Archive By Section - Crime
State boosts cold case reward
Law enforcement officials are hoping an increased reward will generate new leads in the decades long search for a woman last seen alive in Turlock.
Drunk driving prevention program showing results
The Winter Holiday anti-drunk driving campaign has already resulted in a significant number of arrests, according to the Turlock Police Department, the overseeing agency for the local Avoid the 12 program.
Atwater man charged with sexual assault of child
An Atwater man has been arrested on the allegation that he molested a 7-year-old girl at a daycare center, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Department.
Fatal shooting remains a mystery
The investigation into Turlock's only homicide thus far for the year remains ongoing as there are few clues into the death of Luis Manuel Maldonado Rodriguez.
Drug deal goes awry, leaves two injured
A shooting in Delhi that authorities initially believed occurred during a home invasion robbery, turned out to be the outcome of a drug deal gone bad.
Couple charged with mother’s murder
A baby stolen from his mother has been reunited with his family and the couple suspected of killing his mother sits behind bars.
Teens nabbed in Delhi bust
Two Turlock teenagers were arrested on multiple theft-related charges after being caught by Merced County Sheriff's deputies with stolen property at a Delhi service station.
Police offer rape defense course
In celebration of January being National Self Defense Awareness Month, the Turlock Police Department and Stanislaus State University Police are working together to provide Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) training to the Turlock community. The course is offered for free and is open to women only. The 12-hour course is broken up into three sessions over a period of two weeks. The R.A.D. Systems Basic ...
Investigators haul in drugs, suspects in two busts
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department and the Modesto Police Department made two separate drug busts Wednesday that resulted in the seizure of approximately four pounds of various narcotics.
Beware of criminals posing as PG&E workers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is sending out warnings to residents to be on the look-out for scammers out trolling for victims this holiday season.
Couple may have tried to sell missing baby
In a case already peppered with unusual twists, Merced County Sheriff's detectives are now investigating the possibility that a couple tried to sell a baby that may have belonged to a homicide victim and later abandoned on a doorstep.
Traffic stop yields drug arrest
Stanislaus County Sheriff's patrol deputies, working a special burglary suppression assignment with the Hughson Police Services, arrested a Modesto man on numerous drug-related felonies, during a traffic stop Monday.Deputies were patrolling near the intersection of Hatch and Gilbert roads at 12:11 a.m., when they noticed a 2000 Chevrolet speeding and driven running stop signs. Sheriff's deputies made a traffic stop, contacted the driver and could immediately ...
Detectives continue fatal shooting probe
Investigators have determined the identity of Turlock's first homicide in 2010, but few other details of the fatal shooting have emerged.
Burned body identified as missing Planada woman
The charred human remains found in a Snelling orchard Thursday were positively identified Tuesday as that of a missing Planada woman. Also on Tuesday an infant baby boy was found on a door step in Le Grand and the Merced County Sheriff's Department is trying to determine if it is the woman's missing 2-month-old son.
Turlock couple tied up, robbed at gunpoint
An elderly married couple were the victims of what appears to be a random home invasion robbery that occurred in Turlock Friday afternoon.
Articles by Section - Crime
Fatal hit and run suspect nabbed in closet
The man wanted for a hit and run in Turlock that claimed the life of an 18-year-old Delhi woman was found by police hiding in a closet on Sunday. Turlock Police investigators had been searching for 19-year-old Jose Jesus Aguilar of Delhi since he was identified in late November as the man allegedly responsible for the crash that killed Taylor Vessel. Vessel died Nov. 3 after the car she was riding in ...
Mother, son jailed for theft
A mother's attempt to get her son out of a shoplifting arrest ended with both of them arrested for petty theft. According to the Turlock Police Department, Evan Rice, 23, was observed taking a watch by Kohl's loss prevention agents and was detained. As loss prevention agents spoke with Evan Rice, his mother, 56-year-old Cheryl Rice entered the scene. Cheryl Rice allegedly told the loss prevention agents the watch belonged to ...
Officers catch auto burglary suspects
Two men remain jailed on burglary charges after they were allegedly seen breaking into a vehicle in a Turlock neighborhood. James McCormick, 35, and Gary Fleming, 42, were apprehended by Turlock Police officers after a witness reportedly saw them stealing property out of a vehicle in the 2300 block of Drew Avenue Wednesday morning. According to the witness, the two fled the scene in a pickup truck. An officer responding to the ...
