Helicopter tracks suspected rooftop burglar, leading to arrest at Best Buy in Modesto
A Modesto man was arrested earlier this week after police say he climbed onto the roof of the Best Buy on Sisk Road in an attempted burglary that was tracked from above by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit. Modesto Police Department spokesperson Sharon Bear said officers were dispatched to the...
Modesto police cite 17-year-old clocked at 92 mph on city street
A 17-year-old boy was cited for reckless driving after a Modesto police traffic officer witnessed him racing another car on a city street and speeding at nearly three times the posted limit, authorities said Thursday. According to a social-media post from the Modesto Police Department, the teen — who did not have a...
Infant, 2 adults dead after driver runs red light, CHP says
(FOX40.COM) — An infant and two adults are dead after a crash in the Stockton area, according to the California Highway Patrol. Video Above: What to do if you witness a crash CHP said officers responded to reports of a crash around 4:23 p.m. on Nov. 20, in the area of Sanguinetti Lane and Wilson Way. […]
Stockton vice mayor blames mayor and city council for lack of action to prevent...
(The Center Square) - Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee spoke out this week about what he called inaction by other city officials, which he said created the conditions for the deadly Nov. 29 shooting. “I’m not going to say that the mayor and the city council is completely responsible because they didn’t pull the...
Modesto is getting a fourth Ross Dress for Less store. Where it’ll go
After sitting vacant for a number of months, a building on Prescott Road in Modesto soon will be filled. Furniture and appliance store American Freight announced its bankruptcy and closure in November 2024. It’s unclear when the closing sales ended at the 1800 Prescott Road store and the doors shut for good, but Ross...
DUI checkpoint to be held in Modesto, police say. Here’s when
The Modesto Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location from 8 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday, it announced. Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, which include a driver’s license suspension. In 2024, MPD made 616 DUI arrests. In 2022,...
Driver intentionally crashes into victim, Stockton police say
(FOX40.COM) — The Stockton Police Department is investigating an assault with a deadly weapon incident that occurred in the Civic District on Wednesday night. According to SPD, the assault happened on the 500 block of West Fremont Street. While the 40-year-old victim was seated in his vehicle in the area, the suspect...
Truck theft suspects caught in Sacramento and Manteca
CALIFORNIA — On Thursday, the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office officials say authorities have arrested three men in connection with a series of semi-truck and trailer thefts across Northern California. Officials in a press release stated that the thefts began on August 3, when a truck and trailer carrying...
Did your family member dance with the devil in 1995 at the Flamingo Club...
As a Stockton native, I grew up hearing about the Devil appearing at the Flamingo Club in 1995. The infamous club, which used to be located at Charter and Wilson Way, was only 2.2 miles away from childhood home. Anytime my grandmother took me to the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds or we drove past Rancho San Miguel I...
Teen crews behind the surge in Bay Area home burglaries, police say. They’re targeting...
A wave of residential break-ins by groups of juveniles across four cities in the East Bay has prompted police to issue an unusually broad warning to homeowners.
