At about 11:13pm Sunday, Turlock Police responded to a hit-and-run in progress in the 300 block of E. Hawkeye Avenue. A few different callers reported an either a brown, gray, or white lifted pickup truck was trying to leave the scene while missing a tire after hitting several parked vehicles. When officers arrived on scene, they found that the pickup had left and three vehicles were left at the scene. All three vehicles had been parked and unoccupied. Witnesses stated that the pickup had been last seen in the area of N. Denair Avenue and Wayside Drive heading southbound, but officers were ini ..read more

At about 2:58pm Sunday, Turlock Police responded to a robbery that had just occurred at Village Fresh Market in the 2000 block of E. Canal Drive. The caller reported that Fernando Garcia, 36, of Turlock, a man who they’d previously had issues with, had just stolen four alcohol bottles from the business and battered an employee on the way out. Responding officers were also familiar with Garcia, as he’s hostile toward them and has resisted them in the past. Back in February, Garcia had been involved in a fight at Village Fresh with a customer and the manager after possibly trying to steal liquor ..read more

At about 10:00am Friday, Turlock Police responded to a weapon offense at Days Inn in the 100 block of N. Tully Road. The caller had reported finding a bullet hole on one of the room’s AC units during a walkthrough of the motel, after hearing gunshots earlier in the morning around 6am. Officers arrived on scene and determined the incident was a drive-by shooting. No specific victim was identified and no injuries were reported. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information that could assist is encouraged to call Officer Brandon Ruiz at 209-668-1200. The post Motel Struck by Bullet ..read more

At about 6:58pm Tuesday, Turlock Police, Turlock Fire, and American Medical Response responded to an aggravated assault that had just occurred in front of Wayside Market in the 700 block of Wayside Drive. Several callers reported that a shooting had just occurred and that a victim was down in the roadway not moving. When units arrived on scene, they found two victims with gunshot wounds. One of them, later identified as Amado Escobedo, 19, of Ceres, also known as Dominic, wasn’t breathing. Despite lifesaving measures, Escobedo succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The other victim was transp ..read more

At about 10:17pm Saturday, Ceres Police Officer Roseen attempted to make a traffic stop near Mitchell Road and Rosewood Avenue. Roseen was attempting to stop a motorcyclist, but he failed to stop and a pursuit ensued. The motorcyclist went southbound on Mitchell Road, before continuing onto southbound State Route 99. After taking the Fulkerth Road exit in Turlock, the motorcyclist briefly drove through the westside, before exiting Turlock westbound on W. Main Street. Up to this point in the pursuit, the motorcycle had been having mechanical issues which kept it at relatively safe speeds, howev ..read more

On Tuesday, Turlock Police conducted follow-up in a juvenile molestation investigation. Detectives, posing as a 13-year-old girl, had previously communicated with Manmeet Sarang, 36, of Fremont, on various online applications. Sarang had then traveled to Turlock in hopes of meeting and engaging in sexual activity with the decoy 13-year-old, when he was instead met by detectives and investigators who arrested him. Sarang was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center on charges of attempting to commit a lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14, sending harmful material to seduce ..read more

At about 1:59am Monday, Turlock Police responded to a traffic collision at a residence in the 0 block of N. Minaret Avenue. The caller was from a residence across the street in the 1100 block of East Avenue, and reported that someone had crashed into a couple of vehicles across the street at a house with a Minaret address. Officers arrived on scene and located a man later identified as Dimas Hernandez, 28, of Turlock, walking away from the scene. Hernandez had just begun walking away and had only made it a few feet away. Hernandez had been driving his silver 2003 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Ea ..read more

At about 1:28am Saturday, Turlock Police Officer Roton made a traffic stop near Bernell Avenue and Lander Avenue. Roton made contact with and identified the driver of the vehicle as Adrian Hernandez, 26, of Turlock. While speaking with Hernandez, Roton noticed he was displaying objective symptoms of being under the influence, so he removed him from his vehicle to conduct a DUI investigation. Roton asked Hernandez if he’d be willing to participate in standardized field sobriety tests, to which he agreed, but performed poorly on. Hernandez was then asked if he’d blow into a preliminary alcohol s ..read more

At about 5:06am Wednesday, Turlock Police responded to a suspicious person in the 900 block of Vermont Avenue. The caller reported a man was looking into vehicles in the area. Officer Juan Arroyo arrived on scene a few minutes later and located the man, later identified as Corey Pollard, 37, of Turlock. As Arroyo attempted to contact Pollard, he fled on foot. Officer Anthieny then arrived to assist and the two gave Pollard lawful orders to comply, which he ignored. Eventually, Pollard presented an unknown object at the officers in a threatening manner, at which point an officer-involved shooti ..read more

At about 12:43am Tuesday, Turlock Police Officer Ayala made a traffic stop near the El Amigo Motel in the 1500 block of S. First Street. Ayala made contact with and identified the vehicle’s three occupants, including driver Yordy Gonzalez, 24, of Turlock. When Ayala had his dispatcher run the three, he discovered Gonzalez had three $50,555 misdemeanor bench warrants. The first was out of Ceres for driving with a suspended license and displaying or presenting false vehicle registration, the second was out of Stanislaus County for engaging in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed, and the third wa ..read more