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STOCKTON — The Stockton Unified School District is moving closer to breaking ground on a new elementary school to be located in the Quail Lakes neighborhood.The current proposal would demolish structures on 2111 Quail Lakes Drive that were occupied by the Lakeview Assembly Church, on 6 acres of land owned by SUSD.In its place would become the district’s 55th school that could accommodate 558 students from kindergarten to eighth grade.The new [...]

STOCKTON — A 22-year-old head coach of a local swimming club accused of charges involving sexual conduct with children said nothing during his first appearance in court.Shunichi Fujishima’s eyes darted across Judge Ronald Northup’s courtroom as he first sat in the holding cell Monday afternoon. He was taken into custody Thursday evening on suspicion of sexual penetration with force with a child under 14 years old; sending harmful material to a minor; oral [...]

TRACY — A command vehicle belonging to a south county fire department was stolen from the scene of a medical emergency early Monday, tracked and found in Manteca and the suspected thief arrested a few hours later, according to a statement issued by the city of Tracy.The command vehicle, a 2017 red Chevrolet Tahoe belonging to the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority, was driven to the medical call at the Green Oaks Mobile Home Park at 2929 MacArthur Drive. About 1:15 a. [...]

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 1,335 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 arrest: Two men were in a dispute for unknown reasons when one struck his 29-year-old associate [...]

Man seen exhibiting lewd behavior near Manteca schoolMANTECA — A man was seen Monday morning exhibiting lewd behavior in his parked car as children walked toward a northeast Manteca school, police reported.Two students, 12 and 13 years old, reported the incident to site administrators at Shasta Elementary School, 751 E. Edison St., in a residential neighborhood southwest of East Louise Avenue and Highway 99.About 8:20 a.m., the man driving a [...]

STOCKTON — Defense attorney Daniel Horowitz is willing to represent a Stockton woman accused of insurance fraud at the rate of $110 an hour.But Horowitz says he should be compensated at his regular rate: $750 an hour.The pay rate was the topic at a hearing Monday morning before San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Lauren Thomasson. The pay issue will be revisited at a second hearing next Tuesday.Horowitz, 64, may be best known for his national television [...]

The biennial census of the “unsheltered” homeless population is coming up and organizers are looking for volunteers and donations.San Joaquin County Continuum of Care needs people to help it conduct the point-in-time count of individuals who are living in their cars, under bridges, in tents, or any other place that is not meant for human habitation.Organizers say homeless people staying in shelters are [...]

STOCKTON — A new form of aggressive panhandling using a disabled vehicle as a ruse is occurring throughout the Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol.Since mid-November, CHP 911 dispatchers have received several calls regarding suspicious people posing as disabled drivers in order to obtain money from passing motorists. The vehicles involved were described as dark-colored sport utility vehicles generally with out-of-state license plates.According to the [...]

STOCKTON — A woman told police she was carjacked at gunpoint early Tuesday in front of her central Stockton home by six suspects wearing ski masks. Two of the carjackers, who turned out to be young teenage boys, were quickly captured and arrested.The incident started about 4:15 a.m. as the 23-year-old woman sat in her car near her home in the 400 block of East Flora Street in a residential neighborhood northwest of East Park and North California streets.The victim [...]