Nevada County Deputy Sheriff's Association

03/07/2026

The Nevada County Deputy Sheriff’s Association is excited to announce our 4th annual steak and prawn fundraiser, Saturday, July 11th, 2026! Scan the QR code or find tickets at:

https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/katrina-agamau-real-estate/4th-annual-steak-prawn-fundraiser

03/08/2025

Today is the day, we can’t wait to see everyone tonight! If you have not purchased tickets we still have some left, just follow the link from the QR code.

02/28/2025

One week until our 3rd annual event! We still have tickets left!

02/11/2025

It’s almost time for our third annual fundraiser. Come support the Nevada County Deputy Sheriff’s association and enjoy good food, drinks, a live auction and raffle prizes!

11/09/2024

11/09/2024

Today is the day, the toy drive will be benefiting the DSA as well as children in our community from 10-3 at the Alta Sierra Country Club. We will have representatives from the association at this event all day.

We’re getting ready for a Toy Drive!!

08/28/2024

Our thoughts are with the San Diego Police Department and Officer Machitar’s family in this time of loss.

07/12/2024

Our deepest condolences go to the Vacaville Police Department in this time.

It is with profound sadness that the City of Vacaville Police Department confirms the tragic passing of Officer Matthew Bowen, who was killed this morning in the line of duty.

Officer Bowen was initiating a traffic stop and was struck by a vehicle. The driver was taken into custody. Officer Bowen was transported to Kaiser Hospital and despite the best efforts of emergency responders, he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Bowen started with the City of Vacaville on June 13, 2023. Prior to, he served as a Police Officer with the City of Concord Police Department. He has served with the highest level of dedication and honor, and his loss is deeply felt by the Department, the City and the community. He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents and brother.

It is with much gratitude that we thank our neighboring agencies who have poured out a tremendous amount of support during this time. We request that the public respect the family’s privacy as they are faced with this heartbreaking loss.

The California Highway Patrol is conducting the investigation. Media inquiries regarding the investigation of this incident should be directed to the California Highway Patrol, Golden Gate Division Public Information Unit.

All other media inquiries may be directed to Vacaville Lieutenant Cardona at 707.469.4801.

Police Chief Ian Schmutzler will be issuing a statement at 6:30 PM at the Vacaville Police Department, 660 Merchant Street.

05/03/2024

Our thoughts are with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office at this time. We are hoping for a speedy recovery for the deputy involved.

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First and foremost, we want to offer our prayers and support to our deputy, who was shot during tonight’s incident, and also for his family. He is currently being treated for his injuries. He is listed in critical condition but stabilized. We also want to thank our community for the outpouring of support we have already received.

Tonight, at approximately 11:00 PM, multiple deputies were patrolling the area of South Auburn Street in Colfax when they located a van in the McDonald’s parking lot. The van matched the description of a burglary that occurred in the area the day before. The deputies contacted a white male adult in his 30’s who was in the van. The suspect immediately became uncooperative with deputies. The deputies attempted to use de-escalation techniques in the hopes of gaining compliance from the suspect. At some point in time during the contact the suspect opened fire on the deputies.

Deputies immediately returned fire after being fired upon. During the exchange of gunfire, our deputy was struck and evacuated by the other deputies on the scene. Additional responding deputies were able to secure the immediate area, and our Special Enforcement Team (SET) was called to respond to a barricaded suspect. Once our Special Enforcement Team was on the scene, they were able to approach the van and they determined the suspect was deceased.

Further information on this incident and the suspect will be released once next-of-kin notifications have been made. Our detectives have partnered with the Placer County District Attorney’s Office to investigate this incident. This incident is in no way associated to an earlier incident in the city of Colfax.