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The 2017 shooting death of a 59-year-old man by a Manteca police officer on Highway 99 has been deemed “justified under the circumstances,” the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced this week following a multi-agency investigation.Officer Mitchell Ellis, a nine-year veteran, fired three shots into [...]

FRENCH CAMP — Before Pat Withrow was sworn in as San Joaquin County’s newly elected sheriff, he knew he wanted to equip his deputies with upgraded ballistic shields.The need became even greater after 54-year-old Ventura County sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus was killed after responding to an active shooter incident at a Thousand Oaks bar in November. Eleven more civilians and the gunman were killed and many others were left injured.  To honor and [...]

TRACY — Police announced they have located Ronald Ritchey, a 66-year-old man with a developmental disability who had been missing.When he went missing, Ritchey had last been seen in downtown Tracy about 11 a.m. Wednesday. He was found, safe, late last night.

STOCKTON — When she was preparing to graduate from University of the Pacific with degrees in psychology and sociology, Erica Magana, a Stockton native and Franklin High graduate, organized a production of “The Vagina Monologues” and said she would continue to “advocate for women in whatever way I can.”She wasn’t paying lip service.Magana spent three months in south Florida in hopes of finding a job near her boyfriend. That didn’t [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 89 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,353 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 PoliceStabbing: A man was stabbed in the back twice in the 500 block of West Sonora Street at noon. Thursday. The victim was [...]

STOCKTON — Stockton Police Department officers arrested two men in connection with a robbery shootout that occurred on Mariposa Road Wednesday morning.Jose Raya, 18, and Anthony Morales, 18, were arrested Wednesday afternoon.The two men are believed to have walked into Doug’s El Dorado Drugs about 9:47 a.m. armed with guns.An employee inside the pharmacy armed himself and fired at the two robbers, who fled the store without taking any merchandise or cash, [...]

Short pursuit leads to crash, arrestSTOCKTON — Officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation near East Main Street and Burkett Avenue at 4:07 p.m. Wednesday.The driver failed to yield and led officers on a short pursuit that eventually was terminated, police said. Shortly afterward, the driver collided with a parked mobile home, then tried to flee, police said.Jonathan Escobar, 21, was arrested on suspicion of evading, hit and [...]

STOCKTON — Imagine that every Stockton Unified School District graduate is college, career and community ready.Imagine a district that offers opportunities for students to take internships and learn trade so they will be ready for the evolving workforce.Imagine a community that stands behind every single student no matter their background.  Hundreds of representatives from local business, nonprofit organizations, government and education imagined just that [...]

STOCKTON — Unlike President Donald Trump, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, is not known for his Twitter profile or for being at the center of controversies.But Thursday on Twitter, the ordinarily low-key McNerney joined the fray concerning recent comments made by Trump about the dangers of wind-energy production.“As a former wind energy engineer, I can tell you the president’s recent claims are blatantly false,” McNerney tweeted. “Wind is [...]

LODI — “A really sweet gal” is how friends will remember a 46-year-old woman found shot to death Thursday morning in a Lodi park.Police are investigating the death of Christina Cantu as a homicide after finding her dead about 10:45 a.m. from what initially appeared to be a traumatic injury of suspicious nature. They later confirmed that Cantu was shot multiple times, possibly from a passing vehicle.Lt. Shad Canestrino said the shooting occurred [...]