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Year 2013

4/10/13 Mental Illness Plays Major Role In Mass Shootings But Many Factors Are At Play 2/20/13 Litter is a Problem that can be Remedied by All 2/13/13 All Car Owners Need To Fight Auto Thefts

2/6/13 Stay Atop Of Weeds To Trim Fire Hazards 1/16/13 An Ounce of Prevention 1/9/13 No Longer Safe To Deal With Mail The Way You Used To

Year 2012

12/12/12 State's Early Release Program Wreaking Havoc 12/05/12 Your Health and Safety – Water and Sewer Needs 11/28/12 Home Winter Preparations Make for a Safer & More Efficient Place to Live 11/21/12 Holiday DUI Enforcement is Important for Community Safety 11/14/12 Panhandlers 11/7/12 Flu Season is Upon Us 10/31/12 Winter Driving 10/24/12 Halloween Safety 10/17/12 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10/10/12 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 10/3/12 Dropout Rates Have Bearing On Crime In Any City 9/26/12 Ceres PD Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs 9/19/12 Arson 9/12/12 Large Neighborhood Pot Grows & Conflicting Laws Create Problems for Everyone 9/5/12 Remembering September 11th 8/29/12 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign 8/22/12 Public, STANCATT, & Ceres Police Work Together to Apprehend Hit & Run Suspect 8/15/12 Drivers Must Use Extreme Caution Around Schools 8/8/12 Attack on Sikhs is an Attack on us All 8/1/12 Crime Analysis 7/25/12 Auto Theft 7/18/12 Packs of Dogs Attacking Bicyclists 7/11/12 Phony Checks 7/4/12 Yield to Emergency Vechicles

6/27/12 Use Caution When Celebrating the Fourth of July! 6/27/12 July is National Parks and Recreation Month 6/20/12 Be Careful During Hot Weather 6/5/12 Littering Hurts the Community 5/30/12 2012 National Click It or Ticket Campaign 5/23/12 National EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week 5/16/12 National Peace Officers Memorial Day& & Police Week 5/9/12 24th Annual Ceres Street Faire 5/2/12 Water & Canal Safety 4/25/12 Taking Pride In Our Parks 4/18/12 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month 4/11/12 Recognizing Our Public Safety Dispatchers 4/4/12 April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month 3/28/12 Every 15 Minutes Program 3/21/12 Spring Is A Good Time To Clean Up 3/14/12 Poor Trash Handling Adds to Blight 3/7/12 Declining Crime Stats Does Not Always Mean Less Crime 2/29/12 Abuse of Prescription Drugs Growing 2/22/12 Warnings Issued by State Department for Mexico Travel 2/15/12 Ceres Police Seeing Upward Trend of Incidents Involving the Mentally Ill 2/8/12 Auto Theft Trends 2/1/12 Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery 1/25/12 Ceres Police Implementing Crime Analysis Program 1/18/12 Ceres PD is now on Facebook 1/11/12 New California Laws for 2012 1/4/12 Stun Guns Used Illegally by Crooks

Year 2011

6/20/12 Be Careful During Hot Weather! 12/28/11 Celebrate the New Year Safely! 12/21/11 Tips to Survive Cold Temperatures 12/14/11 Prevent Falling Victim to Crime this Holiday Season 12/7/11 Home Safety Tips for the Holidays 11/30/11 Prepare Now for Winter Driving 11/23/11 Holiday DUIs Won’t be Tolerated 11/16/11 Booze Party Hosts Bear Legal Risks 11/9/11 The Question of Aiding an Officer When in Distress 11/2/11 School “Lock downs” 10/26/11 A Fun and Safe Halloween 2011 10/19/11 National Red Ribbon Week, 2011 10/12/11 Home Burglary Prevention 10/5/11 Prevention Measures Required to Thwart Metal Thefts 9/28/11 Arsons 9/21/11 Attempted Child Abductions 9/14/11 Motorists Must Yield to Emergency Vehicles 9/7/11 Role of Public Safety Command Staff 8/31/11 Flash Mobs 8/21/11 Rocks/Concrete in Roads 8/17/11 Drive-By Shootings 8/10/11 Abandoned Shopping Carts 8/3/11 Student Safety 7/27/11 Labor Day DUI Enforcement

