Archive By Section - Crime
Hearing for teen mother delayed
The pretrial hearing for Jessica Mae Betts, the 19-year-old accused of killing her newborn and discarding her in a Dumpster, was continued for three months.
Bomb scare closes campus
A suspicious package found outside Julien Elementary School resulted in the campus being evacuated and the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad being sent out Friday morning.
Man arrested twice in one night
Within a three hour time span a Turlock man was arrested twice, the second time for an attempted robbery, according to the Turlock Police Department.
Woman target of fraud investigation
A 32-year-old woman is being investigated for identity theft and fraud after she was caught trying to cash a stolen check.
Bar fight wounds two, ends with gunfire
A bar melee that looked like a scene from an old Western movie resulted in minor injuries for two men.
One dead in single car collision
An accident just north of Bradbury Road on southbound Highway 99 Monday morning claimed the life of a Livingston man.
Dairy worker robbed
A dairy worker in Hilmar was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning for his wallet. The victim was working on a dairy in the area of Johnson Avenue and Columbus Road around 5 a.m. Sunday, when he was approached by a man who put a gun in his face and demanded his wallet and cell phone, said Merced County Sheriff's Deputy Tom MacKenzie. The suspect also smashed the victim's car window and stole his stereo ...
Cop catches dancing teen on highway
A Turlock Police officer was witness to a strange site Tuesday morning on Highway 99 - a teenager dancing on the roof of a car.
Hilmar burglary suspects wrangled in
A Hilmar man stopped a burglary by blocking the four suspects in a driveway, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Department.
Manteca man enters guilty plea in Road Dog Cycle case
One of the 12 defendants charged with conspiracy and other crimes in the federal racketeering case involving the Road Dog Cycle shop, has pleaded guilty.
Articles by Section - Crime
Occupant charged with setting house ablaze
A Turlock man found himself under arrest Sunday morning on the allegation he deliberately set his house on fire. Richard Russell Jr., 31, was booked into Stanislaus County Jail on a single charge of arson from the two-alarm blaze at his residence in the 1200 block of W. Springer Drive. Russell was the only occupant at the home. No injuries were reported. The Turlock Fire Department was dispatched around 6 ...
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 ...
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