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Lathrop man faces multiple children’s molestation charges

Felipe Martinez faces a continued arraignment at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Manteca courthouse for allegedly molesting multiple children including two youngsters under 7 years old, according to Deputy District Attorney Clair Van Vuren. ... Read More


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‘Pipe bomb’ explosion sets for to van parked on street

An explosion before 2 a.m. Wednesday alerted residents in the 1900 block of Sparrow Hawk Street to a fire in a neighbor’s white van parked at curbside in the neighborhood on the southeast quadrant of the 120 Bypass and Airport Way interchange. ... Read More

Posted: Feb. 02, 2012, 1:04 a.m. | | ‘Pipe bomb’ explosion sets for to van parked on street Comments 0 Comments


Stolen cell phone’s GPS helps police arrest four parolees

Four individuals were arrested Monday afternoon by Manteca Police officers when a stolen cell phone with an active GPS tripped them up by broadcasting its location near a golf course in the 11000 block of the Highway 99 Frontage Road just north of French Camp Road. ... Read More

Posted: Feb. 01, 2012, 1:34 a.m. | | Stolen cell phone’s GPS helps police arrest four parolees Comments 0 Comments


Police: Stolen radioactive device dangerous if opened

A nuclear-powered surface gauge used for soil testing could prove dangerous if whoever stole it tinkers with it and opens it up, Manteca Police warned Tuesday. ... Read More

Posted: Feb. 01, 2012, 1:33 a.m. | | Police: Stolen radioactive device dangerous if opened Comments 0 Comments
Thieves steal $50K in tires, wheels from Tuff Boy

Thieves steal $50K in tires, wheels from Tuff Boy

Thieves made off with some $50,000 worth of new General truck tires already mounted on wheels sometime before dawn Monday from a storage yard at West Yosemite Avenue and the Highway 120 Bypass. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 31, 2012, 12:26 a.m. | | Thieves steal $50K in tires, wheels from Tuff Boy Comments 0 Comments


Suspicious vehicle check nets stolen semi-automatic

RIPON — Ripon Police arrested a Tracy man parked on a residential street at 3:30 a.m. Friday with a knife in his waist band and a semi-automatic Glock hand gun in his back pocket. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 28, 2012, 12:45 a.m. | | Suspicious vehicle check nets stolen semi-automatic Comments 0 Comments
School resource officer follows the trail of 2 robbery suspects leading to capture

School resource officer follows the trail of 2 robbery suspects leading to capture

Two 18-year-old suspects in a Wednesday afternoon armed robbery were arrested after a two day dogged pursuit by Manteca Police School Resource Officer April Smith that led her to the 1000 block of Aldwina Lane around noon on Thursday. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 27, 2012, 12:09 a.m. | | School resource officer follows the trail of 2 robbery suspects leading to capture Comments 0 Comments


MPD officer takes down burglary suspect

Manteca Police patrolman Barry Blackburn caught up with a fleeing burglary suspect in a rural Manteca orchard Thursday and took him down at gunpoint at about 9 a.m. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 27, 2012, 12:08 a.m. | | MPD officer takes down burglary suspect Comments 0 Comments


Police Officers Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Harassment

Manteca police officers hope a Superior Court temporary restraining order (TRO) will stop the alleged ongoing harassment of two patrolmen by Gabriel Duenez, brother of Ernest Duenez, Jr., a parolee killed in an officer involved shooting last June. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 23, 2012, 3:30 p.m. | | Police Officers Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Harassment Comments 0 Comments


Ripon Police discover 3 pounds of pot

RIPON — Juan Meza, 23, of Modesto was booked into San Joaquin County Jail Friday on a possession of marijuana for sale charge by Ripon officers after they discovered three pounds of the drug while serving two search warrants in the 200 block of South Walnut Avenue. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 1:53 a.m. | | Ripon Police discover 3 pounds of pot Comments 0 Comments


Two women carjacked at gunpoint in Manteca

Two young women in their early 20s were reportedly carjacked shortly after 1 a.m. Friday in the 200 block of Elm Avenue north of West Center Street. ... Read More

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 1:53 a.m. | | Two women carjacked at gunpoint in Manteca Comments 0 Comments

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