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 ...
Articles by Section - Crime
Mother charged with kidnapping; child found safe
A 10-year-old boy was returned safely to his grandparents and his mother is facing a kidnapping charge after police found the child hidden in her home. The 10-year-old was reported missing around 5:30 p.m. Monday by his grandparents, who have full custody of the child, Turlock Police Lt. Nino Amirfar said. The grandparents started to worry about the boy's whereabouts when he didn't return home from school. Investigators found out the ...
Police hunt for shooting suspect
The Turlock Police Department has identified a suspect in an early morning shooting that wounded two. Investigators have named Manuel Maldonado Jr., 19, of Turlock, as the prime suspect in the Saturday shooting. Maldonado is being sought on attempted murder charges and is considered armed and dangerous. The shooting occurred just before 5:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Chestnut Street. The two victims - a 26-year-old man and a male teenager ...
Research before giving to cancer charities, suggests AG’s office
The state Attorney General's Office issued a consumer alert with tips on how Californians can make safe, informed donations this October, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Attorney General's Office offers the following five tips to the public on how to avoid "sound-alike" organizations and scam artists that use high-volume donation periods to prey on the goodwill of Californians. 1. Avoid giving your credit card number to a telephone solicitor. Avoid ...
Planada man faces mail fraud charges for false tax returns
A Planada man, who allegedly bilked more than $180,000 from the Internal Revenue Service with phony tax returns, is facing multiple counts of mail fraud, according to the Department of Justice. A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Rafael Duran Garcia, 25, of Planada, with mail fraud and with filing false claims against the United States. At his arraignment Wednesday in federal court, Garcia pleaded not guilty. According to ...
Shoplifter flees store, leaves kids behind
A Turlock woman worried she would be apprehended for shoplifting, fled the department store she was in, leaving behind the two young children in her company. Asyeshah Karriem, 43, was arrested by Stanislaus County parole agents Wednesday, a day after she allegedly ran from the Turlock Kohl's store, leaving two boys - a 10-year-old and an 11-year-old - in her wake. The incident began around 6 p.m. Tuesday when a Turlock Police ...
Shooting leads to Delhi schools lockdown, cancelling of homecoming parade
The homecoming festivities planned for Delhi High School on Friday never got off the ground because a shooting in a nearby orchard prompted a campus-wide lockdown. The suspected shooter was captured at gunpoint after running onto a field on school grounds, said Merced County Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Tom MacKenzie. The lockdown affected all three schools on the Delhi campus. Around 1:30 p.m. Friday the sheriff's department received a report of shots ...
‘Zero tolerance’ for distracted driving
Due to the increase in the number of traffic collisions caused by drivers illegally using cell phones, Central Valley CHP areas and local law enforcement agencies will be focusing their enforcement on the Valley's roadways during this week. According to the CHP, cell phone use has become so popular that many young people don't realize when, where and how often they are using their cellular phones. In 2009, there were more than 19,281 ...
Postal worker pleads guilty to mail fraud, workers’ compensation fraud
Karina S. Beard, 44, of Turlock, pleaded guilty to four counts of mail fraud and two counts of federal Workers' Compensation fraud. According to the plea agreement, from October 2006 through January 2009, Beard received federal workers' compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury she sustained in 2000 while working for the Postal Service. Because of her claimed injuries, restrictions were placed on her physical activities. According to the plea, Beard performed various physical ...
Turlock man pleads guilty to disability benefits fraud
United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that James Alva Kirkpatrick, 59, of Turlock, pleaded guilty today to theft of Social Security disability insurance benefits. According to the plea agreement, Kirkpatrick began receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in 1992 for a back injury. As a recipient of disability insurance benefits, Kirkpatrick was required to report any change in his employment status. According to the indictment, beginning in 2000, Kirkpatrick had been working ...
Turlock Police Department promotes two officers
Two officers of the Turlock Police Department were promoted this week: Nino Amirfar to lieutenant and Carl Nielsen to captain. Captain Nielsen began his law enforcement career in 1985 with the San Diego Police Department. He moved to the Tracy Police Department in 1999, where he was promoted to sergeant. He came to the Turlock Police Department in August 2007 as a lieutenant assigned to Field Operations. In 2008, he ...
Homicide suspect surrenders
The suspect wanted for a fatal stabbing in Waterford surrendered to authorities Thursday. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department had been searching for 27-year-old Johnny Carrizales since Sunday in connection with a homicide. Sgt. Anthony Bejaran said Carrizales contacted the sheriff's department Thursday and turned himself in around noon. Carrizales was booked into Stanislaus County Jail on a homicide charge for the death of 23-year-old James Mandall. Mandall was found with ...
Jury: Merenda guilty of first-degree murder
After several hours of deliberation spread over two days, a Stanislaus County jury filed into a courtroom Tuesday and returned a guilty verdict for a Turlock man accused of stabbing to death his romantic rival. The jury of six men and six women found 32-year-old Darren Merenda guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Hughson resident Donald Futch, a father of four and youth sports coach. In finding Merenda guilty ...
Arson suspected in early morning blaze
A fire at a vacant Turlock home is being investigated by the Turlock Fire Department as a possible arson. The blaze, which was limited to the front entrance of the home, caused an estimated $10,000 in damage, according to the fire department. The fire was reported at 6:48 a.m. Sunday by a Turlock Police officer who noticed a large, black column of smoke coming from a residence in the 1700 block of ...
Hilmar man assaulted
A Hilmar man is recovering from a blow to the head with a baseball bat and law enforcement is searching for his attackers. The attack happened shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in the 7000 block of Lander Avenue. The victim, a 35-year-old man, came home Friday night to find two women and two men in his driveway. One of the women had been staying at his home, but had been kicked out ...
Police seek witnesses of off-duty officer shooting
The Turlock Police Department's investigation into a shooting involving an off-duty officer continues as detectives seek a few outstanding witnesses, Lt. Ron Reid said. The incident was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 2000 block of Waring Road. Modesto Police Officer Jason Stewart was off duty when he heard the sounds of a vehicle driving through front yards. Stewart investigated and saw fresh damage to ...
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