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Authorities were searching for a 32-year-old
attempted-murder suspect who escaped from Sheriff's Office custody after a
court appearance Monday afternoon. While being transferred from the San Joaquin County Superior Court to the
County Jail, Eric Hu switched clothes with an inmate from the jail's
minimum-security HonorFarm, sheriff's deputies announced late Monday.Hu was
then seen leaving the Honor Farm in a maroon van driven by a dark-haired woman,
sheriff's officials said. Hu should be considered dangerous, they said.
He faces charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and weapons offenses. Anyone
with information is asked to call (209) 468-4400- If you think you see Hu- call
911.
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The
combination of a dry winter, early weed and brush development and plenty of
broken tree limbs on the ground have state and local fire officials urging
people to clean up their property and establish their 100 feet of defensible
space in advance of what they suspect will be a busy and
early fire season. Defensible
space is required by a state law mandating a 100-foot clearance around homes or
clearance to the property line — whichever is greater. Typically, CDF's
fire season starts in May. But last year, when the area was doused with plenty
of rain, the season didn't start until June 5. It's been 30 years since a fire
season started before the month of May
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 23:16
Local CalFire Personnel Sent To SoCal To Help With Fire Clean Up
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CAL FIRE moved equipment
and personnel to Southern California last week
in anticipation of extreme fire danger posed by the combination of high
temperatures, strong winds and low humidity. According to Tobie Edmonds Communications
Officer with the CAL FIRE Prevention Bureau, the Amador/ El Dorado Unit of CAL FIRE has sent 3 Engines,
2 from Amador County and 1 from El Dorado County, as well as two Hand Crews
from Pine Grove Camp, two hand crews
from Growlersburg Camp, 1 Engine from Nevada and 1 from Tulomne-Calaveras
Unit, for a total of 86 people to the fire that was raging through Orange
County, but is now contained. As a result of the recent fires CAL FIRE is
reminding homeowners in areas susceptible to wildfire to protect their property
with Defensible Space as required by state law. “By removing dead vegetation 100 feet from homes and
following a few simple steps, homeowners can drastically increase their
safety,” said Director Ruben Grijalva of CAL FIRE. “In California it is not a question of if a
wildfire is going to occur, but more of a question of when.”
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Sunday, 11 March 2007 23:40
Sutter Creek Police Looking For Man That threatened Ex-Girlfriend
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Sutter Creek Police have been following every lead
in the search for a subject that accosted a former girlfriend on Bryson Drive
Saturday night. According to
police reports the Victim got out of her car in her garage. As she opened the
garage door to head out towards her front door, the subject was standing
there. He then allegedly pushed her back
into the garage, and according to the victim made all kinds of threats towards
her. Sutter Creek Police have
received several calls of sightings of the subject described as having longer
hair in black pants and a green jacket. On Sunday evening the subject
once again contacted the victim, this time by telephone, trying to find out
what the victim had told the police. The
victim was able to get the phone number from where suspect was calling and gave
that to the Sheriff’s Department dispatch.
From dispatch, the
Sutter Creek PD was able to determine that the call was made from a pay phone
at the Summit Center area located at the corner of Ridge Rd and Hwy 49.
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Last night around 5:30 pm a car fire was reported on Hwy 88 at Previtali Rd. That proved to be false alarm as the car was only overheating. As fire crews were cancelled on that call a second report of a fire, this time a structure fire, was reported. This was the real deal and The Jackson fire department assisted by CDF(Calfire), Amador Fire Protection District Battalion 10, and Sutter Creek Fire quickly brought the house fire on Bright Avenue to a quick. The structure seemed intact, but there seemed to be heavy damage inside. There were no reported injuries.
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The Amador Co. Sheriff’s
Dept. is currently investigating a robbery that occurred this morning at the
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel. According to Law Enforcement Officials they were contacted by tribal
police regarding a robbery that occurred when a male subject met up with a female suspect in the
casino and they subsequently returned to a hotel room together.
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Up to 40 million board-feet
of logs ultimately bound for Sierra Pacific Industries' Standard sawmill is
still sitting on the ground in the Eldorado National Forest.
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Mule Creek State Prison remains in partial lockdown in the wake of an attack on prison guards last Thursday at the Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, north of Los Angeles. Two Hispanic gang-affiliated inmates rushed three guards and stabbed them, putting them in the hospital, officials said. The mandatory lockdown is part of a statewide operation and a standard procedure to avoid gang repercussions. All state prisons were locked down as a precaution.
As of yesterday, Mule Creek’s lockdown was still in effect for roughly 1,100 Hispanic inmates, or almost 32 percent of the prison’s population. The Tehachapi victims, two sergeants and an officer, remain stable in the hospital. The two inmates are affiliated with Southern California prison gangs. Certain State prisons will remain locked down until corrections staff can determine whether the stabbing was isolated. Tehachapi prison was built to hold about 2,800 inmates but had about 5,900 as of last year, according to the Department of Corrections Web site. Its custody staff numbers about 1,400. In April 2005, two Tehachapi guards were stabbed by a prisoner using a homemade weapon, but both recovered. State corrections officials said the Tehachapi prison will remain on lockdown indefinitely. (end) am APP contributed to this story.
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Amador
County saw its fair share of big rig problems yesterday. Around 9:30 am this double
hauler moved too close to the edge of Climax Rd approaching Highway 88 and its rear trailer, literally,
fell off of the roadway. Yesterday afternoon a hay hauler also lost its
rear trailer causing about a 35 minute closure of one lane of Hwy 88. The mess
was cleaned up and the truck, with an expired registration out of Nevada, was
impounded. A drama of another sort also played itself out on Hwy 88 yesterday
when law enforcement received calls about a vehicle passing in an unsafe manner
near Cook’s Station, with the driver flashing a badge and a gun at other
drivers.
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 00:21
Nearly 2,000 Tahoe Residents Lash Out At TRPA During Monday Night Meeting
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Emergency meetings being held in Tahoe to
address the current emergency situation are revealing anger. That anger aimed
squarely at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency or TRPA. In all, a crowd of nearly 2,000 people
gathered at the South Tahoe Middle School auditorium Monday night, wanting to
be heard after the losses from the Angora Fire. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is considered a
powerful bi-state environmental land use agency that charged with managing the
resources of the Tahoe Basin area for both California and Nevada. Even
the name of the agency brought scorn and jeers according to officials in
attendance.
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