OAKHURST – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office confirms that on Monday night, Feb. 2, deputies were dispatched to the Purple Cow Mall in Oakhurst regarding reports of an explosion that had injured an adult male. CHP, Cal Fire and Sierra Ambulance also responded to the incident, which was reported at approximately 11 p.m.

MARIPOSA – Midway through 2012 the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office deployed a new K9 program. The Sheriff’s K9 program was initiated under grant funding and anticipated to enhance Mariposa County law enforcement services in the community. The Sheriff’s Office currently deploys two well-trained Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) male K9s, named Arthur and Zeus. “The Sheriff’s K9 program continues to be a ...

COARSEGOLD – A single vehicle accident on Road 415 blocked traffic for a short time this afternoon, and sent the driver to the hospital. At about 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan 31, John Guillemin, of Raymond, was westbound on Road 415 near Bean Gulch in a 1995 Chevy Lumina, when he came into a corner too fast, according to CHP. ...

MARIPOSA – The new technology implemented by the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office proved its worth last night when it played a vital role in locating a missing, at-risk teen. During the evening of Thursday, Jan. 29, a 15-year-old autistic boy was reported missing by his parents. The boy was last seen at the Mariposa County High School where he is ...

NORTH FORK – A single vehicle accident on Road 200 slowed traffic to one lane for about an hour this evening. A 33-year-old Madera man was westbound in a 2008 Jeep at about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 29, when he failed to negotiate the 25 mph curve at the Fine Gold Creek bridge.

MARIPOSA – The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about the recent outbreak of measles and advising those who visited certain locations in Fresno recently and have not had the disease or the vaccination to take steps to prevent infection. A measles case in a man in his 40’s was confirmed on Jan. 27, 2015 in nearby Fresno County. ...

OAKHURST – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 22, two men attempted to kidnap a teenage girl along Highway 41 near the High Sierra RV Park in Oakhurst. The girl had stopped to take pictures of the sunset, when two men rushed her from a nearby area where they had been hiding. ...

O’NEALS – Madera County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a theft that occurred at Spring Valley School in O’Neals last Wednesday, Jan. 14. Chawanakee School District posted on their Facebook page last Thursday, a photo of a dark colored car, asking for information about the driver, stating that she “may have information leading to the theft of three campus Chromebooks and ...

MADERA COUNTY – 3 P.M. FINAL UPDATE – Phone and Internet services have been restored to AT&T customers throughout Madera County and beyond, reports company spokesperson Georgia Taylor. For over 24 hours, land lines and cell phones were affected in three counties, and 911 emergency calls were temporarily re-routed from Madera County to Chowchilla as AT&T repair crews worked to ...

MADERA COUNTY – Two mountain area residents, who were the subjects in an ongoing theft and fraud case, are behind bars after deputies arrested the pair earlier this week in Oakhurst. James Cutter Randrup, 27, of Coarsegold, and Kara Nicole Raynor, 29, of Ahwahnee, face numerous felony charges, which include vehicle theft, receiving stolen property, conspiracy and fraud. Randrup also ...