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Fire Burns House at Scene of Double Homicide

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3 years ago

December 24, 2021

MODESTO – Hours after authorities announced the arrest of three people in Tuesday’s double homicide, fire damages a house at the scene of the crime.

At about 12:25am, firefighters were dispatched to the area of Oregon Drive and Thrasher Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Being that the area was the scene of Tuesday’s double homicide, officers with the Modesto Police Department responded before fire crews.

Emergency personnel found fire from the front of a home where the incident occurred. Police officers established a perimeter in the neighborhood while firefighters worked to bring the fire under control. Heavy fog made it difficult to see, but there was visible damage to the front of the home, and smoke puffing upward from the top.

Reports indicate this was not the first night something similar occurred at the location. Wednesday night, firefighters and police also responded to a report of a fire at the location, but found a burning vehicle in the driveway.

A fire investigation officer was on scene working to determine the cause. A large memorial with candles, photos and flowers lined the fence in front of the property where 19-year-old Taurean Travis and 20-year-old Julian Sisk were shot and killed Tuesday afternoon.

Thursday evening police announced the arrest of three individuals in the case. They were identified as 20-year-old Amber Gartin, 24-year-old Manuel Alejandro Licea-Valencia, and 28 year old Salvador Licea-Valencia. No further details regarding the circumstances of the arrests were made available.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636 where callers can remain anonymous.

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Pedestrian Involved Collision Investigated in Modesto

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3 days ago

December 6, 2024

Carlos Rodriguez

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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4 days ago

December 5, 2024

Carlos Rodriguez

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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4 days ago

December 5, 2024

Carlos Rodriguez

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.