Archive By Section - Crime
Burglary suspect caught after foot chase
A wanted parolee who is the target of several criminal investigations in two counties was apprehended Monday night in Turlock.
Prosecution logs second guilty plea in Road Dog Cycle case
A second defendant in the federal racketeering case involving the Road Dog Cycle shop in Denair has pled guilty.
National Night Out
The Turlock Police and Fire departments are currently taking registrations for all local National Night Out celebrations.
Drunk driving conviction
A Stanislaus County jury found a Turlock senior guilty of drunk driving charges. Ronald Griffin, 76, of Turlock, was convicted on June 19 after a four-day jury trial of the charges of driving under the influence, having a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or more, and having a prior DUI conviction, hit and run, and driving on a suspended license. According to the District Attorney's Office, the defendant drove a motor home into ...
Accident leaves one critically injured
A 36-year-old Hispanic man is in critical condition following a solo vehicle crash early Friday morning.
Robbers invade wrong house, terrorize couple
Five suspects wielding guns broke into a home occupied by a couple and their four-month-old baby, only to realize they had stormed into the wrong house.
Hit and run driver crashes into three cars
A man with a history of drunken driving arrests fled one accident Sunday afternoon, only to cause two others before he was taken into custody.
Dispute leads to shooting; one wounded
A Turlock man was charged with an attempted homicide after police say, he shot a man with whom he had been having an ongoing dispute.
Delhi man facing narcotic charges
A Delhi man with a history of running from law enforcement was arrested Wednesday for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Department.
Downtown camera catches assault of Turlock man
Two men suspected of robbing a Turlock man in a downtown Modesto parking lot were first caught on camera and then caught by the police.
Teen carjacking suspects caught
The teenagers wanted for the carjacking and brutal beating of a 60-year-old woman were captured in Fresno, days apart from one another.
Man nabbed after pursuit, jolt from stun gun
A Turlock man was arrested Sunday on a variety of charges after intentionally driving his camper van into oncoming traffic, according to the Turlock Police Department.
Arson investigation launched for blaze at storage facility
A fire at a Turlock storage unit caused $20,000 in damages and is under investigation by the Turlock City Fire Department's Arson Team.
Turlock woman beaten, carjacked by teens
A 60-year-old woman was attacked and tied up Monday by two teenagers who then stole her car, according to the Turlock Police Department.
Fraud warning for property owners
The Stanislaus County Assessor's office is warning the community about a scam that tricks property owners into paying for a service that the county offers for free.
Articles by Section - Crime
Burglary suspect apprehended
An 18-year-old girl is facing a burglary charge despite her efforts to avoid arrest by running across a freeway. Krysta Lafrancis and a 17-year-old boy are accused of stealing from two businesses on Countryside Drive. According to the Turlock Police Department, the pair took items and concealed them in an empty purse. At one site store security contacted the pair and was escorting them back when Lafrancis made a run for it. ...
Valley gang sweep nets 14 arrests
In a dramatic show of force that included armored vehicles on city streets, federal agents teamed up with local law enforcement to sweep through Turlock, Ceres and Modesto and take into custody 14 men in a series of arrests connected to the activities of the prison gang Nuestra Familia and the criminal street gang Nortenos. The 10-month long investigation by the Central Valley Gang Impact Task Force culminated in the two-day operation that ...
Turlock man arrested in FBI operation targeting Nuestra Familia
The military-style law enforcement operation witnessed by some Turlock residents early Wednesday morning was part of a two-day multi-agency operation that saw the arrest of eight Nuestra Familia gang members and associates in Turlock, Ceres, Modesto and Stockton on federal drug trafficking charges.
FBI, SWAT close down Canal Drive
Residents of Canal Drive, between Palm and Geer, were awakened early this morning to the sight of a military-style law enforcement operation. A Special Weapons and Tactics armored vehicle rolled down Canal Drive around 8 a.m. and were accompanied by a host of unmarked vehicles, an ambulance and around a dozen heavily armed officers. Few details have been released at this time, but initial reports are that the Federal Bureau of Investigations ...
