Stanislaus DA appointment, athletes take next step, police drones, more: Top stories
From a federal drug task force assignment to a high school signing day, here’s a quick look at the day’s top stories across Stanislaus County by Bee reporters Julietta Bisharyan, Quinton Hamilton, Trevor Morgan and Dean J. Condoleo.
Today’s key stories:
- Stanislaus County Deputy District Attorney Cindy De Silva has been appointed as a special assistant U.S. attorney to prosecute transnational drug-trafficking cases on the Homeland Security Task Force for at least two years.
- Riverbank High celebrated its largest NCAA signing class in recent school history, with four athletes signing to Division I and II programs on May 8, while Central Catholic sent 18 seniors to the next level at its ceremony.
- Modesto police demonstrated a DJI Matrice 4T drone with 4K video and thermal imaging at a community engagement event required under California Assembly Bill 41. Officers showed off part of a 15-drone fleet alongside an armored Lenco Bear vehicle.
- A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy charged with attempted lewd acts involving a 14-year-old Stanislaus County girl had his preliminary hearing delayed to Aug. 14 after prosecutors said investigators uncovered information suggesting possible “more serious” conduct in L.A. County.
- More than 160 leaders from about 10 sectors gathered at the DoubleTree Hotel for the second annual “Stronger Together, Building a Better Central Valley” conference, where keynote speaker Joseph Tomás McKellar urged attendees to embrace “defiant hope.”