MODESTO -  Police detectives are investigating the death of a woman as a homicide. At about 11:40am officers with the Modesto Police Department were called to the area of 18th and G Streets for a report of a woman who was found behind several businesses. Paramedics arrived before officers and found a woman deceased.  Early on in the investigation, police classified the death as suspicious but later in the afternoon upgraded the case to a homicide. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The area where the woman was found was taped off with both yellow and…

STOCKTON - Police responded to a shooting that sent five people to the hospital Saturday night. The shooting happened in a strip mall near March Lane and Holiday Drive at about 7:45pm. Police arrived to find a large crowd gathered for a vigil. Authorities described the scene as chaotic initially, as emergency personnel tried to locate the victims. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Officer Joseph Silva with the Stockton Police Department couldn’t confirm if the vigil happening at the location was for a homicide that took place there a few days before. This is the third shooting here in…

 STOCKTON - Police are investigating the death of a man after he was shot in a homeless camp late Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 5:30pm police responded to a report of a person shot in Mormon Slough near El Dorado Street and Hazelton Avenue. Authorities found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds and transported him by ambulance to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Investigators examined the scene into the night, taping off a section of the camp and marking off pieces of potential evidence. “It happened near the steps,” a woman who was…

MODESTO - One person was rushed to a hospital after suffering a gun shot wound Monday morning. Deputies were dispatched at about 7:00am to the area of Crows Landing Road and South Seventh Street for a report of a person shot. Early reports indicate the phone call to dispatch disconnected, and arriving deputies did not locate the victim. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Moments later another 911 call was placed leading deputies to the area of 9th and B Streets. Deputies and medical personnel located the victim in a vehicle there who was suffering from at least one gunshot…

MODESTO - Police investigated a shooting that injured one person Sunday night. Officers with the Modesto Police Department responded to an apartment complex at about 9:00pm Sunday night for the report of a person shot. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The incident happened near the 1000 block of Tully Road. Police arrived and located a victim. At least one person reported hearing one gunshot. The victim was rushed by ambulance to a hospital for treatment, their condition was unknown. Early reports indicate a suspect fled south on Tully on foot. They may have been wearing gray pants and a…

MODESTO - Police investigated a shooting that wounded three people, one of them fatally Sunday afternoon. The incident happened near Lita Court and Pecos Avenue at about 2:30pm. Authorities responded to a report of several people shot and found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); One of the victims died from their wounds according to Officer Adam Foster of the Modesto Police Department. Foster did not have any information regarding the age or gender of the victims. As of late Sunday Afternoon, Police determined that an altercation began shortly before shots were fired. It…

MODESTO - James Marsh Elementary School was placed on lockdown due to police activity late Wednesday morning. A police SWAT team and several officers surrounded a home near Sutter and Rouse Avenues. At least one person was brought out in handcuffs. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ”This is the Modesto Police Department. We have a search warrant. Come out with your hands up,” an officer said on a loudspeaker. Earlier Wednesday police served a warrant near Hatch Road and Dallas Street. That operation led to the lockdown of Hanshaw Middle School and Bret Harte Elementary. All lockdowns were a…

MODESTO - Two South Modesto schools were placed on a lockdown as authorities conducted an operation Wednesday morning. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bret Harte Elementary and Hanshaw Middle School were both placed on lockdown as police served a search warrant near Hatch Road and Dallas Street officials said. The lockdowns were precautionary. Several SWAT vehicles and tactical paramedics had the road blocked with guns drawn on a home. A police command post and other support vehicles were parked nearby as well. Further details will be updated as information develops. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW …