Archive By Author - Sabra Stafford
Sikh community remembers slain son
The family and friends of Amritpal Sandhu came together Friday night to find solace in their shared grief. Their grief comes from the death of the 21-year-old Modesto man who was shot multiple times and left to die in Turlock's downtown on Nov. 6. Sandhu's loved ones remain bewildered by his death and the arrest of two Turlock men on murder charges. Sandhu was a 2010 graduate of Ceres High School ...
County’s labor rate stays steady
The unemployment rate in Stanislaus County saw an increase in October, but continues to fall below the year-ago estimates, according to the latest report from the Employment Development Department. October's unemployment rate came in at 11.7 percent for the county, which is up from the revised rate of 11 percent recorded in September. The rate remains below the year-ago estimate of 13.6 percent. There were an estimated 206,800 people employed in Stanislaus ...
Gas thief on the prowl
The Turlock Police Department is searching for the thief who has been using a Turlock business as a personal gas station. Sew Creative Upholstery and U-Haul, located in the 1400 block of Lander Avenue, has had the gas stolen out of the moving trucks multiple times. Recently the thief struck Monday night and then came back again on Wednesday. The business was able to capture a shot of the perpetrator's vehicle and ...
Accused killers plead not guilty
The two Turlock men standing accused of gunning down a 21-year-old in downtown have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Pardeep Singh, 21, and Kultar Singh Dhatt entered their pleas during a brief arraignment hearing Thursday morning in Stanislaus County Superior Court. Singh and Dhatt were arrested Nov. 6 for the death of Amritpal Sandhu of Modesto. Sandhu was found dead in his car near Minaret Avenue and Main Street ...
Sleeping driver sends Turlock man to hospital
A drowsy driver fell asleep behind the wheel while traveling on Highway 49 and struck a tree, causing injuries to his Turlock passenger. The collision occurred around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 49 in San Andreas, according to the California Highway Patrol. Johnathan Nuno, 19, of Turlock was driving a 2008 Ford F-150 northbound on the highway when he said he fell asleep. Nuno missed a curve on the highway and ...
Children left alone overnight, mother arrested
A Turlock woman is facing child endangerment charges after authorities discovered she had left her two children home alone overnight. The 11-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy did not come to any harm and were taken into custody by Child Protective Services, the Turlock Police Department reported. According to the police department Karina Vargas, 33, of Turlock left the two kids alone for the night on Tuesday at their residence in the 900 ...
Police seek armed robber
A Turlock man was carjacked early Thursday morning while outside a Main Street business. The victim was not injured, but did lose his wallet and vehicle to the thief, according to the Turlock Police Department. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was parked outside the Labor Ready office at 1310 W. Main Street around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, when an unknown man walked up to his vehicle and pointed a gun at him, said ...
Wild-riding Mr. Toad takes spotlight in MJC show
The well told children's story of Mr. Toad's wild ride will be moving from the page to the stage when the Modesto Junior College Theatre Department performs "The Wind in the Willows." "The Wind in the Willows" is Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of the adventures of Mr. Toad of Toad Hall and his pals, Mr. Rat, Mr. Mole and Mrs. MacBadger. The ...
Renowned horn player to lead school concert
The Turlock Junior and Turlock High school bands are set to have a very unique lesson in music when Grammy nominated horn player Mic Gillette comes to town. Gillette will be performing in a special fund raising concert with the Jazz Ensembles at both schools. The concert will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Turlock Junior High School Auditorium at 3951 N. Walnut Road. Gillette, a trumpet and trombone player, was ...
Shelter opens doors for cold season
As the temperatures start to shift downward, the beds at the We Care cold-weather shelter are starting to fill up. The 49-bed shelter at 219 S. Broadway provides night-time relief to homeless men during the colder months. The shelter has been averaging about 30 visitors a night since opening on Friday. "The numbers are starting to creep up," said We Care's Interim Executive Director Barbara Olave. "With the stormy weather approaching, we're ...
Drunk driver injures expectant mother, child and pedestrian
A pregnant woman, her 11-month-old daughter and a 29-year-old man were all injured Saturday afternoon when a drunk driver hit their parked car while trying to flee from another hit and run. All three were taken to the hospital with the 29-year-old suffering the worst injuries from being pinned between the vehicle and the sidewalk. The suspected drunk driver was identified as 58-year-old Tomas Velazquez by the Turlock Police Department. He was ...
Motorcyclist dies in funeral procession
The tragic death of a 19-year-old Turlock man was compounded Saturday when a motorcycle rider assisting with the funeral procession lost control of his motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries. The man was identified as 34-year-old Tyler Daniel Anderson of Turlock. Anderson was helping direct traffic for the funeral procession of Maurice Moniz Jr., who was killed in a motorcycle accident Nov. 8. The accident that claimed Anderson's life was reported to the ...
Parole denied in Denair slaying
A California Parole board has denied an early release request from a man convicted of stabbing a Denair man to death in 1991. The parole board found Andrew Lopez, 49, unsuitable for parole after a Nov. 13 hearing at the state prison in Corcoran, the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office announced. Lopez has been incarcerated since 1992 when a Stanislaus County jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in the death of ...
