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Stockton PD collects 167 weapons at gun buyback event
From buying revolvers, semi-automatic handguns, to shotguns and even privately manufactured rifles without serial numbers from the community, Stockton authorities accepted them all this weekend to make city streets safer. The Stockton Police Department held its fourth-annual gun buyback event in an effort to reduce crime involving firearms within the...
Police to conduct DUI checkpoint in Stockton
(FOX40.COM) — The Stockton Police Department announced officers will be conducting a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint this week. The checkpoint will be set up on Friday at an undisclosed location “within city limits” from 5 pm. to 1 a.m., police said. Police said officers will be looking for signs of impaired driving along with […]
Stockton Man Leads Ceres and Turlock Police on Dangerous Chase, Arrested on Multiple Felony Charges
Early Friday morning, an allegedly stolen vehicle led Ceres and Turlock police on a chase that spilled through the streets of the Ceres area and involved dangerous maneuvers, ultimately ending with an arrest. Ceres Police Department reported the pursuit initiated when Officer Lord-Huff located the vehicle at approximately 05:17am near...
2024 Stockton Tequila Festival this Saturday. What to know
STOCKTON, Calif. — The Stockton Tequila Festival is noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Weber Point Events Center. The Latin Magic Band at 1:30 p.m. Rappin' 4Tay at 2:45 p.m. The Delfonics Experience with Norman Carter at 3:15 p.m. Dezzy Hollow at 4:20 p.m. EL Chicano at 5:30...
Search underway for 70-year-old California man who went missing after taking Jeep on off-road trail
A 70-year-old man has been missing since Friday after taking his Jeep on an off-road trail in California, authorities said. Warren Elliott was last seen on the Rubicon Trail in Placer County Friday afternoon, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Searchers from multiple agencies and organizations are involved in the search, according to the sheriff's office. The search for Elliott continued on Monday, focusing on the Rubicon Springs area, the sheriff's office said.
RIFA Infestation Rings Alarm Bells in Western California
With California Ag Today, I’m Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network. If it’s not aggressive hornets it’s aggressive ants! The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is responding to an active infestation of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, in the Montecito area. They believe the infestation originated from the importation of RIFA-infected nursery stock shipped from Riverside County in September of last year.
Governor Newsom honors fallen Caltrans worker
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the death of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) equipment operator Alexander Rodish:. “Jennifer and I are deeply saddened to learn of the death today of Caltrans worker Alexander Rodish. A Caltrans employee since 2021, Alexander was a dedicated...
Mother, daughter die in fiery crash in Livermore
A Manteca woman and her 5-year-old daughter were killed in a fiery crash along South Vasco Road not far from Interstate 580 in Livermore early Sunday morning, according to city police. The solo-vehicle wreck near the Naylor Avenue intersection also seriously injured the girl’s father, who was pulled from the...
Check out Stockton's historic representation throughout the Olympic Games
The world's best athletes will gather in Paris this year all in the hopes of representing their country and bringing home gold during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. San Joaquin County is crawling with Olympic athletes who represent the 209, joining the many athletes who have competed over the thousands of years that the Olympic Games have been around.
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