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UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland was involved in a traffic collision Tuesday evening, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. Leland, 68, was traveling south on Lake Road around 6:23 p.m. in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced fire chief retires after 25 years
Merced Fire Department’s chief abruptly retired Thursday, according to officials. Merced Fire Chief Shawn Henry has 25 years of firefighting experience with the city of Merced, according to a news … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced police chief leaving for new job
UC Merced’s police chief is leaving for a job at UC Riverside after just a year in Merced, according to campus officials. Michael Reese, vice chancellor for business and administrative … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater names new chief; city manager to retire
Frank Pietro, an Atwater native who rose through the ranks to become his hometown’s top cop and later guided the city out of dire financial straits, has decided to retire, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pietro retires as Atwater police chief; Joseph named interim
Frank Pietro, an Atwater native who rose through the ranks of his hometown and became its top cop before helping to lead the community away from dire financial straits, has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos kids dunk police chief with friendly fire
Los Banos Police Chief Gary Brizzee was the target as kids tried to put him in the dunk tank Aug. 2 during the National Night Out event in Pacheco Park. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College names retired police captain as new chief
Capt. Tom Trindad will be chief, officials announced in an email The sheriff’s office, which oversaw the campus police, moved out last week The college and sheriff’s office could not agree on a contract … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno’s former deputy police chief Keith Foster offered plea deal in drug-dealing case
A year ago, then-Deputy Chief Keith Foster, six others were arrested on drug trafficking charges Lawyer says plea deal involves prison for Foster Foster likely won’t accept it, lawyer says … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock’s former police chief tapped as city manager
Gary Hampton returns from Tracy Hampton also served as Oakdale police chief … Click to Continue »
Read More »State’s education chief lauds Yosemite High for ‘green’ efforts
Tom Torlakson, the state superintendent of public instruction, visited with Yosemite High students on Tuesday and congratulated them on being awarded the Gold Level of the California Green Ribbon Schools … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Chowchilla police chief, cowboy culturist Gary Brown dies
Law enforcement career spanned 41 years in California and Oregon Served as deputy city manager in Visalia from 1989 to 1992 Recognized for efforts to promote cowboy music and poetry … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Cal Fire Battalion Chief Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder
A disgraced Cal Fire Battalion Chief was found guilty of murder on Wednesday in Sacramento. 57-year-old Orville Fleming was found guilty of stabbing and strangling of his fiancée 26-year-old Sara Douglas. “My baby can rest, my baby can rest, he cannot hurt nobody,” said Trudy Werly, mother of Sara Douglas. Orville Fleming …
Read More »Man Who Threatened Police Chief and Mayor Back in Jail
A Crime Stoppers tip leads to the arrest of a man suspected of selling drugs across the street from a Fresno high school. 36-year-old Joshua Fong had served prison time for threatening to kill Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer and former mayor Alan Autry. He was arrested at his home …
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