Duo’s attempt to rob beauty store falls flat
Two would-be robbers looking to score some high-end cosmetics and skincare products were forced to abandon their scheme and leave empty-handed after two good Samaritans got involved. Around 12:30 p.m. Nov. 9, an African-American woman was at the Ulta store at 2841 Countryside Dr. The woman was carrying around a basket filled with mounds and mounds of expensive cosmetics and skincare products. As she perused the store, an African-American man came up to ...
Hundreds needed as movie extras, off-camera interns
Those Turlockers who have dreams of strolling the red carpet at a Hollywood premiere won't have to go to tinsel town to land their big break - they can find it right here in town. Home Theater Films, with founding partner Corbin Bernsen, will be holding an open call for its upcoming movie project that will be filmed in part here in Turlock. The open call is set for 6 p.m. to ...
Articles By Author - Sabra Stafford
Lacey Chabert comes to Turlock as filming begins on Bernsen movie
Jessica Shamoon estimated that she had walked, strolled, and sauntered the same 20 feet of sidewalk on Broadway in downtown Turlock about 30 times by 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. And she was thrilled at the prospect of doing it another 30 times or more if needed. Shamoon was one of the more than one thousand people who tried out for a spot as an extra in actor-director Corbin Bernsen's movie project filming in Turlock, ...
Turlock’s National Night Out wins award
The numerous festivities and parties in Turlock on National Night Out earned the city a top spot in the rankings of similar sized cities across the country. Turlock placed 23rd in the top 33 cities with populations between 50,000 and 99,999 that were highlighted by the National Association of Town Watch for the National Night Out awards. Turlock was the highest ranked Northern California city among similar sized populations. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ...
Lacey Chabert takes star role in Turlock film
Lacey Chabert, the brunette beauty whose first brush with fame started with a leading role on "Party of Five" and then a memorable turn in "Mean Girls" is the leading lady in Corbin Bernsen's movie filming in Turlock. Chabert was seen in downtown Turlock prior to filming Tuesday and spent most of Wednesday filming at Lisa's Cookie Jar on Broadway. Bernsen's movie is about a woman who turns to a faith-based dating ...
Daycare locked down in search for armed suspect
The search for a burglary suspect Monday afternoon prompted a brief lockdown of a Turlock daycare center. Around 12:30 p.m. a woman called the Turlock Police Department to report a burglar had just been in her apartment in the 3500 block of Crowell Road and one of the items stolen was a handgun, said Turlock Police spokesperson Officer Mayra Lewis. Officers en route to the apartment saw a man running in the ...
Kamikaze Fun: Daring feats take center stage at university theatre
The comedy sketches and acrobatic stunts that were hallmarks of the Vaudeville shows of the past will once again take center stage with a return engagement of Kamikaze Fireflies at California State University, Stanislaus. The duo of Rob Williams and Casey Martin that make up Kamikaze Fireflies will be performing Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 at the university's Mainstage Theatre. Their act includes comedy, juggling, acrobatics and jaw-dropping stunts. "We want audiences ...
Firefighters stay fit through mandatory exercise
That a fire fighter needs to remain physically fit is a given. Every shift work is going to include some physical element and now the Turlock Fire Department is trying to add some fun into it. All city departments have been embracing a health and wellness program and for the fire department that includes more offsite workouts. Recently, the crews have been spotted at city parks playing tennis, soccer and running circuits - ...
Over 1,000 show up for Bernsen movie call out
In her younger days, Lisa Massey had stars in her eyes. "I had dreams of going to Hollywood and becoming an actress," Massey said. "But then I started a family here in Turlock and while I still loved everything about performing, I couldn't imagine going to L.A. I loved it here in Turlock." Like so many others, Massey's dreams of stardom were put on the back burner. But now, Hollywood - via ...
Judicial candidate workshop open to public
Clerk Recorder and Registrar of Voters Lee Lundrigan has scheduled a Candidate Filing Workshop for judicial candidates in preparation for the June 3, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election. The workshop is scheduled from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Dec. 5, at the Clerk Recorder Administration Conference Room located at 1021 "I" St., 3rd floor, at the corner of 11th and "I" streets in downtown Modesto. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss ...
Two dead in Delhi
Two men were gunned down in an execution style murder and left in an idling truck on a Delhi country road. Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin said the men's death was a "very precise, calculated and message-driven" slaying at the hands of a Mexican cartel. It's believed the two Hispanic men were in the country illegally and were part of an operation growing marijuana in the area. The Merced County Sheriff's Department ...
We Care gets $10,000 donation
The We Care Program, which just opened its cold-weather shelter for men Nov. 15, received a hefty donation to keep its services running. Sierra Health Foundation donated $10,000 to the shelter to help provide warm beds and hot meals to the 49 homeless men seeking refuge from the streets. We Care's Interim Executive Director Barbara Olave said the donation will help fund access to counseling services, a computer lab, life skills training ...
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