The new Turlock police unit will focus on preventing street-level crimes like thefts, robberies and gang activity. Several people in Stanislaus County were displaced after a late night fire broke out at a home on New Year's Eve.
A suspect was arrested after a bank robbery in the city of Turlock prompted a response from a bomb squad on Tuesday, authorities said. A year-old boy involved in a crash that killed his mother, father and sister in Turlock on Sunday has died, according to the family.
A memorial is growing outside of a Stanislaus County elementary school for a teacher killed in a crash over the weekend. Jennifer Lourenco, a teacher at Sinclear Elementary School in Ceres, was one of four people killed in a crash in Turlock, according to the school district. Police have identified a suspect and victim in a deadly shooting in Turlock early Tuesday morning.
One person is dead and another person is behind bars after a fight over a road rage incident escalated into a stabbing in Turlock late Friday night, police said. California Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is accused of violating the First Amendment rights of a woman when the senator asked her to leave a news conference in Stanislaus County in June. A person has died after getting struck by several vehicles on southbound Highway 99 near Turlock, authorities say. A head-on crash left one person dead and another injured in Turlock on Monday, authorities say.
Protesters are gathering outside Stanislaus County Superior Court on Monday over the possible placement of a sexually violent predator in Turlock. People and parents wanting to protect their Turlock community, and now the DA stepping in and asking the court to stop the release of a man who has targeted dozens of children.
