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Home intruder arrested after confrontationSTOCKTON — A man kicked in the rear door of a home in the 800 block of Golden Gate Avenue at 7:45 a.m. Thursday.An adult inside the home confronted the intruder, who fled without any property, police said.Officers located the intruder and arrested him, but he refused to get into the patrol car.The intruder then pulled away from officers and kicked at them as they tried to detain him, police [...]

FRENCH CAMP — Kristen Canapary had already been through hell before things took another tragic turn.After her father passed away last March, her home was one of thousands destroyed by the devastating Camp Fire that lay waste to the community of Paradise.What remained of her possessions were her dark gray Volkswagen Passat and 1-year-old Ocean, a black and white Boxer and American Staffordshire terrier mix who belonged to her late father. [...]

STOCKTON — A 19-year-old woman is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder and multiple other felonies after police officers observed shots fired from the vehicle she was driving aimed at a passing pickup Wednesday afternoon in south Stockton.Three passengers in the woman’s vehicle fled from police and eluded a block search. They remained at large Thursday morning, according to a police report.The shooting victim, in a white Ford F-250 that officers [...]

STOCKTON — Nicholas Hatten receives a great reminder every year that he stands “on the shoulders of giants.”Hatten, San Joaquin Pride Center executive director, said the center is not the only group advocating or contributing to the LGBT+ community. There are people who have or are doing wonderful work and the annual Pride Honors event is an opportunity to recognize and elevate those individuals’ voices and efforts, he added.Pride Honors, which [...]

About 200 feral monkeys living in a state park in Central Florida are breeding at such a high rate their population may double in size by 2022, according to experts.And that's not all -- some of the monkeys carry a dangerous strain of herpes that is common and mild in rhesus macaques but could be deadly for humans, if infected. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a [...]

Stockton has been dry since about a half inch of rain fell on Christmas Day, giving students enjoying their winter break opportunity to be outdoors.That’s going to change.The National Weather Service forecast rain for Saturday with showers expected on Sunday and Monday and possibly into Tuesday morning. A wind advisory also is in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Wind is expected on Sunday, too, but shouldn’t be as severe as Saturday’s.Stockton [...]

STOCKTON — Bail was set at $2 million for a teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder earlier this week.Melissa Hernandez appeared before Judge Ronald Northup in San Joaquin Superior Court for arraignment Friday, charged with more than a dozen felonies, including attempted murder, four counts of street gang activity and three counts of discharging a firearm to cause great bodily injury.Hernandez, 19, also was charged with two counts of causing great bodily [...]

STOCKTON — Dionne Smith-Downs gave a strong, stark response when asked if a pending $300,000 settlement with San Joaquin County will provide a measure of justice for the loss of her son, 16-year-old James Rivera, who was killed by law-enforcement officers during a standoff in 2010.“I didn’t get no justice for my son,” Smith-Downs said this week. “Money was never the issue. The point is how they murdered my son.”The Board of Supervisors [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 52 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,280 people held at the jail, which has a total capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Stockton PoliceAssault: A couple was arguing in the 4400 block of Dorset Street at 10:22 p.m. Thursday when another man tried to intervene. [...]

Man attacked for phone, smokesSTOCKTON — A 34-year-old man was walking in the 2100 block of South Airport Way at 12:50 p.m. Friday when a dark green four-door Honda approached.A passenger got out of the Honda and began punching and kicking the victim. The driver then got out and began assaulting the victim as well, police said.The assailants took the victim’s iPhone and cigarettes before getting back into the Honda and fleeing. [...]