Date and Time of Release: 18 June 2013
Date and Time of Incident: 14 June 2013, at approx. 9:19 pm
Subject: Drug Arrest
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14 June 2013, at approx. 9:19 pm, Wal-Mart Loss Prevention
called the Sonora Police Department and reported that a theft had just
occurred. They gave a description of the responsible male, who had
exited the store and was walking eastbound through the parking lot.
A subject matching the description of the theft suspect was
observed walking into Safeway by police department personnel. Officers
entered Safeway and located the subject hiding inside a locked stall of
the women’s restroom. Also located in the stall was a Marlboro box
containing 13.7 grams of heroin.
The subject was identified as Nicholas Rios, 20 of Sonora. Rios
stated he saw the Officers in the parking lot so he ran and hide,
because he knew he had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. Rios
was placed under arrested and transported to the Tuolumne County Jail.
Rios was booked for felony possession of a controlled substance.
He was also booked on four warrants; one was a no bail warrant for
felony hit and run; another felony warrant for violation of probation;
and two misdemeanor warrants for theft.
