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One shot in home invasion robbery
An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg by four suspects ransacking a house in a search for drugs and cash, the Turlock Police Department reported. The victim's wound is considered non-life threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery, said Turlock Police Lt. Ron Reid. The home invasion robbery and the shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. Friday at a residence in the 1900 block of Fifth Street. <p ...
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 ...
Articles by Section - Crime
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 ...
Thefts plague high school ag department
The Turlock High School Agriculture Department has various patios and open spaces for students to perform hands-on activities, with students and teachers often staying late and coming early to utilize tools. This freedom has, unfortunately, come at a cost as the department has faced its fifth theft since the summer. On Saturday, the THS Agriculture Department discovered that wiring on several trailers had been cut and taken, along with 12 small engines from ...
Two dead in Delhi
Two men were gunned down in an execution style murder and left in an idling truck on a Delhi country road. Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin said the men's death was a "very precise, calculated and message-driven" slaying at the hands of a Mexican cartel. It's believed the two Hispanic men were in the country illegally and were part of an operation growing marijuana in the area. The Merced County Sheriff's Department ...
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