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Teens face robbery charges
Two teenagers are facing robbery charges after a shoplifting at a Turlock grocery store went awry.
Second downtown bank robbed
For the second time in a week, a downtown Turlock bank has been robbed and a suspect has gotten away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Robber strikes Turlock bank
Police are seeking clues to the identity of the man who robbed a downtown Turlock bank Thursday afternoon.
Downtown bank robbed
The West America Bank at 241 West Main St., was robbed Thursday afternoon. The police were still on scene at 3:20 p.m., conducting the investigation and scouring the area for the suspect. The suspect was described as a black male adult about 6 feet tall with a mustache. He was wearing a blue striped shirt, black pants, a baseball cap and dark sunglasses. More details to follow as they become available.
Fraud seminar for nonprofits
The Turlock Police Department will be providing fraud prevention training for local nonprofit organizations at 6 p.m. tonight in the Yosemite Room at Turlock City Hall at 156 S. Broadway.
Woman robbed, beaten outside home
A woman unloading groceries in front of her home was pushed, kicked, and robbed by a young woman.
Balmy burglar bungles break-in
An overly fragrant thief alerted a Turlock woman to a burglary in her house, which ultimately led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man.
Public squabble leads to Ballico meth lab
Three Ballico residents were taken into custody Sunday afternoon by the Merced County Sheriff's Department on various charges stemming from the discovery of a methamphetamine lab.
Home invaders attack Denair men
Three men were bound, beaten, and robbed during a home invasion robbery in Denair Monday morning.
Turlock woman dies in Fresno crash
A Turlock woman was killed early Sunday morning in an auto accident on Highway 99 in Fresno that also injured three others.
Drunk driving arrests
The final tally for the Avoid the 12 holiday drunk driving crackdown is 146 arrests. The 146 DUI arrests occurred between Dec. 18, 2009 and Jan. 3, during which time, law enforcement from 12 different agencies conducted sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and warrant sweeps. The Avoid the 12 program is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Violence mars new year celebrations
The new year got off to a bloody and busy start for the Turlock Police department with three large fights reported over the first two days of 2010.
Thieving hands raise city’s burglary rates
It will come as no surprise to the thousands of victims to learn that burglaries are on the rise in Turlock.
Locust Street home set on fire, again
For the second time a vacant Turlock home has been the scene of a suspicious fire. Turlock City firefighters have twice put out blazes at 208 Locust St. within the last month. The latest fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The flames spread through the home's second floor, causing extensive damage. The fire was under control in 30 minutes, but crews remained on scene for several hours tamping out hot spots and clean-up. At ...
Christmas collision claims life of one man
A Ceres man was killed in a solo vehicle crash Christmas morning along a stretch of country road just outside of Turlock.
Articles by Section - Crime
Former detective’s family facing criminal charges
The husband and father of former sheriff's detective Kari Abbey have been charged with crimes related to her ongoing case. Bennie Taylor, Abbey's husband, was charged Wednesday with felony counts of conspiracy, cultivation of marijuana, possession of an assault weapon, child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance, and a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle. On the same day James Abbey was charged with felony counts of conspiracy, ...
Inmate charged with killing cellmate
A convicted murderer housed at the U.S. penitentiary in Atwater is facing the death penalty for the alleged murder of his cellmate. A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today charging Samuel Stone, 32, with first degree murder and murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence. The indictment alleges that on July 30, 2003, Stone murdered his cellmate, Michael Anita, while the two were being ...
Sheriff to discuss human trafficking
Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson will be discussing the issue of human trafficking at the First Presbyterian Church in Turlock on Sunday. Christianson will be at the church at 6 p.m. to address the local and global implications of human trafficking. The presentation is free and open to the public. The Polaris Project, an organization dedicated to ending human trafficking, estimated that millions of people around the world and the United States ...
Local Navy Chief serving overseas victim of burglary
A break-in at the Denair home of a serviceman deployed to Afghanistan led to the arrest of his 24-year-old neighbor by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. Some of the property taken during the break-in was memorabilia U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Tim Fanning had collected during his various deployments over the last 10 years. Fanning is currently serving in Kabul, Afghanistan. The burglary at Fanning's Denair home was reported Tuesday night. ...
