Alleged assault on stepdad leads to Nevada City man’s arrest
A Nevada City man was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly strangled and punched his stepfather in a dispute over bringing a vehicle back late. Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 13000 block of Cement Hill Road at …
Read More »5 arrested during pot grow compliance check
Five people were arrested — four of whom had active warrants — after Nevada County narcotics officers went to a property Wednesday to conduct a compliance check on a medical marijuana grow. Members of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task …
Read More »Cedar Ridge shooting rampage, police standoff ends peacefully
A Cedar Ridge man with apparent mental health issues terrified his neighbors — and forced a short standoff with law enforcement — after he began firing a gun inside his house at “bad guys and robots.” One neighbor, who had been heading to the man’s h …
Read More »Police chase ends with stolen car crashed, 2 arrested
Two men were in custody late Monday night, while another remained on the loose after the driver crashed a stolen vehicle into a tree, ending a pursuit through downtown Grass Valley. The California Highway Patrol issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for t …
Read More »Elderly driver unhurt after driving through store window
An 83-year-old man was unhurt after he accidentally drive his Ford truck through a plate-glass window Tuesday afternoon. The man, who was not identified, told officers his foot slipped off the brake pedal at about 12:30 p.m., said Grass Valley Polic …
Read More »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 …
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