Monday, 14 May 2007 04:48
CalFire: Fire Season Is Here. Are You Doing The Right Thing The Wrong Way?
Fire season is upon
us two weeks sooner than usual and CAL FIRE Amador ElDorado Unit Chief Bill
Holmes urges all citizens to act soon to create defensible space. It is anticipated that burning will
be suspended in early June due to the dry conditions and recent rise in
temperatures.
Citizens are urged to act soon to dispose
of their yard trimmings and debris. Cal Fire is doing their part and new recruits were on the fire line
Friday as part of a training drill in Ione. The new firefighters spent several
hours setting back fires, cutting fire lines with bulldozers, and learning
about special tools that allow them to shoot an explosive device into remote
areas.
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007 00:55
Early Morning Accident On New York Ranch Road: Driver At Large And Two Injured
Early this morning a
serious accident occurred on New York Ranch Rd just north of China Graveyard
Rd. The accident occurred around 12:30 as the driver of a 1999 Ford lost
control of the vehicle after driving in a reckless manner. According to the CHP
report written by Officer
Craig Zaragoza an unidentified 28 year old driver from Sutter Creek ran off the
roadway, hit an embankment and subsequently rolled the vehicle. The 28
year old then fled the scene with one of the passengers, age 20, who was later
found unconscious in a ditch. The driver also left a second injured passenger,
19 years old, trapped in the car. The driver was subsequently identified through the CHP investigation
and is considered wanted and at large.
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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 05:34
Another Busy Weekend For The CHP
The weekends continue to be
a busy time for the California Highway patrol on our local roadways, with 6
accidents being reported on Saturday alone. Things started off badly on Friday
morning when Officer
Patrick Ong responded to two accidents within one hour of each other. The first
occurred around 7:30 am on Shakeridge Rd just east of Hillside Rd when Casey
Hallinan, 18 of Sutter Creek was forced to lay down his 2007 Suzuki Motorcycle
to avoid hitting a deer. Hallinan did avoid the deer, casing only minor
injuries to himself.
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Monday, 05 March 2007 23:11
Hwy 88 Blocked By Grain Truck Mess Saturday
Hwy 88 near Peddler Hill
was the sight of quite a mess Saturday afternoon. California Highway Patrol
Officer Mike LeMasters reports
that at approximately 12:15 pm Saturday afternoon a 1999 Peterbuilt with a
trailer full of 45,000 pounds of corn grain became separated when the
trailer broke away from the cab causing the vehicle to jack knife blocking the
east bound lane. LeMasters states
the situation only became worse after the heavily traveled road started to jam
with traffic heading westbound. LeMasters and two Department of Transportation,
Caltrans, workers worked on traffic control while tow crews attempted to right
the truck. However, the situation suddenly only got worse as the trailer ripped
open releasing grain on the roadway. The remaining grain was offloaded from the
trailer which was towed to a Caltrans yard. The lane was reopened about 6 hours
after the accident at 6:15 pm. LeMasters compliments the Caltrans staff for
their traffic control measures which he states helped prevent any more traffic
collisions in the backup.
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Wednesday, 06 December 2006 04:50
High Speed Chase Leads Authorities To A Body Discovery in Pioneer
A Lodi area murder plot
ended with the discovery of the victim early this morning- the body was found
over the steep hillside of Defender Grade Rd. in Pioneer.
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Thursday, 04 January 2007 01:37
Calaveras County Bust Leads To Arrest Of 5, Including An Amador County Resident
An end of the year bust in Calaveras County of a Mokelumne Hill house last week turned up more than a pound of methamphetamine and resulted in the arrest of five people. According to the Calaveras Enterprise, Calaveras County Sheriff's Department SWAT team members and Narcotics Enforcement Unit officers served a search warrant at a house located on the 8100 block of South Main Street in Moke Hill. The methamphetamine and some cocaine, with a combined street value of about $20,000, were seized during the search, a sheriff's report said. Those arrested during the raid were:
- James Oscar Paxia Sr., 52
- Judy Markey, 55, who live at the searched residence
- Donald Allen Osburn, 38, of the 7900 block of Nall Street, Valley Springs;
- Samuel Ugene Kaufman, 39, of the 8800 block of Sierra Lane, Mokelumne Hill
- Alondra Michelle Rebolledo, 24, of Sutter Creek.
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 01:25
USDA Grant To Help Create Jobs & Reduce Fire Risk In Neighboring Community
A USDA Rural Development grant will now allow a neighboring community to
create jobs while reducing fire risks. Faced with
above average unemployment rates and excess forest fuels, the Calaveras Healthy Impact
Product Solutions (CHIPS) Project aims to resolve these issues by
reinvigorating the formerly thriving timber based economy in Calaveras County.
With the help of a $96,500
Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) from USDA Rural Development, the CHIPS
Project will turn brush and small-diameter timber into usable wood products,
including wood chips and mulch, creating jobs and reducing forest fuel loads in
the process. Yesterday, USDA Rural Development State Director Ben Higgins and Congressman
Dan Lungren presented leaders of the CHIPS Project with a check for the RBEG
funds at the West Point Community Hall.
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Tuesday, 17 July 2007 00:02
Chief Bob Olson Reports On Bomb Scare In Ione Saturday
Saturday night around 10:05 pm a suspicious item was found near Castle
Oaks Course Community in Ione- the item resembled something that could have
been an explosive device. The device was discovered by an Ione Police
Officer and a citizen while on an unrelated call on Hwy 104 near Mule Creek
State Prison. The
Calaveras County Bomb squad was once again called to Amador County to investigate
the suspicious item described as a pipe. Chief of Police Bob Olson
responded, as did another Ione unit, a CHP Unit and a CHP Supervisor unit.
Traffic on Hwy 104 was shut down for about 2.5 hours. The device was rendered
safe by the Calaveras County Bomb squad which determined that the device was
not an explosive device.
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 00:11
Caltrans Announces Hwy. 104 Closure
Caltrans has announced that they will be closing Hwy. 104 in Ione to
resurface the existing pavement in downtown Ione. The work is scheduled to begin
Tuesday, July 10th at 9am. This will be an
ongoing 36 hour project that was agreed upon by the City of Ione and the local
businesses in the area. Access to business will not be restricted during the 36
hour period. Motorist should expect minimal delays, however a detour will be
available. Caltrans said alternate routes should be taken whenever possible.
And please remember for
the safety of workers and other motorist, please slow for the cone zone.
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Sunday, 24 June 2007 23:49
Big Pot Bust In Calaveras County, Just Across The River
Last Friday 06-22-07 law enforcement officials
on the other side of the river in Calaveras
County made a bui discovery that
resulted in Deputies from the Calaveras County Narcotic Enforcement Unit and Federal Agents from the
Bureau Of Land Management serving a search warrant onto land located near
Highway 26 in the Mokelumne
River Canyon.
Deputies discovered and then removed over 3600 marijuana plants from the area,
and had observed one Hispanic male adult running from the area during the
investigation. It is believed that several persons had been living inside of
the Marijuana Garden. Although the marijuana plants were not fully grown, it is
believed that the plants were being tended to on a daily basis. If each plant
had been allowed to grow until maturity, each plant could have produced over
2,500 lbs of marijuana, which would have resulted in a crop valued at
over 9 million dollars.
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