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 »Violent child molester released from Merced Jail. ‘It was a screw up,’ sheriff says
A 38-year-old Merced man who pleaded guilty to repeatedly molesting a 5-year-girl disappeared while in custody more than two weeks ago and the public was not informed, a Merced Sun-Star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County sheriff wants pot pushed indoors. Advocates say it’s a burden
Merced County Sheriff’s deputies cleared out a “commercial grow” of more than 600 marijuana plants on Friday, where the growers used large amounts of fertilizer, pesticides and other chemicals. Sgt. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater Police and Merced County Sheriff investigate scene of officer-involved shooting at Winton Gardens apartment complex
The Atwater Police Department and the Merced County Sheriff’s Department investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting at the Winton Gardens apartment complex in the 3000 block of Winton Way, in Atwater, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sheriff investigsting suspicious death in rural Merced County
Merced county Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a body was found in a canal near Arboleda Drive and Worden Avenue. … Click to Continue »
Read More »As State Finalizes Prop 57 Rules, Fresno County Sheriff Still A Critic
Last November, 64 percent of California voters approved Proposition 57, which allows for the early release of so-called “non violent” offenders from state prison. Ahead of the vote, one of the biggest critics of the proposition was Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims, who criticized the proposal for the lack of …
Read More »Merced County Sheriff Explorers donate supplies to Mariposa County residents affected by Detwiler fire
Catheys Valley residents Ramiro Iniguez and his wife Soledad Pulido-Iniguez receive donations of clothes, canned goods, a picnic table and school supplies from the Merced County Sheriff Explorers in Catheys Valley, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff takes to the sky in search of illegal marijuana grows
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke looks for illegal marijuana grows from a Sheriff’s Office airplane over Merced County on Thursday, June 1, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Smoking pot is legal. So why does Merced’s sheriff want to ban growing it outside?
Merced County residents no longer face misdemeanor criminal charges for small amounts of marijuana, but sheriff’s deputies continue chopping down thousands of marijuana plants each year hoping no blood will … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff discusses discovery of Jamie Tull
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke discusses discovery of former Modesto teacher Jamie Tull on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff discusses discovery of Jamie Tull
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke discusses discovery of former Modesto teacher Jamie Tull on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mered sheriff asks for deputy raises for third year in a row
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, joined by many county residents, urged the board of supervisors on Tuesday to give deputies raises in an effort to curb recruitment and retention struggles and to improve low staffing and response times. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mered sheriff asks for deputy raises for third year in a row
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, joined by many county residents, urged the board of supervisors on Tuesday to give deputies raises in an effort to curb recruitment and retention struggles and to improve low staffing and response times. … Click to Continue »
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