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Teenager suffers stab wounds in Winton fight
The Merced County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy that occurred during a fight in Winton.

Search on for murder suspect

Search on for murder suspect
The Modesto Police Department has launched a manhunt for the suspect in the brutal killing of a mentally-challenged man.
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Image of wanted suspect released

Image of wanted suspect released
The Modesto Police Department has released video footage of a man they believe is the suspect in a fatal assault of a mentally challenged man.
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Murder charge for daughter of victim
A former San Jose reserve police officer has been charged with murder in the death of her mother in Los Banos.Denise Lai, 47, is accused of strangling her mother to death on Aug. 2. The body of Carolyn Ninomiya, 65, was found inside her home in a gated retirement community in Los Banos on Aug. 3.Lai was ...




Homicide investigation in Westley
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a shooting in Westley that resulted in the death of a Newman man.The deceased was identified as 21-year-old Anthony Bueno.The sheriff’s department has released little information about the circumstances surrounding the killing.The shooting was reported around 8 p.m. Wednesday when the sheriff’s department received several ...

Allen: 'I did it'

Allen: 'I did it'
 After over four years of claims of being innocent, Columbus Allen Jr. admitted in court Monday that he murdered California Highway Patrol officer ...
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Arrests made in Modesto homicide
Four people have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in Modesto in June. One additional suspect remains at large, the Modesto Police Department reported.Juan Gabriel Barajas, 32, of Modesto was killed on June 27. He was found slumped over the wheel of a car in the 1600 block of Vicksburg Avenue and had been shot at least once, according ...




Woman charged with elder abuse
A 49-year-old Winton woman has been charged with a home invasion robbery and elder abuse of an 86-year-old man, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday.The victim told the sheriff’s department that Denise Mayfield had come into his house in the 7000 block of Walnut Avenue in Winton on July 15 and pushed him to the ground and took his wallet out of ...




Los Banos homes raided in marijuana bust
An anonymous tip about a marijuana grow operation in Los Banos led to the arrest of four people and the confiscation of weapons and narcotics.The tip came into the Merced Mariposa High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force. It provided information that a home in the 15000 block of Henry Miller Road was being used to grow marijuana and sale methamphetamine.




Man shot to death in Modesto
Detectives with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s help in solving the death of a 24-year-old Modesto man.




Jogger killed in hit and run
The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver in a hit and run collision that left a 25-year-old woman dead.




Missing Planada man found dead in canal
The Merced County Sheriff’s Department pulled the body of a Hispanic man from a canal in Planada Wednesday night that was that of a man reported missing July 10.




Meth dump site set ablaze
A fire burning in Ballico was that of a methamphetamine lab dump site, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Department.




Massive pot bust in Stevinson
The season of marijuana eradication started with a boost when agents from the Merced/Mariposa High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force uprooted more than 9,000 plants off of an island in the San Joaquin River near the Stevinson area.




Young boy shot in drive-by
A 12-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was shot in the back during a drive-by that detectives believe was a case of mistaken identity.




Fisherman’s body recovered
The Merced County Sheriff’s Department recovered a body from the Delta Mendota canal on Tuesday that has been identified as that of a missing fisherman.




Gang member gets eight years
An 18-year-old gang member was sentenced to eight years in state prison for his role in a drive-by shooting.




Stabbing reported in Planada
A 20-year-old man is recovering from two stab wounds he received when he was attacked by a group of suspected gang members Wednesday night in Planada.

Information on robbery suspect sought

Information on robbery suspect sought
The Modesto Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a bank robber.
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Parole crackdown nets 12 arrests in Stanislaus County
A sweep of parolees and probationers in Stanislaus County on Thursday resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals for violations ranging from narcotics to weapon possession.







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