Mendocino
Man with violent history arrested for domestic violence
LAYTONVILLE – Earlier this month, on Monday, August 10, the Mendocino Sheriff’s office received a report of domestic violence. a 5-year-old girl had told a relative that her mother had
Mendocino pair caught in the bushes
It was a Saturday morning, at 10:24 am on August 8, when a pair of Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies were patrolling the area around the Sherwood Valley Casino in south
Cooley is at it again in Fort Bragg
It was late Tuesday night, about 11:30 pm when a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputy was on patrol through the Fort Bragg area. The deputy was driving along the Shoreline Highway
Dispute over Covelo pot garden leads to shooting
A divorce can be a messy business, but once it has gone through the courts or arbitration, each party knows what they own and have a right to keep. But
Mendocino wild marijuana grow busted on Cow Mountain
Jose Lorenzo Ramirez-Hinojosa had a plan to grow marijuana in the familiar mountains around Ukiah, where he has been living as a transient. He teamed up with two other men
July 4 blaze caused by high thief
As America celebrates Independence Day, law enforcement and firefighters can be on high stress level when people’s desire to party includes the lighting of a lot of fireworks, both the
Fort Bragg man locked up again
Joshua Wade Bennett has what may be called a “special relationship” with the law. He was arrested earlier this year by Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies after he was seen tailgating a
Ukiah Couple charged with endangering baby in DUI
Orlando Munoz and Mychell Isabel Vega-Ayala were out late Monday night, with their 1-year-old daughter. Apparently headed home to Ukiah from somewhere to the north of town, they secured their
Who let the dogs out? Joey did…
It was nearly 11 pm last Thursday, June 25, when someone noticed that the dogs from the Mendocino County Animal Shelter, in south Ukiah, were loose. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched,
Ukiah shooting nearly kills 12-year-old
Jaime Rodriguez Jr. of Ukiah just turned 19 last month, and he has already been in a lot of trouble. He had been arrested once each month from the beginning