Archive By Section - Crime
Reams arrested on sexual abuse charges
Sid Reams, 66, has been arrested on charges relating to alleged sexual misconduct. Manteca Police arrested Reams Wednesday at 4 p.m. after he voluntarily went to the police station for an interview. The arrest followed a long-term investigation launched by Manteca detectives in early March into allegations of sexual abuse involving a dependent adult. The complex nature of the investigation is why it took nearly two months to complete. The San Joaquin County Adult Protective ...
Starter gun shooting with laser triggers deployment of 30 cops
The sounds of gunshots rattled Manteca's Mission Ridge area immediately behind Wal-Mart at about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday with patrolmen responding to frantic calls from residents saying there was a shooter in their neighborhood.
Alert citizen helps police stop armed robbery
Four Stockton teens hatched a plan to drive to Manteca and rob two gas stations on East Yosemite Avenue.
Manteca man gets 4 years in state prison
Jason Puetz, 30, of Manteca, pled guilty to drug charges Monday morning before Judge Ron Northup in the Manteca Branch of the San Joaquin County Superior Court – sending him to state prison for four years.
Bank of the West robber pedals away
Manteca Police are looking for an armed bank robber that made his getaway pedaling a mountain bike.
Wave of daytime burglaries hit west Lathrop
LATHROP – Residents living in the high-end Meritage subdivision homes near City Hall in Lathrop are asking for more police patrol in their neighborhood.
Suspect sought in defrauding of 18 people
A Manteca short order cook who allegedly defrauded three elementary school secretaries with the promise of "cheap computers" has other citizens telling police he took money from them as well and didn't deliver a product.
Attempted bank robbery suspects in court today
Wednesday's two attempted bank robbery suspects are in San Joaquin County Jail awaiting their court dates today in the Manteca branch of the San Joaquin County Superior Court.
Cops thwart bank takeover
A bank takeover robbery planned just the night before at a party after the alleged participants complained they were all broke was derailed in a dramatic confrontation in a quiet neighborhood on the edge of downtown Manteca.
$1M bail for man charged with selling drugs to Lathrop kid
LATHROP - Eric L. McKinney, 24, of Lathrop was charged with five felonies by sheriff's deputies Tuesday in connection with a sale of drugs to a 12-year-old female student.
Thieves steal 3,000 pounds of dog food
LATHROP - Some 3,000 pounds of dog food was stolen from Diamond Pet Food on Harlan Road in Lathrop sometime between April 3 and April 6, sheriff's deputies reported.
Target theft suspects followed to Ross store; police recover swiped property, stolen check
Danielle M. Smith, 24, of Manteca, was tracked from the Manteca Target Store near Highway 99 and Yosemite Avenue to the Ross store at Daniels Street and Airport Way Friday afternoon before she was arrested on charges of theft, possession of stolen property and possession of a stolen check.
Mantecan in jail charged with second auto theft
A Manteca inmate in county jail awaiting formal sentencing for auto theft was given extra charges this week due to a diligent community service officer in Tracy who took extensive fingerprints inside a stolen car.
Parolee-at-large arrested in vehicle reported stolen
Parolee-at-large Eric Law Jr, 25, of Manteca was arrested at about 2:30 p.m. Monday after he was seen getting into a reported stolen vehicle parked in the 700 block of North Grant Street.
Police seize 229 pot plants growing in Manteca home
Manteca Police found a pot garden on the second floor of a Chadwick Square home in northwest Manteca Tuesday afternoon that yielded 229 mature plants and 75 younger seedlings.
Articles by Section - Crime
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Federal agents help combat SJ County crime
A federal law enforcement crackdown on career criminals is helping local police agencies fight growing 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.
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.
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