Danger Zone for the Week of 12/19-12/25

Monday Dec. 19th

Train Derailment Roosevelt St at Wilson Way 4:55pm

The rear car of a Stockton Terminal Eastern Railroad train derailed at Union on Roosevelt and continued eastbound, striking multiple cars and some trees, before stopping at Roosevelt and Wilson Way. No injuries reported.

Person Shot 1400 block of E Oak St 5:25pm

A 26-year-old male was sitting in his car when a bullet grazed his arm. Victim could offer no suspect information but other witnesses identified the suspect as a heavyset Hispanic male driving a black Nissan Maxima,

Tuesday Dec. 20th

Person Shot 800 block of Searchlight Ave 9:29pm

A 20-year-old female was opening the gate to a residence when a vehicle pulled up and fired upon her before fleeing east down Anderson St. Despite being struck several times her injuries did not appear to be life threatening.

Wednesday Dec. 21st

No significant incidents reported

Thursday Dec. 22nd

Homicide 800 block of Windsail Ln 6:23pm

Officers responding to a call located four Hispanic males suffering from gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene while the other three victims were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Friday Dec. 23rd

Person Shot Commerce St at Cleveland St 5:15pm

A 24-year-old male reported that a blue, late model Nissan Quest containing a Hispanic male and a White male both in their early 20s began following him. Eventually they fired upon him, grazing his back. He transported himself to the hospital for treatment.

Saturday Dec. 24th

No significant incidents reported

Sunday Dec. 25th

Person Shot 3200 block of Volney St 6:48am

An 11-year-old male was sleeping in the living room when an unknown vehicle drove by and fired at the house, striking him in the hand. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Person Shot W Ponce De Leon Ave and Lower Sacramento Rd 1:00am (technically 12/26)

A 20-year-old male was sitting in the back seat of a car at the gas station when the back window shattered and he realized he had been shot in the elbow. He was taken to the hospital by his family. Victim stated that the shooting was random and he and his family refused to cooperate with the investigation.

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Friday Dec. 16th

Person Shot Hazelton Ave at California St 7:52pm

A 40-year-old male was walking down the street when an old green minivan pulled up. Three Hispanic males in the 20s exited the vehicle and fired upon him, striking him in the torso, before reentering the vehicle and driving away. Victim went to hospital for treatment.

Person Shot 3100 block of Potomac Way 11:15pm

An 18-year-old male was walking a party guest to her car when four Asian males ages 18-25 approached him and began firing. The victim fled but was struck three times before reaching safety. Victim went to hospital for treatment and was in stable condition.

Person Shot Unknown Location in Stockton 11:30pm

A 20-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds to the torso was dropped off at the hospital by an unknown friend. Victim gave varying accounts and locations of the shooting.

Saturday Dec. 17th

No significant incidents reported

Sunday Dec. 18th

No significant incidents reported

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Monday Dec. 12th

Person Shot 6700 block of Plymouth Rd 11:50pm

Officers responding to a call found a 41-year-old female suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. Unknown suspect(s) fired upon the apartment she was staying in with 6 other people from close range, striking the victim as she was going to sleep. Victim went to hospital for treatment. Victims were otherwise uncooperative.

Tuesday Dec. 13th

Person Shot 2700 block of Country Club Blvd 5:18pm

A 22-year-old male was walking up the stairs to his apartment with two other people when he heard gunshots and felt a pain in his leg. He couldn’t provide any suspect information and the two people with him were gone when police arrived. There was evidence at the scene that the victim or one of the two people with him may have returned fire. Police found 1.5 grams of rock cocaine on the victim and the drug charges were referred to the DA. Victim went to the hospital for treatment on non-life threatening injuries.

Wednesday Dec. 14th

Persons Shot 2600 block of Warren Ave 8:46pm

Officers responded to a call for a house party shooting that eventually resulted in three victims. The first two victims, a 19-year-old male and a 20-year-old female, were located at the scene of the party. The male was suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso and the female had been grazed several times on the torso. Both were taken to the hospital for treatment on non-life threatening injuries and were later joined by the third victim, a 21-year-old male with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the back, who was dropped off by private transport. The guests at the now sparsely attended party were generally uncooperative but officers ascertained that the suspects were two Hispanic males who drove a dark-colored Toyota Camry up to the house and began firing. Shots were returned by party guests but no neighbors were harmed.

