprehend offenders.”

The mini storage owners, Deb and Fred Van Anda, in a letter to Ione City Manager Kim Kerr commended the Ione Police Officer and K9 officer involved in the arrest, saying “Fred’s Mini Storage has had a rash of break-ins and it was so rewarding to finally catch the bad guys.”

Deb Van Anda said she “watched the interaction of the Amador County Sheriff Deputies, Sutter Creek Police and the Ione Police and saw how well they work together. It was very clear to me, even at 4 a.m., that there was mutual respect for each other and their departments.”

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