LOCAL WANTED FOR THEFT ARRESTED

A 42-year-old Ceres man who was wanted for a prior theft charge was picked up on a warrant on Friday evening.

Johnny Qualls was spotted by Ceres Police Officer Eric Souza at approximately 9:24 p.m. during a patrol in the 2600 block of Mitchell Road. Qualls was seen walking into the QuickMart Smoke Shop at 2600 Mitchell Road. Familiar with Qualls, Officer Souza knew of the felony warrant, located him in a rear storage room and arrested him.

Qualls, who has a criminal history dating back to 2009 and earlier, was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.

27-YEAR-OLD DRIVER ARRESTED FOR DUI

Brayan Mendez Ortega, 27, of Modesto, was arrested by Ceres Police for drunken driving Saturday evening.

At approximately 9:14 p.m., Ceres Police Officer Gary Singh was patrolling the area of Whitmore Avenue and Nickerson Drive when he stopped Ortega in his Plymouth Neon for vehicle code violations. Officer Singh immediately suspected that Ortega had been drinking before Officer Romy McClain arrived on scene and conducted the DUI investigation.

Ortega participated in a series of field sobriety tests which indicated he was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested for DUI and provided breath samples that were over double the legal limit. The night ended with a booking at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.

KEYES MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG ARREST WARRANT

Sergio Cruz, 58, of Keyes was picked up for the felony warrant as well as a misdemeanor warrant Sunday afternoon.

At approximately 3:02 p.m., Ceres Police Officer Isaac Carter was on a call for service at Smyrna Park when he spotted Cruz and recognized him as being wanted to stand felony drug charges.

Cruz was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.