Thursday Dec. 15th

No significant incidents reported

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Thursday Dec. 15th

ABA Basketball at Lincoln High School 7pm

No, it’s not the 1970s and Dr J won’t be slumming it in a high school gym this season. These days the American Basketball Association is a fledgling minor league composed of teams with varying degrees of financial solvency. Stockton’s offering is the Port City Pirates, and on Thursday they’ll be playing what I assume is their division rival the Richmond Rockets (all games during the season are apparently played within the team’s division to presumably save on travel costs). The Pirates’ previous outing was a 22 point victory over something called the Shizuoka Gymrats (final score 142-120), so the league is apparently defense optional.

Friday Dec. 16th

Decemberween at the Plea for Peace Center 7pm $5

Speak for Yourself, the Vapidales, Skouts Honor, and The Electric Shoes play the Plea for Peace Center this weekend with the theme of covers. They’ll all be covering music by their favorite bands including New Found Glory and MxPx.

Saturday Dec. 17th

Hip-hop at the Plea for Peace Center 7pm

In a departure from their normal offerings, the Plea for Peace Center will feature multiple local hip-hop acts on Saturday. Young Cee, Boonut, Daynut, Filthy Family Ent., SOSA, and some live DJs will all be there for your enjoyment

Sunday Dec. 18th

“White Christmas” at the Bob Hope Theatre 2pm $8

If you haven’t gotten your fix of Christmas events yet, then head on down to the Bob Hope Sunday for a showing of the Bing Crosby classic “White Christmas”.

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Friday Dec. 9th

Persons Shot Millwood Ave at Dunwood Dr 5:25pm

a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male were walking down the street when a bluish grey import car pulled up. The driver exited and cursed loudly at them before opening fire on them. They ran but the 16-year-old was struck in the torso and the 17-year-old was struck in the foot. Both were in the hospital in stable condition.

Homicide 2500 block of Gareth Cir 11:51pm

Officers were investigating gunshots they overheard when several callers reported that a man had been shot by the occupants of a white import car. Officers located the car a short distance away from the call area and detained the four occupants without incident. Officers also found a victim, who is presumed to be a 22-year-old male Stockton resident, suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced deceased.

Saturday Dec. 10th

Person Shot/Robbery 400 block of Jill Cir 10:43pm

Officers responding to a call found a 19-year-old male on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks suffering from 2 gunshot wounds. Victim said he was shot while being robbed by two Hispanic males. Victim was in hospital in critical condition at time of report.

Sunday Dec. 11th

No significant incidents reported

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Monday Dec. 5th

No significant incidents reported

Tuesday Dec. 6th

No significant incidents reported

Wednesday Dec. 7th

Person Shot Anderson St at California St 9:20pm

A 19-year-old male was walking down the street when he saw 3 black males arguing on the corner. After walking past the group he heard 3 gunshots and realized he had been shot in the leg. He went to the hospital for treatment.

Thursday Dec. 8th

No significant incidents reported

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Thursday Dec. 8th

CPAC Texas Roadhouse Dinner Fundraiser at the CPAC Center 5pm-7pm $12

If you love Texas Roadhouse’s pulled pork and ribs but don’t feel like driving to Elk Grove or Tracy then Child Abuse Prevention Council has you covered with their second annual fundraiser. You don’t even have to park your car since the meals will be delivered drive-thru style at the CPAC Center on California St. Supporting a great organization while eating BBQ on the cheap is what we like to call win-win.

Friday Dec. 9th

Jazz on the Mile at Whirlow’s 6:30pm

Jazz on the Miracle Mile! Be there! (This is literally all the information given about the event)

Saturday Dec. 10th

Holiday Concert at the Lincoln Center Brick Walk 2:00pm Free

Frank Bailey, Travis Vega, Tony Washington, and more will be at Lincoln Center this weekend to play a free holiday concert for those feeling especially Christmasy this weekend.

Sunday Dec. 11th

Indie Night at the Plea For Peace Center 6:00pm $5-$10

Sunday marks the final day of the Plea For Peace Center’s 3 year anniversary spectacular. The lineup off local bands includes Flibert, Alitak, The Switch, Dufferman in Carrels, Sweaty Fat Kid, and The Village. One of those bands involves the Port City Sun’s very own Adam Messinger, so be sure to stop by any day this weekend for what are sure to be some great shows celebrating one of Stockton’s great independant venues.

