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2 days ago
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Stockton woman sitting in her car shot during robbery struggle
A Stockton woman sitting in her car was shot during a robbery early Sunday morning, Stockton Police said. Just after 2 a.m., police said that a 44-year-old woman was sitting in her car on the 500 block of North Stanislaus Street when a man forced his way into her car. The suspect allegedly shot the woman during a struggle and then left the scene with her purse, police said. She was taken to a hospital with an injury that was not life-threatening. According to police, the suspect showed up at a hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was arrested at the hospital, police said. Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Antonio Eppinger and said he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Stockton Police arrest man suspected of arson after hours-long standoff
Stockton Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide and arson after an hours-long standoff Saturday night. Around 8:45 p.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of East Roosevelt Street. Police said the suspect allegedly set fire to his backyard before barricading himself in a nearby home. According to police, the standoff lasted several hours and ended with the suspect walking out of the home. When he walked out, police said he refused to follow commands, and they had to use force to detain him. Police said he was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, and he was arrested on suspicion of arson, attempted homicide and resisting arrest. Stockton Police identified him as Rodrigo Nayotl-Acuahuitl.
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6 days ago
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‘This is not how you treat people': Advocates criticize Stockton homeless encampment sweep
Several unhoused people who had been living in an encampment near Trinity Parkway were left with nowhere to go after being evicted by Stockton Police Department on Tuesday. The encampment sweep was touted by District 1 Councilmember Michele Padilla as "a new day in Stockton." Padilla said the encampment had existed for 14 years in her district and when she ran for office in 2022, she promised her constituents it would be addressed. Homeless advocates said the sweep was conducted without strategic planning by city leaders and that Stockton officials have not presented a long-term plan for addressing the homelessness crisis. They also questioned the show of force by the police department, San Joaquin County Probation and California Highway Patrol, as well as the overall cost of the sweep. Show of force includes Stockton police, SWAT vehicles As the sun rose, Stockton police closed the intersection of Trinity Parkway and McAuliffe Road. Police cruisers and motorcycles lined the street. Officers also set up a mobile command unit and stationed a SWAT vehicle near the levee where the encampment was located around 7 a.m. At its peak, city officials said nearly 100 unhoused people were living in the encampment, but homeless advocates said about 15 people remained there Tuesday. About 40 officers "had a role in the operation," according to Officer David Scott, a spokesperson for the Stockton Police Department. He said about half of them left the area around 10 a.m. after people were removed from the encampment. When asked whether the officers who responded were normally assigned to north Stockton, Scott said they came from various assignments, including field operations, strategic operations and the investigations division. Scott said the land where the encampment was located is controlled by the California State Lands Commission. He said an agreement allowed the police department to remove unhoused residents and clean the area. As part of the process, Scott said cleanup notices were posted and residents were given time to leave voluntarily. Police cited multiple citizen complaints related to drug use, gunfire, thefts, illegal dumping and trespassing but provided no specifics. They said the area generates numerous calls for service for both the police and fire departments. Police were seen with batons strapped to their waists, some holding them in their hands, as two homeless advocates led unhoused residents away from the encampment with carts carrying their belongings. Police Capt. Gary Benevides told a Record reporter covering the sweep that they were not allowed on the levee as police cleared the encampment, saying it was an active crime scene. Reporters were instructed to stand in a designated media area behind yellow tape, away from unhoused residents and police. More: 'Dozens' at risk as Stockton officials move ahead with Trinity Parkway encampment removal 'This is not how you treat people' One of the advocates who helped the unhoused residents was Jessica Velez, founder of Red Rabbit Advocacy Programs, a nonprofit organization that supports people affected by homelessness and housing instability in San Joaquin County. "It's not surprising," Velez said of the sweep. "People don't have solutions. If they don't know what to do, then what do you do? You use force, and that's what's been happening here." One week before the sweep, Velez attended the July 15 Stockton City Council meeting and told the council she had filed a request for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act on June 27. People facing encampment removals sometimes file such claims, arguing that removal would cause them harm due to their disabilities. At the meeting, Velez said the request was confirmed received by Deputy City Manager Will Crew. She also said Mayor Christina Fugazi told her it was "not the city's responsibility to respond to that," and that Velez needed to go through San Joaquin County Probation. "That was filed with the city clerk, so it very much is the city's responsibility," Velez said at the time. She also warned the council about the mental toll the sweep would have on those who lived at the encampment, including a man who was contemplating suicide because of the displacement. Velez said he "lost everything" as a result of Tuesday's sweep. Patricia Barrett, a homeless advocate who spent four years unhoused, assisted Velez in helping residents carry