Governor Newsom to Halt California Death Penalty for 737 Convicted Inmates

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SACRAMENTO- Governor Newsom has announced through his office that he will stop all executions for 737 inmates on death row. This includes the gas chamber at San Quentin that has never been used. He has cited inequalities in the criminal justice system as well as called it “immoral”. As a result of multiple lawsuits, California hasn’t executed a prisoner since …

Bear Creek Track Coach Arrested

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STOCKTON- Police have announced that yesterday March 10, Khari Dobbins was arrested for having “inappropriate sexual relations with a 16-year-old female student at a residence in North Stockton”. Dobbins is 25 years old and also a track coach for Bear Creek High School of Lodi Unified School District in north Stockton. “The Stockton Police Department is encouraging people to call …

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 …

Man Shot Multiple Times In Attempted Robbery

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STOCKTON- Police are reporting a 41 year old man arrived at a local hospital early this morning at 3:35am with multiple gunshot wounds. According to a statement the victim’s gave to police he said he was shot during an attempted robbery on the 4300 block of Lanza Lane in north Stockton in a neighborhood near the Hilton off March Lane …

Stockton Man Shot By Shooters In Ford Focus

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STOCKTON- On March 5th around 10:50pm a man was shot while standing in front of a business by unknown assailants on the 2700 block of Country Club. The suspects, who were driving a Ford Focus, drove by firing several rounds hitting the victim once. According to Stockton police he was transported to a local hospital and is recovering from a …

Stockton Man Robbed At Gunpoint For Bicycle

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STOCKTON- On March 4th at approximately 2:45 in the afternoon a 57 year old man was standing with his bike at a location on the 1400 block of North Center Street near the intersection with Walgreens, McDonald’s and gas station on Harding Way. He was approached by a suspect described by Stockton Police only as a black male, who pulled …

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

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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 …