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CBS News
25-04-2025
- CBS News
Semi hauling kilos of cocaine tracked from Mexico border to Tracy, sheriff says
TRACY – A truckload of cocaine was seized by law enforcement officers in Tracy this week, authorities say. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says, on Tuesday, agencies from across the region intercepted a semi-truck that had been tracked from the Mexican border to Tracy. Inside the truck, authorities found, was a shipment of 189 kilos – or more than 415 pounds – of cocaine. Authorities let the truck pull up to a residence off Koster Road. Agents then closed in, leading to two suspects eventually being taken into custody. 🚨April 22, 2025 | Tracy, CA 189 Kilos of Cocaine Seized🚨 Earlier this week, HSI Stockton and multiple San Joaquin County law enforcement agencies intercepted a semi-truck loaded with 189 kilos of cocaine in Tracy. The truck, tracked from the Mexican border, led agents to a residence off Koster Road. One suspect was detained without incident. Another fled and barricaded himself in the attic, where he was safely taken into custody by our SWAT K9. This operation is a powerful reminder of what's possible when agencies work together: dangerous drugs off the streets, traffickers behind bars, and our communities made safer. Agencies involved: HSI | San Joaquin Co. Metro Narcotics Task Force | SJC Sheriff's Office | Stockton PD | Tracy PD | SJC Probation | SJC District Attorney Strong partnerships. Swift action. Safer communities. Posted by San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office on Friday, April 25, 2025 "This operation is a powerful reminder of what's possible when agencies work together: dangerous drugs off the streets, traffickers behind bars, and our communities made safer," the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. A number of different agencies helped the sheriff's office in the operation, including: Homeland Security Investigations, the San Joaquin County Metro Narcotics Task Force, Stockton police, Tracy police, San Joaquin County Probation, and the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Fingerprint technology helps identify body found in 1981
( — A man who was found in a body of water in Thornton back in 1981 was identified with the use of fingerprint technology, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office. Video Above: Homicide vs Murder vs Manslaughter SJCSO said deputies responded to reports of a body floating in the water around 2:37 p.m. on July 13, 1981 near Blossom Road and Beaver Slough. Authorities found a severely decomposed body wearing white swim shorts with red and blue stripes. Deputies also said the victim had a 'Black is Beautiful' tattoo on his left arm and a gunshot wound on his right shoulder. Remains of Wilseyville serial killing case victim reunited with family According to SJCSO, the victim may have been connected to a Cadillac that was seen driving in the area days earlier. The sheriff's office said the advancement of fingerprint technology recently helped identify the victim as Edward Donald Raymond, born on February 21, 1947. The victim also had the alias Edward Wilson, born July 21, 1948. Authorities confirm the man was never reported missing and the only available information is a 1976 arrest by the San Francisco Police Department where an address in Oakland was provided. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with any information on what happened to Raymond call (209) 468-4400. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
14-04-2025
- CBS News
Body found in San Joaquin County in 1981 identified 44 years later
THORNTON — The body of a Black man found floating in water in rural San Joaquin County in the 1980s has been identified more than four decades later, authorities said Monday. Advancements in fingerprint technology helped identify the deceased as Edward Donald Raymond, who would have been 34 at the time of his death, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Raymond's body was found on the afternoon of July 13, 1981, in water near Blossom Road and Beaver Slough in the community of Thornton, located along Interstate 5 just north of Stockton. The sheriff's office said Raymond was never reported missing, and the only information they found related to him was a 1976 arrest by San Francisco police and an Oakland address he provided them. Raymond, whose body authorities said was badly decomposed when it was found, had a tattoo on the left arm that said "Black is Beautiful" and had suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. At the time, it was believed Raymond was connected to a Cadillac seen driving in the area days earlier, authorities said. That vehicle's driver resembled Raymond, but the vehicle was not found at the scene. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office asks that anyone who may have information on what happened to Raymond contact the department.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Supervisors vote to place temporary moratorium on smoke shops in San Joaquin County
Mar. 12—Business owners hoping to open smoke shops outside city limits in the next few weeks might see their dreams go up in smoke. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on allowing smoke shops to open in the unincorporated areas. The moratorium will last 45 days, at which time supervisors can approve a 10-month extension, county counsel Edward Kiernan said. He added that at the end of the first extension, supervisors could add another year on the moratorium if they wanted. Kiernan said the point of the moratorium is to allow the county time to create appropriate regulations, as well as a new business license applicable to smoke shops. "I've looked at what Stockton has done, and they seem to have an approach that is well thought out," he said. "And it would require smoke shops to obtain a business license, that is yearly reviewed, and it can be taken away. If that license is taken away, they could not operate legally." Last year, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office conducted operations at tobacco retailers and smoke shop businesses and found evidence that they were often a front for criminal activities, staff said. Those criminal activities included the sale of cannabis or cannabis-infused items and hemp products containing THC without the required permits and licenses, as well as illicit drugs, flavored tobacco products, and illegal gambling machines. The Sheriff's Office also found that because of the illegal activity, tobacco retailer/smoke shop businesses are also a target for theft, vandalism, and loitering, staff said. The department's operations resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and the arrest of several individuals involved in these illegal activities. Gas stations, grocery stores larger than 10,000 feet, and liquor stores with valid licenses will be exempt from the moratorium. Supervisor Steve Ding said while he supports delaying approval for smoke shops, he felt the suggestion to create an entirely new business license for such establishments "missed the mark" of the moratorium's actual purpose. "It isn't about the establishment of these shops," he said. "What we're trying to do is get out the illegal distribution of products that aren't supposed to be for