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Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop

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MERCED COUNTY – Officers with California Highway Patrol took two people into custody on narcotics related charges after finding a large amount of cocaine Friday afternoon.

Officers stopped a Nissan Sentra for a window tint violation at about 6:30pm and noticed several indicators that the motorists were involved in criminal activity. During the course of the investigation, officers received consent to search the vehicle.

While searching the vehicle, officers found approximately 11 pounds of what they believed to be packaged cocaine on the floor behind the driver’s seat. K-9 Beny was utilized to sniff the items and confirm the packages were narcotics.

Both occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody on charges including possession of a controlled substance for sale, and transportation of a controlled substance.

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Pedestrian Involved Collision Investigated in Modesto

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MODESTO – Authorities investigated a vehicle versus pedestrian collision Friday evening on Kansas Avenue.

The collision took place near Reno Avenue. Officers closed off both directions of Kansas Avenue during the investigation. The driver of the involved vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with officers.

Investigators marked areas of the roadway as evidence, one of them appeared to be a boot.

The condition of the pedestrian was unknown at time of publication.

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Collision Involving Motorcyclist Closes Down Carpenter Road

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MODESTO – A collision involving a sedan and a motorcycle closed down Carpenter Road Thursday night.

The crash happened shortly after 9:00pm near Elm Avenue. One patient was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Their condition at time of publication was unknown. The other motorist involved in the collision remained on scene and cooperated with police.

Carpenter Road was closed between Kansas Avenue and Maze Boulevard while police investigated the collision.

This was the second major collision investigation involving a motorcycle for police investigators on Thursday.

Click below for video from the scene.

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Crash Involving Motorcyclist Investigated

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MODESTO – Police closed down a busy roadway late Thursday morning to investigate a collision involving a motorcyclist.

The crash happened at about 11:30am on Sick Road near the former Toys R Us store on Sisk Road. A mini van with some visible damage was stopped on the south end of the scene with several officers.

Sisk Road was closed in both directions between Brenner Way and West Rumble Road for the duration of the investigation. Authorities advised using an alternate route, or avoiding the area altogether.

No further details were available at time of publication. Click below to watch a video from the scene.

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