Archive By Section - Crime
After back-to-back annual increases in the number of vehicle thefts, California reversed course in 2017, according to a recent report from the California Highway Patrol.
April 06, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
For so long methamphetamine has been the scourge of the Central Valley, but now law enforcement is concerned a new drug - fentanyl - is being introduced to the area, and should it gain the same stranglehold as methamphetamine, it could have deadly consequences.
April 06, 2018
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Sabra
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Crime
The Merced County Sheriff's Department is investigating the suspicious death of a man found alongside a rural road in Hilmar.
April 06, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A 19-year-old mother was arrested by Turlock Police officers after she left her two children home alone and her 2-year-old daughter was found playing in the road.
April 03, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Turlock Police officers were kept busy Saturday evening dealing with a multitude of vehicles driving recklessly in a Turlock neighborhood, and later the movie theater parking lot.
April 03, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A woman was kidnapped and sexually assaulted after being carjacked as the local nightlife was coming to an end early Saturday morning in downtown Turlock.
April 03, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A Denair man was one of 18 people to be caught by Merced County District Attorney Investigators and the Contractors State License Board during an undercover operation held in Merced last week.
March 30, 2018
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STAFF REPORTS
Turlock Journal
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Crime
Those responsible for committing a brazen daytime home invasion robbery in November, which forced a young girl to hide in the closet while one of the suspects ransacked her home, were recently arrested.
March 30, 2018
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Kristina
Hacker
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Crime
A Hilmar man recently racked up his sixth felony conviction for driving under the influence, which will be sending him to prison for four years, reported the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office.
March 27, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A Keyes resident is prison bound for his role in a road rage incident in Turlock that resulted in the death of a 34-year-old man.
March 27, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Two runaway boys, ages 11 and 12, were arrested on suspicion of arson for starting a fire in a vacant Turlock home Monday morning.
March 20, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A Merced County Superior Court jury has convicted a 28-year-old gang member of the murder of one man and the attempted murder of a woman in Delhi in 2016.
March 20, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A Turlock man is facing five years in prison after being convicted of pointing a laser at a Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department helicopter.
March 19, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A California Highway Patrol officer shot an individual Thursday night on the Keyes Road overpass at Highway 99.
March 16, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
A Denair woman who operated an employment services business has been convicted of workers' compensation fraud after underreporting the business' payroll and number of employees.
March 13, 2018
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
