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Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 58 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,301 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 PoliceWeapons arrest: Officers who made a traffic stop about 6:46 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Lan Ark Drive and Strathaven [...]

STOCKTON — One man suffered major burns to his body when a honey oil lab caused an explosion at a home in the Weston Ranch neighborhood, authorities reported.The Stockton Fire Department received multiple calls about a garage fire shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday at a home in the 2300 block of Stern Place.Firefighters arrived to the home and noticed there was heavy fire coming from the garage and smoke flowing out from the front door, which was wide open, said Stockton [...]

STOCKTON — Medical providers need to become more proactive in determining if access to food is difficult for their patients, especially children, if San Joaquin County is going to solve the problem of food insecurity.That was one of the recommendations from Thursday’s 2018 Healthy and Hunger Free Summit at the Cabral Agricultural Center organized by the county’s Hunger Task Force and attended by about 75 people working on the front lines to improve [...]

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