Tomato king enters guilty plea to racketeering, price fixing
The former owner of a now defunct tomato company with sites in the Central Valley has pled guilty to racketeering and price fixing charges. Frederick Scott Salyer, 56, of Pebble Beach, the former owner and CEO of SK Foods, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, and one count of conspiracy in restraint of trade, which is an antitrust offense. Between 1990 ...
Homicide suspect surrenders self
The suspect in the murder of a 23-year-old Los Banos man, who was believed to have been hiding in Turlock, turned himself in to law enforcement Thursday afternoon. The Merced County Sheriff's Department identified 19-year-old Salvador Vega Rendon Jr. as the prime suspect in the murder of Felipe Hernandez Bravo Jr. Accompanied by his attorney, Rendon turned himself in to the sheriff's department Thursday afternoon, several weeks after an arrest warrant was ...
Gambling games seized at local markets
A tip regarding illegal gambling led to the confiscation of four gaming machines at Turlock markets Tuesday by the Turlock Police Department. The police department seized three quarter coin pusher games and one slot machine after receiving information from the Department of Justice about the illegal operations. The gaming machines were confiscated from Mercado Michoacana at 954 W. Main St.; Bargain Cigarettes at 1669 Lander Ave.; Fast Stop at 301 W. Canal Dr.; ...
Search for suspected killer turns to Turlock
The suspect wanted in connection with the death of a 23-year-old Los Banos man has family in Turlock and could be hiding out in the area according to local law enforcement. The Merced County Sheriff's Department has identified 19-year-old Salvador Vega Rendon Jr. as the prime suspect in the murder of Felipe Hernandez Bravo Jr. The sheriff's department has not ruled out the possibility that other individuals were involved in the murder. <p ...
Man arrested for assault on officer at school campus
A 21-year-old man who was on a Turlock school campus without permission was arrested Friday after assaulting an officer. According to the Turlock Police Department, John Root was on the Turlock High School campus located at 1600 E. Canal Dr., around 1 p.m. Friday. Root had not signed in with the school office and did not have permission to be on the grounds. School Resource Office Ian Rodriguez found Root and directed ...
Distracted driving deaths down since laws enacted
Deaths due to hand-held cell phone use by drivers have dropped since California enacted a ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving in July 2008, reported the California Office of Traffic Safety. The analysis, conducted by the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at the University of California, Berkeley, showed that, when looking at state crash records two years before and two years after the hand-held ban went into effect, overall traffic deaths declined ...
Feds target marijuana grown on farmland
Federal prosecutors are warning Central Valley farmers that a crackdown on large-scale marijuana grow operations is imminent. The U.S. Attorney's Office said there has been a significant number of marijuana grows found on agricultural lands in the Central Valley over the last year, especially in Fresno, Kern and Madera counties. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner, from California's Eastern District, said his office is planning to tackle the grow sites with full enforcement of the ...
Turlock area CHP shooting ruled justified
The Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office has ruled that the fatal shooting by three California Highway Patrol officers of a mentally unstable man thought to be armed was a justifiable act. The district attorney's office released their findings Thursday after months of investigation into the death of 37-year-old Sacramento resident Carrick Vigen at a gas station in the outskirts of Turlock on June 18, 2011. "All three CHP officers here believed there ...
Business owner talks gunman out of robbing store
Local business owner Dale Falkenberg was almost the victim of an armed robbery Friday night. By staying calm and reasoning with the would-be robber, what could have been a violent situation ended peacefully. Falkenberg, owner of Dale's Guitar located at 210 E. Olive Ave., was jamming with two young customers at around 7:15 p.m. Friday when a man entered the store dressed all in black and brandishing what Falkenberg said looked like a ...
Missing girl found
The Livingston teenager who was an at-risk runaway has been found safe in Ripon. Sarah Wade, 14, left her Livingston home last week and met up with her 17-year-old Turlock boyfriend, Christian Graham. Wade was classified as an at-risk runaway because she had made suicidal statements. According to the Merced County Sheriff's Department, the teen couple obtained a ride to Modesto where they walked to Salida, then made their way to a ...
Man found dead on rural road
Someone out there knows what happened on a darkened country road Friday night when a man was struck and left for dead and the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is hoping morality will prevail and someone will come forward with information about the tragic encounter. The sheriff's department is investigating the death of 35-year-old Donnie Coyle, Jr. The Keyes resident was found deceased Friday night on Keyes Road, near the intersection of Carpenter Road. ...
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