Alcohol operation nets local, state arrests
A statewide sting operation conducted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control resulted in the arrests of 506 people, including 32 in Stanislaus County. The shoulder tap operation was carried out Friday and utilized law enforcement from throughout the state. The high number of arrests shattered the previous year's total of 435 arrests. ABC agents and local law enforcement conducted a program called a Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation which can lead to ...
Man targets city worker at park
A city worker who confronted a man about breaking bottles at Columbia Park was in turn the victim of a theft when the man stole his cell phone and wallet. Around 1:30 p.m. Thursday a city worker at Columbia Park confronted 33-year-old Fernando Baltazar about breaking bottles in the park. In response, Baltazar allegedly walked over to the city truck and vandalized it with an ink pen. He then proceeded to take ...
Pair facing robbery charges
Two men are being charged with robbery after allegedly stealing a digital tablet from a man's truck Thursday morning and threatening him with sticks. According to the Turlock Police Department, Marlo Variste, 19, and David Price, 19, were seen stealing a tablet from the victim's work truck in the 2000 block of Julie Avenue. The victim gave chase after the two men until they threatened him with a stick, the police department ...
Woman drives into accident scene; gets DUI
A Turlock woman was arrested on the suspicion of driving under the influence after she crashed through a barricade at the site of a fatal accident Tuesday night. Turlock police officers had cordoned off an area around W. Monte Vista Avenue and N. Walnut Road around 9 p.m. Tuesday while investigating a fatal collision and remained at the scene for several hours. According to the police report, 50-year-old Marie Harter was on ...
Violent crime on the rise
The crime rate in Turlock fell by a slim margin in the last year, but prison realignment is having a significant impact on the community as violent crimes and response times to critical situations both increased over the year. AB 109 is the legislation that reduced state prison population by transferring some offenders to county supervision. "It's a trickledown effect," Turlock Police Capt. Steven Williams said. "There is less room at the ...
Turlock man faces three counts of vehicular manslaughter for deaths of friends
The Turlock man who was behind the wheel in a fatal rollover that killed three of his friends waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday, moving him one step closer to trial for the vehicular manslaughter charges against him. Alexander Swanton, 22, is facing three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for the 2011 deaths of Dominic Coelho, 23, Duarte Nunes, 39, and Zachary Baker, 21. Swanton was driving ...
Taylor Road collision injures three
A head-on collision between two vehicles on a Turlock road left both drivers seriously injured and a passenger with minor injuries, the Turlock Police Department reported. The collision happened around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday on W. Taylor Road, west of N. Walnut Road. The two vehicles involved - a Dodge pickup and a Chevy Sports Utility Vehicle - collided head-on and sustained major damage, Sgt. Stephen Webb said. The drivers of both ...
Three nabbed in drug bust
An investigation by the Turlock Police Department's Narcotics Enforcement Team resulted in the seizure of multiple illegal drugs and the arrests of three people. The Narcotics Team served a search warrant at a home in the 1000 block of W. Canal Drive Tuesday and found methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, concentrated cannabis, marijuana and other items indicative of narcotics sales occurring at the residence, said Turlock Police Sgt. Stephen Webb. As a result of ...
Murder suspect found in Denair
A Lathrop man with an arrest warrant for murder out of the Oakland Police Department was found in Denair Wednesday during a drug raid by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. Manuel Santa Cruz Calderon, 23, was wanted by the Oakland Police Department in connection with a homicide. He was found at a home in the 3900 block of Waring Road. The sheriff's department was at the home to serve a search warrant ...
Man caught with phony IDs
A Turlock man is facing a litany of criminal charges after he was caught with a stolen credit card and phony identification cards. The arrest of 45-year-old Kreig Bettencourt came shortly after he used one of the fake ID cards and the stolen credit card to rent a generator from a Turlock store. Bettencourt was stopped around 5:30 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of South Avenue. He had in his possession ...
Driver killed in solo wreck outside Turlock
A 29-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence crashed his truck early Sunday morning on Santa Fe Avenue and died from his injuries, the California Highway Patrol reported. The deceased was identified as Barry Dejong of Ballico, according to the Stanislaus County Coroner's Office. Around 3 a.m. Sunday Dejong was driving his 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pickup southbound on Santa Fe Avenue at an undetermined speed. Just north of East Avenue, ...
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