MADERA COUNTY – On Thursday morning, Apr. 9, Madera County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at a residence on Brookhill Road in southeastern Madera County. Detectives were following up on a report of a stolen boat motor and received information that the motor could be at the residence on Brookhill.

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Ron Todd, 74, who was reported missing after failing to arrive home from a road trip. A Silver Alert has been activated by the CHP on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office. Todd reportedly suffers from a medical condition and may become disoriented.

MADERA COUNTY – At about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 8, a possible kidnapping attempt occurred near Webster Elementary School in the Madera Ranchos, according to the Sheriff’s Office. An 11-year-old boy was walking along the street when a minivan pulled up behind him and the male driver asked the boy if he wanted a ride. The boy refused and ...

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff’s detectives‬ are attempting to locate Brandon Johns, 29, of Madera County, for felony charges of emailing harmful materials including lewd photos to seduce a minor, and for annoying phone calls.

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff Varney is proud to announce that Sergeant Larry Rich, Deputy Warren Anderson, Deputy Eric Grijalva and Deputy Chris Williams were singled out to be honored by the American Red Cross at the annual Real Heroes Event in Fresno on Friday, Mar. 20. These four Madera County Sheriff’s deputies were selected as Real Heroes due to their ...

MADERA COUNTY – In light of the major wildland fires the county experienced last summer, expectations for another long hot summer, and the serious drought conditions we have been facing, Sheriff Varney says it is imperative for all people who live or work in Madera County – especially those in the foothills – to register or update their information for ...

OAKHURST – Friends and family mourn as they receive word that a 59-year-old Oakhurst man involved in a two-vehicle accident on Road 222 near Road 220 yesterday has passed away. Benjamin Leslie Peugh was transported by air ambulance to Community Regional Medical Center after the crash, but succumbed to what were described by CHP as major injuries. The accident happened ...

OAKHURST – A two vehicle accident just east of the Mountain House blocked traffic for over an hour this morning, and resulted in major injuries to one driver. Just after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 24, Steven Avellana, 41, of Oakhurst was eastbound on Road 222 at approximately 45 mph, approaching the intersection with Road 220, according to CHP. Benjamin ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – A group of partying teens are now behind bars after breaking into two homes and destroying the contents during a night of destruction that ended in four arrests. Mariposa County deputies arrested one adult and three juveniles in connection with two residential and one commercial burglary, along with the theft of an Off Highway Vehicle (OHV).

NORTH FORK – A North Fork man escaped serious injury this morning when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and crashed off Road 200 into the thick brush. David Welfield, 38, was eastbound about 1/2 mile east of Road 221 (Bass Fork Mini Mart) at about 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 21, when his Isuzu Rodeo drifted off the ...