Local law enforcement agencies are launching Memorial Day Weekend DUI campaigns to catch motorists driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The Avoid the 10: San Joaquin County DUI Campaign will conduct DUI saturation patrols from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday in Stockton; from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday in Lodi; from [...]
Homicide detectives are investigating two more murders after two people were mortally wounded in separate shootings over the past 12 hours in Stockton. A 37-year-old store clerk at Paisano Market in the 2400 block of East Main Street was shot and killed shortly after 10 p.m. Friday. Four people were shot shortly before 4 a.m. [...]
A man is fighting for his life at San Joaquin General Hospital at this hour after being shot in the head in a south Stockton neighborhood Friday night. Two people, an unidentified man and woman, were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the 400 block of West Third Street about 8:39 p.m. The man remains [...]
Two people were shot and at least one sustained life-threatening injuries Friday night during a drive-by shooting in south Stockton. Police responded to reports of shots fired at 8:39 p.m. and located two victims, one male and one female. The man was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. [...]
Even the dinner breaks are intense on this beat! I was headed to El Grullence for a chicken burrito shortly afer 8 p.m. when we received word that a police officer and a parolee had been hit by a car while fighting in the middle of Miner Avenue near North San Joaquin Street. Fortunately, I [...]
The bodies of two adults were discovered Tuesday afternoon in the back on this Mitsubishi Montero. My first week on the crime beat has been interesting, to say the least. After 10 years in The Record’s sports department, I walked into the newsroom Tuesday wondering what would happen on my first day flying solo on [...]
From the lighthearted file, courtesy of the Stockton Fire Department: A young man studying to become a correctional officer handcuffed his friend Tuesday afternoon and then needed firefighters’ help upon realizing he didn’t have the key. Crews responded to the 1900 block of Hickok Court about 4 p.m. and used a pair of bolt cutters [...]
Stops signs scarred by bullets have been mentioned by hip-hop artists like Ludacris and Dr. Dre in their rhymes over the years. The practice of pumping a few rounds into a red octagon posted at the street corner is nothing new. I see so many around town they’ve become part of the scenery. However, this gem caught my eye near University of [...]
The Stockton Police Department recently issued a release on their facebook page about things to observe when reporting a crime. Phone numbers for various divisions within the department are also included so witnesses can ideally get to the person they need to speak with sooner. Here is the link. Hopefully you never need to use [...]
Today’s Record article on Dallas Braden has been getting a lot of interest. Here is a copy of the officer’s incident report from that evening. Portions of the expletives have been redacted, as well as Braden’s personal information. My previous blog entry also covers what I saw of the incident that evening. UPDATE: The San Francisco Chronicle’s [...]
