Atwater Mayor Jim Price was cited Thursday afternoon for illegally firing a .22-caliber rifle in the flight line of Castle Airport, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. A caller reported … Click to Continue »
Read More »He entered the U.S. illegally, used fake IDs and stole checks. Here’s how he was caught.
A foreign national who eluded authorities using more than 40 aliases as he stole and cashed checks was arrested by Livingston police Friday. Felipe Alvarez, 51, was booked into Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire destroys illegally occupied downtown Merced apartment, one man arrested
A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that tore through a set of central Merced apartments where several people appeared to be living … Click to Continue »
Read More »House illegally growing weed catches fire
A house and three cars were damaged when an illegal marijuana cultivation site caught fire Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, law enforcement officials confirmed. … Click to Continue »
Read More »House illegally growing weed catches fire
More than 150 marijuana plants caught fire Monday in a home where they were illegally being grown just west of Merced, law enforcement officials confirmed. The home in the 1800 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced contractors cited for operating illegally, state investigators say
A sting on March 16 and 17 yielded 13 citations Those cited were working without a license Contractors State License Board recommends consumers research contractors online … Click to Continue »
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