Archive By Section - Crime
New unit hunts down cyber criminals
A new crime unit tasked with patrolling the cyber world was announced Tuesday by the California Attorney General's Office.
Witness paints a picture of self defense in Abbey trial
In the last day of testimony in the preliminary hearing for Kari Abbey, the defense put up a witness to debunk the criminal charge of murder lodged against the former sheriff's detective. The defense called Sally Pantoja to the stand Monday. Pantoja resided at the neighboring home on Donald Street at the time of the shooting and was a witness to the altercation leading up to the fatal encounter between Abbey and 31-year-old ...
Defendant given life sentence for role in murder
Alvaro Reyes, one of the men previously convicted for burning a woman to death over a drug debt, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Reyes was found guilty of Rosa Avina's murder in 2007. The prosecution said Reyes lured Avina to a Turlock home, where she was kidnapped and taken to an orchard. Bound and gagged, Avina was doused with gasoline and set on fire. She was able to walk to ...
Guns, marijuana part of Abbey prosecution case
In the third day of the preliminary hearing for Kari Abbey the prosecution continued their efforts to prove the former Stanislaus County Sheriff's detective was involved in numerous criminal activities, including the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old woman. Abbey's defense team, led by attorney Michael Rains, started presenting their case that Abbey acted in self-defense the night of the fatal encounter and that the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office has unjustly targeted her ...
Court room packed in day one of murder hearing for former sheriff’s detective
Amid heightened security and a packed courtroom galley filled with a palpable tension, the preliminary hearing for the former Stanislaus County sheriff's detective accused of murder for an off-duty shooting of a Modesto woman got underway Tuesday. Kari Abbey, 34, is charged with second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of Rita Elias, 31, on Sept. 24, 2010. Abbey is also charged with conspiracy to forcibly enter a home, embezzlement ...
Child molester sentenced
A 45-year-old man convicted of molesting children in Turlock was sentenced to prison Monday. David Montano of Coto De Caza, Calif. was convicted of two felony counts of lewd acts upon a child. Upon learning that her two younger sisters had been molested by Montano, a 24-year-old woman went to the Turlock Police Department in 2008 to report her sisters' molests, as well as her own, which began back in 1988. <p ...
Suspicious death reported at egg farm
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man found at a Turlock egg supplier farm. The body was found Monday afternoon and the sheriff's department has not stated if it is a homicide investigation. The body did show signs of trauma, according to the sheriff's department. The name of the man or any other details, have not been released by the sheriff's department. The discovery was ...
Burglary suspect caught
A report of a suspicious person prowling in a Turlock neighborhood led to the arrest of a man on stolen property and drug charges. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday the Turlock Police Department received a report of a man sneaking around homes in the area of Marshall and N. Quincy streets. Officers arrived to find Derek Smith, 31, allegedly stealing gasoline, according to the police report. Smith had a small syringe ...
Phony claim of shooting puts schools on lockdown
A false report of a shooting prompted two Turlock schools to order lockdowns while police searched the area for the reported shooter. In the end, it was discovered the victim was hit with pepper spray during a domestic dispute and not shot, according to the Turlock Police Department. The incident began around 9 a.m. Wednesday when a man called 911 on his cell phone and told a dispatcher he had been shot. ...
Deceased baby found in garbage can
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of an infant found inside a garbage can outside a convenience store in Waterford. The discovery was made at 9:22 p.m. Thursday at the Bait Barn at 12505 Yosemite Blvd. in Waterford. A man was searching for aluminum in the small garbage cans near the gas pumps when he made the gruesome discovery. The infant was wrapped in a blanket and appeared deceased, ...
Shooting reported
The Turlock Police Department is investigating a shooting that was reported late Sunday night. Individuals riding in a vehicle in the area of Fosberg Road and Christoffersen Parkway flagged down an officer at 11:49 p.m. and said they had just been shot at by a passing vehicle. The shooter's vehicle was described as a white Jeep Cherokee. The officer could see taillights ahead, but the vehicle was quickly obscured by the ...
Family asks for justice
Through choked back tears and quavering voices, the family of a slain Hughson man made an emotional appeal to a Stanislaus County Superior Court judge to send a convicted murderer to prison for the rest of his life. The family of Donald Futch delivered victim impact statements to the court Tuesday in the hopes of obtaining a lengthy prison term for Darren Merenda, 32, of Turlock. The sentencing hearing for Merenda is ...
