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After embezzlements in Modesto area, DA investigator explains why employees steal

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Why do employees overcharge customers and keep the difference, write company checks to themselves or engage in other types of embezzlement?

Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office Senior Investigator Terry Seese said it’s sometimes because they see a need, like paying for a child’s private school tuition or for an elderly parent’s care. They do it when the employer doesn’t have sufficient checks and balances in place to curb the temptation to steal, he added.

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Police arrest two after finding over 200 pounds of drugs, nearly $100k in Stanislaus County

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 The Modesto Police Department said it arrested two Stanislaus County men on Wednesday after a traffic stop and search warrant revealed over 200 pounds of methamphetamine, nearly 80 pounds of cocaine, 4 pounds of heroin, and over $90,000.

Police said that the two men, 46 and 23 from Ceres, have each had their bail set at $2 million and face a variety of possession charges relating to drugs and guns.

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Turlock Feb 29 Weekly Crime Report

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During the last week, a total of 6 crime cases were reported in Turlock, according to the data provided. The majority of these cases, 5 in number, were arrests, while there was a single case of assault. The arrests occurred at various times throughout the week, with instances recorded on February 26 at 10:00 AM, February 25 at 12:45 AM, 11:59 AM, 3:28 PM, and 6:26 PM.

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Turlock Home Raided In Large Motorcycle Gang Investigation

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At about 7:00am Wednesday, the Stanislaus Special Investigations Unit and Turlock Police arrived at a residence in the 2400 block of Zinfandel Lane to conduct follow-up in an investigation.

Detectives and officers were there, simultaneously with allied agencies at 11 other addresses outside Turlock, to serve search warrants into a months-long investigation into outlaw motorcycle gang activity.

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4 arrested, 50 guns seized in operation involving Hells Angels locations in Stockton, Turlock

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 Four people were arrested and 50 guns were seized after 12 tactical teams were deployed during a motorcycle club operation in California's Central Valley on Wednesday.

CBS13 first reported law enforcement agencies conducted a raid of two locations connected to the Hells Angels biker club.

The first location was along E. Miner Avenue in Stockton. California Highway Patrol confirmed that they were raiding the Hells Angels clubhouse in the area.

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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Geer Road identified as Turlock man

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The pedestrian who died in a hit-and-run collision on Monday night has been identified by the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office.

William Hanson, 36, of Turlock, was hit by a white SUV that was traveling south in the 1200 block of Geer Road around 11:44 p.m.

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Woman killed, teen arrested for DUI in Turlock area crash

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A 17-year-old was arrested for DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter after a woman in his vehicle died when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a cattle trailer in the Turlock area Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said. 

At about 3:30 p.m., the CHP received a report of a crash a Fulkerth Road at Faith Home Road. This is where they found a two-vehicle crash. 

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This California City Has Been Named the Drug Trafficking Capital of the State

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San Francisco boasts numerous attractions, from the majestic Golden Gate Bridge to its vibrant cultural tapestry, thriving tech sector, and progressive political landscape. However, beneath its surface lies a shadowy underworld fueled by drug trafficking, a clandestine network driven by the insatiable demand for illicit substances and the influx from global cartels.

The Fentanyl Crisis

In San Francisco’s drug landscape, a troubling surge in fentanyl, a synthetic opioid significantly more potent than morphine, has emerged. Often laced with other drugs like heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine to enhance effects and profits, this practice escalates the peril of overdose and death due to uncertainties in dosage and composition.

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Turlock Transit Bus Driver Arrested On Juvenile Molest Charges

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On Tuesday, Turlock Police responded to a suspicious incident at Dutcher Middle School in the 1400 block of Colorado Avenue.

The caller was a campus supervisor who had observed an odd encounter between a student and an unknown man, who had handed food and clothing to the student near the school’s perimeter fence.

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New details in death of woman who was assaulted and left on Modesto highway off-ramp

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The investigation continues for police into a brutal domestic violence and homicide case in Modesto.

This incident happened Friday night when Modesto Police said they responded to the area of 6th Street at the Highway 99 northbound off-ramp to help CHP with a possible hit-and-run crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian.

The vehicle fled the scene, and police said the woman was found on the ramp. She was sent to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries.

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