Wanted Transient With Narcotics Arrested After Being Recognized

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 4:44 am, Turlock Police Officer Aziz put himself on a warrant arrest at Javi’s Fine Mexican Food Restaurant in the 100 block of E Monte Vista Ave.

Officer Aziz had recognized Lodrik Markareh, 41, of Turlock, at the closed business and knew him to have a $5,000 misdemeanor bench warrant out of the Turlock Police Department for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Markareh’s warrant was confirmed, and he was arrested. During a search incident to arrest, Officer Aziz located suspected methamphetamine on Markareh’s person.

Markareh was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for possession of methamphetamine and his warrant.