December has been bustling for deputies in Riverbank, with officers handling a variety of calls for service including collisions, possession of drug paraphernalia, and stolen property that was recovered.

On Monday, Dec. 19 at 4:21 a.m. deputies located a stolen vehicle in the 6400 block of Third Street. The vehicle was unoccupied and towed until the owner could get it.

On Sunday, Dec. 18 at 12:25 p.m., deputies responded to the 2100 block of Patterson Road. They located an elderly male who had fallen and was unable to get up. The male was helped up by deputies and he refused medical aid, saying he needed no further assistance.

On Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8:38 a.m., deputies responded to 6100 block of Coad Lane for a report of a stolen vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.

Deputies from Riverbank, Patterson and the Sheriff Operations Center conducted a DUI Checkpoint on Saturday. The checkpoint stopped at 10:30 p.m. due to thick fog. During the four hours the checkpoint was open 459 drivers were contacted.

On Friday, Dec. 16 at 8:04 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a vehicle collision at Novi Drive and Antique Rose Way.

Deputies were dispatched to a verbal argument in the 2700 block of Topeka on Friday at 10:21 a.m. A subject identified as Joseph Boatman, 31, was arrested for possession of stolen property and fraudulent checks. A female was arrested on outstanding warrants. They were both transported to the Stanislaus Detention Center and booked.

At 7:36 p.m. on Saturday, deputies responded to the 3900 block of Patterson Road for a report of possible identity theft. The investigation is ongoing.

On Thursday, Dec. 15 at 1:50 a.m., deputies responded to a hit and run accident in the 3400 block of Atchison Street.

At 5:23 a.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to an arson in the 6300 block of Eighth Street, there is no suspect information. The investigation is ongoing.

A female located sitting in her vehicle behind a store in the Crossroads on Thursday at 11:23 a.m. was found to have a warrant out of Tuolumne County and was also found in possession of drug paraphernalia. She was cited and released.

Deputies were dispatched to a suspicious person at the 3700 block of Patterson Road on Thursday at 12:02 p.m. Deputies contacted a 63-year-old. A records check through dispatch revealed the subject had two warrants out of the Riverbank Police Department. The warrants were confirmed and abstracted and the person was transported and booked into the Sheriffs Detention Center.

On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 8:56 a.m., deputies responded for a report of mail theft.

At 7:34 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies were flagged down by a subject that had obvious signs of intoxication and then resisted arrest when deputies were taking her into custody. She was transported to the Stanislaus Detention Center and booked for resisting arrest and drunk in public.

On Wednesday night at 9:03 p.m., deputies responded to the 2200 block of Claribel for a theft report.

On Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 2:41 p.m., detectives, probation officers and deputies from Riverbank served a search warrant on Snedigar Road for stolen property from two construction sites.

During the evening on Tuesday at 7:32 p.m., deputies responded to a vehicle collision at Claribel Road and Roselle Avenue.

At 9:39 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to a vehicle collision at Patterson Road and Howard Avenue.