1+ week, 3+ day ago   (206+ words) Three persons were arrested in connection to a Tuesday evening, Sept. 1 altercation in the parking lot of the Pine Ridge Apartments that left two men with stab wounds. Ceres Police dispatchers began receiving 911 calls at approximately 10:45 p.m. about a fight at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) A missing 72-year-old Ceres woman has her friends and family in deep worry especially given the amount of time she has been gone. Ajit Kaur left her apartment at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, August 22 and didn’t return. She was still missing when this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (393+ words) STOLEN VEHICLE PURSUIT ENDS IN ARREST Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended a 35-year-old man who rammed a marked Ceres Police vehicle in a stolen car as they attempted to stop him on August 7. Deputies located a stolen Chevrolet Camaro in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) A 32-year-old Modesto woman was arrested during an early Thursday morning car stop for her warrant relating to a prior embezzlement charge. Ceres Police Officer Jostin Madsen was patrolling the area of Fifth and Lawrence streets at 12:16 a.m. when he stopped…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1815+ words) It’s apparent to me that California doesn’t deal with criminal offenders in the manner in which they should be. In February 2024 I wrote a story about a DUI driver being arrested in Ceres. Jose Perez Hernandez fled the scene of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (369+ words) The city’s receipt of a $988,344 grant from Proposition 64 to form a Cannabis Enforcement Unit couldn’t have come at a better time, said Ceres Police Chief Trenton Johnson. Johnson reported at last week’s council meeting that an illegal cannabis operation resulted…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (242+ words) A 33-year-old Turlock man who was arrested for drunk driving in Ceres in 2024 was arrested for causing a fatal accident in Delhi on Thursday. The crash occurred on Sycamore Street north of Bloss Avenue and was reported to the California…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (821+ words) One of the busiest set of Ceres city employees are the three who comprise the Code Enforcement Unit, a member told the Ceres City Council last week. Cassandra Lopez, the Code Enforcement secretary, gave an update on how busy things…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (494+ words) TEEN WITH ALTERED FIREARM IN CAR ARRESTED A 19-year-old Ceres man was arrested Saturday afternoon after police found he was carrying a loaded revolver in a pocket of his shorts while riding in a car. At 2:20 p.m., Ceres Police officers were…...