Enochs High School teacher arrested on charges of molesting a child
Modesto Police arrested the music and band teacher after an investigation into an inappropriate relationship with a student at the high school. Author: Izzy Greenblatt Updated: 2:13 PM PST March 6, 2021
MODESTO, Calif. Modesto police arrested high school music and band teacher for molesting a student.
According to the Modesto Police Department s Facebook post, police arrested Enochs High School teacher Patrick Mester on Monday, March 1, after an investigation into an inappropriate relationship with an Enochs High School student, according to a Facebook post.
Mester was a teacher at Enochs High School since the 2007-8 school year and has been part of the Modesto City School District since 2003, according to the school district.
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13-year-old arrested after taco truck owner killed in shooting, police say
MODESTO, CA (KCRA) A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the deadly shooting of the owner of a taco truck in Modesto.
Modesto police said officers went to the 1600 block of Monterey Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday after there were reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a gunshot victim inside a food truck parked at 1609 Monterey Avenue. The victim, identified as 67-year-old Rafael Avila-Rodriguez of Salida, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Modesto Police Department.
Police said they determined that the 13-year-old “walked up to the taco truck and shot the victim, then fled on foot,” a news release says.
13-year-old arrested after taco truck owner killed in Modesto shooting, police say Share Updated: 5:15 PM PST Feb 17, 2021 Share Updated: 5:15 PM PST Feb 17, 2021
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Show Transcript WEAPONS AND DRUG CHARGES. IN MODESTO, A FOOD TRUCK OWNER WAS SHOT AND KILLED THEM POLI SAY THE SUSPECTED KILLER IS A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY. GULSTAN: INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SHOOTING WAS AROUND 8:00 LAST NIGHT ON MONTEREY AVENUE NEAR THRASHER AVENUE. KCRA3’S KAY RECEDE SHARES WHAT LONGTIME CUSTOMERS TURNED FRIENDS HAVE TO SAY. WITNESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO KAY: AS THE OWNER OF A TACO TRUCK THAT SAT HERE ON MONO WAY AVEN MONTEREY AVENUE, HE EARNED A LIVING AND FORGED FRIENDSHIPS. IT HURT MY HEART BECAUSE I ALWAYS COME HERE, I ALWAYS TALK TO HIM. KA THE LONGTIME CUSTOMERS SAID THE NEWS OF HIS MURDER IS HEARTBREAKING. HE IS JUST A HARD-WORKING MAN. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIED BECAU OF THAT, BECAUSE OF A LITTLE KID. KA SHARON BEYERS AS AROUND 8:30 LAST NIGHT POLICE O