7/20/11 Recording Devices Trend in Law Enforcement 7/13/11 Use Caution Around Road Construction 6/15/11 All Needed to Keep Parks Clean, Safe 6/8/11 Play it Safe Around Water at all Times 6/1/11 Memorial Day 5/11/11 Many interfered during big fires 5/4/11 Animal fighting for sport is illegal 5/18/11 Ceres Street Faire 4/27/11 National Dispatchers Week 4/20/11 Metal Theft 4/13/11 Sexual Assault Awareness Month 4/6/11 National Distracted Driving Awareness 3/29/11 Firearms 3/23/11 Earthquake & Disaster Preparedness 3/16/11 National Poison Prevention Week 3/9/11 Fire and Health Hazards 3/2/11 Pedestrian Collision of February 9th 2/23/11 Recent Tragedy and Social Networking 2/16/11 Wake-Up Call For Complacent Motorists 2/11/11 Protecting Our Children 1/26/11 Cleaning Up Where We Live 1/19/11 Metal Theft 1/12/11 Law Enforcement Deaths 1/5/11 New Year, New Laws

Year 2010

12/29/10 Gang Violence 12/22/10 New Animal Shelter 12/15/10 Credit Card Information Theft 12/8/10 Auto Theft 12/1/10 Fighting 11/24/10 Media and Homicides 11/17/10 Partying 11/10/10 Mental Health Problems 10/27/10 Halloween Safety 9/01/10 Traffic Enforcement #3 Priority 8/25/10 School Zone Safety 8/18/10 Drug Houses 8/11/10 Water Safety 8/4/10 Traffic Stop Safety 7/28/10 Gangs 7/21/10 Heat Stroke and Exhaustion 7/14/10 "Move Over" Law 7/7/10 Litter and Blight 6/30/10 Crime Prevention and Public Education

6/23/10 Drug Cartels 6/16/10 Fourth of July Safety 6/9/10 Paint Vandalism 6/2/10 Auto Theft Rate 5/26/10 National EMS Week 5/19/10 Motor Vehicle Crime 5/12/10 Fight Crime, Invest in Kids 5/4/10 Yard Sales 4/28/10 National Police Week 3/31/10 Water Safety 3/17/10 Combatting Blight 3/10/10 Earthquake Preparedness 3/3/09 Park Safety and Rules 2/24/10 Unlicensed Drivers 2/17/10 Minimizing Fire Risk 2/10/10 "Sexting" 2/3/10 Burn Awareness Week 1/27/10 Crime Stoppers 1/20/10 What Law Enforcement is About 1/13/10 Home Heating Safety

Year 2009

12/16/09 Enforcement of DUI laws jumps during holidays 12/09/09 Auto Theft Figures Decline in Stanislaus County 12/02/09 Prepare Now For Winter Driving 11/25/09 Holiday Safety Tips 11/11/09 Crooks Could Pose as Census Workers 11/4/09 Driving Under the Influence 10/28/09 911 Misuse 10/21/09 Slow driving leads to obvious dangers 10/14/09 Steps to Prevent H1N1 10/7/09 Dangers of Illegally Passing A School Bus 9/30/09 Reducing the High School Dropout Rate 9/23/09 Preventing Fires 9/16/09 Combating Gangs 9/11/09 Sept. 11th Reminder to be Prepared for Tragedy 9/2/09 When Accepting Checks Use Caution 8/26/09 False Alarms 8/18/09 H1N1 Swine Flu 8/12/09 Motorist Should Use Caution Around Schools 8/5/09 Gang-Related Killings 7/29/09 Battling Graffiti 7/22/09 Early Prisoner Release 7/15/09 DUI Saturation Enforcement 7/8/09 Online Reporting System

7/1/09 Stay Vigilant as Crime Rises 6/24/09 Counterfeiting a Major Problem 6/17/09 Celebration of Independence Day 6/10/09 Helping to Reduce Car Theft 6/3/09 Graduates - Celebrate Sanely 5/27/09 PCP - A Very Dangerous Drug 5/20/09 Canal Hazards 5/13/09 Honoring Our Fallen Officers 5/6/09 Weekend's a Sad Commentary 4/29/09 Unlicensed Drivers a Menace 4/22/09 Parolees are a Huge Problem 4/15/09 Every 15 Minutes Program 4/8/09 Sexual Assault Awareness Month 4/1/09 Oakland Police Department Incident 3/25/09 Arrival of Spring Season 3/18/09 Dog Attacks 3/11/09 Global Positioning Systems 2/25/09 Officers Are Exempt From Hands-Free Cell Phone Law 2/18/09 Maintain Your Property Against Fire Hazards 2/11/09 Mexico's Drug Cartel Wars 2/4/09 Neighborhood Mailboxes Decreasing 1/28/09 Report dog fighting 1/21/09 Cock Fighting is deplorable 1/14/09 Protecting your identity 1/7/09 Driving and Text Messaging is illegal

