Archive By Section - Crime
Car careens into garage
An accident that involved a car crashing through a garage sent an elderly woman to the hospital with minor injuries and caused a jolt of electricity to pass through a good Samaritan who came to her aid.
Holiday DUI arrests down from 2008
A holiday crackdown on drunk driving resulted in more than 100 arrests for driving under the influence through Monday night.
Turlock mother will face murder charge
A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that there is enough evidence present to hold a 20-year-old woman over on charges that she murdered her newborn daughter and left it wrapped in a plastic bag inside a Dumpster behind a Turlock grocery store.
Officials seek clues to woman’s identity
A fingerprint database has failed to turn up any leads on the identity of a woman who was struck and killed on a stretch of railroad tracks in Turlock Tuesday morning.
New year brings drunken driving crackdown
The Chinese calendar may have declared 2010 as the year of the tiger, but in California it will be "the year of the checkpoint."
Woman dies after laying down in front of train
Police officers and other emergency personnel were greeted with the grisly aftermath of a woman's death on a stretch of railroad tracks in Turlock Tuesday morning. The Turlock Police Department is investigating the death as an apparent suicide.
Highway fatality an apparent suicide
A Modesto man was killed on Highway 99 near a Turlock rest stop Thursday morning in what the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department deemed an apparent suicide.
Gunfire erupts on city street; one injured
A 20-year-old man was wounded in the leg when gunfire broke out on a Turlock street. The Injury was not considered life-threatening and the victim is refusing to give out any information about the incident, Turlock Police Lt. Steven Williams said. Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, the Turlock Police Department received numerous reports of shots fired in the 500 block of Vermont Avenue. One caller said they had heard multiple shots and went outside to ...
Suspicious fires under investigation
Two of three residential fires reported in Turlock over the last week have suspicious origins and are under investigation by the Turlock City Fire Department.
Son jailed after whacking dad with baseball bat
A Keyes man is in critical condition with a severe head injury caused by a blow from a baseball bat at the hands of his teenage son, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department.
Ear infection delays Betts hearing
The preliminary hearing for Jessica Mae Betts, the 20-year-old Turlock woman accused of killing her newborn baby and leaving it in a Dumpster behind a grocery store, was postponed because of a medical condition.
Deputies put a stop to rooster fight
A tip about a suspected cockfighting ring led to the arrest of a Turlock man and put a halt to an event that possibly could have involved 150 roosters, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.
Turlock man wanted for intentionally mowing down bicyclist
Turlock police are seeking a man who they say intentionally ran down a bicyclist with his truck and then waved a handgun around when witnesses tried to detain him.
Domestic violence nets prison time
A Turlock man is headed to prison for a domestic violence conviction. Robert Verrinder, 41, was convicted Wednesday of domestic violence. According to the prosecution, on Sept. 12, Verrinder kicked and punched his girlfriend who was seven months pregnant. The victim locked herself in a room with her children after the assault in an attempt to get away from Verrinder. The victim suffered bruises and cuts as a result of the assault and was briefly ...
Parole denied for convicted murderer
A Denair man convicted of a 1991 homicide was denied parole Monday from Corcoran State Prison. The State Board of Parole denied early release for Andrew Lopez based on several factors, including his lack of remorse and his disciplinary record in prison, according to the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office. Lopez was convicted in 1992 of second degree murder with use of a knife and one prison prior, for a murder at the Denair Community ...
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Teen accidentally shot in Planada
A vehicle stop on a speeding car in Planada Friday night turned up a teenager with a gunshot wound. A Merced County Sheriff's deputy spotted the older model Lincoln speed through a stop sign at Childs Avenue and Plainsburg Road and initiated a traffic stop. The car stopped at Childs and Bodega avenues and two of the four occupants took off running, said sheriff spokesman Deputy Tom MacKenzie. Inside the vehicle ...
Former detective in court
Former Stanislaus County Sheriff's detective Kari Abbey made an appearance in Stanislaus County Superior Court Monday to plead not guilty to the four criminal charges lodged against her. Abbey pled not guilty to charges of embezzlement, child endangerment, conspiracy to commit unlawful evictions and cultivation of marijuana. The charges stem from an off-duty shooting involving Abbey that resulted in the death of a 31-year-old Rita Elias. In December 2011, Judge Ricardo ...
Woman victim of armed carjacking
A 55-year-old Turlock woman was carjacked at gunpoint Monday morning. The woman was able to survive the violent encounter unharmed, according to the Turlock Police Department. The woman was driving a Mercedes in the area of Del's Lane and Georgetown Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Monday when she was hit from behind by a 90s model white Blazer, police spokesman Sgt. Stephen Webb said. A heavy-set Hispanic man approached the woman and ...
