Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is the first installment in a series of stories from a Modesto Bee investigation on the relationships between ICE and law ...

In this undated photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer observes a detainment. (Charles Reed/ICE Office of Public Affairs) Between January and October of this year, Immigration and ...

Turlock Journal reporter Joe Cortez recently sat down with Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse for a wide-ranging, two-hour interview in his office at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.

Grand jury urges sheriff oversight board after divisive 911 dispatch dispute. CAD system dispute splits sheriff and county partners; mediation recommended. Report cites fractured relations, calls for ...

Some custodial deputies at the Stanislaus County jail are expected to get airtime on television, talking about their jobs and interaction with jail inmates. County supervisors gave approval Tuesday ...

In the Spotlight is a Modesto Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email tips@modbee.com. Between January and October of this year, ...