FIVE MASKED JUVENILES BOOKED FOLLOWING PURSUIT OF STOLEN VEHICLE
Five juvenile boys who wore masks were arrested following a law enforcement pursuit of them in a stolen Dodge on Monday, Oct. 5.
At approximately 10 a.m., a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office K-9 deputy with a Community Resource Unit attempted to stop the stolen vehicle near Service and Morgan roads in Ceres. The driver attempted to flee at a high rate of speed and ran a stop sign north of Blaker Road before eventually stopping near Don Pedro Park. The 16-year-old driver fled on foot but was apprehended in the park by canine Hondo. Four additional juveniles, ages 15 and 16, ran through the park and into nearby yards before being arrested following a search.
All five juveniles were booked into Juvenile Hall. The driver faces charges of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting or obstructing an officer. His four passengers face charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting or obstructing an officer.
The vehicle was originally reported stolen to the California Highway Patrol.
Ceres Police officers also assisted deputies during the incident. A Good Samaritan was praised for getting involved to stop the stolen vehicle from damaging property but details of his participation were unclear.
KEYES MAN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE GUN CHARGES
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old Keyes man on multiple weapons charges during the execution of a search warrant on Oct. 1.
The warrant was obtained as part of an investigation into Alexander Harris who was suspected of possessing multiple firearms unlawfully. Deputies recovered two privately manufacture AR style pistols without serial numbers, a Glock style handgun with a shaved off serial number, two machine gun conversion devices, a large quantity of magazines including high-capacity drum style magazines, a large quantity of ammunition in various calibers, and several firearm parts and accessories.
KEYES MAN ARRESTED ON WARRANTS
During a Wednesday morning, Oct. 7 traffic stop, Keyes resident Christopher Turner, 37, was arrested for warrants.
Ceres Police Officer Kyle Hatcher was patrolling the area of Hatch and Boothe roads at 8:52 a.m. when he stopped Turner driving an Acura TL for vehicle code violations. A records check revealed that Turner had two felony arrest warrants related to theft.
Turner was arrested and booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.
OFFICER SPOTS, ARRESTS MAN WANTED ON WARRANTS
Gustavo Garcia Martinez, 37, of Modesto was taken into custody by Ceres Police during a Saturday evening traffic stop.
Officer Eric Souza was patrolling the area of Hatch and Herndon roads at approximately 8:53 p.m., when he recognized Martinez a driving a Mercedes coupe and knew of his warrants related to auto theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Officer Souza stopped Martinez and arrested him. Martinez was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.
WOMAN CITED FOR HIT-AND-RUN
A 38-year-old Ceres woman was cited for hit-and-run and released from the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Sunday evening.
At approximately 9:33 p.m., Ceres Police Officer Romy McClain responded to a single-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Morgan Road and Montclaire Drive. When Officer McClain arrived, he found that the driver fled the scene. She was located in her hiding spot by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew which happened to be in the area. Officer McClain confirmed that Kayla Najar was the driver and was cited.
