Media Release Archives

Media Release Archives

Media inquiries can be made to Supervising Probation Officer Elise Vondrak at ProbationMedia@SacCounty.gov or 916-875-2347.

2024

2024 - November 7: Sacramento County Probation Department Awarded Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Intensive Supervision Program for High-Risk DUI Offenders
2024 - October 23: Sacramento County Probation Department Launches Mobile Probation Service Centers to Support Unhoused Clients
2024 - October 22: Funding Opportunity: Ending Girls' Incarceration Action Network
2024 - October 18: Sacramento County Probation Department Conducts Family Violence Sweep
2024 - August 8: Probation Sweep Leads to Recovery of Firearms and Ammunition
2024 - July 21: Probation Services Week Commemorates the Work of Probation Professionals
2024 - March 8: Probation Welcomes 25 New Staff at Juvenile Correctional Officer Academy Graduation

2023

2023 - November 3: Sacramento County Probation Department Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Intensive Supervision Program for High-Risk DUI Offenders
2023 - October 11: Family Violence Sweep
2023 - July 16: Probation Service Week Commemorates The work of Probation Professionals
2023 - April 26: Funding to Help Reduce & Eliminate Girls Incarceration
2023 - April 14: Mobile Grant
2023 - March 4: Probation Search Leads to Seizure of Fire Arms, Cash, and Honey Oil Lab

2022

2022 - November 15: Grant to Supervise People With Multiple DUI Convictions
2022 - September 1: Weapon & Narcotics Seizure
2022 -October 27: Family Violence Sweep
2022 - July 17: Probation Service Week
2022 - July 8: Probation Compliance Check
2022 - July 1: Probation Search Leads to Major Seizure of Narcotics, Guns, and Stolen Property

2021

2021 - October 22: New Chief Probation Officer of Sacramento County
2021-May 21: Weapons and Narcotics Seizure
2021 - April 23: New Interim Chief Probation Officer of Sacramento County
2021- March 26: Rocklin PD assist Firearms and Drugs

2020

2020- September 24: Pretrial Pilot Program
2020- November 1: Operation Night Watch
2020 - June 2: Probation Awarded $1.6 Million Grant

2019

2019 - November 14: 5 Guns, Over $20k in Drugs Found in Sacramento County Probation Sweep; 16 Arrested
2019 - November 8: 2 Arrested And Over $250K Worth Of Drugs, 7 Guns Found During Sacramento Probation Search
2019 - November 8: Two arrested after Sacramento County probation officers find guns, drugs, pipe bom b
2019 - Augusst 30: Namaste Away From Drugs: A Sacramento County Probation Drug Court Client Success Story
2019 - August 9: Sacramento County is 1 of 16 Counties Awarded for Funding to Launch a Pretrial Release Pilot Program
2019 - June 14: Sacramento County Probation Awarded Board of State and Community Corrections Youth Reinvestment Grant

2018

2018 - December 15: Firearms and Honey Oil Lab Seized During Probation Search - Two Arrested
2018 - November 14: Adult Day Reporting Center Celebrates Over 1,000 Program Graduates During 19th Graduation Ceremony
2018 - November 13: Sacramento County Probation Department to Monitor High-Risk, Repeat DUI Offenders
2018 - October 19: Sacramento County Probation Conducts Family Violence Sweep
2018 - October 3: Update: Subject Arrested After Stealing Vehicle and Escaping Arrest
2018 - October 2:Sacramento County Probation Subject Arrested on Post Release Community Supervision Felony No-Bail Warrant Steals Vehicle and Escapes Arrest
2018 - September 26: Sacramento County Installs "Little Libraries" Across Community to Encourage Literacy
2108 - September 14: Probation Search Leads to Largest Methamphetamine Bust in Department History
2018 - September 12: Sacramento Probation Officers Locate 10,000 Stolen Social Security Numbers
2018 - August 30: Sacramento County Probation Department Conducts Sweep of High-Risk DUI Offenders
2018 - August 24: Juvenile Hall Open House on Saturday
2018 - August 23: Sacramento Probation Sweep in the Arden-Arcade Area Nets Seven Arrests
2018 - August 7: Youth Detention Facility Receives National Performance-Based Standards (PbS) Award
2018 - June 12: Automatic Submachine Guns Seized During Probation Search
2018 - May 21: Sacramento County Agencies Celebrate National Drug Court Month with May Graduation Ceremony
2018 - May 14: Firearms Seized During Separate Compliance Home Checks
2018 - May 4: Stolen Firearms Seized During Probation Search
2018 - March 26: SAFE Probation Sweep
2018 - March 23: Semi-Automatic Handguns Seized During Search
2018 - February 28: Sacramento County Probation Department Arrests Two with the Assistance of Sacramento Police Department
2018 - February 7: Sacramento County Probation Department Makes Arrest of Subject for Cocaine Sales
2018 - February 7: Firearms Seized During Probation Search
2018 - January 9: Sex Offender Arrested During SAFE Team Operation

