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Burglary team of five hits five Manteca stores

It was about noon Tuesday when a team of four women, one man, two toddlers and a baby paid a visit to Monogram Magic in the 100 block of West Yosemite Avenue and made off with more than $2,000 worth of merchandise.

December 14, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


CHP seeking help identifying freeway shooter

STOCKTON - CHP officers are asking for public input in a Monday incident on southbound Highway 99 freeway where a motorist fired a semi-automatic hand gun into the windshield of the vehicle traveling directly behind him.

December 12, 2012 | | Crime


5 masked gunman sought in home invasion robbery

The Magna Terra neighborhood, bordered by Cottage Avenue on the west and North Street on the south and just north of Doctors Hospital, is on edge after an armed home invasion robbery at 1:54 a.m. Thursday.

December 08, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


State releases felons then pays cities to help re-arrest them

Felons released early from state prison are responsible for an uptick in crime in Manteca and elsewhere in San Joaquin County.

December 07, 2012 | Dennis Wyatt | Crime


Siblings thwart kidnap attempt of 6-year-old sister

Three young girls walking home from school Monday afternoon were confronted by a short and heavyweight man they said was in his 60s who reportedly grabbed the 6-year-old from behind and under her arms, lifting her off the ground.

December 05, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Trailer park shooting suspect still at large

Police are turning to the public for information on who was responsible for a Thanksgiving eve shooting at a trailer park in the 300 block of Moffat Boulevard at Sherman Avenue.

November 29, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


CHP brass chase down suspect in Manteca car theft

Edward Adams, 21, of Ripon was jailed on multiple charges after attempting to outrun a CHP captain and lieutenant from Modesto that were traveling through Stockton on Highway 99 early Tuesday morning in an unmarked car.

November 22, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Motorist leads Manteca Police on high speed chase, shears off pole, rolls SUV

A young motorist with the last name of Ayraud led Manteca Police on a high speed chase at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday before shearing off a power pole, rolling his stolen vehicle and being taken to county jail.

November 14, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Man seen inside torched building arrested for multiple warrants

A Manteca transient was arrested for several outstanding felony warrants after he was seen hanging out around Thursday's torched outbuilding at North Union and Lathrop roads at about 4:30 p.m. Friday.

November 10, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Arsonist strikes again in Manteca

Someone is torching buildings in Manteca. The latest incident was on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. when flames from a suspicious origin engulfed at 20- by 80-foot outbuilding behind a vacant home on North Union Road brought 11 firefighters, two engines and a rescue unit to the scene. Firefighters immediately went into an aggressive attack mode with the flames coming from a small living quarters at the front of the structure. A sign that warned of ...

November 09, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Copper theft costs Manteca $50K yearly

Manteca taxpayers spent more than $50,000 last year replacing copper wiring stolen from underground streetlight boxes.

November 08, 2012 | Dennis Wyatt | Crime


Manteca officer rescues Fresno kidnap victim

A Fresno woman who was reportedly kidnapped by her husband a was rescued by Manteca Police officer Dan Chestnut when he ordered her 33-year-old husband from his car on Northwoods Avenue at gunpoint.

November 08, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


FRESNO KIDNAP VICTIM RESCUED BY MANTECA OFFICER

A Fresno woman who was kidnapped by her husband on Tuesday was rescued by Manteca officer Dan Chestnut when he ordered her 33-year-old husband from his car on Northwoods Avenue at gunpoint.

November 07, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Police take four gang members off the streets

Four gang members allegedly assaulted a Mantecan at Southside Park at about 7 p.m. Monday night chasing him onto Willow Avenue before officers arrived on the scene, according to Manteca Police public information officer Jason Hensley.

November 03, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Vandals put pair of ambulances out of service

Two Manteca ambulances were compromised by thieves in the garage facility at 245 East Center Street late Friday night with one being forced to "stand down" for an emergency call of a man having trouble breathing at the Western Trailer Park in the 1000 block of West Yosemite Avenue.

November 03, 2012 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


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Manteca Police officer shoots dog off his leg

A black Labrador retriever was shot by a Manteca Police officer Wednesday afternoon as the dog punctured the patrolman's leg in the Save Mart Shopping Center parking lot in the 1100 block of North Main Street.

June 06, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Manteca skeleton is that of missing woman

Skeletal remains unearthed in the back yard of a south central Manteca home May 28 have been confirmed to be those of missing 36-year-old Stockton woman, Karen Michelle Sterzel. She has been missing for some 23 years.

June 06, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Manteca investigation leads to almost 3 pounds of heroin

A narcotics probe that began in Manteca led Street Crimes Unit detectives to Stockton on Thursday where they located nearly three pounds of heroin with the assistance of the MPD Gang Unit.

June 04, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Realignment, SJ County style, appears to reduce crime

Prison realignment - given how San Joaquin County is implementing it - may end up reducing crime.

May 31, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Crime


City of Manteca pickup stolen then recovered

Two City of Manteca workers had a sigh of relief when their white Sierra GMC pickup truck was located by police officers at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of East Alameda Street.

May 31, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Did police dig up body in Manteca home’s yard?

Stockton police investigators have turned over the evidence they recovered last Thursday in a Manteca residential dig to the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office to determine if it is actually human remains.

May 29, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Six clerks cited for selling alcohol to Manteca minors

Agents of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) along with Manteca

May 28, 2013 | | Crime


Hunt for missing person leads to officers digging up Manteca yard

Was there a person buried 23 years ago in the side yard of a Manteca home?

May 24, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


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