Second suspect in Planada kidnap, rape case apprehended
The Merced County Sheriff's Department has arrested a second Planada man in the kidnapping and rape of a Los Angeles woman. The 26-year-old victim was kidnapped at knifepoint Jan. 4 from her Los Angeles home and taken to a shack in Planada, where she was sexually assaulted by her brother, Apolinar Cortez, 48, of Planada, according to the sheriff's department. The sheriff's department previously stated a second man assisted Cortez in the ...
Brother kidnaps, rapes sister
The Merced County Sheriff's Department arrested a Planada man Sunday on allegations he kidnapped and raped his sister. The suspect, 48-year-old Apolinar Cortez, was apprehended after his sister escaped from a shack where she had been held for more than a day. Cortez, along with an unidentified accomplice, traveled to the victim's Los Angeles residence Friday night and took the 26-year-old woman captive at knifepoint. Cortez told his sister he would kill ...
Teen found with firearms
The Turlock Police Department seized two weapons and arrested two teenagers Wednesday night. An officer made contact with the two teenagers around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of N. Olive Avenue. One teenager ran from the scene, but was apprehended a short distance away. The second teen, 19-year-old Joseph Lopez stayed at the scene, but began acting suspicious, according to the police report. The officer spotted the handle of a ...
Three stabbed at party
The Turlock Police Department is investigating the stabbing of three individuals at a party shortly after the New Year was rung in. The male victims were attending a house party in the 1500 block of Bluethroat Drive with an estimated 30 to 40 other guests when the stabbings occurred. The details of what led up to the stabbing have not been released and no suspect information is available. One victim, a ...
Two arrested in drive-by shooting
Two men are facing attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting at a man as he walked along a Turlock street Tuesday morning. The 22-year-old victim was not wounded in the drive-by shooting reported shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The victim told Turlock Police detectives he was walking in the area of Columbia Avenue and S. Orange Street when a vehicle pulled up alongside him and an occupant fired a gun at him. ...
Son implicated in death of father
A Delhi man wanted for questioning in the shooting death of his 67-year-old father was apprehended Thursday at a truck stop in Lodi. An arrest warrant for 35-year-old Jason Curtis Reed was issued Tuesday morning after Merced County Sheriff's detectives found his father, J.D. Reed, shot to death in his bed. Reed lived at the Delhi home in the 9000 block of Sycamore Street with his father, but had been missing since ...
Escapee apprehended in Winton; woman arrested as accomplice
Three days after escaping from a Merced County jail facility, a Merced man was found hiding under a pile of clothes in a Winton home. After following several leads over the course of three days, Merced County Sheriff's Tactical and Reconnaissance Team tracked 39-year-old Adrian Hicks to an address in the 6200 block of Santa Fe Avenue in Winton. After surrounding the house and searching the interior, Hicks was found hiding under a ...
Fatal shooting claims one; suspect jailed
The year came to a close with Turlock Police detectives investigating the city's third homicide for the year. On Saturday a 35-year-old Turlock man was fatally shot outside a Turlock home. The victim has been identified as David Hernandez. A day later the Turlock Police Department was reporting that they had taken the suspected shooter, identified as Ernesto Negrete, 20, of Turlock, into custody. A motive for the shooting has not ...
Police still seek victim in shooting
The Turlock Police Department continues to investigate a shooting that as of yet has not led to a gunshot victim. The sound of shots fired was reported around 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of Oxford Court. When officers arrived they found a busted garage door in the driveway, but no one at the house, Turlock Police Lt. Nino Amirfar said. Inside the home investigators found evidence that a shooting ...
Auto thieves don’t take holidays
After toasting friends and family with champagne and watching the ball drop in Times Square, it might be a wise idea to check on the vehicles parked outside, because New Year's Day is the second highest holiday with incidents of vehicle theft.
Shoplifter should have had a list
A Turlock man attempting to steal merchandise from a Target store for the second time on the same day, ended up under arrest after officers tracked him to his home. Demetrious Montoya, 24, allegedly stole merchandise from target on Tuesday. According to the Turlock Police Department, Montoya returned to the store on Countryside Drive Tuesday afternoon and stole additional items. As Montoya was leaving the store he was confronted by officers, but ...
Rumors of violence at schools unfounded
Rumors on social media sites speculating violent encounters at Turlock's two high schools prompted additional police patrols at both sites, but no problems were reported. There were unspecified threats of violence floating around social media sites in response to the Mayan calendar end of the world predictions set for Friday. Turlock Police spokesperson Officer Mayra Lewis said additional officers were present at both Turlock and Pitman high schools on Friday, along with ...
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