Rash of burglaries mar holiday weekend
While people were out enjoying Thanksgiving feasts and taking advantage of holiday shopping deals, crooks were busying themselves with breaking into homes and vehicles around town. A rash of property crimes, especially burglaries, were reported throughout the city. Between Thursday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon there were 15 residential burglaries and three commercial burglaries reported in Turlock. Additionally, there were eight larcenies, three auto burglaries and four auto thefts reported in the same time ...
Shootings gang-related, says sheriff’s office
A possible gang fight near the Delhi Fire Department and shots being fired at a house and car on Wednesday could be related, reported the Merced County Sheriff's Department. Just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Merced County Sheriff's Office was called to a possible gang fight near the Delhi Fire Department on Acacia Street. Deputy Ralph Zyskowski was in the area and saw a car driving erratically. It was weaving and running ...
Jury finds nut schemer guilty of fraud, money laundering
A former almond buyer at a Turlock nut processing plant was convicted on multiple charges tied to a long-term scheme to defraud local processors. After a two week trial a federal grand jury convicted Ronal John Salado, 59, of Modesto for conspiring to commit mail fraud and bank fraud, two counts of mail fraud, nine counts of bank fraud, and two counts of money laundering. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, which ...
Articles by Section - Crime
Sex assault linked to Instagram
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl he met by following her profile on the social media site Instagram, the Turlock Police Department reported. The suspect has been identified as Eladio Ramirez of Modesto. Ramirez met the victim by following her profile on Instagram when she was 13 years old, Turlock Police spokesperson Officer Mayra Lewis said. Instagram is a photo sharing social media ...
Pursuit ends with crash, arrest
Turlock Police officers recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspected auto thief after a short pursuit Monday night. The incident began shortly before 10 p.m. Monday in the area of W. Olive Avenue and S. First Street when an officer spotted a vehicle that a check revealed had been reported stolen. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over and make contact with the driver, but the driver decided to flee. ...
One stop leads to three DUI arrests
The California Highway Patrol arrested three people on suspicion of drunk driving after a traffic stop in Keyes proved to be a catalyst for a collision and a near miss. The incident began around 2 a.m. Sunday when CHP officers pulled over a Pontiac Grand Am that was swerving in and out of the lanes on southbound Highway 99, north of Keyes Road. One officer had the driver, Giovanni Perez, 41, of ...
Stolen semi recovered
Turlock Police officers recovered a stolen semi truck because an officer found it odd that the truck had no trailer attached. The semi was spotted in the area of Taylor Road and Golden State Boulevard around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The officer checked the license plate number and found it had been previously reported as stolen. The officer contacted the driver, later identified as Eddie Gois, 41. The officer eventually placed ...
Road rage leads to assault charge
A man is facing a charge of assault and battery that police say arose from an incident of road rage. The incident was reported around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Olive Avenue and Golden State Boulevard, according to the Turlock Police Department. Gary May, 30, and the male victim got into a verbal dispute over a traffic incident. According to the police report, May got so enraged at the man ...
Man reports unusual kidnapping
The Turlock Police Department is investigating a strange kidnapping in which a man was forced at gunpoint to drive two women around town while they ran some errands - at 3 a.m. in the morning. The man reported to police that he had been asleep in his car in the 400 block of Spruce Street early Friday. He said two unknown women approached him in his car and asked him for a ...
Two prison bound for roles in hit and run fatality
A Delhi man who was behind the wheel in a crash that killed an 18-year-old woman during a misguided effort to evade Turlock police officers has been convicted of vehicular manslaughter. Jose Jesus Aguilar, 20, was facing a felony charge of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and a felony charge of hit and run causing permanent injury or death, for the collision on Nov. 3, 2012, that claimed the life of 18-year-old Taylor ...
Daycare locked down in search for armed suspect
The search for a burglary suspect Monday afternoon prompted a brief lockdown of a Turlock daycare center. Around 12:30 p.m. a woman called the Turlock Police Department to report a burglar had just been in her apartment in the 3500 block of Crowell Road and one of the items stolen was a handgun, said Turlock Police spokesperson Officer Mayra Lewis. Officers en route to the apartment saw a man running in the ...
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