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Brazen Target Thief Has Swiped Nearly $40K Worth of Items From California Stores By Tricking Staff

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Police in Southern California are searching for a man who has allegedly stolen nearly $40,000 worth of merchandise from several Target stores.

The man's "crime spree," dating back to at least October, has resulted in an estimated loss of $39,000 to Target, the Irvine Police Department said on X. He has allegedly stolen from several locations across Southern California.

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Minor Magnitude 2.7 Earthquake Ripples Near Merced, California – No Reports of Shaking Detected

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Merced, California, experienced a light magnitude 2.7 earthquake on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at 2:54 pm local time. The seismic event, which occurred 45 km (28 mi) away from the city, had a very shallow depth of 22.1 km (14 mi) and, interestingly, went unnoticed as no reports of shaking were filed.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the earthquake, with the epicenter at 37.3863°N latitude and 119.9868°W longitude in Mariposa, California, United States. The quake was also near Mammoth Mountain, the nearest volcano, 89 km (55 mi) away.

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15-Year-Old from Turlock, California Reported Missing Since November 27, 2023

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Donaven Carvalho, a 15-year-old from Turlock, California, has been reported missing since November 27, 2023. He is listed under the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children with NCIC# M447668704. Donaven is described as a black male, and his disappearance is currently under investigation by the Turlock Police Department.

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Stockton home with 11 people inside, including 5 children, shot; investigation underway

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No one was injured after a home with 11 people inside, including five children, was hit by gunfire in Stockton Saturday evening, the police department said.

Shortly after 4:45 p.m., police responded to the 2900 block of Stanfield Drive for a report of a shooting into an occupied home.

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Motorcyclist killed in suspected DUI crash in Stanislaus County

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Drunk driving is suspected to be a factor in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Stanislaus County Saturday night, the CHP said.

The crash happened in the area of Crows Landing Road and Ehrich Road around 8 p.m. Saturday.

A 47-year-old man from Patterson was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado south at about 35 mph on Crows Landing Road and was approaching Ehrlich Road, the CHP said.

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Score Big at These 6 Unmissable Turlock Sports Bars

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In this article, we explore six popular sports bars located in Turlock. Are you familiar with any of these spots? If you've visited them, we'd love to hear about your experiences. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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3 deaths caused by ‘tranq’/fentanyl mix confirmed in Stanislaus County. ‘Now it is here’

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A mixture of the animal tranquilizer xylazine with street fentanyl has caused three overdose deaths in Stanislaus County, an official reported Thursday as the opioid crisis continues to get worse.

In the latest overdose data, released at Thursday’s Opioid Safety Coalition meeting, the county recorded 121 deaths due to fentanyl poisoning or overdoses in 2023, almost even with the 128 fentanyl deaths in 2022.

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Details emerge about circumstances of crash that killed Turlock basketball coach

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New details have helped form a clearer picture as to what led up to the collision that killed a beloved Turlock High School basketball coach on Dec. 29. But what exactly happened remains murky.

Johnathan Williams, 48, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after a rollover crash near Pitman High School. Williams was formerly the girls varsity basketball head coach for Turlock High and was an assistant coach of both the varsity boys and girls teams at the time of his death.

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17 suspected sexual predators arrested in Turlock PD’s online chat operation

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An operation utilizing online chat rooms and platforms conducted by the Turlock Police Department, in partnership with the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, led to the arrest of 17 men on various felony sex-related charges.

Home buying competition to ramp up as rates get cut, says local Realtor

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Ready, set, buy a house? According to Michael Rocha of Atlantic Realty, the real estate market could look like a sprinting event at the Olympics in the coming months.

As 2024 gets underway, Rocha, who was voted Best Realtor by 209 Magazine readers in 2021 and 2022, is once again offering his yearly predictions for the local real estate market. And for the first time in over a year, he expects there to be some drastic change, predominantly coming by way of the Federal Reserve and their plans to lower interest rates at least three times this year in their efforts to help the national economy rebound from inflation and declines in the labor market. 

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