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Monday, 28 April 2008 03:49

Money Awarded to Plymouth Fire Department

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Also at Thursday’s Plymouth City Council meeting, District 5 Supervisor Brian Oneto presented Rich Martin, Project Manager for the Plymouth Fire Department, with a 15 hundred dollar check. The funds, which were taken from Supervisor Oneto’s discretionary fund, are to aid in improvement and construction projects for the Plymouth Fire Department, and to commend all of the hard work that has accomplished thus far.

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Thursday, 14 February 2008 05:11

Burglary Suspects

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The Jackson Police have arrested two suspects in a string of theft and burglary cases across Northern California. On February 8, Officers Courtney and Collins responded to a suspicious vehicle in the 900 block of North Main Street in Jackson. Upon arrival, the officers observed the vehicle had no license plates. The female occupant told the officers she did not have identification but identified herself as Heather Ketcher.

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Thursday, 17 January 2008 10:21

"Rico" Joins the Sherriff's Office

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The Amador County Sheriff's Office is welcoming a new member to the local law enforcement team – 20-month old “Rico” – a Belgian Malenois service dog. Until last year, the Sheriff’s office had three canines on staff, however with the unexpected retirement of two of those service dogs over the past year, the Sheriff's Office was left with only one service dog available for Sheriff's Office duties and for mutual aid requests from the city police departments and CHP. The Sheriff’s 2007/2008 budget did not include money for new service dogs, so the Amador County Deputy Sheriff's Association explored options to purchase a canine which would eventually be assigned to one of its members.

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Tuesday, 15 January 2008 09:56

Weekend Accidents on Hwy 88

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A Minden Nevada woman was seriously injured Friday morning on Hwy 88 east of Plasse’s Resort. According to the California Highway Patrol, the Minden woman lost control of her Ford F-250 pick-up truck on the icy highway, slid across both lanes and hit a tractor trailer truck head on. After impact with the semi, the pick-up came to a stop blocking both lanes of the highway. Another semi approached the accident, attempted to slow and began sliding on the slick roadway. That driver was able to steer past the first semi but struck the pick-up broadside. The Minden woman was flown to Reno with major injuries. The first semi driver suffered moderate injuries but sought his own aid. The second semi driver was uninjured. On Sunday morning, a 22-year-old Linden man slid on an icy curve on Hwy 88 east of Peddler Hill and rolled his Chevy pick-up when it hit a snow bank. He was taken to Sutter Roseville Hospital for injuries sustained in the accident. And on Sunday morning, an Oakland woman was driving west on Hwy 88 near Foster Meadows when she reduced her speed so she could turn off the road into the pull-out. A San Jose man, who CHP say was driving too fast for the traffic conditions, rear-ended the Oakland woman. Neither driver in that accident was injured.

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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 23:46

CAL FIRE Officially Closes Fire Season

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And this time they really mean it--- CAL FIRE has officially closed Fire Season within the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. This includes theSan Joaquin and Stanislaus that are within the State Responsibility Area. CALFIRE closed Fire Season several weeks ago but rescinded the order when weather conditions remained dry through November. During the 2007 Fire Season, 303 vegetation fires burned 1,874 acres with a total of a little over 1.8 million dollars in damages. Total fires to date for 2007 including: vegetation, vehicle, structures and personal property is 647 with 1,920 total acres burned. Total year to date dollar damage is estimated at about 7.15 million dollars. With the end of fire season, burning will be permitted 24 hours a day, but only on “Permissive Burn Days” as established by the Air Pollution Control District in each county. CAL counties of Calaveras, Tuolumne, and those eastern portions of FIRE burn permits will not be required until May 1, 2008.

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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 00:54

Single Car Accident Over the Weekend Due to Slippery Conditions

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The CHP has been kept busy with weather related accidents. A big rig accident blocked traffic on Hwy 88 near Pine Grove for about an hour Tuesday morning. According to the CHP semi and trailer was traveling east on Hwy 88 just east of Tabeaud Road in light rain. As the truck headed downhill and the driver applied his brakes, the truck trailer began to slide, causing the cab of the semi to hit the dirt embankment. The trailer continued to swing around, pulling the entire truck and trailer across the westbound lanes. Dirt and boulders from the embankment were also knocked into the roadway. The partially jackknifed truck blocked the lane for about an hour until it could be towed out of the way and the rocks cleaned up. The driver of the truck was not injured and no other vehicles were involved.

An icy roadway contributed to a single car accident over the weekend. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 21-year old Davis man was southbound on Mormon Emigrant Trail, approaching Highway 88 at about 30 miles per hour. As he followed a curve in the road and applied his brakes, his 2004 Subaru slid into a ditch where it overturned. The driver was not injured in the accident.

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Wednesday, 14 November 2007 01:47

Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Accident on Hwy 88

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manner on Hwy 88, leaving cars and trucks scattered along both sides of the highway. The accident occurred at about 6:30 pm on Monday evening near Sunnybrook on Hwy 88. Michael Storey, 45, of Ione, pulled into the lane of oncoming traffic and struck the side of a pickup driven by a 17-year old Ione boy, who was forced into the embankment on his side of the highway. Storey then steered back into his lane, running into a second car driven by a Stockton man, who then ran off the road and down an embankment.Amador County Sheriff Sergeant Middleton flushed the hit and run driver out of his hiding place about 25 minutes later. Five people were injured in this accident -- four were taken to SutterAmador Hospital by ambulance. The truck driven by the young Ione driver, who lives less than a mile from the scene, was severely damaged but the young man escaped with only scratches to his hands and face. According to the CHP, Storey was arrested for driving under the influence, and hit and run, both resulting in bodily injury. A Bill Lavallie story Storey fled the scene and hid in a cluster of bushes nearby.

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Monday, 12 November 2007 00:54

A Sheriff’s Office Arrest of A Burglar Solves Modesto Case Too

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Thanks to a quick thinking employee and an arrest by the Amador County Sheriff’s Office a burglary suspect was captured and an unsolved burglary case in Modesto solved. On Monday November 5, at approximately 6:15 am, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a burglary at the Cemex Plant at 6080 Jackson Valley Road in Ione. The caller reported that a female subject wearing dark clothing was observed hiding in the bushes near the plant. The female subject reportedly fled the area after being approached by Cemex Plant personnel, but before the subject fled, one of the employees was able to photograph the female with his cellular telephone.

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Friday, 04 May 2007 05:56

Amador County Sheriff Department Reports Officer Involved Shooting; Jackson Man Shot After Threateni

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The Sheriff’s Office has released the press release regarding yesterday’s Officer involved shooting. Yesterday around 2:37pm pm the Amador County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from a male suspect at 15732 Butte Mountain Road in Jackson. According to the press release the suspect stated he had a firearm and was going to kill his family. The caller refused to provide any other details and terminated the call. The Sheriff’s Department responded to the address in force while a 911 Dispatcher attempted to re-contact the caller.

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Friday, 01 August 2008 02:19

Vandals Hit Sutter Creek Primary School

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The Sutter Creek Primary School, located on Broad Street in Sutter Creek, suffered some vandalism this week. At approximately 3:30 AM Sunday morning, a 911 call was made from a neighbor, who reported awakening to the sound of broken glass at the school. The neighbor said she witnessed four male suspects, who looked to be between the ages of 17-22, exiting the school property via a rear parking lot. Officers from the Sutter Creek Police Department and the Amador County Sherriff’s Department responded to the scene, but were unable to locate the suspects. The next morning, a school maintenance worker reported that three windows to one of the classrooms had been shattered by three large rocks. If you have any information on this crime, please contact the Sutter Creek Police Department at 267-5646.

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