At least some of the firefighting equipment stolen earlier this week from crews battling the Detwiler Fire has been recovered, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies began looking … Click to Continue »
Read More »He told Atwater officers he crashed his van on purpose to ‘summon police.’ It worked.
A 30-year-old man lashing out in a methamphetamine-fueled paranoid fury smashed his vehicle into an Atwater business early Thursday, according to the Atwater Police Department. Michael Duran told police he … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers ran into a burning home. They saved a boy and his grandma
Two Los Banos police officers were honored by city leaders for saving a 5-year-old boy and an elderly woman from a burning house earlier this year. Officer Eduardo Solis and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston felon jailed after officers found multiple guns in his home, police say
A Livingston man was jailed overnight Friday after officers found multiple guns in his home, police reported. Officers in Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit “developed information” that 36-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man who evaded police during chase captured hiding in bathroom, officers say
An Atwater man suspected of leading police on a lengthy chase earlier this month was captured late Thursday, hiding in the bathroom of a home on Linden Avenue, the Police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Typically Merced traffic officers write parking tickets. This one saved a man’s life
Residents are not always happy to see a “meter maid,” but one Merced parking enforcement officer is being credited with saving a man’s life, police said on Tuesday. Jessica Phillips … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced up to 91 officers after ceremony at City Hall
Merced added three new officers, including two with law enforcement experience, during a ceremony on Friday at City Hall. Officers Levi Crain, Israel Garcia and Chase Wilson took an oath … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers describe rushing into burning home to save two lives
Los Banos Police Sgt. Ivan Mendez and officer Eduardo Solis share their experience of running into a burning, smoking house to save two lives last week. Video by Vikaas Shanker/Los Banos Enterprise … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police officers rushed into burning home to save lives – twice
Officer Eduardo Solis heard an elderly woman’s voice calling out from inside a burning home Thursday, but he couldn’t get in through the front door to help her. “Every time … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 officers injured in Los Banos house fire (Raw video)
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Read More »Police officers suffer minor injuries in Los Banos fire
An elderly woman and 5-year-old boy were pulled from a house fire Thursday that also injured three responding police officers, officials said. Los Banos Fire Chief Tim Marrison said reports came in of a structure fire at a home in the 1200 block of Santa Cruz Way, at the intersection …
Read More »3 Los Banos police officers suffer minor injuries at house fire; 2 people pulled from burning home
Three police officers are being treated for smoke inhalation following a large house fire in Los Banos. The officers’ names were not immediately available. The fire was reported shortly before … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wet morning makes for busy day of crashes for Merced’s CHP officers
Wet road conditions appeared to contribute to several crashes reported Wednesday in Merced County, the California Highway Patrol reported. By 10 a.m., officers had responded to a handful of crashes, … Click to Continue »
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