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STOCKTON- With policing in the national spotlight many are pushing for reforms that include banning the use of chokeholds for police departments. But many activists are going even further and calling for money allocated of police departments to be reallocated towards community initiatives. This is being labeled as “defunding” the police. Mayor Michael Tubbs, who is endorsed and funded by …
LODI- Video was captured today near the area where hundreds of people gathered to protest against racism and police violence of an unidentified man spray painting and defacing the entrance sign to the Reynolds Ranch Shopping Center. The video captures the moment he paints the structure and walks away. The video was submitted to us by someone who thought it …
OAKDALE- A group of rejects calling themselves the “California State Militia-2nd Regiment” and dressed in mismatched uniforms (some too small for the ones failing the “military appearance” weight requirements of the real military) invaded the two blocks of 8 stores known as “downtown” yesterday armed with rifles and pistols, that may or may not have been loaded. We don’t know …
OAKDALE- Police have taken a person into custody as the situation escalates. A man on the side wall is seen exchanging words with a passenger in a car as he runs up in full view of multiple police officers and throws a punch at the passenger. More details to come as they become available. Earlier this week members of an …
OAKDALE- A peaceful demonstration is planned for Wednesday June 3rd, in a small country town east of Manteca to show solidarity with the movement sweeping the nation and around the globe about policing in America. The protest which have spread to every major city in America and beyond have taken place every day since last week when a man in …
OAKLAND- Commuters from the 209 returning to work in the Bay Area can rest assured of one less threat today. No tigers are roaming the streets. Yesterday the Alameda Sheriff notified the public that there was a report of a tiger on the loose. Social media was also abuzz with rumors that people let animals free from the zoo amidst …
STOCKTON- Police showed up to close the Weberstown and Sherwood Malls after a threat was posted on social media asking for people to show up at 1pm to loot. Despite this the entrance to the stony was still breached and many entered and exited with items such as shoes and backpacks from stores inside. The area and Pacific Ave is …
STOCKTON- Several protests in different cities from Stockton to Modesto and Tracy have been planned. The demonstrations are meant to show solidarity with the protests that have occurred for multiple days in several cities throughout the nation with many turning into riots. The flashpoint for the unrest was the killing on video of a handcuffed black man named George Floyd …
According to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office shortly after 1145am a man, later identified as 29-year-old, Zonathan Derrell Butler, fired shots at the Linden Gun Range. Allegedly he was irate after He was denied entry and told that the range was not open to the public. “Butler had apparently threatened the worker as he walked out, and was in …
Op Ed By Kevin Shawver El Dorado Street, north of the Downtown area, was once lined with the mansions of Stockton’s elite families, many of them area industrialists who shaped this city. Slowly over the early and mid 20th Century they were torn down, replaced with modern buildings and businesses ranging from auto dealerships to office buildings. Many now sit …
