Sonora Police vehicle
Sonora, CA – A Jamestown man was arrested after he allegedly committed a snatch and grab theft at a Sonora grocery store.
The call came in around 7:30 p.m. on Friday from a clerk at the Lower SaveMart store in the Downtown Plaza. Officers responded to the business and were informed that a man walked into the store went to the alcohol aisle grabbed a bottle and ran out heading west on Stockton Street towards Rotary Park.
When officers arrived at the park located on Woods Creek Drive, across from the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, they the spotted subject and confronted him. He was identified as 28-year-old Dereck Anthony McCullough of Jamestown. SPD officer Thomas Brinkley recounts, “During the investigation, it was learned that McCullough had eight mi
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Carlos Canez SPD booking photo
Sonora, CA – A Sonora man that had a steak knife concealed on him ended up in handcuffs.
A concerned citizen tipped off Sonora Police that 31-year-old transient Carlos Canez was carrying a gun and knife and worried he may use them to harm someone in a homeless camp. Officers on patrol were notified to look for Canez and a short time later, he was spotted near the intersection of Green and Stockton streets.
Canez was confronted and denied having any weapons. However, he was on felony probation, which prohibits him from having any weapons and allowed the officer to search him. Inside the front pocket of his sweatshirt was a fixed blade steak knife, but no gun.