2 Week- Violent Armed Robbery-Five Shootings-3 Murders 11-21-2010

This has been another blood soaked and violent last two weeks. At least three people have been killed this week by gunfire, two suffering shots to the head, and another mortally wounded.

We have been very blessed that of the other four shootings that I researched that the death toll is not higher.   I never wanted to make this blog about reporting on the crime, but since it is no longer on the verge of becoming an epidemic, but is collectively with the level of violence, and other issues that this City is facing socially, and economically--this issue will get worse.



This is a listed of the incidents that have occurred over the last couple of weeks that have been very violent and in each incident firearms were used.

Code Three-Run!

11-16--2010 Around 2100 hours an armed 211(PC) occurred at the 'Game Stop'. Three subjects all armed entered the business and threatened the clerk and patrons with a sawed off shot gun, one of the subjects was wearing a hockey mask.  Several games were stolen, approximately 400 dollars in small bills were taken--the subjects wanted the clerk to open the safe but was unable to do it.   One of the witnesses/victims had their vehicle stolen by the subjects as they fled from the scene.  Officers arriving on scene still believed the subjects were at the scene because someone was lying on the ground face down and there were other people in the area.  The Officer took a tactical position until other units arrived to back him up.

 Units attempted to call out the clerk but the person was so traumatized that would not respond to commands to meet the police needing to clear the building and make sure the armed felons were not still on scene.

3 Person Shot

11-16-2010 Around the same time as the violent crime is taking place in Northern Stockton with the Violent Robbery--a call comes in of a shooting on Harding Way Near Waterloo.  Officers arriving at the scene find three victims and immediately call for more ambulances.  Two person shot have wound to leg, and wrist, the third is shot in the chest area and is in very critical condition.

According to KXTL Fox 40,(2010), three people were on their porch of a home playing video games on a large TV.  They observed a man walking across the street, and opening fire on all three subjects playing games on the porch.  There was no suspect information or the critical man wounded is still alive.

187 PC ~ Subject Caught

11-19-2010 A report came into Stockton Police of a Shooting near the 700 block of Toland Way.  As Officer's were still responding with light and sirens to the scene of the shooting, the dispatcher aired that a possible subject vehicle involved was a silver Mustang.

         A set of Stockton Police partners quickly observed a Mustang while they were rolling Code -3 to the shooting, they diverted and attempted to stop the Mustang, and it immediately took off at a high rate of speed and the Officer's lost the car.  Sort time later the Mustang was left  Rutledge and Alexandria in the Road.

          Car is found less than a min or two at, Officers on the scene heard the subjects going through yards.  There was still no suspect information so the Officers on the scene did not know what they were dealing with or how many subjects.  One subjects attempted to break into a home, and the homeowner presses a panic alarm in the home, Stockton Police hearing the commotion run to the home, and engage a subject in the back yard who fights them.  

   

           The victim transported to Saint Josephs Hospital is shot in the head and is pronounced dead at around 0318 hours.  Stockton finds three hats on the block, ditched clothing, and find .22 bullets on the subject in custody.  A massive perimeter was set up with Mutual Aid from the San Joaquin County Sheriffs.

          Stockton Police and the Sheriffs Office does a house to house search on both sides of where the car was found. Help is called into the CHP Auburn Air Support Helicopter for assistance.  The search is completed but there is a lot of trees and both blocks are large, so the Police hold the perimeter down, and find a fire arm during the search.  Around 0530 CHP was finally able to arrive overhead, and they picked up two heat sources with the FLAIR device, one source moves, and CHP cannot see it because of the density of the trees, and the other heat source is an outside light.  Only one subject was arrested and according to the Record (2010), reported that police had one man in custody but still had not charged him with homicide, and the other subjects information was not available.  

According to Recordnet.com, 44 homicides have occurred in the City this year,  and this does not include justifiable or police officer involved shootings.  Around November 12, 2010 a 15 year old Modesto Girl was killed while standing near Spring Hill Drive near Deep Cliff Way.

 Audio Scanner Recording Stockton Police-Sheriffs-Fire Department-SUSD