Police | Sierra News Online (2024)

COARSEGOLD–California Highway Patrol is reporting a traffic collision has taken place on Highway 41 and McAllister Road. An ambulance and tow truck are en route. There is some lane blockage as well. Please avoid the area if possible. We will update this article when more information is available. Update 12:55pm This incident has been updated to no injuries being reported ...

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UPDATE: 5/10/2024 11AM From the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department: “We have been in contact with Amiya, she is no longer in our county and is purposely avoiding law enforcement. We are working with the agencies where she is currently located to make contact with her. We appreciate all the shares, comments and information shared with us regarding Amiya.” Original Article ...

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BASS LAKE–The Madera County Sheriff’s Department has issued an alert that The Madera County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team and Investigations Unit are currently serving a search warrant in the 40000 block of Saddleback Road in Bass Lake. Please use caution while law enforcement personnel are in the area. We will update this article when more information is available.

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MADERA COUNTY–Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue is excited to announce the release of a custom smartphone application. The app will serve as an innovative way for the Sheriff’s Office to connect with Madera County residents and visitors, providing information quickly and efficiently to anyone with a smartphone. In just a few clicks, users can access features such as: ● Sheriff’s ...

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OAKHURST–Shortly after 7:30 am this morning, April 4, 2024, The Madera County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert stating they were involved in law enforcement activity near Oakhurst. The alert stated, “The Madera Sheriff’s Office is currently assisting the Office of Homeland Security with a search warrant in the 30000 block of Road 425B in Oakhurst.” They continued, “There is no ...

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SACRAMENTO– National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 14-20, is an opportunity to shine the light on the unseen heroes. The heroes who keep us safe in our times of greatest need. Public Safety Dispatchers play a critical role in orchestrating emergency response efforts. They provide vital information to both the callers and emergency responders. “These women and men are ...

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MARIPOSA COUNTY–The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. The last known whereabouts of Barbara Lea Barnett were at her residence in the Bootjack area of Mariposa Couty, CA. She was seen in the afternoon on March 25, 2024. Barbara is known to frequently travel by foot along the Highway 49 corridor ...

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MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is pleased to announce it will be introducing a new messaging service to better communicate with and serve people needing law enforcement or emergency services. MCSO is partnering with Versaterm Public Safety to utilize SPIDR Tech, a digital customer service engagement tool. The tools design is to keep crime victims, reporting parties, and ...

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OAKHURST—As part of his Town Hall series, District 5 Supervisor Robert Macaulay held a meeting at the Oakhurst Elementary School Multipurpose Room on January 22nd. He and other Madera County officials laid out plans for a potential evacuation route to serve the John West/Jean Road area of Oakhurst. The area is one of several in the eastern Madera County area ...

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MARIPOSA—The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that at approximately 11pm Sunday, January 28th, Quentin Gelhaus, age 31 of Cathey’s Valley, and two of his friends had been drinking inside Miners Inn. After a verbal argument with workers in the bar, Gelhaus was asked to leave. He and his two friends exited the bar, less than a minute later Gelhaus ...

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