MODESTO - Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle that fled after fatally striking a woman in a crosswalk Wednesday evening. Family of 59 year old Irene Arellano Lopez had just celebrated her life with an early surprise birthday party Saturday. Her routine was to grab a cup of coffee and a pastry at Save Mart before walking to her north Modesto home. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW She was only a few feet away from the curb when she was struck and killed by a hit and run driver between 6:30pm and 7:30pm as she used a…

MODESTO - Firefighters responded to a report of a fire early Sunday morning that damaged two homes. The fire was dispatched shortly after midnight Sunday morning for a report of flames visible from a home on McGuire Drive. Fire crews arrived within a few minutes and located active fire between two homes. Several fire crews from both Modesto and Stanislaus Consolidated Fire responded to battle the blaze. Early reports indicate firefighters may have encountered issues with a gas line. The cause and damage estimate were not available at time of publication, and no injuries were reported. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle…

MODESTO - Officers with the Modesto Police Department detained several occupants of a vehicle after a report of shots fired on Highway 99 Saturday afternoon. Early reports indicated a motorist was shot at by another vehicle as they traveled northbound on the highway through Ceres. A police officer later located a matching vehicle near Central Modesto on the highway and made a traffic stop with several other officers near Standiford Avenue. Several occupants of the vehicle, described as a red Acura, were detained. A tow truck was later called by police for the vehicle, and early indications suggest a weapon was…

MODESTO - Police investigated the shooting death of a man in his 30’s as a homicide Sunday night. Police responded to the shooting at a home on the 400 block of Donegal Drive at about 8:00pm and located the victim. He was suffering from a gunshot wound and transported to a hospital, but died from his injuries. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Detectives responded to the scene to examine evidence and interview witnesses and say the incident is isolated. No suspect information or motive was released. The victim was identified as 37 year old James Chisum. Anyone with information…

STOCKTON - Police investigated a shooting Sunday night in Stockton’s Conway Neighborhood. Shortly before 9:00pm, police officers were dispatched to the area of Alabama and Dallas Avenues for a report of a shooting. Arriving officers located one victim who was transported to an area hospital in unknown condition. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Authorities taped off an area of Alabama Avenue for several hours as detectives responded to investigate. Evidence technicians photographed a newer model Honda and examined clothing and other evidence in the street near the vehicle. Early reports indicated a suspect may have fled on foot, however…

MODESTO - Deputies responded to a report of a person shot Sunday night in a mobile home park. The shooting was reported at about 8:30pm at the Sunrise Village Mobile Home Park on South 7th Street. Deputies arrived and taped off an area of the park and marked off evidence to be examined. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An official at the scene stated an adult female was shot but was expected to survive. He also indicated that there was more than one shooter. At publication time, the only suspect description was two men who fled in a gray…

TURLOCK - Police are investigating the death of two people who were found shot in a car near Highway 99 as a double homicide. About 2:13am police received several calls of a vehicle found stopped near Fulkerth Road and Highway 99. The vehicle had obvious signs of having been struck by gunfire. Witnesses located two victims inside the vehicle, a driver and passenger, who were both dead. ADVERTISEMENT - ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Police arrived and found the two victims and called out detectives to take over the investigation and process the scene for any evidence. Authorities did not release…

STOCKTON - Police are investigating the early morning shooting death that claimed the life of a 69 year old woman and injured a 44 year old man. Shortly before 6:00am, police officers were called to a home on the 300 block of East Rose Street where two people were reported shot. Arriving officers found both victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Medics rushed the man to a hospital, but the woman died at the scene. Investigators don’t have any motive or suspect information and are asking for anyone with information to contact police at (209) 937-8377, or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600…