Year 2008

12/31/08 DUI Enforcement: High Priority 12/24/08 Reducing Pet Overpopulation 12/17/08 Guarding Against Scams 12/10/08 Auto theft Rate Decreases 11/26/08 Holiday Season Safety Tips 11/19/08 Uncontrolled Access to Internet Potential Risks 11/12/08 Prepare for Winter Driving 11/5/08 Auto Burglary 10/29/08 Identity Theft 10/22/08 Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10/15/08 Safe and Fun Halloween 10/8/08 Bicycle Transportation Safety 10/1/08 National Fire Prevention Week 9/24/08 California Dropout Research Project 9/17/08 Labor Day Weekend DUI Enforcement 9/5/08 Crime Wave Sweeping Mexico 9/3/08 Ceres Street Crimes Unit (SCU) 8/20/08 Problems around School Sites 8/13/08 Measure H update 8/6/08 July 4th weekend update 7/30/08 Shortcomings of the 9-1-1 Emergency Phone System 7/23/08 Preventing Heat-Related Health Issues 7/16/08 Littering and illegal dumping is not acceptable 7/9/08 New Cell Phone Use Laws When Driving

7/2/08 Independence Day Celebrations 6/25/08 Water Shortage and Fire Danger 6/18/08 Preventing Dog Bites 6/11/08 Park Use During the Summer 6/4/08 Cell Phone Use While Driving 5/21/08 Tips for Keeping the Community Safe 5/15/08 Fuel Thefts 5/7/08 National Police Week 4/30/08 Fake Identification Cards 4/23/08 Methamphetamine Addiction 4/16/08 Counterfeit Money 4/9/08 National Dispatchers' Week 4/2/08 "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" 3/26/08 Home foreclosures 3/19/08 Safety tips at the ATM 3/12/08 No smoking in vehicles with minors 3/5/08 Weeds a serious issue 2/27/08 Meth, metal theft linked 2/20/08 Yielding to Emergency Vehicles 2/13/08 Auto theft statistics 2/6/08 Tips to reduce theft of property 1/30/08 Reserve Police Officer Program 1/23/08 Forced Prostitution 1/16/08 Deaths in the Line of Duty 1/9/08 New Cell Phone Use Law 1/2/08 Crime Stoppers

Year 2007

12/26/07 Measure H 12/13/07 Illegal Dog Fighting 12/12/07 Holiday Season Safety 12/5/07 Dual-Sport Motorcycles 11/14/07 Illegal Drugs 11/7/07 Stanislaus County 2-1-1 System 10/31/07 Crime and Traffic during Winter 10/24/07 Halloween 10/10/07 "Measure H" 10/3/07 Domestic Violence Awareness 9/19/07 Community Meetings 9/26/07 Criminal Gangs 9/19/07 Community Meetings 9/12/07 Release of inmates from Prison 9/5/07 Misuse of 9-1-1 8/29/07 Traffic Violations near School Zones 8/22/07 Lawlessness of No-Snitching 8/15/07 Use of Deadly Force 8/8/07 Take Pride in Ceres Program 8/1/07 Police Impersonation 7/25/07 Witness and Victim Intimidation 7/18/07 Police Officer Vacancies

7/11/07 Property Crimes 6/27/07 Outdoor Grilling and Barbeque Safety 6/27/07 Online Reporting System 6/13/07 Window Tinting 5/24/07 Identity Theft Protection 5/23/07 Auto Thefts 5/16/07 Safe and Clean Parks 5/9/07 National Police Week 5/2/07 Prison Crisis 4/25/07 Theft of Valuable Metals 4/18/07 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month 4/4/07 Residential Burglaries 3/28/07 Water Safety 3/21/07 "Take Pride in Ceres Program" 3/14/07 Vehicle Theft 2/23/07 Fire Hazards 2/7/07 Paintball Guns 1/31/07 Crime Scene Investigation Programs 1/24/07 Breast Cancer 1/17/07 Violent Crime on the Increase Part Two 1/10/07 Violent crime on the increase 1/3/07 New Year Resolutions

