Teen couple arrested in alleged booze theft
A 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy were arrested Wednesday afternoon by Grass Valley Police officers after the couple allegedly tried to shoplift booze, soda and condoms. “They both had hatched a plan to steal alcohol,” said Sgt. Steve Johnson …
Read More »Fire planes stationed early indicative of Nevada County fire danger
Lackluster rainfall and hotter-than-normal temperatures have prompted officials to station fire-fighting aircraft at the Nevada County Air Park at least a month earlier than in previous years. “We usually don’t start the fire season this early,” sai …
Read More »Two women arrested on drug charges
Narcotics Task Force members arrested two women Tuesday on drug charges during a probation sweep, said Nevada County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Tripp. Sheriff’s deputies were assisting the county’s probation department in conducting probation searches, to …
Read More »U.S. Marshals seek help with America’s Most Wanted
The U.S. Marshals Service is seeking assistance in locating Janet and Ramon Barreto, who are wanted for child endangerment, felony child abuse and manslaughter out of Mississippi — and who were last seen in Bakersfield heading north. The Barretos are …
Read More »Two men injured in separate solo accidents in Grass Valley & Alta Sierra
A Grass Valley man sustained major head trauma after he lost control of a street bike and crashed in Alta Sierra Monday night. Lee Walker, 26, was driving a 2011 motorcycle that was not street-legal, eastbound on Ball Road west of Ragan Way at an unk …
Read More »Officials seek help in identifying sex assault suspect
The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault and has provided surveillance video of the man and what might be his vehicle. According to Sheriff’s Det. Sean Scales, the victim was able to …
Read More »2 arrested on drug charges
A man and woman were arrested Thursday morning on a variety of drug charges after Nevada County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force members served a search warrant at a residence in the 11000 block of Crescent Drive in Nevada City. Detectives located thre …
Read More »Staying on top of the curveball: Grass Valley emergency command center dispatches for dozens of agencies
The unassuming tan building tucked into the U.S. Forest Service compound next to the airport could arguably be the most important structure in Nevada County. It’s from here that a team of Cal Fire emergency medical dispatchers handle 911 calls for 3 …
Read More »Gold Country Lenders trial postponed to September
The jury trial for Gold Country Lenders CEO Philip Lester and CFO Susan Laferte has been postponed yet again, this time to mid-September. The complex fraud case, which is expected to last at least six weeks and involve more than 50 witnesses, origin …
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