Bakersfield Police Officer Jaime Orozco doesn’t have to venture far to find criminal activity—less than two miles from the police station, in fact, at the Plaza Motel on Union Ave. “These little hotels here, this is all infiltrated with a lot of drug use,” he says as he and his …
Read More »Los Banos man arrested in shooting sparked by argument “involving a female,” cops say
An argument “involving a female” erupted in gunfire this week in Los Banos leading investigators to arrest a 27-year-old man with suspected gang ties, the Police Department reported Thursday. Anselmo … Click to Continue »
Read More »Boy removed from Atwater High arrested after threatening on Snapchat to ‘return’ with a gun, cops say
A 15-year-old student in Atwater was arrested Thursday for posting a threatening video on social media, according to police. An Atwater Valley Community School student told a school resource officer … Click to Continue »
Read More »School bus driver dropped off kids. Then he used bus to deliver heroin, Connecticut cops say
He wasn’t just shuttling kids around in his bus, according to local police. Garfield Howell, a 29-year-old school bus driver in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday on four counts of … Click to Continue »
Read More »They knocked on an Atwater door saying they were cops. They were ICE, advocates say
A handful of people were picked up by immigration agents in Atwater during the weekend, according to advocates and a witness. The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known … Click to Continue »
Read More »He stole almost $7,000 in items from Merced Costco. Cops want help finding him
Merced police are looking for help to identify a man they say stole $ 6,999.90 worth of merchandise from Costco, officers said Tuesday. The man was caught in a surveillance photo … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cops shut down ‘suspicious’ massage parlors. The City Council is stepping in, too
Two massage parlors in Los Banos have recently been shut down because of code violations and suspicion of prostitution, according to law enforcement officials, and the Los Banos City Council … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pet dog defends home, takes down suspect chased through yard by cops
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office released footage showing the moment two suspects trying to outrun police in Central Florida were taken down by Georgio the dog. Police say the suspects were driving a Camaro with a stolen tag and were carrying heroin, cocaine and about $ 2,000 in cash between them. …
Read More »Atwater cops say they were investigating a domestic violence report but found heroin
A 41-year-old man landed behind bars early Thursday after police came to his Atwater home to investigate a domestic violence report but found nearly a pound of heroin instead, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two teens tried to steal a car in Los Banos, cops say. But they never got it started.
Two teenagers from Los Banos were arrested Sunday after police spotted them sitting in a car they were trying to steal, according to the Los Banos Police Department. Both young … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cops: Merced County homicide suspect was hiding in Mexico. This is how he was caught
A man, Gesalio Alvarado Gonsales, who Livingston police said is wanted in connection to the 2013 homicide of Jose Luis Sandoval was caught by border agents while trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico, police said Monday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in police shooting had history of fighting with cops, threats, records show
A man killed Monday during a shootout with two Los Banos police officers had a history of fighting with law enforcement and drug use and two restraining orders filed against … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tracking app leads Turlock cops to ‘serial robber’
A victim of an armed robbery used a mobile app to track his stolen cellphone and share the location with Turlock Police Department, leading to the arrest of a man … Click to Continue »
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