Man Arrested Just Hours After Sheriff Ordered To Release Prisoners Due To COVID-19/$0 Bail; Will Be Released Again

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STOCKTON- Yesterday was the deadline to release prisoners in county jails across the state after an order was issued by the Judicial Counsel’s Emergency $0 Bail Order. The misguided reasoning was to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, in San Joaquin there were zero cases in the jail of coronavirus. Sheriff Withrow released this statement in the evening warming that …

Stockton Police Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

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STOCKTON- The Police Department announced today that one of their employees tested positive for COVID-19. In a press release the department states: “The employee is a Neighborhood Services employee who performs code enforcement activities and is not a sworn police officer. The employee is now isolated at home and recovering. As standard procedure, a thorough cleaning and disinfecting of the …

Video Emerges of Shootout Between Man And Sacramento Police

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SACRAMENTO- Saturday April 11th, a man was shot by Sacramento Police officers in a gun battle at a busy shopping mall at the corner of Consumnes River Boulevard and Bruceville Road near Stockton Boulevard. According to police the man was wanted in connection with an attempted murder and when an attempt was made to pull him over he began firing …

Employees Report More Cases of COVID-19 at Safeway Distribution Center

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TRACY- Sources inside the distribution are reporting even more cases today of coworkers in the Frozen and Variety Departments at Safeway’s distribution center being diagnosed or sent home today with symptoms. The Produce department where several workers were already confirmed, was taped off today. Workers are on edge especially after yesterday’s confirmation by Safeway management that in fact employees have …

Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed At Safeway

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TRACY- Sources who work at the distribution center for Safeway in Tracy has reported to us that 9 of there co workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and several more are being monitored. Today a spokesperson for Safeway confirmed there are in fact employees who have tested positive but gave no details as for as how many. They also announced …

Stockton Ports Manager Fights For Life Against COVID-19

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LOUISIANA- Webster Garrison, team manager for the Oakland A’s minor league Stockton Ports last season, is fighting for his life in a hospital due to coronavirus. COVID-19 has been ravaging the area since last week and one of the people affected is Garrison, age 54. According to his fiancé Nikki Trudeaux, he was placed on a ventilator which he was …

Man Survives After Car Cut In Half By Drunk Driver

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STOCKTON- Yesterday on MLK Boulevard at B Street around 5:00pm a man crashed into another car cutting it in half. Luckily the driver survived and the other driver, Arthur Johnson, 43 years old, who caused the accident was arrested by arriving officers “after a brief struggle” for DUI and resisting arrest as captured in the video below.

Dramatic Video Captures Man Attacked On 99 In Stockton

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STOCKTON- Dramatic vídeo from several angles shows a man attacking a driver of a car in traffic on freeway 99 southbound in Stockton. Witnesses describe the driver as elderly and believe it was an attempted car jacking although no information form law enforcement has confirmed that. After bystanders attempt to help the man being attacked the attacker walks off on …