2017

2017 - August 17: Sacramento Youth Detention Facility Chosen as Top 10 Finalist in National Contest
2017 - August 17: MEDIA ADVISORY - Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility Is Top 10 Finalist in National Contest
2017 - August 1: Sacramento County Probation Department Recovers Firearms During Compliance Checks
2017 - July 17: Celebrity Chef Inspires Kids in Youth Detention Facility
2017 - July 14: MEDIA ADVISORY - Celebrity Chef Holds Cooking “Boot Camp" for Kids in Youth Detention Facility
2017 - May 19: 16th Adult Day Reporting Center Graduation Ceremony
2017 - May 17: Probation Academy Graduation and Promotion Ceremony
2017 - April 25: County Supervisors Honor Volunteers
2017 - April 4: Sacramento County Probation Department Conducts DUI Operation on High-Risk DUI Offenders
2017 - March 30: Probation, Kings, NCCT Partner for Youth
2017 - March 30: MEDIA ADVISORY - César Chávez Day with the Kings Organization
2017 - March 30: MEDIA ADVISORY - Probation and County Supervisor Give Back for César E. Chávez National Day of Service
2017 - February 14: MEDIA ADVISORY - Probation Program Helps Clients Get Second Chance At Fresh Start
2017 - February 10: Probation Program Helps Clients Get Second Chance At Fresh Start
2017 - January 24: Probation Manager Acknowledged for Her Contributions to Community Corrections
2017 - January 15: Chief Probation Officer Receives 2017 MLK, Jr. Difference Maker Award
2017 - January 13: MEDIA ADVISORY - Chief Probation Officer Receives 2017 MLK, Jr. Difference Maker Award

2016

2016 - December 12: Chief Seale Honored for His Leadership and Innovation
2016 - December 8: Probation Receives High Honor of Award of Excellence
2016 - November 29: Probation Supports the Reducing African-American Child Deaths Initiative
2016 - November 15: Sacramento County Probation Receives Another Award for Innovative Programming
2016 - November 15: Sacramento Probation's Youth Detention Facility Has Gone to the Dogs… Facility Assistance Dog Program Starts Today
2016 - October 26: Probation Leads Domestic Violence Offender Operation
2016 - October 14: Special DUI Operation
2016 - June 10: Graduation Ceremony Highlights Success of Probation Office of Education and NCCT
2016 - April 04: Drug Court Participants Graduate to Better Lives
2016 - March 30: Project Brings New Life to Little League Fields
2016 - March 17: North Sacramento Probation Sweep

2013

2013 - November: Chief Seale CA State Assembly
2013 - October 30: ADRC North Graduation
2013 - October: Adult Day Reporting Centers Program Facts
2013 - October 11: Probation News Release Rancho Cordova Award
2013 - October 11: PBS Award
2013 - September 27 : High Risk Drug Unit Sacramento Bee
2013 - July 27 : Juvenile Hall Lawsuit Sacramento Bee

2012

2012 - July: Chief Probation Officers of California Issue First Realignment Report
2012 - May 30: 200 Stolen Vehicles Located with Automated License Plate Reader
2012 - March: Man Arrested at Worst Place to Bring a Stolen Car
2012 - March: Q&A: Probation Chief Don Meyer Oversees Prison Population Realignment

2011

2011 - December 28: Stolen Car Monday Is Looming - New Year's Top Stolen Car Holiday
2011 - November 21: A Busload of Turkeys
2011 - November 18: Turkey Donations
2011 - November 14: Grant to aid crackdown on high-risk, repeat DUI offenders
2011 - September 26: Sacramento Bee: Here come the inmates -- county debates where scarce funding should go
2011 - August 23: PBS Award

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