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Downtown readies for holiday revelers

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With just 12 days until Thanksgiving, that means we’re only 13 days away — less than two weeks — from the annual Friday-after-Thanksgiving tree-lighting ceremony in downtown Turlock.

The holiday season will officially get underway on Nov. 24, when the city’s Christmas tree in Central Park is lit for the first time.

The three-hour downtown event starts at 5 p.m., while the tree will be lit at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Amy Bublak, for whom the holiday traditions never get old.

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Man caught up in Stockton sideshow had foot amputated after hit by vehicle

in Accident/Community/News

A sideshow in Stockton over the weekend sent one person to the hospital after one of the cars lost control.

Sideshows are illegal car shows that often lead to blocked parking lots, streets, or highways. Participants, often by the dozens, crowd around a handful of vehicles that perform donuts.

Continue reading on KCRA.com

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We have in-your-face homelessness due in part to horrible court decision

in Community/Government/News

The Boise decision was a horrible one.

I’m referring to the Martin v. Boise decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in response to a 2009 lawsuit by six homeless plaintiffs against the city of Boise, Idaho regarding the city’s anti-camping ordinance.

The ruling held that cities cannot enforce such ordinances if they do not have enough homeless shelter beds available for their homeless population. It did not necessarily mean a city cannot enforce any restrictions on camping on public property.

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Puppies in Need: Could Your Home Be Their New Home in turlock, CA?

in Animals/Community/News

Considering pet adoption? Or perhaps you just enjoy all things cute and cuddly? Numerous charming pets are ready for a loving home at animal shelters situated in and near turlock.

Animal shelters and pet rescue groups work hard to care for unhoused pets and connect them to loving homes.

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COURT WATCH: Stanislaus County Judge Reduces Charge to Misdemeanor after Testimony

in Community/crime/News

 Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves last week reduced the accused’s charge from a felony to a misdemeanor in an alleged assault case after hearing testimonies from two witnesses and the arguments presented by Deputy District Attorney James Howard Langston and Deputy Public Defender Amy Elizabeth Kennedy.

Ruling there were inconsistencies between the alleged victim’s report and witness testimony, the judge contended she could not charge, even as a misdemeanor, the punishment for an act resulting in significant bodily injury or death, citing the victim’s demeanor and odd behavior.

Continue reading on davisvanguard.org

Officer gets special swearing-in ceremony at Modesto hospital after son’s birth

in Community/News

A Modesto police officer had a special swearing-in ceremony at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto after his wife went into labor on graduation day.

Modesto Police Officer Trent Kersey was planning to graduate with the other new officers on Halloween but his new son was not going to wait.

Continue reading on KMPH.com

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Man shot by police officer in Turlock

An investigation is underway in Turlock after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning. The Turlock Police Department confirmed they were investigating

Vehicle Left Abandoned Stuck On Railroad Tracks With Incoming Train

in Accident/Community/News

At about 11:32pm Friday night, Turlock Police responded to a traffic hazard at W. Monte Vista Avenue and N. Golden State Boulevard, for a vehicle stuck on the railroad tracks.

When officers arrived on scene, they located the vehicle facing south just south of the railroad crossing. It was unoccupied.

Continue reading on turlockcitynews.com

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Ex-roommate who ambushed and shot Stanislaus dairy worker is convicted of murder

in Community/crime/News

A Bay Area man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his former Modesto roommate on New Year’s Day 2021, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office reported Saturday. The jury also found that Eric Mills was “lying in wait,” a special circumstance, when he shot Teodoro “Teo” Gutierrez, 52.

East Palo Also resident Mills, now 41, had been roommates with the victim. According to previous Bee reporting, Gutierrez’s girlfriend told detectives Mills was kicked out six months earlier due to his drug use. She said Mills threatened to kill Gutierrez but they never made a police report, according to the arrest affidavit.

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Valley Students Speak Out Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict, Urge UC Merced, Stanislaus State to Act

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As the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the war’s shock waves are being felt here in the San Joaquin Valley.

Students gathered in Turlock at California State University Stanislaus’ quad on Monday to chant for Palestinian rights, as the war’s death toll continues to rise, particularly among civilians in the Gaza Strip.

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15 Sex Offenders were Arrested in the Third Annual Sexual Registrant Halloween Compliance Operation in Stanislaus County

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 Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office officials report that on October 27th, 2023, the Stanislaus County Sheriff Office’s Special Victims Unit collaborated with the Turlock Police Department, California State Parole and Stanislaus County Probation Department to complete its third annual sexual registrant Halloween compliance operation.

It has been the objective of the Sheriff Department’s Special Victims Unit to keep Halloween festivities safe by conducting compliance checks on sex offenders (290 PC). These compliance checks ensure accountability of sexual registrants’ terms and conditions are being met.

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