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This week in Turlock, California, several incidents occurred that raised concerns for public safety. These incidents include a reported shootout between two men, an attack on an elderly man outside a candy store, and an armed robbery during a meeting to sell a gaming console.
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A search warrant served at an illegal pot grow in Modesto on Friday morning found about 900 plants plus processed marijuana, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The search was conducted about 7 a.m. at a residence on the 900 block of Lenore Court, just east of Mark Twain Jr. High School in west Modesto. Thirteen people initially were taken into custody and four firearms were seized, Sgt. Luke Schwartz told The Bee.
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A sideshow in Stockton over the weekend sent one person to the hospital after one of the cars lost control.
Sideshows are illegal car shows that often lead to blocked parking lots, streets, or highways. Participants, often by the dozens, crowd around a handful of vehicles that perform donuts.
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A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run on the 3700 block of McHenry Avenue on Tuesday evening, according to the Modesto Police Department.
Investigators are asking for the public’s help in looking for a white, or light-colored, 2010 to 2013 model Kia Soul last seen traveling southbound on McHenry Avenue. The vehicle should have had damage to its windshield and passenger side, according to a police statement.
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Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves last week reduced the accused’s charge from a felony to a misdemeanor in an alleged assault case after hearing testimonies from two witnesses and the arguments presented by Deputy District Attorney James Howard Langston and Deputy Public Defender Amy Elizabeth Kennedy.
Ruling there were inconsistencies between the alleged victim’s report and witness testimony, the judge contended she could not charge, even as a misdemeanor, the punishment for an act resulting in significant bodily injury or death, citing the victim’s demeanor and odd behavior.
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At about 11:32pm Friday night, Turlock Police responded to a traffic hazard at W. Monte Vista Avenue and N. Golden State Boulevard, for a vehicle stuck on the railroad tracks.
When officers arrived on scene, they located the vehicle facing south just south of the railroad crossing. It was unoccupied.
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A Bay Area man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his former Modesto roommate on New Year’s Day 2021, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office reported Saturday. The jury also found that Eric Mills was “lying in wait,” a special circumstance, when he shot Teodoro “Teo” Gutierrez, 52.
East Palo Also resident Mills, now 41, had been roommates with the victim. According to previous Bee reporting, Gutierrez’s girlfriend told detectives Mills was kicked out six months earlier due to his drug use. She said Mills threatened to kill Gutierrez but they never made a police report, according to the arrest affidavit.
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A 21-year-old woman died after she was involved in a crash with a driver who was suspected of operating his vehicle under the influence, according to Ceres Police.
The crash happened on Thursday just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of Hatch Road and Faith Home Road.
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Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 27th, 2023, the Stanislaus County Sheriff Office’s Special Victims Unit collaborated with the Turlock Police Department, California State Parole and Stanislaus County Probation Department to complete its third annual sexual registrant Halloween compliance operation.
It has been the objective of the Sheriff Department’s Special Victims Unit to keep Halloween festivities safe by conducting compliance checks on sex offenders (290 PC). These compliance checks ensure accountability of sexual registrants’ terms and conditions are being met.
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Authorities have identified the bicyclist who died Friday after being struck by a sport utility vehicle near Graceada Park as a 36-year-old homeless woman.
Rosanna Petrushkin was the 15th person to die in Modesto this year in a traffic accident, Lt. Dan Starr has said. Six involved vehicles vs. pedestrians and two were vehicles vs. bicyclists.
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