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Ex-Meta engineer shoots wife, 4-year-old twins in murder-suicide at their $2.1M Bay Area home

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A former Meta engineer, his data scientist wife and their two 4-year-old twins were found dead inside their $2.1 million California home in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide.

Anand Sujith Henry, 37, allegedly killed his sons and fatally shot his wife, Alice Benzinger, 38, in a bathtub before turning the gun on himself, sources told KTVU.

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SWAT team rescues 2, arrests suspect after Turlock hostage situation

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 A SWAT team broke their way into a Turlock home overnight and rescued several people who were being held hostage by a suspect.

The incident started a little before 8 p.m., Turlock police say, when dispatchers got a call accusing a Turlock man of threatening to assault a woman inside a home along Elmcrest Court.

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Thirty-five local grapplers punch tickets to section championships

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The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament this weekend will feature a plethora of area wrestlers after an eventful two days of boys divisional and girls regional action.

The wrestling programs of Pitman, Turlock, Hilmar and Hughson will send a total of 35 wrestlers to the Masters at the Stockton Arena on Friday and Saturday. Leading the way with the most qualifiers are the Pride, who will be sending 20 student-athletes to the tournament, including all 14 of their boys varsity wrestlers. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, will be sending 10 wrestlers, while the Huskies will send three and the Yellowjackets two.

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Man Arrested With Stolen Motorcycle While Going Through Trash

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At about 12:50am Monday, Turlock Police Officer Nunez got out with two suspicious persons near Valley Smoke Shop in the 500 block of N. Golden State Boulevard.

The couple had been going through trash that they had scattered all around.

Both subjects were identified, including Christopher Wilson, 33, of Modesto.

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Local basketball teams await playoff seeding after strong regular seasons

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Although they are crosstown rivals, the girls basketball programs of Turlock High and Pitman High must stand beside each other atop the Central California Athletic League standings and share the league championship after they each finished their regular seasons with 8-2 records. There won’t be any bragging rights on the side, either, as they split head-to-head matchups 1-1.

For the Bulldogs, it is their second consecutive 8-2 season, though it’s their first league title since the 2018-2019 campaign. It’s also their first league title under head coach Erica Hernandez. Pitman head coach Parmine Randhawa is celebrating the same milestone.

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Ceres man jailed in child sex allegations from a decade ago. He is being held on $1.75M bail

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Ripon police arrested a Ceres man Tuesday morning on suspicion of committing sex crimes against children.

The man is being held on $1.75 million bail. Police took Derek William Young, 41, into custody Tuesday morning in a parking lot at the Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center.

Young identified himself as a Ceres resident and his occupation as a patient care tech for Kaiser, according to a document obtained by The Bee. A Kaiser spokesman confirmed Young is an employee.

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Police: 2 men caught with more than 400 pieces of stolen mail in Turlock

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A man on probation for theft and another man wanted for theft were arrested in Turlock after being caught with over 400 pieces of stolen mail, police said.

In a news release, the Turlock Police Department said an officer responding to a reported mailbox theft at the Park Knolls apartments Tuesday morning spotted a car matching a description that came in.

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Two Arrested and 400 Stolen Mailpieces Recovered After Pursuit

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At about 8:47am Tuesday, Turlock Police responded to a larceny from a mailbox that had just occurred at Park Knolls Apartments in the 1100 block of Pedras Rd.

The caller reported that the suspect vehicle was a silver Mercedes-Benz driven by a young man.

Officer Marquez arrived in the area and located a matching vehicle near W. Monte Vista Avenue and N. Walnut Road. He attempted to make a traffic stop on it, but it took off from him and a pursuit ensued.

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Man With Battery Warrant Arrested After Resisting Officers

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At about 3:28am Sunday, Turlock Police responded to a disturbance in progress at The Palms Apartments in the 1100 block of Pedras Road.

Two different callers reported hearing a woman screaming and a child crying near the A building.

Officers arrived on scene and contacted a couple. The male half had made his way across the street, while the female half was still at the apartment complex.

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Turlock PD arrests 4 in ‘blitz’ against retail theft. Stolen items worth more than $10,000

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Officers arrested four people in Turlock suspected of stealing more than $10,000 worth of retail goods.

A Facebook post said the city Police Department recovered the property during a joint operation with the California Highway Patrol on Thursday, Feb. 1.

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