Year 2006

12/6/06 Holiday Safety Tips 11/3/06 Traffic Fatalities Increasing 10/25/06 Sting operation on purse snatching 10/22/06 National Red Ribbon Week 10/11/06 Cell phone use while driving 9/26/06 National Fire Prevention Week 9/20/06 September 20, 2006 - Onlookers at Emergency scenes 9/8/06 Panhandlers 8/23/06 School Zone Speed Safety 8/11/06 Police Jobs Hard to Fill 8/9/06 Meth Concerns 7/30/06 Gang Activity 7/26/06 National Night Out 7/19/06 Auto Burglaries 7/12/06 Auto Thefts 6/27/06 Yielding to Emergency Vehicles 6/14/06 Water Safety 6/9/06 Bogus personal and cashier's checks 6/7/06 Children and Pets in Your Car on Hot Summer Days

5/17/06 Summer Safety in the Water 5/11/06 Click-it-or-Ticket Campaign 5/6/06 National Police Week 4/28/06 Resolving Neighborhood Problems 4/20/06 Fire Hazards 4/13/06 Use of City Parks 4/4/06 The Ceres Emergency Dispatch Team 3/30/06 April is "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" 3/22/06 Toy "Firearms" 3/16/06 Gangs in the United States Military 3/10/06 Police Using of Video Cameras 3/01/06 Domestic Violence 2/25/06 Police Verses Criminals 2/10/06 Safety Issues and Household Appliances 1/25/06 Bird Flu 1/20/06 Car Buying and Selling Tips 1/13/06 Identity Theft 1/6/06 New State Laws for 2006

Year 2005

12/16/05 Fog in the Central Valley 12/12/05 Holiday Safety 11/22/05 Online Crime Reporting System 11/21/05 Tree Trimming Hazards 11/03/05 Federal Bureau of Justice Crime Statistics Report 10/31/05 Crimes of Opportunity 10/24/05 Head-on Traffic Collisions 10/18/05 Daylight Saving 10/13/05 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10/7/05 National Fire Prevention Week 9/29/05 The Internet 9/21/05 Schools and Safety Issues 9/16/05 Economic Impact of Shoplifting 9/9/05 September 9, 2005 Hurricane Katrina 8/19/05 August 31, 2005 Dangers of inhaling compressed gases 8/19/05 August 25, 2005 Registered Sex Offenders 8/19/05 Traffic Enforcement 8/11/05 Schools in Session 8/4/05 Auto Thefts in Stanislaus County 7/27/05 Crime in the Central Valley 7/22/05 Crime Statistics 7/13/05 Underage Alcohol related Deaths and Injuries 7/11/05 Counterfeit U.S. Currency 6/30/05 Identity Theft 6/24/05 City Neighborhood Parks 6/15/05 Police Impersonators 6/13/05 Methamphetamine Production 6/1/05 Dangers of Big Rig Traffic Violations 5/26/05 Parks Maintenance District 5/16/05 Seatbelt Enforcement 5/03/05 Girls in Gangs

4/29/05 Peace Officers Memorial 4/06/05 Parent's, Learn the Warning Signs of Your Child's Involvement in Gangs 3/31/05 Mailboxes Breeding Grounds for Identity Theft 3/30/05 Help Keep Our Neighborhood Parks Clean and Safe 3/23/05 Our Community Belongs to Everyone - Please Join Us! 3/08/05 Identity Theft - Don't Be A Victim 3/04/05 Pharmaceutical "Black Market" Drugs 2/26/05 Weed Abatement 2/20/05 The Truth About the Ceres Police and Gang Suppression 2/14/05 "Code Three" Emergency Response 2/04/05 Drugs and Alcohol Use by Teens 1/27/05 Police Department Update 1/24/05 Sergeant Howard Stevenson - Thank You 1/14/05 Advisory: Media Aircraft Requested To Coordinate With Police 1/14/05 Blood Drive For Ceres Police Officer Sam Ryno 1/14/05 Road Closures In Modesto For Police Funeral 1/14/05 New Information About Andres Raya And His Gang Affiliation 1/14/05 News Advisory For Press Conference 1/13/05 Funeral Services For Fallen Sergeant Howard "Howie" Stevenson Photo  Sergeant Stevenson And Wife Kathy Photo  Sergeant Stevenson And Son Bryce Photo  Sergeant Stevenson And His Father Mike 1/11/05 Blood Donations Are Being Accepted In Officer Ryno's Name 1/10/05 City Mourns Loss of Police Officer 1/10/05 Ceres Police Sergeant Killed In Exchange Of Gunfire 1/07/05 City of Ceres Website