Same pair could be behind rash of robberies
Turlock police investigators are looking into the possibility that three recent robberies were carried out by the same two suspects. The robberies took place on Friday and Saturday. The first robbery was reported at 10:48 p.m. Friday at the Dollar Tree store at 3045 N. Tegner Road. According to the police department, the two men, both donning ski masks and armed with handguns, concealed themselves inside the store and confronted the ...
Debt motive for kidnap
A Turlock man was kidnapped and briefly held hostage as his captor tried to extort money from him, the Turlock Police Department reported. The victim, an 18-year-old man, was walking in the 1400 block of S. First Street around 3 p.m. Wednesday when he was confronted by three Hispanic men. One suspect, identified by the police department as Anthony Leyva, 21, was allegedly owed money by the victim and threatened him with ...
Drug agency reaps benefit of asset share
The Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency was awarded more than $150,000 from the federal government Tuesday, as part of assets seized from a large scale marijuana operation in 2006.
Shooting from vehicle lands two in jail
Two men were arrested Monday afternoon in Ballico on the suspicion they were firing an assault rifle from a vehicle, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported. Just after 2 p.m. Monday the sheriff's department received a report of someone firing a gun from a black Jaguar in the area of East Avenue and Newport Road. As the sheriff's deputy was approaching the intersection of East Avenue and Santa Fe Road, he spotted ...
Suspected gang shooting injures one in Planada
An 18-year-old man walking alongside a road in Planada was shot twice in what the Merced County Sheriff's Department believes is a gang ambush. The 18-year-old is a validated gang member, said sheriff spokesman Deputy Tom MacKenzie. He was shot at multiple times and at least two rounds struck him in the legs, MacKenzie said. The victim was walking along Childs Avenue in Planada around 6 p.m. Wednesday when five Hispanic males ...
Turlock convict charged with firearm offense
A Turlock man was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for a firearm offense. Miguel Loza, 21, is charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon. Loza was restricted from possessing firearms because of a previous felony conviction. In 2010 he was convicted of driving recklessly to evade a peace officer. In November 2011, Loza was spotted by a Ceres police officer drinking a beer outside a Ceres convenience ...
Judge delivers prison sentence for Turlock postal worker
A former postal worker, who claimed to have suffered a debilitating injury while on the job, was sentenced to prison Monday on multiple convictions of workers' compensation and mail fraud, the Department of Justice reported. Karina S. Beard, 44, of Turlock was previously convicted on four counts of mail fraud and two counts of federal workers' compensation fraud. She was sentenced to one year in prison, which will be followed by three years ...
Misdemeanor Diversion Program helps defendants clear record, saves money
In November 2010, the Stanislaus District Attorney's Office entered into a contract with Pacific Educational Services, Inc. to operate the Misdemeanor Diversion Program. Just over a year later, District Attorney Birgit Fladager has deemed the program beneficial for defendants, her office and taxpayers. The program serves as a win-win situation for defendants and the DA's office. If a defendant has no past criminal history and they commit a minor misdemeanor crime, they ...
Clothing color motive for gang shooting
A Ballico man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg in a drive-by shooting. The Merced County Sheriff's Department believes the man's red shorts marked him as a target in the suspected gang-related shooting. The victim, a 21-year-old man, does not have any gang affiliations, said sheriff spokesman Deputy Tom MacKenzie. The shooting was reported around 1 p.m. Saturday. The victim was riding his bicycle to a store to buy ...
Person sought regarding Patterson homicide
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is looking for a person of interest in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man. The sheriff's department has identified 26-year-old Victor Valdovinos as a person of interest in the death of Jesus Gallardo, 19, of Patterson. Valdovinos is known to frequent the Patterson and Merced County areas. He's described as a Hispanic male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 220 pounds. He has black hair ...
Law enforcement arrests 118 in holiday DUI crackdown
The end of the Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over campaign to curb drunk driving incidents resulted in 118 arrests locally during the 17-day crackdown during the holiday season. The anti-DUI crackdown began Dec. 16 and continued through midnight Sunday and incorporated the use of additional patrols and DUI checkpoints. The crackdown is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The ...
Turlock man dies in suspected DUI crash
A Turlock man was killed and another critically injured in what authorities believe was an alcohol-related crash. The deceased was identified by the Merced County Coroner's Office as Ricky Lee Lowe, Jr., 29, of Turlock. The driver was identified by the California Highway Patrol as 27-year-old Kurt Alan Knapp of Turlock. Knapp has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the CHP. The fatal crash ...
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