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Friday Dec. 2nd

Person Shot 2700 block of Country Club Blvd 6:14pm

A 33-year-old male was helping a family member who recently discovered her stolen car stereo available for sale on the internet. Arrangements were made to meet the seller on the 2700 block of Country Club Blvd. Upon arrival they confronted the seller/alleged thief who, in return, opened fire and drove off. The 33-year-old victim was struck 5 times in the torso and extremites and was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, roughly 150 lbs, driving a mid-80s light blue Cadillac.

Saturday Dec. 3rd

No significant incidents reported

Sunday Dec. 4th

Person Shot Lincoln St at Delhi Ave 7:52pm

A 46-year-old female was walking down home when a black adult male began following her then fired upon her, striking her in the cheek. Victim was taken to the hospital for treatment on non-life threatening injuries.

“The Migration Tour” comes to Stockton

Wednesday night the Plea for Peace Center hosted Chris Staples, Gardening, Not Architecture, and the Corduroys.  While sometimes local bands take the stage, this was not one of those nights.  Gardening, Not Architecture and Chris Staples have been on their “Migration Tour” across the country, stopping in Patterson the night before.   While I love my Stockton bands, it was nice to see some music coming out of Seattle and Sacramento.

The evening started as Chris Staples took the stage.  Staples’ music hit me right out of the gate as he sang about Cincinnati and how it has fallen from the beautiful city it used to be.  His lyrics were poetic yet easy to relate to.  There is something compelling about a man pouring his heart and soul out through a guitar and singing.  I can’t really explain it, because its something you can only experience when you’re in the performers presence.  Staples’ words grabbed the crowd by the ear and gently strung it along the same path he walks.

Gardening, Not Architecture was the next performer on stage.  While Staples just was, GNA had a little more show elements to her performance.  To start with there were no lights except for a wall of dancing lights behind her.  There was a laptop set up next to her that played backing tracks as she played bass.  It was quite impressive to see her sing and play all the bass parts with precision.  The music of GNA was melodic, but her voice reminded me of the likes of Veruca Salt or Liz Phair.  Electornic drums, gutiar, bass, and a variety of other bells and whistles came together to form a nice harmony.  While she played all tracks from her first album, “First LP”, she revealed during the set that earlier in the week she had released a second album entitled “Saboteur”.  After hearing her set, I’m excited to hear more.  All of her music is available on iTunes and bandcamp.com.  You can find more information about her at gardeningnotarchitecture.com, as well.

Video courtesy of Brian Bautista

The last band to take the stage was The Corduroys.  They were composed of Autumn Sky, Adrian Bourgeois and Brian Jennings.  All of the memebers hailed from Sacramento.  While they were relatively new as a band, all of them are established as solo musicians.  This brought a different feel to each of their songs, as they rotated through the three songwriters’ set lists.  Autumn and Brian both played guitar, while Adrian swapped between piano and guitar.  Early in their set they had to fight through technical problems but they didn’t let that stop them.  Their voices combined to form a smooth super voice which had quite a bit of texture to it.  As far as musical style goes, I would say that they skewed more towards the country/adult alternative side of things.  While it wasn’t my favorite style of music, their politeness on stage would make it difficult for even Stalin to dislike them.  He could probably do it though, because Stalin was a mean jerk.  The set lasted for the better part of an hour as they played song after song.

Overall the night was fun, and well worth the $5 entry fee.  The Plea for Peace Center continues to draw acts from all over as well as focus on the local scene.  The talent in the room was huge but I was rather saddened that more people didn’t make an attempt to come out.  While the Plea for Peace seems to have a decent turn out for their weekend shows, they do run a variety of shows during the week.  This was a good show that the weekend crowd missed out on.

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Monday Nov. 28th

Shooting 1600 block of Airport Way 10:27am

A 20-year-old male was walking down the street when a green Ford Aerostar mini-van pulled up along side him and fired upon him, striking him once.

Tuesday Nov. 29th

No significant incidents reported

Wednesday Nov. 30th

Brandishing/Weapons Arrest 000 block of E Harding Way 12:00pm

A 28-year-old male was in a store parking lot when 3 suspects, one brandishing a handgun, approached him while chanting “Killa Killa Killa”. The victim went into the store and told the clerk to call police. When police arrived the victim pointed out the suspects in the parking lot. Warren Daniels, a 22-year old male, was arrested for terrorist threats, brandishing, and weapons charges. Calvin Dunbar, a 20-year-old male who attempted to flee the scene when police approached, was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and weapons charges.

Thursday Dec. 1st

No significant incidents reported