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  • Elderly woman tells bank employees she was kidnapped, ordered to withdraw large sum of cash

    Two people were arrested after an older woman told bank employees in Ceres, California, that she had been kidnapped and was ordered to withdraw a large amount of money, according to police. Wells Fargo employees reported the incident to police on Thursday. Police responded and immediately arrested a woman who police later learned identified herself with a false name. Police said that 33-year-old Nicholas Payton, who is a felon on probation, was also involved in the kidnapping. He fled the area before police arrived but was arrested a block away.Officers said they found a loaded rifle without a serial number in Payton’s backpack. Both suspects were booked on kidnapping, elder abuse charges and conspiracy to commit a crime charges. Payton was also booked for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a prohibited person in possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm in public, carrying a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, and possession of an unserialized firearm.The victim was reunited with her family.Police said Saturday that they later learned with the help of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and fingerprint analysis that one of the suspect’s real names was Stephanie Maghoney. She had an active felony warrant for her arrest in Tracy, California, for burglary. Maghoney was re-arrested for that outstanding warrant and now also faces a felony charge for false impersonation.

    CERES, Calif. —

    Two people were arrested after an older woman told bank employees in Ceres, California, that she had been kidnapped and was ordered to withdraw a large amount of money, according to police.

    Wells Fargo employees reported the incident to police on Thursday. Police responded and immediately arrested a woman who police later learned identified herself with a false name.

    Police said that 33-year-old Nicholas Payton, who is a felon on probation, was also involved in the kidnapping. He fled the area before police arrived but was arrested a block away.

    Officers said they found a loaded rifle without a serial number in Payton’s backpack. Both suspects were booked on kidnapping, elder abuse charges and conspiracy to commit a crime charges.

    Payton was also booked for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a prohibited person in possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm in public, carrying a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, and possession of an unserialized firearm.

    The victim was reunited with her family.

    Police said Saturday that they later learned with the help of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and fingerprint analysis that one of the suspect’s real names was Stephanie Maghoney.

    She had an active felony warrant for her arrest in Tracy, California, for burglary.

    Maghoney was re-arrested for that outstanding warrant and now also faces a felony charge for false impersonation.

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  • Man found dead with gunshot wound in Stanislaus County following home robbery, police say

    Man found dead with gunshot wound in Stanislaus County following home robbery, police say

    (FOX40.COM) — According to the Ceres Police Department, a man was found dead on Saturday morning with a gunshot wound to his chest following a home invasion robbery.

    Police said the man, 63, was found dead in the living room of a residence around 3:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Roeding Road in Ceres.

    “Officers immediately rendered aid which was quickly taken over by Modesto Fire and American Medical Response personnel, however, the victim succumbed to his injuries on scene,” the Ceres Police Department said on Facebook.

    The investigation into this matter is ongoing.

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  • 38 chihuahuas rescued from Stanislaus County home are now up for adoption

    38 chihuahuas rescued from Stanislaus County home are now up for adoption

    Stanislaus County officials said they rescued 38 chihuahuas from a home that was apparently hoarding the animals.Vaugh Maurice, executive director of the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency, said the dogs were rescued after a phone call early Monday morning from frantic neighbors calling about a pack of chihuahuas attacking their kids. An officer who responded learned about a bunch of chihuahuas that broke out of a backyard along Moffett Road.Maurice said that while the dogs were actually friendly and that no one was injured, the officer still spoke with the person in the home where the dogs escaped from. There, that officer and backup that was called found what Maurice described to be “filth and waste everywhere” and way more dogs than legally allowed within a home in Stanislaus County. That limit is four pets.Those 38 dogs seized from a Ceres home are now also up for adoption, according to a release from the agency.”The overpopulation of dogs at the single site raised significant health and well-being concerns, including inadequate living conditions, limited access to proper nutrition, and potential threats to the dogs’ overall health,” the release from the agency read. “Recognizing the urgency of the situation, SASA swiftly intervened to ensure the safety and well-being of these Chihuahuas.”To help make the adoption process go smoother, the agency said it is hosting a special adoption event this week that applies to not only the rescued chihuahuas. Them, along with more than 260 other dogs, will be available for adoption for the cost of $7.77. That fee includes services for spaying/neutering, vaccines and microchips.The event will take place at the agency, which is located in Modesto at 3647 Cornucopia Way.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

    CERES, Calif. —

    Stanislaus County officials said they rescued 38 chihuahuas from a home that was apparently hoarding the animals.

    Vaugh Maurice, executive director of the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency, said the dogs were rescued after a phone call early Monday morning from frantic neighbors calling about a pack of chihuahuas attacking their kids. An officer who responded learned about a bunch of chihuahuas that broke out of a backyard along Moffett Road.

    Maurice said that while the dogs were actually friendly and that no one was injured, the officer still spoke with the person in the home where the dogs escaped from. There, that officer and backup that was called found what Maurice described to be “filth and waste everywhere” and way more dogs than legally allowed within a home in Stanislaus County. That limit is four pets.

    Those 38 dogs seized from a Ceres home are now also up for adoption, according to a release from the agency.

    “The overpopulation of dogs at the single site raised significant health and well-being concerns, including inadequate living conditions, limited access to proper nutrition, and potential threats to the dogs’ overall health,” the release from the agency read. “Recognizing the urgency of the situation, SASA swiftly intervened to ensure the safety and well-being of these Chihuahuas.”

    To help make the adoption process go smoother, the agency said it is hosting a special adoption event this week that applies to not only the rescued chihuahuas. Them, along with more than 260 other dogs, will be available for adoption for the cost of $7.77. That fee includes services for spaying/neutering, vaccines and microchips.

    The event will take place at the agency, which is located in Modesto at 3647 Cornucopia Way.

    See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

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