Current Crime Information

On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 7:41 pm, Turlock Police Officers made a traffic stop for vehicle code violations in the 400 block of Lander Avenue. During the traffic stop, officers detained four subjects and established probable cause to conduct a search of the vehicle. Twenty-eight pounds of pre-packaged marijuana along with approximately $35,000 was discovered. The marijuana had an approximate street value of $28,000.
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FATAL HIT AND RUN COLLISION RESULTS IN ARREST

On Monday, May 3, 2021, at approximately 12:37 am, the Turlock Police Department received calls of a bicyclist who had been struck by a vehicle in the 400 block of Lander Avenue. The driver of the vehicle, later determined to be Francisco Javier Castellon-Gonzalez, 22 years old, of Modesto, fled the scene while driving a white 2009 GMC pickup.
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ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED

On Friday, April 23, 2021, at approximately 3:13 am, a masked, Hispanic male adult robbed a Turlock convenience store located in the 1600 block of West Main Street. Witnesses who were contacted at the scene reported to Officers that the suspect brandished a handgun and demanded money from the clerk.
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UPDATE: HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY

On August 4, 2020, at approximately 1:03 a.m., Turlock Police responded to a call of an aggravated assault in progress in the 500 block of Twentieth Century Boulevard. When officers arrived, they located Amythest Cortez, 27 years, of Gustine who was shot. Despite advanced medical care, Ms. Cortez and her unborn baby died.
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