their belongings from the encampment and connect with services. Barrett said she believed city leaders were "destroying people's lives" and that several unhoused people she works with were left traumatized by the situation. "The bottom line is that this is not how you treat people," Barrett said. "You work with them." The women have proposed safe camping as a possible solution to Stockton's homelessness crisis during council meetings. Velez said she has traveled across the country to visit safe camping sites, and Barrett said the model has worked in Culver City and San Diego. "To live under the trees, and then you go into a roof, a floor, walls — man, that's anxiety," Barrett said. "I did that after being unhoused for four years. It took me six months to adjust to a roof. They're not doing it properly. They should have spent the effort from the last four months — the effort they've spent on this — on building a safe camping site." Shortage of shelter beds The city of Stockton has received nearly $65 million in federal and state grant funds to address homelessness over the past five years. However, leaders have struggled to develop and implement long-term solutions. Projects aimed at adding shelter beds at St. Mary's Community Services — including the Carol and Henry Zeiter Navigation Center and the Pathways Project — have faced repeated delays. The Stockton City Council voted at its July 15 meeting against approving and allocating $1.2 million in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program funds to St. Mary's Community Services for completion of the Pathways Project. Councilmembers said they wanted to see clear reporting on expenditures and outcomes before providing additional funding. Stockton officials said at the April 3 Ad-Hoc Homelessness Committee meeting that the St. Mary's Community Services projects would expand the city's emergency shelter capacity. They said the navigation center would add 68 beds and the Pathways Project would add 268, bringing the total number of beds in the city's shelter inventory to 627. Based on the latest 2024 Point-in-Time Count, Stockton has significantly fewer shelter beds than its estimated unhoused population. The count found 545 sheltered and 2,451 unsheltered homeless people in Stockton — a total of 2,996 — the highest among San Joaquin County's seven incorporated cities. At Tuesday's encampment sweep, San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services workers handed out flyers with resources for those being displaced. The flyer listed addresses and phone numbers for two men's shelters in Stockton — Gospel Center Rescue Mission and Stockton Men's Shelter — and for three women's shelters in Stockton and French Camp: New Hope Family Shelter, Stockton Women's Shelter and Haven of Peace. The Record called the five listed shelters Tuesday to check bed availability. One shelter's number was disconnected, another forwarded the call to voicemail, a third said there were no beds that day but advised checking later in the week, a fourth said they didn't know but recommended calling back in a few hours, and a fifth said individuals seeking services must call themselves. Advocates work to house the unhoused Since Interim City Manager Steve Colangelo's proposal for a $825,000 homelessness pilot program was rejected by the Stockton City Council in April, Velez said she had been working to find housing for people at the Trinity Parkway encampment. The proposal sought to relocate people living in the encampment to an 80-by-100-foot tent shelter at 3635 Calaveras Ave., about 11 miles southeast of the site. The council directed city staff to return with a revised version of the proposal and to consider issuing a request for proposals to find community partners to operate the shelter. The item was never brought back for approval, but city officials moved forward with the sweep. Velez said she was initially able to get four people placed in housing through Central Valley Low Income Housing. A fifth person received housing through her coordination with behavioral health services, and a sixth was housed through Central Valley Low Income Housing on Monday. Velez said a housing navigator also helped her find housing for a 70-year-old veteran with dementia. Despite working with people living at the Trinity Parkway encampment for two years, Velez said neither she nor Barrett were asked by city officials to help those being displaced during the sweep. She said she decided to go for "damage control." After county workers left the area around 11:15 a.m., Velez and Barrett stood with at least seven people from the encampment who sat on the sidewalk near Trinity Parkway and McAuliffe Road. They held on to their belongings and at least six dogs, which ate kibble as the people waited. "There's no housing options for these guys," Velez said. "They have too many pets." Cost of homeless encampment sweep unclear The total cost of Tuesday's encampment sweep remains unclear. While officials have not said how much Stockton paid or provided an exact amount, city spokesperson Tony Mannor said the California State Lands Commission approved $100,000 for the cleanup. What also remains unclear is when the city will clean up the trash and belongings left behind at the encampment. As of Tuesday, cleanup efforts had not begun. Mannor said officials first needed to assess the area's condition and determine the cost. Padilla said there will be daily monitoring by code enforcement and support from the Stockton Police Department to ensure the site and surrounding areas are not reoccupied. Record reporter Hannah Workman covers news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at hworkman@ or on Twitter @byhannahworkman. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at This article originally appeared on The Record: Stockton encampment sweep leaves some unhoused with nowhere to go Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Politics
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Stockton police respond to ICE facility with batons, face shields after immigration arrests
