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The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that it has arrested 34 potential sexual predators. The arrests were part of a multi-agency undercover operation. The Sheriff’s Office worked with Homeland Security Investigations, the US District Attorney’s Office, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, and other agencies to make the arrests …
Read More »Fresno Camping Ban 18 Months In: Few Arrests, Homeless Dispersed
Fresno’s no-camping ordinance — aimed at sprawling tent cities — has been in effect for about a year and a half. Since then, the homeless population has slowly increased, and the city recently received millions in state funds to tackle homelessness issues. However, some would argue that policies like the …
Read More »Courthouse ICE Arrests Spark Concerns, But Aren’t New
Recent arrests of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials inside Central Valley courthouses from Fresno to Sacramento have sparked controversy. But as Valley Public Radio’s Monica Velez reports, such arrests aren’t new. She joined us on Valley Edition to look back at a series of arrests made by …
Read More »Here’s what immigrant advocates said about ICE arrests in Merced County
Local advocates are calling on elected officials, law enforcement and allies in Merced County to unite against the recent deportation efforts happening in Atwater and surrounding areas. Five men in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County law enforcement arrests 14 in sweep
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies conducted probation checks and “zero tolerance” patrols in the Winton, Le Grand and Planada areas Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock robbery leads to police chase, ends in Stockton with arrests
Police investigators have arrested four Sacramento men suspected of robbing a Turlock Walgreens pharmacy before they led authorities on a chase that ended in Stockton with their capture. Robert Frazier, … Click to Continue »
Read More »VIPER successful for Merced arrests, DA says, Here’s the next phase
Merced County will look for an agency to help run a half-million dollar program aimed at “at-risk” young people, the second leg of the law enforcement program responsible for 65 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police arrests eight in theft investigations, police say
Atwater police arrested eight people in possession of stolen property and for other alleged crimes on Monday, officers said. Police went to a residence in the 6900 block of Chestnut … Click to Continue »
Read More »1,000 rounds, 400 marijuana plants, 2 arrests in Chowchilla, police report
Narcotics officers found 1,000 rounds of ammunition, cash and several firearms while serving a search warrant Thursday at a Chowchilla home that uncovered a large indoor marijuana grow operation, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced students protest arrests from hookah lounge
Students protested Thursday, July 13, 2017, the arrests and what they said was police brutality at the downtown Merced hookah lounge from the weekend. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protesters march through Merced, speak out against Hookah Lounge arrests
Dozens of young people gathered at UC Merced and marched through the city on Thursday afternoon protesting the arrests of five people and the use of force by Merced police … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced students protest arrests from hookah lounge
Students protested Thursday, July 13, 2017, the arrests and what they said was police brutality at the downtown Merced hookah lounge from the weekend. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man shot to death in Merced, no arrests reported
A man was shot dead late Saturday in the Franklin-area of unincorporated Merced, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The victim, whose name was not released, died as he was being flown … Click to Continue »
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