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The murder trial has been
set for two men accused of killing a Mokelumne Hill man in the spring of 2005. Donald Pinon and Daniel Rocha are
accused of shooting David Jessop, 19 in the back of the head while Jessop was
in bed. According to Calaveras
County officials drugs
and gangs are believed to be involved. A Calaveras County Superior Court Judge ruled in May 2005
that two Valley Springs men must stand trial for murder along with other
charges. Twenty-one-year-old Donald Pinon and 20-year-old Daniel Rocha stand
accused in the shooting death of Jessop who was found shot to death in his bed
early on March 16th 2005 in
Mokelumne Hill.
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 23:11
State Considering Ban On Lead Bullets For Hunting In Some Areas
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The State Department of
Fish and Game is considering
changing the kind of bullets that can be used when hunting certain types of
animals in certain areas. Current regulations provide for methods to be
used in the “taking” of big game. Those methods include the use of the
traditional bullet which contains lead. The new regulation proposed would require non–lead bullets,
muzzleloader balls, and/or shotgun slugs for the taking of big game mammals in
the geographic area inhabited by free–ranging California condors. Alternatives
to the proposed action are “no change” to existing regulation, requiring
non–lead bullets statewide, and extending the Proposed Action to the historic
California condor range which increases the geographic area up into the
Southern Sierra Nevada.
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 00:49
CHP Statistics Show Combination Of Enforcement & Education Is Working
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According to the California
Highway Patrol fewer people
lost their lives on California’s roadways in 2006 compared to the previous year,
according to preliminary California Highway Patrol statistics. Highway
collision fatalities decreased 9.22 percent to 3,907 people when compared to
2005. “While I am saddened to
see these deaths, I am pleased to see what appears to be a substantial reduction
in the number of casualties,” said CHP Commissioner Mike Brown. “The
projected reduction reflects the emphasis the CHP places on safety.” Within CHP jurisdiction alone,
the number of traffic fatalities is projected to have dropped 5.56 percent in
2006. One of the goals of the CHP is the prevention of death, injury,
and property damage. The indicator of a state’s relative success in traffic
safety is represented by the number of traffic fatalities per every 100 million
miles of vehicle travel, referred to as the Mileage Death Rate (MDR). The MDR
is affected by both increased educational and enforcement efforts.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 22:43
Amador County Sheriff’s Department Announces Arrests In Co-Gen Plant Burglary
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On Monday March 5, 2007 at
approximately 1708 hours the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a report of possible
illegal dumping occurring on Coal Mine Road south of the Co-Gen plant. Upon arrival, deputies observed a black truck
parked in a turnout, occupied by one subject.
As deputies drove past the vehicle, the subject exited the vehicle and
fled into the woods. Amador County
Sheriff’s Deputies, with the
assistance of an Ione Police Officer and a California Highway Patrol Officer,
set a perimeter.
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This weekend’s beautiful
sunny weather was deceiving for many drivers as they encountered slick and icy
roadways. Late Friday morning an
accident occurred on Hwy. 88 just west Silver Drive when Karen Strachan, 54 of
Pioneer was traveling west bound on Hwy. 88 ascending the grade in her 2006
Ford F-250 entering a righthand curve. Strachan stated that she thought her
speed was 25 mph, but according
to CHP Officer Patrick Ong, he estimated her speed to be closer to 35-40 mph.
Subsequently she lost control of her vehicle on the icy roadway and ran off of
the north side of the highway causing her truck to overturn and collide with a
tree. According to the report Strachan only had minor injuries. Just a half
hour later at approximately at 11:05am Agnese Jekabsons, 53 of Pioneer was
traveling eastbound in her 1997 Ford Taurus at an estimated speed of 40 mph
entering Buckhorn in the upcountry area. According to Officer Patrick Ong’s report, Jekabson
negotiate a curve to her left and lost control of her vehicle but her speed
causing the Ford Taurus to run off the north side of the Highway and
subsequently collide with a ditch embankment and over turned.
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Five Mile Road in the Ione area remains closed
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This morning a search was begun for an Ione man
after he was reported missing. According to Ione Police Chief Bob Olson, the man identified as an Ione
resident was reported missing by family members. The search was
initially centered in the general Ione area and was then narrowed to the Howard
Park area after the discovery of the missing man’s car near the Park. The
search will be continuing this afternoon with the Amador county Sheriff’s
Department sending deputies on ATV’s.(
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 23:41
Jaws of Life Used To Extricate Driver In Camanche Accident Last Night
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Last night nearing 6pm a serious vehicle
accident was reported at 13654 South Camanche.
Details given to emergency crews included that a green ford ranger had hit a
tree, pinning the driver in the vehicle. A tow truck and medical air lift were
called in immediately and just minutes later that driver was reported as having
major injuries at the least. The
jaws of life were used to extricate the driver from the vehicle and they were
later transported via helicopter to UC Davis Medical Center. We hope to
have more information surrounding the details of the accident by noon.
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Friday afternoon a fatal collision occurred on Hwy 16 near Old Sacramento Rd. The car was apparently traveling east bound on Hwy 16 when for an unknown reason the driver left the roadway rolling over multiple times. The car then caught fire and started a wildland fire that was contained quickly due to the efforts of a local rancher and his water truck. Fire Crews from the Amador Fire Protection District Battalion 20 and CalFire arrived on scene to complete the containment and mop up the scene. The name of the victim has not yet been released by the California Highway Patrol.
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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commissioner
Mike Brown has issued a
challenge to the state’s motorists this Independence Day holiday; one entire
day with no traffic fatalities throughout the state. Since 1968, when
record keeping began, there have been only three days when death took a holiday
from California roadways. The most
recent fatal free day was September 12, 2000.
The other two were May 1, 1991 and March 11, 1968.
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