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Police search for armed robber

A lone gunman robbed a Turlock grocery store and escaped on a bicycle into a nearby neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, the Turlock Police Department reported. No injuries were reported in Wednesday’s robbery and the suspect remains at large. The robbery occurred just before 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Cost Less Market at 255 W. Main Street. The suspect pulled out a handgun and took an undisclosed amount of cash from the store, said ... Read More
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Posted: may. 23, 2013 12:48 p.m.



Crash injures family

A family of four was hospitalized Saturday after their vehicle was struck by a suspected drunken driver. The four family members — a 32-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman, a 3-year-old child and a 7-month old infant — all sustained moderate to minor injuries in the collision, Turlock Police Sgt. Stephen Webb reported. All were taken to a nearby hospital. The collision happened around 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of N. ... Read More
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Posted: may. 21, 2013 9:48 p.m.
DA considers re-trying Hoyt in roadside beating

DA considers re-trying Hoyt in roadside beating

Michael Hoyt says he is ready to get back to regular life now that the murder charge that had shadowed him for three years has been cleared away. But his wait may be a bit longer as the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office considers re-trying him on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and assault likely to inflict great bodily injury, with an enhancement that great bodily injury resulted Hoyt, 53, was acquitted ... Read More
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Posted: may. 17, 2013 9:11 p.m.


Gang sweep nets 27 arrests

A recent spike in gang violence triggered a county-wide sweep Wednesday that resulted in the arrests of 27 suspected gang members. More than 100 peace officers from local, state and federal agencies targeted 115 suspected gang members for contact on Wednesday. They conducted 89 probation and parole searches and made 27 arrests on various charges. The sweep also resulted in the seizure of nine firearms, including two assault rifles, two ounces of methamphetamine ... Read More
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Posted: may. 17, 2013 7:50 p.m.


Police arrest man for soliciting sex from teen

Turlock Police investigators have arrested a 48-year-old man on allegations he solicited a 15-year-old girl for sex. Jose Hinojosa has been charged with suspicion of illegal contact with a minor and arranging a meeting with a minor for purposes of engaging in sexual acts. Hinojosa allegedly met the 15-year-old at a store and was able to obtain her telephone number. According to the police department, Hinojosa’s calls to the girl became sexual ... Read More
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Posted: may. 17, 2013 7:50 p.m.


Turlock man dies in highway hit and run

A 28-year-old man walking along the shoulder of Highway 99 in Turlock was struck and killed early Wednesday by a hit and run driver. The deceased was identified by the Stanislaus county Coroner’s Office as Elijah Tillman of Turlock. The fatal collision occurred around 1:17 a.m. Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol reported. Tillman was walking on the shoulder of the northbound lane of the highway, just south of the Linwood Avenue ... Read More
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Posted: may. 17, 2013 7:47 p.m.
Crystal meth found at Turlock home

Crystal meth found at Turlock home

A 60-year-old Turlock man is facing multiple narcotics charges after investigators found more than 30 grams of crystal methamphetamine in his home Tuesday. Roberto Gamboa was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Stanislaus County Jail on a charge of possession of methamphetamine for sales and transportation of methamphetamine, said Turlock Police Sgt. Stephen Webb. The Turlock Narcotics Enforcement Team served a search warrant at Gamboa’s residence in the 1000 block of N. ... Read More
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Posted: may. 15, 2013 12:39 p.m.


Crash results in arrest

A man is facing a criminal charge after crashing on a reportedly stolen motor bike. Derik Coronado, 27, was seen by a Turlock Police sergeant driving a motor-powered cycle along Starr Avenue around midnight Friday. The sergeant initiated a traffic stop and it briefly appeared Coronado was going to try and flee until he suddenly hit the front brakes, according to the police report. The abrupt stop sent Coronado tumbling over ... Read More
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Posted: may. 14, 2013 10:36 p.m.


Burglary suspect apprehended

A mindful neighbor helped the Turlock Police Department catch a suspected burglar Friday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m. Friday the Turlock Police Department received a call stating a man had just kicked open a door of a residence in the 200 block of Sunday Drive. Officers responded to the scene quickly and took 47-year-old Rudolph Delgado into custody, according to the police report. Delgado was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary ... Read More
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Posted: may. 14, 2013 10:36 p.m.


Reward offered to convict cat killer

Welba and Maria Arms faithfully drove across Ceres each evening for the past three years to supply food and water to a small colony of feral cats that inhabited the wooded area between Home Depot and Rancho San Miguel Market on Hatch Road. They were first drawn to care for the cats as long time shoppers of Raley's. Their devotion led to grief last Sunday evening when they found five adult cats and ... Read More
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Posted: may. 10, 2013 11:12 p.m.


Jury: Hoyt not guilty of murder in roadside beating

At 2:30 p.m. Friday Stanislaus County Deputy District Attorney Wendell Emerson delivered the unwelcome news to the family and friends of Kenneth Winter that a conviction of second-degree murder for the defendant Michael Hoyt was looking less and less likely and a hung jury was a very real possibility. Almost 45 minutes later their heartbreak became official. A Stanislaus County Superior Court jury found Hoyt not guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary ... Read More
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Posted: may. 10, 2013 11:03 p.m.
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