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Six charged with robbery at fairgrounds Six validated gang members were arrested Sunday on the suspicion they robbed a teenager at the Merced County Fairgrounds, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department reported. |
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K9 search leads to hidden gun A Planada man was arrested in Winton Monday night after a K9 led Merced County Sheriff deputies to a hidden firearm in his car. |
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Drug, gang raid in Modesto A house suspected to be a center of gang and drug activity in West Modesto was raided by the Modesto Police Department Thursday morning. |
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Drug house destroyed by arson A fire that raced through a home that had been the site of a drug raid the week before has been declared an arson. |
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Grant to help domestic violence efforts in Merced County A federal grant of $300,000 aimed at curbing domestic violence and increasing victim services has been awarded to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. |
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Suspected kidnapper caught in Atwater A woman allegedly kidnapped and held at knife point by a Tracy man was rescued by a Merced County Sheriff’s deputy during a routine traffic stop in Atwater. |
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Gun cache found in Delhi search The investigation into the Delhi stabbing of a suspected teen gang member has led to the seizure of guns and the identity of a second suspect. |
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Battery conviction for attack on blind teen A Modesto woman was sentenced to 74 days in jail for attacking a blind 19-year-old woman. Anne Van Praag, 55, of Modesto was found guilty after a three day jury trial of battery and resisting arrest. According to the Stanislaus District Attorney’s Office, on Dec. 14, 2008, Van Praag attacked her blind 19-year-old lodger as he sat in his room listening to his iPod. Van Praag hit and scratched the lodger and pulled his hair. ... |
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Homicide victim identified The Modesto Police Department has identified the man shot to death in a Modesto apartment, while continuing to seek a suspect. |
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Sentence reconsidered for drunk driver A superior court judge in Sonoma County is reconsidering the 12-year prison sentence given to the son of the Merced County District Attorney for a drunk driving conviction. |
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Suspect in double homicide arrested The suspect wanted for the murder of a Merced County couple was taken into custody Wednesday night in Louisiana. |
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Detectives search for robber The Modesto Police department is seeking the man responsible for robbing a bank inside a Modesto grocery store. |
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Parents charged with child neglect The parents of three young girls were booked into the Merced County Jail after their three children were found in a filthy apartment all alone Monday. |
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