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Modesto Homicide Suspect Identified

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4 years ago

December 10, 2020

Gaby Muro

Photo: Modesto Police Department

MODESTO – Police identified a suspect who was charged in Wednesday’s homicide.

Jose Alberto Maldonado, 38, was charged by detectives in the Wednesday morning shooting death of a man on Ontario Avenue. He is also known as Jose Alberto Mancia.

The shooting happened at about 8:30am on the 1700 block of Ontario Avenue. The victim was found with gunshot wounds down in the roadway. He was rushed to a hospital where he died.

Authorities said Maldonado led authorities on a pursuit that ended on Highway 99 near Sultana Drive in Merced County. The highway was closed for about an hour while authorities negotiated with him to surrender.

Maldonado was also charged with weapons violations, due to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was also charged with evading, and an enhancement for using a firearm during a felony.

Authorities did not release a motive Thursday morning, but say Maldonado and the victim were known to each other. He was held without bail.

The victim remained unidentified Thursday, pending notification of next of kin.

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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2 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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3 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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3 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.