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A 10-year-old Merced boy with special needs who went missing this morning for about two hours has been found safe, the Sheriff’s Office confirms. The child disappeared around 10:20 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Body found near Washington state bunker was decapitated
A Washington state sheriff says the body of a woman found near a gun- and ammo-filled bunker last weekend had been decapitated, and a man sought in the case is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced CHP called in K-9 Bruce. Here’s what they say he found
Not to be outdone by the recent success of his peer, K-9 Officer Bruce helped sniff out about 4 kilograms of cocaine being driven through Merced County, the California Highway … 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 »Merced gang member arrested after these were found in home, police said
A Merced resident was arrested after the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit found him in possession of stolen weapons and ammunition, according to a news release. Benjamin Chandler … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police investigate dead body found in field behind north Merced neighborhood
Merced police are investigating a dead body found in a park area near the Rascal Bike Path off of Highway 59, officials said. Officers responded Saturday to a field area … Click to Continue »
Read More »He’s accused of a shooting in Los Banos. Here’s where they found him
An 18-year-old man police say was involved in a shooting near a Los Banos elementary school has been arrested by Oregon authorities, police said on Tuesday. Nathan Lawrence Abraham of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County deputies bust illegal weed site. Then they found all the roosters
Deputies busted up an illegal marijuana cultivation site this week and took more than 100 birds believed to be used in cockfighting, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two people found dead next door to meth lab in Chowchilla
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Justice, investigate the scene where two dead bodies where found in a home next door to a meth lab in the 24000 block of Robertson Boulevard in Chowchilla, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. According to the Madera County Sheriff’s office, …
Read More »Rare, venomous sea snake found slithering on Southern California shores. Are more coming?
A rare venomous sea snake found slithering on the sand in Newport Beach earlier this week was one of a growing number of the serpents apparently drawn far north of … Click to Continue »
Read More »He said he’d ‘shoot up the place,’ Atwater police said. Here’s where police found him
Police arrested a man carrying a gun who had threatened to “shoot up the place” at an Atwater home on Thursday, officers said. Police took a report from a homeowner … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Livingston man was missing 3 years, his family says. Here’s where police found him
A Livingston man whose been missing for about three years was found this week in Modesto, Livingston police said Friday. Davinder Singh Bhangu, 57, who was officially reported missing in … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is how Merced police found a man suspected in the hit-and-run death of a toddler
Merced police detectives pieced together surveillance video clips from half a dozen businesses and used those images to track down a 22-year-old Livingston man accused in the hit-and-run death of … Click to Continue »
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