Press Releases

December 1, 2011 - Attempted Child Abduction

(12/1/2011) 8:40am, near Sand Piper Apartments (1820 Pennebaker Way).  An elementary age student was walking to Joshua Cowell School.  A white van, driven by a Hispanic male adult, drove up next to the juvenile and told him to get into the van. He told the juvenile that it was his job to pick kids up and take them to school. The student wisely ran home and told his mother, who in turned called Manteca Police Department.

November 4, 2011 - Marijuana Cultivation, Possession of Marijuana for Sale and Theft of Services.

On 11/3/11, at about 3:00pm, Manteca Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit (SCU) and State Parole began an investigation in the 1800 block of Arlington Ct. based on information from concerned citizens in the area about suspicious behavior at the residence.

November 3, 2011 - Halloween Night Homicide Investigation

0n 10/31/2011, at approximately 6:13pm, Manteca Police were called to a residence in the 800 Block of Golden Pond Dr to conduct a welfare check on a female resident.  They arrived and found a female victim, in her 50’s, deceased inside the home.   An initial investigation showed the victim did not die from natural causes.  MPD Detectives were called to the scene and initiated a homicide investigation. 

November 3, 2011 - Three month update on Manteca Police Street Crime Unit

SCU has been very busy the last three months. This unit consists of one sergeant, three detectives, and one parole agent.

November 3, 2011 - City of Manteca to Display U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

The Holiday season will begin early in Manteca this year as the City will be host of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Manteca will be one of the first stops and one of just several California cities to display the tree on its way to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Capitol Christmas Tree is being cut from an undisclosed location in the Stanislaus National Forest.

May 19, 2011 - City Issues Layoff Notices

The City of Manteca notified 16 employees on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 that they will be laid off at the end of business June 30, 2011.

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