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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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Burned bodies found in car outside Hughson
Stanislaus County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a possible double homicide after finding two bodies inside a charred vehicle located on the outskirts of Hughson. The remains were burned beyond recognition and investigators are awaiting DNA results to confirm identification, said sheriff spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bejaran. The remains were found inside a vehicle that was set on fire and left near E. Hatch and Charles roads in Hughson. The grisly discovery was ...
110 arrests made in holiday weekend DUI campagin
The 2011 Summer/Labor Day Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the Sobriety Checkpoints, Special Saturation Patrols and routine patrol in the Stanislaus County "AVOID" DUI Campaign for the past 18 days. From 12:01 a.m. Aug. 19, through midnight Monday, officers representing 12 county law enforcement agencies arrested 110 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2010 183 ...
Man charged with stalking
A Livingston man was jailed Sunday morning on multiple charges including stalking his former girlfriend and vandalizing her car outside her Delhi home. Jeff Meneses, 25, was booked on charges of stalking, felony evading law enforcement, felony vandalism, possession of marijuana, committing a felony while out on bail, resisting arrest and making terrorist threats. He remains jailed in lieu of a $307,100 bail, said Merced County Sheriff's Department spokesman Deputy Tom MacKenzie. <p ...
Merced Jail scene of stabbing
An inmate at the Merced County Jail was stabbed multiple times by as many as four suspects during an altercation inside a cell Wednesday night. The inmate, a 30-year-old Native American, had numerous stab wounds to his legs, said Merced County Sheriff spokesman Deputy Tom MacKenzie. Believing that one of the punctures narrowly hit an artery, the sheriff's department had the man taken by air ambulance to a Modesto hospital. At ...
Labor Day DUI crackdown
The Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 12 DUI deployments in Stanislaus County, according to the Turlock Police Department, the agency overseeing the Avoid the 12 grant. From 12:01 a.m. Aug. 19 through midnight Wednesday, officers representing 12 county law enforcement agencies have arrested 79 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In ...
Police check sex registrants
A compliance check of registered sex offenders by the Turlock Police Department found 16 individuals in violation. The City of Turlock has 112 individuals who have registered as required by California Penal Code 290, also known as Sex Offender Registration Act. A surprise check over a two-day period by eight officers confirmed the addresses of 102 registered sex offenders. Of those, 16 were found to be out of compliance, said TPD Sgt. ...
Delhi teens charged with assault
Two teenagers were arrested Tuesday afternoon when they were caught beating another teenager with a pipe outside of Delhi High School. The incident began just as students were getting out of school, around 3:20 p.m. at the Delhi Education Park. The two male Hispanic teens - a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old - came onto the campus and "immediately attacked a 16-year-old Hispanic male student with the handle from a floor jack," said ...
Turlock man convicted of nut scheme
A former plant manager at an area nut processing plant has pled guilty to cheating growers and processors out of money and property. Robert Morris Adams, 45, of Turlock pled guilty in federal court on Monday to conspiring to commit mail and bank fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, which prosecuted the case. According to the plea agreement, Adams and other co-defendants caused almonds to be stolen and diverted from almond ...
Hit and run injures one
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car in a shopping center parking lot, the Turlock Police Department reported. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, but was later apprehended. The collision occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot at 2090 E. Canal Dr. According to the police department, Brian Bennallack, 31, was driving through the parking lot when he allegedly struck the pedestrian. ...
Trial date set for Red Steer arson fire
A trial date for the owner of the Red Steer restaurant and his cousin on arson charges was set Thursday after the two defendants were formally arraigned. Both Tracy Smith and Jeremy Britt entered not guilty pleas to the charges of against them. Smith, the owner of the eatery, is charged with arson and Britt is charged with aggravated arson, because he has a prior conviction for arson. Smith also has separate cases ...
Assault on officer nets jail time
A Turlock man convicted of attacking a police officer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Weapons confiscated during jail raid
Tactical teams swept through the John Latorraca Jail in Merced on Saturday after receiving information that gang members were stockpiling weapons in preparation for a fight.
Teen stabbed to death at Hughson house party
Stanislaus County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man at a Hughson house party shortly after midnight Sunday.
Spoofing, swatting no laughing matter for law enforcement
It was just before midnight when the Jerners awoke to a loud and persistent knocking on the front door of their Garden Lane home. Outside the door was a Turlock Police officer and he sounded pretty concerned and insistent on talking to the couple right away.
IRS warns of tax refund schemes
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be wary of individuals promising tax refunds for a fee, because it may be part of a scam currently circulating in the Central Valley and the Bay Area.
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