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A 20-year-old man was shot to death in Waterford on Tuesday in what detectives believe is a gang-related homicide. The deceased was identified as Mario Ramos-Alvarez, 20 of Waterford. He suffered a single gunshot wound and was transported to Memorial Medical Center, where he died from his injury, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department reported. The shooting was reported at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of B Street in Waterford. A ... Read More
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The Merced County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the man found dead in a car near a Stevinson bar where a fight had been reported, but now investigators are unsure the death was a homicide. The deceased has been identified as Melchor Mino Holguin III, 30, of Atwater. Holguin was found dead inside a car on Edminister Road, a short distance from the Stevinson Bar and Grill on Third Street. Read More
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The Denair teenager facing charges for the killing of her father and stabbing of her mother, has changed her not guilty plea to one of not guilty by reason of insanity. Shanna Wills, 19, is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon from the May 8, 2011 attack that left her father, Kenneth Wills, 62, dead and her mother, Susan Wills, hospitalized. The change in the plea ... Read More
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A 54-year-old Turlock man was sentenced to federal prison Monday for possession of child pornography. Charles Albert Risley was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, the Department of Justice reported. Risley received more than 600 images of child pornography between July 20, 2012 and Sept. 1, 2012. Many of the images depicted prepubescent minors, and several depicted violence or sadistic or masochistic conduct, according to the ... Read More
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A Ripon man previously convicted of shooting a man to death outside a Turlock bar, has been denied parole. According to court records, Efrain Rodriquez was at Lupe’s Bar in Modesto around midnight on Feb. 26, 1994 and got into a fight with Rene Martinez after Martinez knocked over his beer. Rodriguez pulled out a semi-automatic Ruger pistol and shot Martinez three times, killing him. Less than a month later Rodriguez shot ... Read More
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Stanislaus County’s new $22.7 million Juvenile Commitment Center opened Friday with an emphasis on educating and rehabilitating the youths at the facility. The 60-bed facility at 2215-A Blue Gum Ave. in Modesto is adjacent to Juvenile Hall. It will be used to house young offenders who have become committed wards of the court. Juvenile Hall will continue to house non-committed offenders. The Juvenile Commitment Center came about through a partnership between Stanislaus ... Read More
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A 36-year-old man was arrested for robbery after allegedly violently ripping a necklace from a woman’s neck Friday afternoon. According to the Turlock Police Department, Manjit Bains pulled up alongside a woman in the 1800 block of English Avenue and asked her if she knew a person he was trying to find. The woman said she didn’t know that person. Bains got out of his vehicle and was looking in the back ... Read More
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The Merced County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a homicide that is believed to be linked to a fight at a Stevinson bar. The name of the deceased has not been released at this time. He was 30 years old. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday sheriff’s deputies were summoned to the Stevinson Bar and Grill at 20104 3rd Ave., in Stevinson for a report of a fight. Bar patrons told the deputies ... Read More
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For retired Turlock Police Sgt. Dan Gray justice has been served up too late and light for his liking. Twelve years ago Gray was swept into the nightmarish situation of staring up at a gun barrel with a known criminal at the other end. Gray walked away from the encounter with a gunshot injury to his right arm and his shooter, while Bailey Carlton Groves Jr. walked out of a courtroom two ... Read More
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A man and woman are facing theft charges after allegedly stealing more than a $1,000 in merchandise from Wal-Mart and then trying to escape with the goods on a bus. According to the Turlock Police Department, Chris Garcia, 43, and Serina Padilla, 37, entered the Wal-Mart at 2111 Fulkerth Ave. around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and proceeded to load up a cart with merchandise totaling over $1,000. The pair then pushed the cart ... Read More
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