Felon On Probation Arrested With Homemade Silencer and AR-15 Despite California Gun Laws

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MANTECA- On March 9th San Joaquin Sheriff Deputies arrested Joshua Wierzbicki as he sat in his car on the 3100 block of Mortensen Rd in Manteca. Not only is he a convicted felon currently on probation, but according to Deputies Wierzbicki was “found to be in possession of a .300 Blackout AR style short barreled rifle along with a 30 …

Target Shoplifter Helps Herself to 6 Pack of Stella Artois

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LATHROP- Shoplifting is a part of retail that stores encounter everyday. But, yesterday at about 3:30 pm, a young woman named Elysia Johnson took it to another level by also helping herself to some alcohol sampling that wasn’t free. According to San Joaquin Sheriff Deputies who provide policing for Lathrop, Johnson entered the Target store in Lathrop off of I-5 …

149 Days After Denial, Kaiser Decides Own Nurse’s Brain Tumor is “Serious Medical Condition” After All

209 TimesMerced County, Modesto, San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, Stockton, Tracy, Uncategorized 26 Comments

STOCKTON- On 3/8/2019, Edith Fillon received a form letter from Kaiser’s National HR, ostensibly dated 3/1/19. (The envelope was dated 3/6/19). Edith’s 10/11/18 denied leave request “for your own serious illness” that originally was deemed as not “meeting the definition of a serious health condition”  has now been  “REVISED” with her eligibility now being  “determined based on the information available …

Flood Watch Issued For Stockton and Modesto

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SACRAMENTO- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch warning for much of the northern Central Valley including San Joaquin, Calaveras, and Stanislaus Counties. It is in effect from today March 5th at 4:00PM to Thursday March 7th. In a statement released Monday they warned, “In the Valley, areas may receive 1 to 3 inches of rain, with locations …

SJC Sheriff Deputies Use K9 to De-Escalate Violent Confrontation

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Canine protects deputies. STOCKTON- On March 3rd, 2019, San Joaquin Sheriff Deputies responder to a disturbance call on the 3700 block of Dennis Avenue. Upon arriving, deputies were confronted by, Eracleo Cisneros, wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. The disturbance call was placed after Cisneros allegedly set a shed on fire in the backyard of the residence. By time Deputies …

Some Fear Mishandled Evidence May Result in “Speed Freak” Serial Killer Being Set Free

209 TimesSan Joaquin County, Stockton 30 Comments

STOCKTON- Last Wednesday San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney Haley Mott and California State Public Defender Jessica McGuire argued over the preservation of evidence before Judge Michael Garrigan, the judge who sent Wesley Shermantine to death row on May 16, 2001. Shermantine’s Public Defender is now making a request not to destroy evidence in the “Speed Freak Killer” case that …

Proposed Law Targets Deadbeat Parents By Posting Identity Online

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STATE CAPITOL- A new bill has been introduced in the Legislature that if passed would post the information online of parents who aren’t paying child support. AB 1498 is authored by Assemblymember Lackey and targets those who owe child support in excess of $5,000, have been in arrears for 12 months, and haven’t made a payment in 6 months. The …

Mayor Tubbs Complies Halfway With Lawsuit Demand Then Denies He Ever Blocked Anyone

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STOCKTON- Within hours of community advocate Motecuzoma Sanchez announcing his lawsuit in federal court against Mayor Michael Tubbs for violation of his First Amendment rights, Tubbs unblocked Sanchez, 209 Times, and several others from Twitter. Multiple people reached out to us exclaiming that they had been blocked by Tubbs for the last six years after questioning one of his votes …

Mentally Ill Man Drowns In Stockton River While “Bathing”

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STOCKTON- Stockton Police assisted the Stockton Fire Department at 1:15PM today in recovering the body of a man who drowned in the Calaveras River. The man, identified by relatives as Leroy Sauceda. He was having an episode of mental illness while visiting a close family member according to relatives who’ve reached out to us, which caused him to wander off …

Judge Rules Women Can Now Be Drafted For War

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Late Friday a federal judge ruled that women will now have to register for the Selective Service draft that all men in the United States are required to. This decision comes down after a lawsuit by a group called Coalition for Men, filed a lawsuit claiming only men being forced to register was discriminatory. U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ruled …