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The Yosemite Medical Clinic and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will accept unwanted prescription drugs from members of the public on Saturday, April 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The public is asked to bring in any unwanted, expired, and unused prescription drugs for proper disposal. The service is …
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California’s legalization of recreational marijuana and the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis have many parents worried that their own teenagers might succumb to the temptations of drugs and alcohol. At this … Click to Continue »
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Merced police street-gang investigators arrested three people during the weekend with guns, drugs and cash, officers said on Tuesday. About 7 p.m. Saturday, the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression … Click to Continue »
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Three gang members were arrested in Merced on Wednesday for illegally possessing guns and drugs, according to the Merced Police Department. The city’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit had information that … Click to Continue »
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A man wanted on a warrant charging him with child molestation was on the run Monday afternoon following a foot chase in Stevinson, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Detectives … Click to Continue »
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A 36-year-old wanted man from Merced was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, according to Atwater Police Department officials. After officers caught the driver … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock man arrested in Merced County for dealing drugs, police say. It was weed
Police arrested a man Wednesday in Livingston who is suspected of dealing marijuana, officers said. The Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit served a search warrant at about 11:40 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man on drugs brought knife to fight a guy armed with a ninja sword, police say
Two men face possible assault charges in connection with a violent altercation last week that Atwater police described as a drug-fueled sword fight. Investigators initially were told two men suffered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hiding drugs? This Merced CHP K-9 will bust you
A Stockton woman is in jail in Los Banos after a CHP K-9 sniffed out more than 60 pounds of drugs she hid in her car. A California Highway Patrol … Click to Continue »
Read More »Being on probation didn’t stop this Merced man from keeping a gun, drugs in his home
A Merced man on probation was jailed Thursday evening after police found him with a gun and drugs, Merced police reported. Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit learned that … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP K-9 sniffs out hidden compartment in car used to smuggle drugs and money, police say
A California Highway Patrol K-9 sniffed out a hidden compartment in a car, believed to function as a way to smuggle money and narcotics, according to police officials. A 2005 … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 jailed with gun, drugs at Merced motel authorities have said is ‘hub’ of crime
A routine probation search at downtown motel landed two people behind bars Thursday after investigators said they found methamphetamine and a sawed-off shotgun, according to the Merced Police Department. Officers … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three Chowchilla men arrested with gun, drugs, police say
Three Chowchilla men were jailed Thursday after officers found a gun and drugs in their car, police reported. Chowchilla police received reports of a fight about 1:40 a.m. on South … Click to Continue »
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