Three stolen vehicles, two burglaries, one assault ends with arrest of single suspect Jesus Guzman Vega
A Modesto man is facing a litany of criminal charges for an alleged crime spree that traversed through Turlock, Ceres and Modesto on Tuesday.
In the span of seven hours, Jesus Guzman Vega, 32, of Modesto is suspected of stealing three vehicles, breaking into two homes, and committing one assault.
The hunt for Vega began around 11 a.m. Tuesday when the Turlock Police Department was notified of a residential burglary in the 500 block of Vermont Street. During the burglary, a 2014 Chevy Silverado was taken. The Turlock Police Department gathered evidence at the scene that indicated Vega was responsible for the burglary and auto theft, according to the Stanislaus County auto theft task force.
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Members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation joined a Jan. 9 protest organized by Turlock Black Lives Matter demanding justice for Trevor Seever, killed in December by police in Modesto, Calif.
Around 70 people were at the rally outside of the Modesto Police Department, where Trevor’s family members called for defunding the police. Another speaker linked the murder of Trevor by the police to capitalism, which cares more about increasing profits than it does about humanity, and called for the abolition of the police. Samuel Garcia of the PSL highlighted how the system protects killer cops because ultimately police protect the interests of the capitalist class.
Officials say Modesto officer who fatally shot suspect was involved in 4 other shootings Share Updated: 11:21 PM PST Jan 6, 2021 KCRA Staff Share Updated: 11:21 PM PST Jan 6, 2021
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Show Transcript DETAILS. GULSTAN: WE’RE LEARNING TONIGH THAT A MODESTO POLICE OFFICER WHO SHOT A MAN DEAD LAST MONTH HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AT LEAST FOUR OTHER SHOOTINGS THE INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE TELLS KCRA OFFICER JOSEPH LAMANTIA IS NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER HE SHOT AND KILLED TREVOR SEEVER IN DECEMBER. POLICE SAY SEEVER HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE THREATS ON SOCIAL MED AGAINST OFFICERS, AND HIS FAMILY HAD CALLED 911, FEARING HE WAS ON HIS WAY OVER ARMED WITH A GUN. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ANY TIME AN OFFICER USES FORCE, IT’S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FORCE THAT AN OFFICER CAN USE, AND ABSOLUTELY DEMANDS HIGH LEVEL OF REVIEW AND SCRUTINY AND THAT IS WHAT I’M COMMITTED TO. I’M COMMITTED TO A VERY THOROU AND TIMELY INVESTIGATION. GULSTAN: