COARSEGOLD–On the afternoon of December 16th, 2024, tragedy struck in the small town of Coarsegold, California, as a vicious dog mauling claimed the life of an unsuspecting female victim. Updated 12-17-2024 A team of deputies was assigned to search for the outstanding dog from yesterday’s mauling incident. During a search of the area, the third canine that escaped last night ...
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Community Urged to Help Solve Burglary Case
OAKHURST—The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) urgently seeks your help in identifying two females linked to a residential burglary that occurred in the Oakhurst area between November 11th and November 14th, 2024. Your information could be vital in solving this case. Below are stills from surveillance footage showing the women during the act, including individual pictures. MCSO believes they are ...
Read More »Alert: Officer Involved Shooting in Oakhurst
OAKHURST–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is reporting that while responding to a hit-and-run type call in Oakhurst and making contact with the suspect on Road 425B, an officer-involved shooting occurred. The subject and K9 have been struck. MCSO reports that no further details are available at this time, and an update will be provided as the incident develops. We ...
Read More »Madera County LIFE Games a Success
MADERA COUNTY–More than 325 students with special needs participated in the 7th Annual LIFE Games hosted by the Madera County Superintendent of Schools on Tuesday, October 8th, at the Madera Fairgrounds. LIFE Games is an event that demonstrates that all students, even the most severely disabled, can participate in any activity with the proper preparation. Students participated in four different ...
Read More »Alert: Minarets High School- Lockdown in Effect Updated
O’NEALS–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a potential threat on campus at Minarets High School. Deputies are responding to the school, and out of an abundance of caution, school officials have issued a lockdown order. **There has been no activity or incident at this time.** This investigation remains ongoing, and MCSO is working closely with Minarets ...
Read More »Firework Awareness and Crime Reporting in Madera County
MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is beginning its countdown to 4th of July celebrations throughout the county. They offer the following guidelines for reporting fireworks and criminal activities during this holiday period. Firework/Noise Complaints should be made to the 24-hour non-emergency line (559) 675-7770 Reports of illegal activity (including illegal fireworks) should be reported to 9-1-1 ONLY IF: * ...
Read More »Alert: Civil Air Patrol Exercise this Weekend
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office would like to advise the public that the Civil Air Patrol division of the US Air Force will conduct an exercise in our area this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (5/31-6/2). They will be based on Road 426 and fly over our mountain area and parts of Mariposa County. You can expect to see a ...
Read More »Alert: Law Enforcement Activity at Bass Lake
BASS LAKE–The Madera County Sheriff’s Department has issued an alert that The Madera County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team and Investigations Unit are currently serving a search warrant in the 40000 block of Saddleback Road in Bass Lake. Please use caution while law enforcement personnel are in the area. We will update this article when more information is available.
Read More »Madera County Sheriff Launches Service Update Messaging
MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is pleased to announce it will be introducing a new messaging service to better communicate with and serve people needing law enforcement or emergency services. MCSO is partnering with Versaterm Public Safety to utilize SPIDR Tech, a digital customer service engagement tool. The tools design is to keep crime victims, reporting parties, and ...
Read More »Be On the Lookout for Missing/Runaway Juveniles
OAKHURST–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for two missing juveniles. The two brothers were reported as runaways on 10/23/23 and have been in the Oakhurst area. They have been in contact with their parents but have not returned home. UPDATE 11/1 3:45pm – Both boys have been located and returned home safely. ...
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