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Two Modesto men killed, three people injured in collision during Ceres police pursuit

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Two Modesto men were killed and two were seriously injured during a pursuit of a vehicle by the Ceres Police Department on Thursday night, according to a California Highway Patrol release. A Hughson resident also suffered major injuries.

Osvaldo Calles, 20, and Fernando Barajas-Reyes, 20, both were ejected from a 2016 Ford Fusion when it collided with a 2016 Ford Mustang as it entered the intersection of Keyes Road and Geer Road at about 9 p.m., according to the CHP. The area is among farmland about four miles north of downtown Turlock.

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Stolen vehicle pursuit ends with crash in Turlock

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A pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Tuesday that stretched into multiple counties and took a circuitous route through Turlock neighborhoods and downtown ended with a crash when the driver sped the car through the intersection at N. Soderquist Road and W. Canal Drive and hit another vehicle.

Both the suspect and the two people in the other vehicle were transported to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Turlock police pursuit on Highway 99 ends in collision, injuries and arrest at gunpoint

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A police pursuit in Turlock ended in a collision with a guns-drawn arrest on Wednesday morning, according to officials.

Robert James Hernandez, 39, was arrested at gunpoint near Main Street at Highway 99 at about 8 a.m. on suspicion of 17 different charges including: evading police, felony possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of meth for sale and carrying a stolen loaded firearm.

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Two Arrested and 400 Stolen Mailpieces Recovered After Pursuit

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At about 8:47am Tuesday, Turlock Police responded to a larceny from a mailbox that had just occurred at Park Knolls Apartments in the 1100 block of Pedras Rd.

The caller reported that the suspect vehicle was a silver Mercedes-Benz driven by a young man.

Officer Marquez arrived in the area and located a matching vehicle near W. Monte Vista Avenue and N. Walnut Road. He attempted to make a traffic stop on it, but it took off from him and a pursuit ensued.

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Man Arrested after Allegedly Leading Deputies on Pursuit in Stolen Vehicle

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“On Tues., Dec 26th, 2023, at about 11 AM, deputies located a gray SUV which had been previously reported stolen. The car was first spotted on Rouse Ave in unincorporated West Modesto.

Deputies attempted to conduct an enforcement stop; however, the driver fled & a short pursuit ensued. In an effort to safely end the pursuit, deputies tried a police intervention technique that caused a patrol car to collide with a utility box on the side of the roadway of Kerr Ave in the Airport District.

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High-Speed Chase in Stanislaus County Sparks Debate on Police Pursuit Policies

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A high-speed chase in Stanislaus County recently ended dramatically with law enforcement deploying a PIT (Pursuit Intervention Technique) maneuver to stop a fleeing suspect's vehicle. The pursuit, which took place late on a Tuesday morning, came to a close near Yosemite Boulevard and Kerr Avenue, not far from Modesto's heart. The suspect in question, 31-year-old Modesto resident Roberto Daniel Acosta, faced a harrowing conclusion to the chase when his vehicle crashed into a fence.

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Drunk driver arrested after crashing into roundabout, pushing off-duty officer, and fleeing scene early Sunday morning

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On Sunday, April 16th, 2023, at 1:35 am, the Turlock Police Department was dispatched to a reported weapon offense that had just occurred at the intersection of N Berkeley Ave and E Springer Dr, Turlock, after a man had reportedly brandished a knife at an off-duty officer with a nearby agency after having been involved in a collision.

While officers were responding, they received an update that the man was displaying objective symptoms of being under the influence, had pushed the off-duty officer, and was fleeing the area on foot.

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Man accused of trying to run down officer: Merced PD

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MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 23-year-old man was arrested in Merced, police say, on suspicion of trying to run over an officer and then leading law enforcement on an 11-mile pursuit.

According to the Merced Police Department Matthew Tijerina intentionally swerved his Honda Pilot into oncoming traffic and into the path of Officer Alejandro Arias Saturday night.

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Driver Spins Out in Pursuit, Then Commandeers CHP Cruiser

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A police pursuit in Kern County Wednesday featured a suspect carjacking four vehicles, including a police cruiser, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Authorities identified the suspect as 29-year-old Juan Jose Galvez. The driver reportedly began in a silver Kia, continued in a Toyota Tacoma, then in a F5150 pickup truck, with the last vehicle being a CHP cruiser.

The chase began in the Palmdale area around 5 p.m. when the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Palmdale Station attempted to pull over the suspect and a female passenger, according to the LASD. He was suspected of driving recklessly and possibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to the LA County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

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