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STOCKTON — Nearly 18 years after Wesley Shermantine was sentenced to death, the convicted serial killer’s case continues to move slowly toward a final, automatic appeal before the California Supreme Court.Shermantine, 53, sits on San Quentin’s death row, but the latest chapter in his case played out briefly Wednesday at San Joaquin County Superior Court.It was there that San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney Haley Mott and California State Public [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 61 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, there were 1,351 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Stockton PoliceAssault with a deadly weapon: The victim was trying to get a transient male to move from his [...]

STOCKTON — For the past several months, five Stagg High School journalism students have been working to tell the stories of those in their age group who have been lost to gun violence.Too often, victims become just another statistic as time goes on. In the year since 17 students and staff were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, another 1,200 children have died by a gun.By teaming with hundreds of other student journalists across [...]

LODI — Police are investigating a daytime shooting that took place in a shopping center parking lot and one victim is said to be in critical condition.Reports of shots fired were made at about 12:34 p.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Reynolds Ranch Parkway as two men were in an argument.Authorities said during the fight, one of the men shot the other in the face with a handgun.The victim, said to be 19 years old, was able to drive himself to a local area [...]

STOCKTON — The need for a new facility for San Joaquin County’s Public Health Services agency, called for in county documents dating 30 years into the past, has taken a major stop toward being met.The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.2 million payment to Dreyfuss+Blackford Architecture for architectural and engineering services for the construction of the new facility.The facility will be built on the same plot of land as then [...]

SACRAMENTO — Rodney Flucas’ victims spoke truth to their father even though they were not in the courtroom where the man who destroyed their trust was awaiting sentencing.With prosecutor Jeremy Kelley reading the victims’ statements Tuesday afternoon, one daughter told Flucas he had “damaged and badly broken” her, another said he had put her through “hell,” and a third said she had “given God all my anger, frustration [...]

STOCKTON — Evacuations have been made in an industrial part of southeast Stockton as authorities are reportedly removing a live grenade from the scene.The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said deputies were at the Pick 'n' Pull, located at 3927 Clark Drive, about 12:10 p.m. Wednesday.Evacuations were made in the surrounding area and a Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is there to remove the grenade safely.[gh:iframe src="https://www.google. [...]

Tracy animal rescue hostingfirst dinner/dance fundraiserTRACY — Animal Rescue of Tracy is hosting its first Bow Wow Meow Luau Dinner/Dance fundraiser from 4:30-10:30 p.m. April 6 in Tracy.All proceeds from tax-deductible ticket sales will go to the Animal Rescue of Tracy charity dedicated to rescuing and nurturing companion animals with the mission of finding them safe and happy adoptive homes.The luau dinner and dance [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 58 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, there were 1,379 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Stockton PoliceStolen auto pursuit: A female juvenile was cited on suspicion of resisting arrest after leading police on a [...]

Grenade found, detonated in southeast StocktonSTOCKTON — Evacuations were made in an industrial part of southeast Stockton as authorities discovered and removed a live grenade from the scene.The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were directed to the Pick ’n’ Pull, located at 3927 Clark Drive, at about 11:10 a.m. Wednesday. [...]