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Police make third arrest in fatal hit-and-runSTOCKTON — Authorities have arrested a third person in connection with the March hit-and-run crash that killed a woman.A boy, who was not named because he is a minor, was taken into custody at 1:47 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of North Madison Street, according to the Stockton Police Department. He was booked into San Joaquin Juvenile Hall.The crash happened about 1:35 p.m. March 29 in the 600 block of [...]

STOCKTON — The room was brimming with community leaders and their ideas about issues facing Stockton, and rapper Common and his nonprofit Imagine Justice were ready to listen.Mayor Michael Tubbs hosted Common and a cohort of organizers on Friday at City Hall for a discussion about ways to move Stockton forward. The event was part of a packed agenda of talks and meetings for the artist, which culminated with the [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 69 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,423 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 PoliceRobbery: At 9:15 p.m. Thursday, a man was walking in the 5400 block of Pacific Avenue when two men approached [...]

It’s a sure sign of summer.The weekly concerts in Stockton’s Victory Park are starting.The 12-week series begins June 5 with a performance by the Valley Concert Band.As usual, the free concerts — staged west of The Haggin Museum — create a family-style atmosphere that’s a natural for dinner-time picnics.The Valley Concert Band also plays July 3, appropriate for the sounds of July Fourth.Again this summer, there’s [...]

STOCKTON — Still in shock a few days after the sudden death of her 25-year-old son-in-law last September,  Angela Hale accompanied Ebony Day, her grieving daughter, to Boggs Tract Church to make funeral arrangements.The church shared space with a funeral home operating beneath the well-known Cooley banner. But as they sat down last Sept. 10 with Pastor Steve Cooley and employee Jason Watkins, Hale recalled last week, the difficult task of planning a funeral [...]

STOCKTON — The Stockton City Council met for a second consecutive day in a special session regarding the budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.On Friday, directors from the city’s Fire, Community Development, Public Works, and Community Services departments addressed the Council detailing their plans on how they would use their share of the proposed $759 million budget, which the City Council must pass by June 30. The Council had many questions for the department heads [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 107 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,423 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 PoliceCarjacking: Two women jumped and stole car keys from a female victim at 3:17 p.m. Friday in the area of Park [...]

STOCKTON — A civil grand jury has found that too many cold case investigations go unsolved in San Joaquin County primarily due to lack of staffing and available resources.The San Joaquin County civil grand jury released a 27-page report on Friday and recommended that the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s [...]

STOCKTON — A Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy and his canine partner, Titan, spot a threatening man peering out from inside a port-a-potty.As Titan sprints toward danger without hesitation, the man emerges screaming and waving a pack of plastic jugs. The lean and powerful German shepherd leaps into the air and bites down hard on the man’s left arm while refusing to let go.In reality, no one was hurt or in any serious danger. For the 21 good dogs hailing from [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 87 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday. At that time, there were 1,442 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 PoliceGun arrest: Officers stopped a vehicle for unspecified traffic violations at North Center and West Lindsay streets about 3 [...]