A Stockton police sergeant and eight officers wearing face shields and carrying batons and less-lethal weapons escorted vehicles leaving the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Thursday night. The police presence at the federal facility was linked to federal immigration enforcement action earlier Thursday at a Home Depot in Sacramento. Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities, a nonprofit whose mission is to help build safe and thriving Southeast Asian communities in Stockton and the Central Valley, said the Sacramento detainees were transferred to Stockton, prompting peaceful protesters to form around 2 p.m. at 603 San Juan Ave., where the ICE field office is located. Around 6 p.m., the Stockton Police Department sent officers to the field office after receiving a report that about 20 protesters were blocking entrances and exits, according to Officer David Scott, a spokesperson for the department. Officers in a police helicopter confirmed there were protesters between two entrances and exits, with several blocking the driveways. Scott said officers arrived at 7:15 p.m. By that time, only eight protesters remained. Officers stood by to keep the driveway clear and allow vehicles to exit. The Record sent a list of questions to the Stockton Police Department, including its policy on interacting with immigration enforcement, whether it coordinated with immigration enforcement Thursday, and a request for information on the directives given to officers who responded to the ICE facility. The department had not responded as of Friday afternoon. When President Donald Trump signed several executive orders after his inauguration — including a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration — law enforcement officials in Stockton and San Joaquin County responded by announcing they would follow California law and not assist federal immigration enforcement in the area. "We take pride in our approach to not enforcing immigration laws," the Stockton Police Department said in a January statement. "Consistent with our established policy, we will not assist any federal agency solely in enforcing immigration laws. We believe doing so would undermine the trust and safety we have worked hard to build within our community." As vehicles exited the ICE field office, protesters stood along the sidewalk and traffic circle, chanting 'Shame on you!' and holding signs that said "Abolish ICE" and "Dignity Over Detention." Stockton police ordered them to clear the way as the cars departed. Officers left the scene by 7:29 p.m. The protesters did not block any vehicles as they exited the facility. Sacramento ICE raid linked to Stockton protest It was unclear whether any of the vehicles — including several Chevrolet, Ford and Nissan vans — were transporting the 12 people arrested earlier that day by masked U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Home Depot on Florin Road in Sacramento. At least two men in handcuffs were seen being placed into one of the vans. Eleven undocumented immigrants and one U.S. citizen were taken into custody in the Sacramento operation, according to David Kim, assistant chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol's El Centro Sector. Jose Castillo was identified by his wife as the U.S. citizen who was arrested. NorCal Resist, an advocacy group, said he was one of its volunteer observers and was detained while recording the arrests at the Sacramento Home Depot. Castillo's location was later tracked to the ICE field office in Stockton. Border Patrol agents said he allegedly was arrested for impeding the operation and assaulting an officer. During the Stockton protest, a man who identified himself as the U.S. citizen who was arrested in Sacramento walked out of the ICE field office around 4 p.m. with a black eye. He declined to give his name or speak to the media. Stockton residents, leaders demand answers Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy, sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and urged his office to investigate the presence and role of Border Patrol agents in ICE operations to determine whether any state or federal laws, or constitutional rights, were violated during the Sacramento raid. "I question the authority of U.S. Border Patrol operations in many of these enforcement actions," Ransom said. "As you are aware, Border Patrol operates within 100 miles of the U.S. border — Sacramento and Stockton are both at least 300 miles from the nearest border. Why are they assisting ICE? Is their participation legally authorized?" The Immigration and Nationality Act grants immigration officers broad authority to conduct enforcement operations, including stops and searches, within a "reasonable distance" from any U.S. border or coastline. That distance is defined by regulation as 100 air miles, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Shortly after Stockton police left the ICE field office, District 4 Councilmember Mario Enríquez — whose district includes the building — arrived and spoke with concerned residents who had witnessed the events unfold. He said his constituents had emailed him and asked him to go. "I have asked our police department for answers," Enríquez said in a video posted on his Facebook account. "Our people deserve answers. They deserve their safety, and I want to make sure that our people aren't afraid of what's happening. I'm appalled by what's happening right now." The Record has reached out to Mayor Christina Fugazi's office and city spokesperson Tony Mannor to ask whether city officials knew about the police department's response before officers arrived and to request the city's policy on cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. This article will be updated if responses are received. Record reporter Hannah Workman covers news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at hworkman@ or on Twitter @byhannahworkman. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at This article originally appeared on The Record: Stockton police respond to ICE facility after immigration arrests
Yahoo
19-07-2025
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Deadly Stockton shooting linked to Orange County homicide
A former California Highway Patrol officer died and another man was critically injured in what investigators believe was an attempted murder-suicide Thursday morning near a Stockton gym, officials said. According to the Stockton Police Department, the investigation is connected to a homicide investigation underway in Orange County.
