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FRENCH CAMP — A woman in her late 30s is in critical condition after being stabbed at Caswell State Park on Saturday morning by a man who entered her mobile home and attacked her, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office reported.Authorities are seeking Manteca resident Joseph Samuel Chavez, who they say entered the victim’s home at Caswell Park, located at 28000 S. Austin Road southwest of Ripon and along the Stanislaus River, threatened her and stabbed her [...]

Woman critically injured in stabbing at Caswell Park homeFRENCH CAMP — A woman in her late 30s is in critical condition after being stabbed at Caswell Memorial State Park on Saturday morning by a man who entered her mobile home and attacked her, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office reported.Authorities are seeking Manteca resident Joseph Samuel Chavez, who they say entered the victim’s home at Caswell Memorial State Park, located at [...]

STOCKTON — College isn’t going to be for everyone.Educators throughout San Joaquin County are aware that for some, going straight into the workforce is a better option. While 21st-century careers are flashier, blue-collar jobs like welding and construction are in demand, too.Has there been a sort of stigma surrounding those who opt to work instead of enrolling at a university?“I think its losing steam,” said Tony Damele, coordinator in the San [...]

STOCKTON — An outspoken critic of Michael Tubbs has asked a federal court to declare the mayor’s decision to block him on social media unconstitutional.Motecuzoma Sanchez, a one-time candidate for Stockton City Council, filed a complaint in United States District Court on Feb. 22.In the complaint, Sanchez said he repeatedly has criticized the mayor on his official Facebook and Twitter pages, resulting in Tubbs deleting his comments and ultimately [...]

STOCKTON — Last year, the Stockton City Council set public safety, homelessness, affordable housing and economic development as some of its priorities to address.On Tuesday, the council will receive a status report from city staff on the progress of tackling those priorities.The council prioritized eight issues facing the city and divided them into two tiers of importance to address in 2018.Increasing public safetyCrime reduction was listed [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 44 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,380 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 PoliceAssault with deadly weapon: A woman was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle in the 1900 block of Montauban [...]

STOCKTON — “Too many innocent kids die young, and they should be allowed to live their lives. Everyone should live the best life,” said 16-year-old Justin Meas of Stockton, sitting plaintively Monday afternoon alone at the makeshift memorial to one of his best friends who was fatally shot less than two days earlier.Fourteen-year-old Nicholas Sihalath of Stockton and another teen, 15-year-old Advan Vang of Sacramento, were found by police shortly after [...]

Man drowns after falling into Calaveras RiverSTOCKTON — The body of a man was pulled from the Calaveras River near University of the Pacific on Monday afternoon.The drowning appears to be accidental, according to authorities. Witnesses told one media outlet the partially clothed man appeared to fall into a swift-moving section of the river underneath Pacific Avenue while bathing.The victim was pulled from the river by a boat rescue crew from [...]

STOCKTON — After a traffic stop Sunday night in east Stockton, a passenger in the vehicle fired at sheriff’s deputies before fleeing on foot. He eventually was captured with the assistance of a heat-seeking helicopter and a stun gun, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office reported, and arrested on two counts suspecting him of attempted murder.No deputies were injured during the incident that began about 10:40 p.m. in the 1700 block of Sierra Lane between [...]

STOCKTON — Coleen Sykes-Ray and her daughter were packing up and preparing to leave from one of their regular homeless outreach efforts when a woman approached them.Sykes-Ray let her know they were done for the day and were out of supplies. But Jordan Ray told her mom to wait; the teen had found one last bag in the family’s vehicle.“This bag was specially made for you,” Sykes-Ray happily told the woman.It’s simple interactions like that [...]