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Man Arrested, Charged With Stabbing Parents

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LOS BANOS – Authorities arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his parents with a knife Saturday morning.

Shortly after 11:00am officers responded to a home on the 2000 block of Genoa Court for a report of a stabbing. A victim reported his adult son had stabbed both him and his wife, and the suspect was still inside.

Four Los Banos Police Officers arrived and heard a victim calling for help from inside the home. The officers forced their way into the home and encountered a man in the hallway armed with a large knife. He was ordered to drop the knife but did not comply.

Officers used a taser on the suspect as he approached and quickly took him into custody. The victims were found injured and suffering from stab wounds. Both were airlifted to hospitals in Modesto for care. The man was later released, the woman remained in the hospital with serious injuries.

Lawrence Smith Jr. was identified as the suspect in the stabbing. The 36 year old man was booked into jail on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

Carlos Rodriguez is an Emmy Award winning photojournalist specializing in public safety and natural disasters. His passion for local news stems from a deep commitment to his community, with a selfless mission to inform the citizens of the valley. As he worked on assignment for 19 days at the devastating Camp Fire in Paradise, California, he spent most of his time helping survivors contact their loved ones to let them know they were ok. Carlos is a veteran of Univision, FOX, and Telemundo TV stations and a native of Modesto, California.

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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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