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No injuries were reported in a crash involving a Merced police detective on Wednesday, according to police. Detective Don Varney was heading west on 22nd Street around 10 a.m. as … Click to Continue »

A Merced County Sheriff’s detective testified Thursday in the Ethan Morse’s federal civil rights trial he had probable cause to arrest District Attorney Larry Morse’s son in July 2014 in … Click to Continue »

The veteran investigator for the Merced Police Department who has been accused of embezzling money from the police union resigned Friday, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Former … Click to Continue »

A longtime Merced police detective used police union funds to finance trips to Las Vegas, where he rented a limousine as part of a pattern of embezzlement and misappropriation of … Click to Continue »

Merced added a new officer on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, the same time it said goodbye to a veteran detective. … Click to Continue »

Merced added a new officer on Friday, the same time it said goodbye to a veteran detective. Merced Police Chief Norman Andrade conducted the ceremony to make Michael Neal Merced’s … Click to Continue »

The story of a U.S. memorial flag that bounced from person to person has a happy ending. Thanks to Merced Detective Joe Perez, the memorial flag is in the hands … Click to Continue »

A former Fresno Police Detective has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribery. Derik Kumagai, 41, was also ordered to pay almost $ 14,000 in restitution. Court documents say he took around $ 20,000 back in 2013, in exchange for stopping a marijuana investigation. He was arrested in …

Some sad news to report this morning, a Fresno Police officer who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, has lost his battle with the disease. Detective Edgar Valle Sandoval was diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic cancer back in January. In March, hundreds of his fellow officers and department employees shaved …