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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — A San Joquin County correction officer was arrested following an investigation, authorities said Wednesday. The officer was later identified as 30-year-old Brandon Wolff by the San Joquin County Sheriff’s Office. Wolff is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for...

LODI (CBS SF/BCN) –  A jury found a 25-year-old Lodi man guilty of second-degree murder for a shooting that occurred in 2021 in Lodi, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Alejandro Duran Mercado was found guilty of the shooting death of 29-year-old Cenobio "Nick" Gallegos on Feb. 26, 2021.Police said officers were dispatched to the 400 block of East Pine Street at 3:06 p.m. the day of the shooting. Gallegos was found at the scene suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police said detectives were notified at about...

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STOCKTON, Calif. — A former Stockton police officer is no longer with the department followinghis arrest in 2022. Ny Tran had been placed on administrative leave in November. Between July 14 and Aug. 4 of 2022, Tran allegedly stole more than $45,000 from an older person, according to the...

The Stockton Police Department recently reported a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Douglas Road and Pacific Avenue. The incident occurred on Sunday, January 29, 2023, shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to Stockton PD. Details on the Fatal Hit-and-Run on Pacific Avenue in Stockton. A preliminary release by Stockton PD revealed...

STOCKTON, Calif. — Community members are fundraising to dedicate a bench and softball tournament in memory of Alycia Reynaga, the Stockton teen stabbed to death while on campus at Stagg High School in April 2022. In three weeks, Alycia, known to family and friends as 'LaLa,' would have turned...

A sinkhole that split a two-lane road on a central California highway has swallowed three vehicles in two weeks -- and state police are frustrated because the motorists ignored clearly marked signs to avoid the area.

Following the police shooting that injured a 17-year-old teen in the Tracy area of San Joaquin County, organizations are showing support for the teen and his family. This comes after body camera footage from last week's shooting was released on Wednesday. The video shows the teen getting into a fight with his adult brother and eventually approaching — knife in hand — both the brother and a Tracy Police Department officer before that officer shot him twice.

TRACY, Calif. — Days after a 17-year-old was hospitalized after he was shot by officers, the Tracy Police Department in San Joaquin County released body-worn camera footage of the shooting and the moments leading up to it. Police said the teen was armed with a knife and chasing after...

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a correctional officer, Wednesday. In a brief release posted to Facebook, the sheriff’s office says the unnamed officer’s charges include possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and illegal possession of an assault weapon.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — At about 9 a.m. Monday, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office deputies and crews from the Linden-Peters Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on East Kettleman Lane between Jory and Linn roads. The Sheriff’s Office said a body was found inside the vehicle, and...

Catering couple Andre and Marissa Clark never planned to open a restaurant. “It kind of just fell into our plate," Marissa said. The husband-and-wife duo were looking for commercial kitchen...

TRACY, Calif. - The recent shooting by a Tracy police officer of a teenager armed with a knife was denounced Wednesday by supporters and representatives of the boy's family. The 17-year-old boy, a recent immigrant from Afghanistan, is recovering in a hospital and was in stable condition on Wednesday, according to representatives who spoke on behalf of the family.

Black students face ever-increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicide. But one group of young people in California is working hard to reverse that – one personal connection at a time. Bennie Williams was one of only a handful of Black students at his high school in Stockton. This...

Police in California are fuming after motorists tried their luck at crossing the gap, with abysmal results.

In the last four weeks, huge storms have blanketed the Sierra mountain range with several feet of new snow, allowing the closest ski areas to San Joaquin County, Dodge Ridge and Bear Valley, to open with monster snowpacks. Each are closer than other options in the Lake Tahoe area. They are family-friendly destinations, less-expensive than other Sierra resorts and don’t require summiting a mountain pass to reach them.

Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has been an advocate for overcoming adversity since he was a child. No surprise, then, that California’s housing shortage — and broader poverty crisis — has been a major focal point throughout his political career. In 2016, Tubbs was elected as mayor...

As President Joe Biden announced that he intends to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, health officials in San Joaquin County say the impacts to residents are as of yet unknown. Some benefits that were available to residents at no cost may no longer be free once the emergencies...

TRACY -- One day after the Tracy Police Department released bodycam footage of an officer shooting an armed teenager, the use of force remains a topic of conversation in the community. On Tuesday, Civil Rights activists and Muslim American advocacy groups held a press conference in Tracy calling for police reform at the department and better training on de-escalation. CBS13 reached out to John McGinness, a retired Sacramento County sheriff and expert in law enforcement tactics, to watch the video and weigh in on one of the biggest questions: could non-lethal force, like a taser, have been used? Watch the videos here, as provided...

(KTXL) — Three people were cited in San Joaquin County after giving alcohol to minors, according to the sheriff’s office. — Video Above: Firefighters call for new ways to put out electric vehicle fires According to the sheriff’s office, one clerk was cited for selling alcohol to minors while two people were cited for buying […]