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CRIME DIGEST
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• SON ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT: KEYES - A teenager in Keyes was arrested Sunday evening by Sheriff's deputies after he allegedly clubbed his 43-year-old dad in the head with a baseball bat.

The 17-year-old was accused of striking David Haverly several times in the head inside the family residence in the 5500 block of Pioneer Road. The attack came at approximately 5 p.m.

The wounds did not appear to be life threatening although Haverly was in serious condition at a Modesto medical center.

The son could face charges of attempted murder.

• DUI ARREST MADE: CERES - An illegal move in a car Saturday caught the attention of an officer, who then made a traffic stop and saw that the driver was intoxicated.

At 244 a.m. the officer stopped Autumn Worthan, 29, of Ceres, for making a left turn out of the Jack in the Box parking lot on Hatch Road. He got Worthan out of the 2000 Chevy Silverado pickup and issued her a field sobriety test, which she failed. Worthan was arrested for DUI.

• SEVEN ARRESTED AFTER BURGLARY: CERES - Four adults and three juveniles were arrested last week for their involvement in a residential burglary.

A residential burglary was committed on a house in the 2000 block of Ariano Lane in Eastgate and on Dec. 7. Several suspects broke into side garage door and entered the house and removed a number of items, including a .22 caliber Ruger rifle, a 47-inch flat screen TV and a Dell computer. The thieves also found the homeowner's keys and drove off with their 2002 Volvo 560.

Police searched for the vehicle and found the stolen car in the driveway at 1708 Midway. While police were trying to get a read on the license plate, a man got in the car and drove it off. Officers engaged in a short pursuit of speeds up to 65 mph in the area of Church Street. The chase ended when Rafael Avina Jr., 31, of South Modesto, crashed the car in an alleyway behind a residence and had his pinned in by the crumpled door.

Avina was charged with auto theft, evading an officer and driving on a suspended license.

Officers Freddie Ortiz and Pat Dayton descended on the Midway residence and arrested three men and three teenagers. Charged were Eric Rocha, 18, of Ceres, who was charged with obstructing and delaying an officer, and possession of marijuana; Hector Rocha, 20, of Ceres, possession of stolen property, conspiracy to commit a crime, and obstructing and delaying an officer; and Johnny Montavo, 19, possession of stolen property, conspiracy to commit a crime, and obstructing and delaying an officer.

Numerous items taken from the house were recovered, however, the rifle and TV were not among them.