CRASH RESULTS IN DUI ARREST
A traffic collision on Saturday morning in the 1800 block of Richland Avenue resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old driver who police say was under the influence of alcohol.
The crash occurred at approximately 4:16 a.m. Ceres Police Officer Chase Maloney arrived on scene and through his investigation, determined the driver Marcelo Dedios Valenzuela of Modesto was intoxicated. After failing a series of field sobriety tests, Valenzuela was arrested for DUI and provided breath samples that were nearly double the legal limit. While searching the driver, Officer Maloney located a white powdery substance suspected of being cocaine in Valenzuela’s pocket.
A records check revealed that Valenzuela had a misdemeanor warrant for DUI. He was arrested and booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for DUI, the DUI warrant, and possession of a controlled substance.
The arrest was one of nine DUI arrests during this reporting period of Oct. 13-20.
ANOTHER BICYCLE STOP YIELDS DRUG ARREST
In what has been a routine occurrence in Ceres, police stopped a bicyclist for vehicle code violations on Tuesday, Oct. 13 only to find the person carrying illegal narcotics.
At 1:30 a.m., Office Romy McClain was patrolling the area of Herndon Road and Joyce Avenue when he stopped bike rider Luis Avalos Gonzalez, 23, of Modesto. A records check informed the officer that Gonzalez had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest related to the sale of narcotics.
While searching Gonzalez, Officer McClain located a glass pipe commonly used for smoking methamphetamine and a plastic baggy containing approximately 23 grams of a white crystalline substance.
Gonzalez was arrested and booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for the misdemeanor warrant, and on new charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance for sales.
MAN WANTED ON DRUG CHARGES ARRESTED
A 60-year-old Ceres man was arrested Tuesday evening, Oct. 13 on a felony warrant for drug charges.
At approximately 6:42 p.m., Ceres Police Officer Eric Souza was patrolling the area of Hatch Road near Church Lane in south Modesto when he spotted, Martin Camarena, sitting in the driver seat of a parked gold Toyota Sienna. The officer was familiar with Camarena and his felony warrant and went in to make an arrest.
Camarena was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for the warrant.
