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Is Modesto becoming more violent? Here’s what the 2022 homicide numbers show

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When a homicide occurs in or around Modesto, a common refrain is that the city has become increasingly dangerous.

People blame politicians and public policy or transplants from the Bay Area and other large cities. Some lament that Modesto “never used to be like this,” while others who’ve moved away chime in to say what a great decision they made.

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Two shootings, two stabbings — one fatal — as Stanislaus County rings in the new year

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New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day morning were marked with violence in Stanislaus County, including two shootings and two stabbings, one of which was fatal. The latter was Turlock’s second homicide of the holiday weekend and appears to be the first of 2023.

Little has been released about the homicide, which was on the 400 block of East Linwood Avenue.

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Georgia man wanted in North Augusta road rage shooting

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Police are looking for a Georgia man after a road rage incident led to a shooting.

Tymere Dae'Shaun Nyree Hill, 23, of Metter, Georgia, is wanted in connection to a shooting that occurred after an argument during a wreck off an interstate ramp.

Hill has warrants for attempted murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.

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Turlock sideshow leads to fatal shooting of man and at least 2 crashes, police report

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A sideshow in Turlock led to a fatal shooting and at least two traffic crashes early Saturday, police said.

The man who died was a 20-year-old Tracy resident whose name was not disclosed, a news release from the Turlock Police Department said. No arrests have been reported in the shooting.

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Perimeter Search after Robbery in Turlock ends with Shooting

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TURLOCK – Police investigating an armed robbery late Wednesday afternoon attempted to stop the person suspected of the robbery who later shot themself.

At about 6:00pm officers with the Turlock Police Department responded to a convenience store on the 400 block of Lander Avenue for a report of a robbery. Officers arriving in the area were later involved in a foot pursuit with the suspect as he was located nearby.

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Turlock man, booked on suspicion of murder, released after DA declines to file charges

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A Turlock man arrested on suspicion of killing a man whose body was found in a partially burned commercial building this week was released from jail after the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges.

Danny Eule Stevens, 58, was booked into the Stanislaus County Jail on Tuesday but was no longer listed in custody as of Friday morning.

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Modesto, Turlock optometrist pleads guilty to $550,000 in health care fraud

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A local optometrist with offices in Modesto and Turlock pleaded guilty to committing $500,000 in health care fraud, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. United States District Judge Jennifer Thurston will determine Dr. Carole Sachs’ sentence March 6, according to a news release from Talbert’s office.

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Police issue warning over discarded drugs

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The Newman Police Department is issuing a warning to parents to pass on to their children about not picking up any bags or such things after methamphetamine was found discarded near two schools last week.

“On two separate occasions over the last two weeks quantities of suspected methamphetamine were found abandoned near two different schools within the jurisdiction of the Newman Crows Landing Unified School District,” the police department stated on their Facebook page.

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Turlock man arrested after body found in burned room

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TURLOCK, Calif. — Multiple Stanislaus County agencies helped arrest a Turlock man who allegedly killed another man in an abandoned building, according to Turlock police.

Turlock Police Department officers were called to the area of West Linwood Avenue and Ellerd Drive for a welfare check, Monday. The caller told officers a man may have been assaulted and could be found in an abandoned building.

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Merced man with warrant arrested after running away from police

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A man is in custody he ran away from Merced police.

26-year-old Roger Janz had an outstanding probation warrant for his arrest.

At 9:15 Friday night, an officer conducted a traffic stop at Carol and Childs Avenue in Merced.

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