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The three-day assembly that starts Monday in Baltimore comes after a series of abuse scandals this year that have been stunning in their magnitude and number.

STOCKTON — An endless stream of residents from all over the city lined up for dollar loaves of bread Saturday to celebrate a local bakery’s major milestone.Genova Bakery, located at 849 N. Sierra Nevada St. in Stockton, offered baguettes and French bread for $1 to celebrate 100 years in business. The bakery also offered focaccia bread loaves for $2 and salami sandwiches for $4 to mark the occasion.Owner Tim Canevari said he and his employees did not know what [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 72 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,294 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 PoliceRobbery: A man entered a business in the 8000 block of North West Lane at 10:10 a.m. Saturday, grabbed some clothing items [...]

Police deal with string of robberiesSTOCKTON — Stockton Police officers were busy responding to several robberies Friday afternoon and evening.The first incident occurred at 2:20 p.m. where a man was approached by three assailants as he walked near the area of Apple Blossom Way and Fallen Leaf Drive, police said. The robbers pushed the victim to the ground and demanded his property, and he complied. The robbers fled on foot.At 6:30 p.m., a [...]

Dustup over European security threatened to divert attention from a weekend ceremony marking 100 years since the end of World War I.

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Suspect assaults 71-year-old man, market employee during separate incidentsSTOCKTON — A man assaulted a 71-year-old victim while trying to carjack him Thursday near downtown Stockton, police reported.The Stockton Police Department said the victim was sitting in his vehicle about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of South Center Street when an unknown man got into his car.The suspect, Brian Stange, demanded the vehicle and began hitting the victim, [...]