In a press call on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that regional stay-at-home orders are imminent . He explained that these orders would be triggered locally when intensive care units in a particular region’s hospitals become so crammed that they’re more than 85 percent full. The nine counties of the …
Read More »In Response To Mass Shootings, Tulare County Sheriff Says CCW Holders Could Help
A Central Valley Sheriff is encouraging carriers of concealed weapons to use their guns in the event of an active shooter or other threat. It started when Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreax decided he was tired of hearing about active shooters taking innocent lives. “They’re going into situations where the …
Read More »Kern County Sheriff Shuts Down Gang Unit: ‘This Is Probably Just The Beginning Of More Cuts’
Kern County’s sheriff announced Wednesday the department’s gang unit is shutting down, and one of the driving factors is limited funds. “We’re running out of people and we’re unable to recruit and retain more than we’re losing,” Sheriff Donny Youngblood says. “So we’re getting smaller and smaller and this is …
Read More »Sheriff Mims One Of Two Valley Officials To Address Trump At Border
For the second time in a year, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims has appeared alongside President Trump at a press event. The two spoke today from the border city of Calexico. The press conference primarily served to reinforce the president’s desire for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. …
Read More »Lock Up Those Opioids: Sheriff Margaret Mims On Preventing Overdoses
Earlier in January, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced a case of a mistaken drug in Fresno. Three men who thought they were snorting cocaine turned out to have been using pure fentanyl , an opioid that’s 100 times as potent as morphine and many times stronger than heroin. Two …
Read More »“Very Calculated” – Bakersfield Shooting Likely Premeditated, Says Sheriff
More details have emerged in a Bakersfield shooting spree on Wednesday that left six people dead, including the alleged killer. The Kern County Sheriff’s office has released the names of the suspect and victims in Wednesday’s shooting. Sheriff Donny Youngblood says there’s reason to believe the suspect, 54-year-old Javier Casarez, …
Read More »Youngblood, Fleeman In Contentious Race For Kern County Sheriff
On June 5, Kern voters will put their voices where their ballots are and either decide to reelect incumbent Sheriff Donny Youngblood for a fourth term or award the duty to Justin Fleeman, a Senior Chief Deputy for the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. FM 89’s Christina Lopez reports. Bakersfield — …
Read More »Body found in Gustine canal, Merced sheriff deputies confirm
A man has been found in a canal in Gustine, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday afternoon. Investigators are treating the death as suspicious but said there were no … Click to Continue »
Read More »Video shows San Joaquin officer hitting detainee. Sheriff agrees he should be charged
Prosecutors on Tuesday released a video showing a San Joaquin County Jail officer striking a cuffed detainee last August. Sheriff Steve Moore said he supported the filing of a misdemeanor … Click to Continue »
Read More »Le Grand student arrested after school shooting threat, Sheriff says
Students at Le Grand Elementary School were having discussions Friday about participating in the National Schools Walkout event focused on school shootings and safety when the topic shifted to the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton man posted a video online threatening to shoot up a school, sheriff says.
A 29-year-old Winton man with a lengthy arrest history landed behind bars in recent weeks after deputies said he threatened to open fire at a school. Carlos Garcia Aguilar, who … Click to Continue »
Read More »Madera County sheriff seeking help identifying stabbing suspect in North Fork
Madera County officials on Monday asked for the public’s help to find a man suspected of stabbing someone at a gas station in North Fork. Sheriff’s deputies on Feb. 14th … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mariposa sheriff welcomes back deputy injured in gunfire
Mariposa Sheriff introduced Deputy Rudy Mirelez during the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Mirelez returned to work after being shot in the head during a shootout on Oct. 1, 2015, south of Mariposa. … Click to Continue »
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