A Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy is in surgery after being shot in the Fresno County foothills. The suspect is in custody. At around 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 49-year-old deputy John Erickson had responded to a call of shots fired in the Tollhouse area, said Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims …
Read More »Two new ‘high-paid’ deputy city managers in Atwater, union says
Atwater City Council narrowly approved the first phase of the interim city manager’s plan to try to get the town to economic solvency, but not without pushback from an employee … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s who Merced County DA named as the new supervising deputy
The Merced County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday it will fill a vacant supervising deputy district attorney’s spot from within. Matthew Serratto, 37, was promoted to the supervising position, … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Merced County man was in an abandoned trailer. Here’s what a deputy found on him
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Delhi while in possession of a gun and 10 pounds of marijuana, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputy Hugo Bucio was checking … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was shot in the head in a 2015 gunfight. Now, this Mariposa deputy is back.
Deputy Rudy Mirelez recalled to the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday what a friend told him would happen when he returned to work. The friend said Mirelez would … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mariposa sheriff welcomes back deputy injured in gunfire
Mariposa Sheriff introduced Deputy Rudy Mirelez during the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Mirelez returned to work after being shot in the head during a shootout on Oct. 1, 2015, south of Mariposa. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teenagers plan to sue Merced County for injuries suffered in crash with deputy
Merced County leaders rejected two claims this week exceeding $ 1 million each for injuries suffered in a crash this year involving an on-duty sheriff’s deputy. The board of supervisors voted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stanislaus County deputy recorded hitting suspect. Now he’s under investigation.
A Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy has been placed on leave and is under criminal investigation for an incident in which he was captured on video repeatedly striking a man he … Click to Continue »
Read More »Watch deputy DA discuss charges against Obdulia Sanchez
Harold Nutt, the chief deputy district attorney for Merced County, discusses the arraignment of Obdulia Sanchez, who live-streamed the crash that killed her sister on Instagram. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mered sheriff asks for deputy raises for third year in a row
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, joined by many county residents, urged the board of supervisors on Tuesday to give deputies raises in an effort to curb recruitment and retention struggles and to improve low staffing and response times. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sheriff’s office scrambles to staff Castle fireworks show amid deputy shortage
How bad is the deputy shortage in Merced County? It’s so bad that the sheriff himself and his top command staff from the Merced County Sheriff’s Office will work security … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mered sheriff asks for deputy raises for third year in a row
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, joined by many county residents, urged the board of supervisors on Tuesday to give deputies raises in an effort to curb recruitment and retention struggles and to improve low staffing and response times. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Millenials, not low pay, to blame for Merced deputy shortage, county CEO says
Lower pay and fewer benefits are not the reasons the Merced County Sheriff’s Office has struggled for years to recruit and retains deputies, according to the County’s Executive Officer Jim … Click to Continue »
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