Year 2004

12/29/04 Top Three Priorities for the Police Dept. 12/21/04 Healthy and Safe 2005 12/17/04 Megan's Law 11/30/04 Safety While Shopping 11/18/04 Turkey Fryer Danger 11/17/04 Protect Yourself Against Car Theft 11/09/04 Crime Rates: Up or Down? 11/05/04 Debt Elimination Scams 10/27/04 Time to Service Heaters and Furnaces 10/26/04 Proposition 66 10/15/04 Recognizing Domestic Violence 10/08/04 Prepare for Emergencies 9/23/04 Graffiti Prevention A Must 9/21/04 Legal Sales of Hypodermic Needles 9/17/04 Education on Potential Pedophile Predators 9/02/04 Truancy is a Downward Spiral 8/26/04 STANCATT 8/20/04 Caution Drivers In School Zones 8/09/04 9-1-1 Emergency Reporting System 8/05/04 Portable Finger Print Scanners Help Officers Identify Criminals 7/28/04 Taking Back Our Community 7/21/04 False Alarm Calls 7/16/04 Police Service Modification Plan 7/08/04 Safe and Sane Fourth of July

7/01/04 Pocket Bikes 6/25/04 Zero Gang Tolerance 6/17/04 Identity Theft 6/10/04 Ceres Police Mounted Unit 6/03/04 Reduce Your Vulnerability to Theft 5/27/04 Unattended Children in Cars 5/17/04 Pedestrians vs. Motor Vehicles 5/12/04 Relentless Gangs 4/29/04 Kids and Toy Guns 4/23/04 Alcohol Banned From Parks 4/15/04 Panhandling Ordinance 4/09/04 Gangs at the Flea Market 4/02/04 Dangers of Binge Drinking 3/24/04 Gangs at the Flea Market 3/18/04 Human Trafficking 2/24/04 Prevent Fires - Cut Down Weeds 2/20/04 Illegal Dog Fighting 2/16/04 Power Outages 2/09/04 Panhandling Ordinance 1/30/04 Charles Philyaw 1/28/04 Identity Theft 1/15/04 Increased Traffic Enforcement 1/14/04 2003 Stats for Fire Department 1/08/04 Counterfeit $20

Year 2003

12/30/03 Severe Flu Epidemic 12/22/03 Dangers of New Years Celebrations 12/21/03 DUI 12/10/03 Stress During the Holidays 12/05/03 No Smoking Law 11/14/03 Driving in the Fog 11/12/03 Gangs 11/06/03 Hotel Room Key Scam 10/31/03 Fireplace Pollution 10/24/03 Halloween Safety 10/09/03 PD Canine Dogs 10/03/03 Caution While Driving in the Dark 9/26/03 Educate Your Children on Illegal Drugs 9/15/03 Train Accidents 9/10/03 Remembering 9-11 8/26/03 Phones During Power Outages 8/14/03 Teen Pregnancy/H.S. Drop-Out 8/08/03 Auto Theft 7/25/03 Loud Car Stereos

7/23/03 Flag Etiquette 7/10/03 Watch for Children While Driving 7/15/03 Unattended Children in Cars 7/01/03 Profanity 6/26/03 Safe and Sane 4th of July 6/17/03 Burglary Victims 6/12/03 Graffiti 6/04/03 Nigerian Scam 5/14/03 School Zone Danger 4/22/03 Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony 3/14/03 West Nile Virus 3/03/03 Abate Your Weeds! 2/28/03 Water Shortage Pending? 2/21/03 Exotic Newcastle Disease 2/12/03 Dept. of Homeland Security 2/07/03 Parking Illegally in Handicap Parking 2/02/03 Smallpox Vaccination 1/24/03 Bicycle Injuries with Children

Year 2002

12/31/02 Preparing for the Future 12/20/02 Homeless and Handouts 12/13/02 Crime on the Rise

11/26/02 Fires While Refueling 11/15/02 Fog 10/31/02 ATM Scams