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Man apprehended for pitchfork attack
Merced County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a man who last year stabbed a Delhi man with a pitchfork in a squabble over a woman. The suspect, Antonio Trejo Perez, 57, was apprehended earlier this month trying to cross into Mexico from the Texas border, said sheriff spokesman Deputy Delray Shelton. Perez has been charged with the attempted murder of Ceaser Alcordo, 73, of Delhi. Back on June 6, 2012, Perez allegedly ...
Police ride 3-wheeled green machines
The Turlock Police Department's newest green vehicles look more like something out of a science fiction movie than what is typically seen on Main Street. The department is the newest agency to try out the Trikke Carving Vehicles, a three-wheel electric powered personal transportation device - almost like a hybrid of a bicycle, scooter and skateboard, with a tripod thrown in as well. Trikkes are quick-moving and capable of being folded down ...
I-5 crash claims Delhi teen
A family's decision to drive through the night resulted in a collision on Interstate 5 in Sacramento that resulted in the death of a 13-year-old Delhi boy. The family was driving back to the Turlock area from Washington. The accident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday on I-5 in South Sacramento. There were three people in the Toyota Corolla - the 13-year-old boy, his father Galvan Audel, 39, of Delhi and the ...
Suspected killer of Ballico man jailed
Merced County Sheriff's investigators have arrested a 29-year-old Mexican national for the killing of a 71-year-old Ballico man in a botched home invasion robbery. The arrest of the suspect, identified as Rogaliano Gonzalez Munoz, came after Munoz himself was a victim of a violent crime. During the course of the investigation detectives collected a sample of Munoz's DNA that ended up linking him to the Ballico crime scene. Both crimes appear to ...
Couple finds burglar in home
A Turlock couple awoke to the alarming sight Monday morning of a burglar rifling through their possessions. The couple, who live in the 3000 block of Gerald Court, woke up around 3:20 a.m. when they heard noises coming from inside their home. They spotted the burglar, who immediately fled the house, according to the Turlock Police Department. The police were called to the scene and while there, they were told by dispatch ...
Bicyclist and child hit by car
A mother and her 2-year-old son were struck by a car Sunday night on Lander Avenue. The 2-year-old boy sustained what initially appeared to be life-threatening injuries to his head and was transported by air ambulance to UC Davis hospital. At the hospital it was determined he had lacerations on his face and head and was treated and released. The 21-year-old mother did not sustain any injuries from the accident, according to ...
23-year sentence in stray bullet shooting of Turlock native
When Justin Ferrari was felled by an errant bullet on a Seattle street on May 24, 2012, he was a 42-year-old man with a life of opportunities and dreams stretching out before him. When his killer, Andrew Jermain Patterson, 21, is released from prison 23 years from now, he will be 44 years old and will have his own lifetime of opportunities before him. It is the hope of Justin Ferrari's family ...
Body of Turlock man found buried in forest
The discovery of human remains two months ago is believed to be that of Turlock resident Korey Kaufman, who had been missing for more than a year. The remains were found by a group of hunters on Aug. 19. They contacted the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, which returned to the area and located the body. An autopsy revealed that the remains were that of a white male in his early to mid ...
Prescription drug disposal
The Turlock Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs by hosting a free disposal event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Public Safety Center at 244 N. Broadway Avenue. The service is free and anonymous and no questions are asked. Last April, Americans turned ...
Deputies find drugs, weapons at Hughson home
Neighborhood complaints over a skunk smell and increased traffic led the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department to a marijuana growing operation inside a Hughson home. Sheriff's deputies seized marijuana, weapons, and cash and made two arrests following the Tuesday morning raid. The sheriff's department was first tipped to the residence in the 2200 block of I Street because of neighbors complaining about a distinctive smell and increased traffic coming and going from the ...
Store employee puts a halt to theft
A 25-year-old man with plans to steal a few tools from the Sears in Turlock probably did not count on having to deal with such determined employees. Store assistant Joshua Smith, 23, apprehended the would-be burglary not once, but twice Sunday afternoon at the store at 621 N. Golden State Boulevard. Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Smith noticed one customer, later identified as Jesse Ortiz, 25, of Turlock, caught his eye because of ...
Pursuit ends with watery crash
A man's plan to elude law enforcement in a stolen vehicle turned out to be all wet when he crashed the car into a fire hydrant in Turlock. The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Thomas Brummitt by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. Brummitt was driving a gray Toyota Camry in South Modesto Thursday morning. A sheriff's deputy attempted to pull Brummitt over, but he sped away. The pursuit went through Ceres ...
Preparing for the worst
The campus at California State University, Stanislaus was turned into one big crime scene Tuesday afternoon as the university and local law enforcement and emergency personnel engaged in an emergency drill. The simulation of an active shooter on campus involved the California State University police department, the Turlock Police Department, the Turlock Fire Department, and American Medical Response. Students from the theatre department took on the roles of the victims and the walking wounded.
Man with knife found on school campus
A homeless man armed with a dagger was found asleep on the grounds of a Turlock elementary school Thursday morning. The man, identified as 43-year-old Jason Hotchkiss by the Turlock Police Department, was found on the campus of Julien Elementary School at 1924 E. Canal Dr. around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, just after the first bell rang for the start of classes. According to one parent, Hotchkiss was asleep on the grass near ...
Reckless driver apprehended
A 39-year-old man was arrested Sunday after he was witnessed driving through red lights while asleep behind the wheel, according to the Turlock Police Department. According to the police report, Bret Gerard fell asleep behind the wheel and was seen running red lights, shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday. An officer attempted to pull Gerard over, but he failed to yield. Gerard eventually did come to a stop in a driveway, but refused ...
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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