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ATF makes arrests in Manteca; offer no details

The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agency made multiple arrests shortly before noon Thursday after serving a search warrant in the 500 block of Mission Ridge Drive.

April 19, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Manteca home burglaries up 41.79 percent

The number of residential burglaries continued to climb in Manteca during March. Year-to-date home burglaries in the first three months of this year compared to January, February and March in 2012 were up 41.79 percent. That reflects 95 burglaries committed this year compared to 67 for the same three months in 2012. There were 37 residential burglaries in Manteca during March compared to 23 in March 2012. That helped accelerate the upward increase that was ...

April 18, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Crime


Manteca Police arrest 4 for gun violations

An alert off-duty Manteca Police officer on Saturday led to the arrest of four gang associates on weapons charges.

April 16, 2013 | Bulletin staff reports | Crime


Attempt to extend motel stay lands pair in jail

Three men were detained and two were arrested Friday morning in an attempt to extend a motel stay with credit cards that had been stolen in an auto burglary Thursday night in the 200 block of Primrose Avenue.

April 13, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Shoplifters try to flee police, cause crash

Two women, who allegedly conspired to burglarize Kohl's Department Store Monday night, didn't get far with over $2,000 worth of merchandise as they led officers on a pursuit, crashed into a pickup truck and jumped over fences between backyards where they were apprehended by a police dog.

April 12, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Bicyclist may have found human bones

LATHROP – A peaceful bike ride took a grisly turn for one Lathrop area resident Tuesday afternoon after discovering what may turn out to be human remains along the side of the road.

April 11, 2013 | Jason Campbell | Crime


Free wheel locks from Manteca, Lathrop police

If you own one of nine vehicle models that are the most popular with thieves in San Joaquin County you can get some free help protecting your ride.

April 06, 2013 | Bulletin staff reports | Crime


Swiped diaper bag trips up suspects, leads to arrest for 27 ounces of meth

Three men met their match when they were allegedly prowling around a residence in the 200 block of Tannehill Drive Wednesday morning after they were spotted on the porch of a residence by a friend of the family driving down the street.

April 04, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Stolen car crashes during pursuit, ditched in Ripon

A Monday morning police pursuit went for nearly five miles on city surface streets shortly before 7 a.m. and ended on a Ripon frontage road following a crash at Yosemite Avenue and Austin Road.

April 02, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Grave situation scares off renters

A large city dumpster filled with approximately 250 concrete grave markers dated from 1959 to 1962 got the attention of neighbors in the 600 block of San Juan Street Friday morning.

March 30, 2013 | | Crime


Manteca Police arrest couple with $83K in pot

FRENCH CAMP - A couple in their mid-20s had their day ruined when Manteca Police caught up with them Friday allegedly growing marijuana, selling methamphetamine and having a stash of drug asset money and guns in French Camp.

March 23, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Deputies score $1M pot bust east of Manteca

An early-morning search warrant served by the San Joaquin County Metro Narcotics Task Force produced an astonishing find in a rural area about midway between Manteca, Escalon and Oakdale.

March 22, 2013 | Jason Campbell | Crime


Burglaries on upswing in Manteca as violence drops

Manteca is experiencing a surge in residential and auto burglaries while the value of what is being stolen has dropped.

March 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Crime


Fireplace poker then, gun now

An earlier grisly murder conviction handed down more than two decades ago when he was only 13, has Juan Valdez, 37, now facing the death penalty if found guilty of shooting his long-time girlfriend to death last week in French Camp.

March 20, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Woman killed at her home in French Camp

FRENCH CAMP - A 40-year-old French Camp woman was shot and killed in her home in the 10200 block of South Janet Road about 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

March 16, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


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Man walks off with $2,200

A cash roll of $2,200 – money intended for a down payment on a mobile home – was dropped in the parking lot of a Manteca fast food restaurant.

May 16, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


French Camp woman critical after shooting

FRENCH CAMP - A French Camp woman was shot Sunday morning while sitting behind the wheel of her car and then drove herself to a hospital with three bullet wounds in the upper part of her body.

May 15, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


2 bodies found after standoff; suspect killed

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriend's three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal and recovering the bodies of the captives' mother and another sibling, authorities said.

May 12, 2013 | | Crime


Facebook threats case: Trial set for terrorist threats against police officer

Dominic Aguilar, 37, is being held to answer a felony terrorist threat charge that he leveled threats against Manteca Police Officer John Moody on his Facebook page related to the officer involved shooting of Ernesto Duenas, Jr., nearly two years ago.

May 10, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Manteca-Ripon SWAT take 17 guns off street

LATHROP - A 12-member Manteca-Ripon SWAT team and five undercover officers served a major arrest warrant at a home in the 400 block of Manila Road in Lathrop just minutes after 7 a.m. Tuesday.

May 08, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Carl’s Jr. drive- thru customer rams building

Christina Duran, 41, had to wait to eat a late night snack until she got to county jail in the early hours of Wednesday morning after she allegedly rammed the Carl Junior's fast food restaurant in the 1400 block of West Yosemite Avenue with her vehicle.

May 02, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Burglary suspect runs across Bypass, arrested

A burglary in progress with a van backed into a driveway caught the attention of neighbors who called police.

May 01, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Woman creates scare at Sharpe Depot

A woman motorist detained at the front gate of the Sharpe Army Depot without identification set off what was quickly labeled a multi-casualty incident (MCI) when investigating officers developed immediate hand irritations when they searched her white Suburban SUV.

May 01, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Thieves destroy food for needy

Thieves attempting to break into a Second Harvest Food Bank refrigerator truck trailer sometime over the weekend accomplished only one thing – the loss of $5,000 worth of perishable food stacked inside the trailer that arrived on Friday.

April 30, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Vandals trash East Union, leave DNA spread at scene

Vandals trashed part of East Union High School in the predawn hours Saturday morning, smashing out the windshield and four side windows of a pickup truck in the motor pool and spreading human feces on a door and window to a classroom.

April 30, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


10 shots fired at Manteca Ambulance

A volley of gunfire directed at the Manteca Ambulance headquarters shortly before 11 p.m. Friday night shocked two ambulance medics as they were looking out the front window of the two-story building.

April 27, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Federal agents help combat SJ County crime

A federal law enforcement crackdown on career criminals is helping local police agencies fight growing crime.

April 24, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Crime


Armed robbery at Lathrop carwash

LATHROP – A man that asked for a "light" for his cigarette Thursday afternoon ended up taking a lot more.

April 22, 2013 | Jason Campbell | Crime


Pit bull killed after attacking woman, cops

COLTON (AP) - Authorities in San Bernardino County say a pit bull was shot and killed after it attacked and critically injured a 74-year-old woman then went after police officers who were trying to help her.

April 22, 2013 | | Crime


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