sale. We're going after existing businesses breaking the law. I don't see what (the business license suggestion) does except add another layer of paperwork for businesses to fill out." In November of 2022, California voters upheld SB 793, which prohibits tobacco retailers or their employees from selling most flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes, as well as tobacco product flavor enhancers. In addition, the California Department of Public Health created emergency regulations last year related to the sale of industrial hemp food and beverage products and the threat they pose to public health, particularly in minors. The emergency regulations aimed to combat hemp products containing THC that skirt the age and sale restrictions placed on legal commercial cannabis sold through licensed and regulated retailers. "I'm honestly disappointed that a moratorium wasn't already put in place," Supervisor Mario Gardea said. "This buys us time to look at other things that may affect our community, and maybe get ahead of in the permit process." There are about eight smoke shops operating in the county's unincorporated areas, although the Sheriff's Office believes there could be as many as 20. In Lodi, there are about 20 operating within the city limits. "As soon as the County posted the moratorium, I forwarded it to our city manager requesting a similar moratorium," councilwoman Lisa Craig-Hensley said. "But, an even more important concern is the proliferation of vaping products in gas stations and convenience stores, too near our schools. With the strong interest in Blue Zones and healthier living, banning new smoke shops and vaping products is a good first step." A Blue Zones team visited Lodi last week to begin its assessment of the city's health status. The team toured nearly 60 locations in the city and met with a variety of community members as part of its evaluation. A final report of Lodi's health status should be completed by May. Craig said there are dozens of communities that prohibit the sale of tobacco-related products within 1,500 feet of a school, park and playgrounds, and that she would support applying that regulation to new retailers. "I'd also support not adding additional tobacco sales in a new establishment that is within a similar distance of an existing tobacco sales establishment," she said. "Really, how many gas station convenience stores do we need selling cigarettes or vape products on a single intersection?"
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Yahoo
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office to honor fallen deputies with monument
( – This year marks 175 years of service for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office. In that time, the sheriff's office has lost several of its own. This year, the department hopes to break ground on a memorial monument that will honor their legacy for generations to come. 'We've had eight fallen in the history of the department. Five deputies and three constables,' Historical Committee Member Lt. Aaron Dunsing said. Video Above: Thousands honor fallen officers during National Police Week (May 2024) Lt. Dunsing is a 26-year veteran of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office. 23 of those years have been spent as an honor guard member. 'With organizations this big, we have more people that are getting hired and, as time goes on people tend to forget or not remember the fallen, or they weren't around when they gave the ultimate sacrifice,' Lt. Dunsing said. Lt. Dunsing's father also served on the honor guard and worked for the sheriff's office for over 30 years. During that time, the department lost two of its own in the 1980s, Michael Coleman and Dighton Little. 'I have a huge connection with the families, so to be a part of this memorial is just a huge honor,' Lt. Dunsing said. The planned memorial will face south and include a wall with the names of the fallen, memorial benches with plaques for key donors, and a statue of two current honor guard members holding a folded flag. 'When the foundation presented it to me, I will not lie. It brought a tear to my eye,' Honor guard member Sgt. Jocelyn Smith said. Sgt. Jocelyn Smith and Correctional Officer Cornell Gray Jr. were selected as models for the memorial monument, and they said it's an honor they don't take lightly. The sheriff's office said they are both honor guard members and examples of the department's best. 'Within the office, there's a spot where a lot of us walk by every day that honors our fallen,' Ofc. Gray Jr. said. 'A few of us make a point to say good night gentleman, good morning gentleman. This will be another way for us to say hello and goodbye.' However, the new memorial monument comes with a hefty price tag of more than $500,000. About half of that amount has been raised by the community so far. 'We understand that this is a big ask, and it is expensive. 'However, the reason why is that we're building this monument so that it will last forever,' Lt. Dunsing said. The memorial is not being paid out of the county budget or taxpayers' funding. 'It's very humbling just to be a member of the honor guard and to be a member of this department. Having a memorial outside that everyone can recognize the fallen officers, our brothers that have fallen before us so that they will never be forgotten and not only be cherished by the sworn and non-sworn members of the department but also the private citizens that come to visit,' Sgt. Smith said. Instead, the sheriff's office says it received special permission to build the memorial with community donations. 'It's an opportunity to take that moment, recognize those that have fallen, and move into the day knowing that you're going to make a difference,' Sgt. Smith said. The memorial and fundraising is an effort the sheriff's office believes enough people in the community will rally behind. 'This gives us a chance to spotlight our members that have fallen as well, so it means a lot to us as a sheriff's office community,' Ofc. Gray Jr. said. There are three tiers for donors for the project, but the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office welcomes donations of any amount to go toward the memorial. There is about $261,500 still left to raise. Tier 1 includes a memorial challenge coin and a letter of appreciation from the sheriff's office, Tier 2 includes the memorial challenge coin, letter of appreciation and a bronze plaque with the donor's name along the memorial bench and Tier 3 includes the challenge coin, letter of appreciation, bronze plaque and an 18-inch, 50-pound replica statue of the memorial monument. 'We did discuss different ideas for the project, and this was the best idea so that we can ensure it will last for many, many not years, but decades to come, so this is always going to be here,' Lt. Dunsing said. 'The fact that the community has such a big chance to be part of this memorial is amazing. It's not coming out of taxpayer dollars or anything of that nature. Everyone gets a chance to have their hands in it and memorialized in a sense as well,' Ofc. Gray Jr. said. Anyone interested in donating can reach out directly to Lt. Dunsing here. The sheriff's office hopes to break ground on the memorial by the end of July. Construction is expected to take about 60 days. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
