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YEAR IN REVIEW: July 2014's Top 10 Stories

10. Surviving Stockton Bank Robbery And Chase Suspect Identified

Jaime Ramos, a Stockton resident, has been booked at San Joaquin County Jail on homicide, attempted murder, kidnapping and robbery charges.

Three people – two of the suspects and a hostage they took – were killed in the Wednesday afternoon incident. Police say that Ramos and the other suspects, only identified by police as 30 and 27 year old men, took a total of three women hostage after robbing a Stockton Bank of the West near Hammer Lane and Pacific Avenue.

9. Yolo County Officials Perplexed By Unusual Spike In Whooping Cough Cases

Little Rebecca Hall hasn't had so much as a fever in her 14 months of life. Her mom Nakayla says it's because she's been diligent with her daughter's immunization schedule.

"It's completely important. she's gotten all of her vaccinations and she hasn't been sick once," she said.

But health officials are concerned, because Yolo County is seeing a spike in whooping cough cases stronger than the rise in other California counties.

8. Sacramento Police Seeking Suspect In Midtown Homicide

Mohammad Joseph Khan was wanted for the murder of Kelsey Snyder that happened on June 28.

Police have not released the cause of death in the homicide, but believe Khan is armed with a gun and possibly heading to Mexico.

7. Search On In Stockton For Homeless Man With Tuberculosis

Eduardo Rosas Cruz, 26, first came on health officials' radar in March, after he was diagnosed with a severe and contagious strain of TB. According to the court complaint, he didn't comply with treatment.

"He's been found and then lost, found and lost, found and lost, so at some point we have to say we can't find him anymore," said Dr. Alvaro Garzo of the San Joaquin County Public Health Services.

6. Stockton Bank Robbery Ends After Violent Chase

Three people are dead and one other person was injured after suspected bank robbers took three women hostage at a Stockton bank and led police on a chase that ended in a hail of bullets.

The violent incident unfolded Wednesday afternoon at the Stockton Bank of the West near Hammer Lane and Pacific Avenue, police say. There, three suspects took three women hostage and left in the bank manager's blue Ford Explorer.

5. Family, Friends Of Bank Robbery Hostage Mourn Her Death

Friends and family are mourning the death of a hostage who was killed after a bank robbery, high-speed chase and police shootout today in Stockton.

She was a wife and a mother.

It was at the Bank of the West on Hammer Lane in Stockton that the daughter of Misty Holt-Singh waited to hear what happened to her mother. Misty was taken hostage by three men who had just robbed the bank.

4. Drought Shaming Pitting Neighbors Against Neighbors On Social Media

If you've ever had the feeling you're being watched while you water your lawn, there's a good chance you are during this historic drought.

In Sacramento, water wasters can face fines, and the enforcer may be someone who lives right next door.

3. Homeowners Association: Veteran Can't Build Furniture For Military Families In Need

A war veteran who builds furniture in his garage and gives it to military families in need could be forced to shut down the saws.

A homeowners association is telling Dennis Kocher he needs to close up shop after years of doing business, or he could be fined between $100 and $1,000.

"I may not paint, sand, cut wood or screw on the property at anytime," he said.

The new mandate cuts deep, as he's been building cabinets and dressers for a decade, donating most to military families.

2. 530 Fatties Facebook Page Targeted Overweight, Obese Yuba-Sutter Residents

A Facebook page created to criticize people about their weight is generating controversy in the Yuba-Sutter region.

530 Fatties appears to be created by someone who lives within the local 530 area code, and featured photos of overweight or obese people in public without their permission. With those photos are words mocking the subjects' weight.

The page was taken down at some point on Monday after CBS13 began looking into it after several people reached out to us.

1. Drought Drawing Rattlesnakes Closer To California Homes

The drought is bringing out all kinds of animals, but one has a bite you don't want to mess with.

Len Ramirez says his rattlesnake removal business says this is one of the busiest year's he's seen in nearly 30 years.

And it's only halfway done.

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