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Teacher Arrested Following Inappropriate Relationships Investigation

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3 years ago

May 4, 2022

TRACY – Police detectives arrested a Modesto man following an investigation alleging inappropriate relationships with students while he worked as a teacher.

A school resource officer at West High School and a crimes against children detective with the Tracy Police Department launched the investigation after receiving information that a teacher was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

According to a release from the Tracy Police Department, the teacher, identified as 30 year old Jordan Musa Dajani of Modesto, was placed on administrative leave by the Tracy Unified School District. The investigation began April 25th.

Dajani was arrested when it was discovered he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with two underage students. One of the students was from West High School and the other was from Grace Davis High School in Modesto. A third relationship was revealed to authorities, however that student was an adult, according to police.

Authorities are asking for anyone with information regarding the investigation to contact Detective Brian Azevedo with the Tracy Police Department at (209) 831-6334 or the Modesto Police Department at (209) 552-2470.

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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.