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Probation Search Yields Drugs, Arrests

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MODESTO – Acting on a complaint about suspected narcotics sales, authorities located drugs and lab supplies after conducting a search at two properties.

Deputies assigned to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Community Resource Unit conducted a probation search at a residence on the 500 block of Bystrum Road Tuesday. Officials at the scene said they received complaints about the property reporting suspected controlled substance sales. The investigation resulted in Tuesday’s search of a home and adjacent property.

During the probation search, a total of 5 people were detained. Some had fled to the adjacent property into a marijuana grow surrounded by metal sheeting to shield the plants from public view. Several cars in and around the properties were searched as well in case people were hiding in them.

Authorities were able to convince those attempting to hide in the grow to surrender. The access to the grow from the residence in question gave authorities reason to believe both properties were affiliated. Although authorities were able to conduct an initial search based on the probation status of a resident, deputies obtained a search warrant for the properties. At least one person was on probation for narcotics and theft related charges, officials said.

During the investigation, one person walked up to authorities and claimed ownership of the grow. That person was also detained by authorities.

During the search of the properties, deputies located a safe containing cannabis product, an estimated half pound of crystal methamphetamine, cash and heroin. Assistance from the Ceres Fire Department was utilized to cut the safe open.

Deputies also located scales, several baggies, pipes, and items to produce a butane honey oil lab. Officials noted the lab was in its early stages, allowing it to be safely dismantled and removed. Butane labs are considered extremely dangerous and volatile, often exploding from small sparks or static electricity discharges.

Ammunition and about 100 mature marijuana plants were also found and confiscated by the Community Resource Unit. At least two of the people detained faced cultivation charges related to the case.

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Two Injured in West Modesto House Fire

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MODESTO – A fire at a duplex home in West Modesto late Friday afternoon injured two people.

At about 4:40pm firefighters were dispatched to a duplex home on the 1700 block of Erie Avenue for a report of a fire. The duplex sits just east of Robertson Road Elementary School.

Arriving fire personnel reported heavy smoke conditions from the front of one of the duplex units. Additional firefighters responding to combat the blaze soon encountered heavy fire.

Within 15 minutes, the fire appeared to be under control, but not before also damaging the neighboring unit. A damage estimate was not available at time of publication.

A man and a woman were assisted by medical personnel into waiting ambulances for care of unspecified injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Fire Damages Home, One Person Taken To Hospital

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MODESTO – A fire Friday afternoon caused damage to a home on Chicago Avenue, and sent one person to a hospital for smoke inhalation related injuries.

The fire was dispatched shortly before 2:00pm on the 600 block of Chicago Avenue. Multiple fire crews responded including Burbank-Paradise Fire, Modesto Fire Department, and other agencies.

Two homes suffered fire damage in the fire. A woman was taken by AMR medical personnel in an ambulance to a hospital for smoke inhalation treatment.

The fire was controlled in about 45 minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Attic Fire at Redwood Apartments Quickly Extinguished

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MODESTO – Firefighters rushed to a report of smoke from an attic Tuesday afternoon, quickly extinguishing a small attic fire before it could spread to the rest of an apartment complex.

The fire was dispatched at about 12:15pm to the Redwood Apartments at the corner of Yosemite Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. Arriving firefighters found smoke blowing out of an attic vent.

The fire was described as small and quickly controlled. Officials at the scene did not believe the residents would be displaced as long as they could determine the source of the issue.

At least one unit suffered some damage, but possibly a second one due to water.

Fire investigators were on scene working to determine the cause of the fire.

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