Car crashes into Sheriff's office

      According to CHP on July 29, 2021 around 4:40AM Calaveras Sheriff's deputies responded to an alarm

call at the Arnold substation at Meadowmont Shopping Center.

   Upon their arrival, they found Christopher Bates (34) of San Andreas in his 2002 Mercedes on the sidewalk of the shopping center.

   The windows, window framing and front door had been pushed into the office by approximately 1'.

   Apparently the driver admitted backing into the building and CHP was notified.  Bates was

determined to be under the influence of drugs by CHP and was arrested.

   There were no injuries and the office was unoccupied at the time of the collision.  The case remains under investigation.