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STOCKTON — A man has been arrested in connection with the city’s 12th homicide this year and appeared in court for arraignment today.Stockton Police Department officers arrested Jose Omar Flores, 33, on suspicion of murder at about 2:40 a.m. Saturday near Interstate 5 and Eighth Street.Flores was booked into San Joaquin County Jail on $1 million bail and was arraigned this afternoon.Flores is believed to be connected with the murder of 23-year-old [...]

STOCKTON — San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti, who narrowly avoided board censure for an alleged breach of the board’s code of ethics earlier this year, has placed an item on the agenda for today’s meeting calling for the ethics code to be rescinded.Patti’s alleged violation was for publicly advocating for the county [...]

STOCKTON — A man found guilty of the 2012 rape and murder of an 84-year-old Stockton woman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday.Alvin Larry Davis, 78, was also sentenced to an additional 25 years to life for the murder of Hazel Dingman, according to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.Davis was arrested in 2016 in Las Vegas and found guilty in November 2018 of one count of murder with the special circumstance [...]

TRACY — In a rare turn of events, a candidate for California’s 5th District Senate seat has switched races.  Bob Elliott announced on Monday that he has decided to run for the 10th U.S. Congressional District seat in the 2020 election instead of seeking to replace Cathleen Galgiani in the California state Senate.The 10th Congressional District seat is currently held by Josh Harder, D-Turlock, who defeated Republican incumbent Jeff Denham in 2018. [...]

STOCKTON — Authorities have identified a 26-year-old Stockton man as the victim in Saturday’s homicide.According to the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office, the victim’s name is Joshua Emmanuel Moorer.Moorer was found dead at 4:04 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Bianchi Road, according to the Stockton [...]

OVP to hold Data and Donuts community meetingSTOCKTON — The city of Stockton’s Office of Violence Prevention will hold its Data and Donuts community meeting at 9 a.m. May 31 at the Van Buskirk Community Center, 734 Houston Ave.The meeting will focus on OVP’s work and the steps it is taking to reduce local violent crime. For more information, call the Office of Violence Prevention at (209) 937-8880 or email ovp@stocktonca.gov. [...]

STOCKTON — Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva pleaded no contest to a single conflict-of-interest charge Monday morning after the prosecution agreed to drop all of the other counts of financial malfeasance he was facing.Judge Charlotte Orcutt will announce Silva’s sentence at a July 29 hearing. Silva has agreed to serve a maximum of 180 days in the County Jail, but Orcutt has the discretion to shorten the sentence or to place the former mayor in an alternative work [...]

Man accused of selling pot edibles to minors RIPON — A Manteca teen was arrested on suspicion of selling edible marijuana to minors after some suffered adverse effects and sought medical attention, authorities say.Officers responded to a report of a man selling edible marijuana to minors on May 14.According to police, some of the minors had experienced adverse effects from the edible marijuana product and sought medical attention. [...]

STOCKTON — Betty and Guillermo Garcia have created, repaired and sold jewelry from their little shop for 29 years.Next door, Kevin Jang has kept Stocktonians well-kempt since 2002. Just north of their location are newer businesses in a very old building, including a music store, Filipino deli, a clothing and apparel store, a barber shop and a coffee house.This enclave of small, family-owned businesses occupies the west side of San Joaquin Street between Market and [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 32 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,392 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: Three boys entered a business in the 5100 block of Pacific Avenue at noon Monday and placed several items in their backpacks. One [...]