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Turlock teen assaulted in bike theft
Suspect apprehended after victim finds bike
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Jose Flores
A Turlock man was taken into custody after violently taking a bike from a 14-year-old boy and then reporting the bike was stolen from him when the 14-year-old and his father reclaimed it. Jose Flores, 36, of Turlock was arrested on suspicion of robbery and child abuse, the Turlock Police Department reported. The incident began Thursday afternoon when the 14-year-old boy left his bicycle locked up outside a convenience store in the 900 block of Lander Avenue.