San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office

Our county is mourning the loss of a boxing founder and legend Frank Dobales, who passed away yesterday. Check out some of these awesome moments captured through photos. Frank, thank you for all you did for our community and may you rest in peace! San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is sending our thoughts and prayers to Frank's family.

This morning, Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus joined the Heroes and Helpers event at Target in Lathrop. This gave us a chance to share some holiday joy with over 40 kids. Check out some of the highlights. Thank you to Lathrop Manteca Fire District, Stockton Unified School District Police Department, and many more for your help in making this event successful.

If you would like to watch the services for CHP Officer Andy Ornelas, #21685, click on the link below: www.chp.ca.gov #RIPBrotherInBlue

Thank you for your service.

Patrol units rammed... Shortly before 1:00 am today, while assisting Stockton PD to help suppress the recent increase in violence, our deputies assigned to AGNET (Agriculture, Gangs, and Narcotics Enforcement Team) came across a vehicle with illegal blue lighting under glow, that came back reported stolen. They attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle in the area of Wilson Way and Hwy 4 in Stockton, but the driver fled at a high rate of speed on the freeway. A pursuit was init...iated and during this, the driver attempted to have the deputies’ crash into him, by hitting his brakes multiple times. The suspect then went up Interstate 5 freeway off-ramp the wrong way, as one of our marked Sergeant Patrol Units was coming off the freeway. He rammed that vehicle almost head-on, and took off back onto the freeway, violating rules of the road the entire time. The suspect vehicle was then seen blacked out travelling in the proper way southbound on the freeway, at which point our deputies re-engaged in the pursuit. He got off on Eight Street, continuing westbound. The pursuit continued in the same manner, with the suspect hitting his brakes multiple times, trying to get the unit to crash. The suspect turned into a dead end court, where his car was rammed in an effort to disable the vehicle. The suspect was able to use his vehicle to ram the back end of another patrol unit and an unoccupied parked car to get out. His car was found disabled a short distance later, in the area of Volpi Drive in Stockton, where it was abandoned. Jose De Jesus Almaras, 35, was located in the area by SPD and taken into custody. During a pat-down search, Almaras was found to have methamphetamine on his person. A search of the vehicle found a large amount of methamphetamine in individually wrapped baggies. Almaras was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail for several felonies, including vehicle theft, being in possession of a stolen vehicle, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, resisting arrest, transporting a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sale, evading police with wanton disregard for safety and battery on a peace officer. His bail is set at $1,130,000. Luckily, no one was injured during this incident, which was a #teamwork effort between our office, SPD and CHP. Thank you! #sjsostrong #notinourcounty #StrongerTogether #SPD #StocktonCHP

Sexual predator arrested Thanks to the help of our community members, after a lengthy investigation, a search warrant was served today at the 1900 block of 9th Street in Stockton. A well-known member within the Hispanic community for his gift of massage (despite not having any schooling in the matter) Emiliano Canada-Vargas, 53, was arrested for several felonies including forcible rape and sexual assault.... At this time we have several victims that were very brave to come forward. However, Canada-Vargas has been in this business for approximately 30 years and people come to see him from all over. We believe there may be other victims. If you or someone you know has been a victim of his, we ask that you contact Detective Arreola at 209-468-4425 or 209-468-4443. You can remain anonymous. **Help us by getting the word out and sharing this post. ***************SPANISH********** Depredador sexual arrestado Gracias a la ayuda de los miembros de nuestra comunidad, después de una larga investigación, hoy se cumplió una orden de busqueda en el bloque 1900 de la calle 9 en Stockton. Un miembro conocido dentro de la comunidad hispana por su regalo de sobador (a pesar de no tener ninguna escuela en el asunto) Emiliano Canadá-Vargas, de 53 años, fue arrestado por varios delitos como violación forzosa y agresión sexual. En este momento tenemos varias víctimas que fueron muy valientes de presentar cargos contra Canadá-Vargas. Sin embargo, Canadá-Vargas lleva en este negocio aproximadamente 30 años y la gente viene a verlo de todas partes. Creemos que puede haber otras víctimas. Si usted o alguien que conoce ha sido víctima de él, le pedimos que se ponga en contacto con el detective Arreola al 209-468-4425 o en espanol 209-468-4443. Puedes permanecer anónimo. ** Ayúdanos corriendo la voz y compartiendo esta publicación.

We honor Benjamin J. Reddish, who recently passed. He was a pioneer in San Joaquin County. Benjamin was apart of many groups in the county, including; The San Joaquin County Historical Society, Black Employees Association, The Kiwanis Club of Stockton, the Stockton Symphony Association, and much more. Benjamin also served as an educator for many students in the Stockton Unified School District. He's an inspiring role model who is beloved by many. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE SUSPECT CAPTURED On 10/31/20, shortly before 9 pm, our office responded to the 1900 block of Auto Avenue in Stockton for a report of a shooting. The victim in that incident was taken to a nearby hospital, and luckily survived. The suspect, Scott David Chamblin, 27, fled from the scene and had been outstanding until today. ... Thanks to an anonymous tip from an observant member of our community, Chamblin was taken into custody shortly after 12:30 pm. He was located hiding in a closet in the 2200 block of Willow Street in Stockton. Thank you to our brothers from the Stockton Police Department for their assistance with their unmanned arial system (drone ) during this investigation. Chamblin will be booked into the San Joaquin County Jail for several charges including his outstanding warrant for attempted murder. #sjsostrong. #StocktonPD #youcanrunbutyoucanthide

Multiple shots fired in the 150 block of Recreo Court in Mountain House. No injuries reported at this time. Deputies recovered a firearm on scene. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office at 209-468-4400.

******UPDATE***** Yesterday, shortly after 2 pm, our office received a report of a shooting in the 19600 block of N. Hwy 99 E. Frontage Road in Acampo. The first unit to arrive on scene found that a 15-year-old male had been shot. Unfortunately, the victim died as a result of his injuries.... A 17-year-old male who was on scene at the residence was detained. He was interviewed, along with witnesses and a firearm was recovered from the scene. The 17-year-old juvenile was taken and booked into the San Joaquin County Juvenile Justice Center and charged accordingly. This is still an open investigation and due to the involved parties being juveniles, no other specific details are being released at this time. More information will be released when it becomes available. ********************** We are investigating a shooting in the 19600 block of N. Hwy 99 E. Frontage Road in Acampo. We have one person shot and the possible suspect in custody. The circumstances of the shooting are being investigated. Please stay out of the area.