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Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Releases Shooting Video

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MARIPOSA – Authorities released a video Wednesday detailing a shooting involving a deputy and an armed suspect on August 28th.

The bodycam video shows the deputy arriving at the suspect’s property on the 4000 block of Dawn Road to serve a restraining order. After initially contacting the deputy, the resident goes back into the home. Moments later he appears behind the home armed with a rifle and engages the deputy in a shootout.

The deputy was able to return fire and strike the suspect in the shoulder. The deputy retreated to a safe distance and was able to call for help.

The suspect fled to a storage container on the property and barricaded himself inside. Shortly before 8:00pm the suspect’s adult son called 911 saying he and his elderly mother were still inside the home. They were safely evacuated by authorities.

Residents in the area were asked to shelter in place as they attempted to apprehend the suspect.

Shortly before 10:00pm the suspect, identified as Douglas Popke, was taken into custody. He was airlifted to a valley hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound.

The deputy was not injured and was placed on administrative leave while the incident was investigated.

Carlos Rodriguez is an Emmy Award winning photojournalist specializing in public safety and natural disasters. His passion for local news stems from a deep commitment to his community, with a selfless mission to inform the citizens of the valley. As he worked on assignment for 19 days at the devastating Camp Fire in Paradise, California, he spent most of his time helping survivors contact their loved ones to let them know they were ok. Carlos is a veteran of Univision, FOX, and Telemundo TV stations and a native of Modesto, California.

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Two Injured in West Modesto House Fire

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MODESTO – A fire at a duplex home in West Modesto late Friday afternoon injured two people.

At about 4:40pm firefighters were dispatched to a duplex home on the 1700 block of Erie Avenue for a report of a fire. The duplex sits just east of Robertson Road Elementary School.

Arriving fire personnel reported heavy smoke conditions from the front of one of the duplex units. Additional firefighters responding to combat the blaze soon encountered heavy fire.

Within 15 minutes, the fire appeared to be under control, but not before also damaging the neighboring unit. A damage estimate was not available at time of publication.

A man and a woman were assisted by medical personnel into waiting ambulances for care of unspecified injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Fire Damages Home, One Person Taken To Hospital

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MODESTO – A fire Friday afternoon caused damage to a home on Chicago Avenue, and sent one person to a hospital for smoke inhalation related injuries.

The fire was dispatched shortly before 2:00pm on the 600 block of Chicago Avenue. Multiple fire crews responded including Burbank-Paradise Fire, Modesto Fire Department, and other agencies.

Two homes suffered fire damage in the fire. A woman was taken by AMR medical personnel in an ambulance to a hospital for smoke inhalation treatment.

The fire was controlled in about 45 minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Attic Fire at Redwood Apartments Quickly Extinguished

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MODESTO – Firefighters rushed to a report of smoke from an attic Tuesday afternoon, quickly extinguishing a small attic fire before it could spread to the rest of an apartment complex.

The fire was dispatched at about 12:15pm to the Redwood Apartments at the corner of Yosemite Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. Arriving firefighters found smoke blowing out of an attic vent.

The fire was described as small and quickly controlled. Officials at the scene did not believe the residents would be displaced as long as they could determine the source of the issue.

At least one unit suffered some damage, but possibly a second one due to water.

Fire investigators were on scene working to determine the cause of the fire.

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