A 41-year-old man landed behind bars early Thursday after police came to his Atwater home to investigate a domestic violence report but found nearly a pound of heroin instead, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Voter rights fight brewing in Atwater? City council stuns staff, rejects district map
Atwater appeared to be on its way to having districts for local elections until a vote this week put the change on hold, if not ended it altogether. The City … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man arrested at City Council meeting
An Atwater man was arrested for allegedly disturbing a City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Richard Johnson, 48, of Atwater was arrested after saying a cuss word during the public meeting and then refusing to leave the meeting when told to, according to Police Chief Samuel Joseph. … …
Read More »Atwater man arrested at City Council meeting
A heated exchange during an Atwater City Council meeting ended Monday with one man behind bars for allegedly disturbing the public assembly, according to police. Richard Johnson, 48, of Atwater … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four suspected teenage gang members from Atwater arrested in weapons case
Four teenagers dressed in blue pointed a black air soft handgun at two men they thought were rival gang members late Monday, the Atwater Police Department reported. The teenagers were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater prison staff injured after assault by multiple inmates
Several inmates at the U.S Penitentiary in Atwater assaulted staff members with a sharpened blade Friday morning, leading to multiple injuries, officials said. Shortly after 8 a.m., several inmates physically … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman arrested in connection with shooting, robbing the father of her kids
An Atwater woman was arrested this week, more than two months after police say she helped rob the father of her children in a violent confrontation that ended when he … Click to Continue »
Read More »Shuttered Atwater medical marijuana dispensary raided — again
An Atwater-area medical marijuana dispensary that was shut down by Merced County Sheriff’s authorities for illegal sales six months ago was raided again during a recent two-week drug enforcement push. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman wanted for attempted murder surrenders, police said
Atwater police arrested a woman they’ve been looking for since she allegedly participated in shooting a man in July, officers said. Melissa Pulido, 39, approached a Chowchilla K-9 officer who … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater couple survive Las Vegas shooting. It felt ‘like it was never going to stop.’
An Atwater man was at the Las Vegas concert Sunday where a gunman opened fire on a country music festival, killing at least 58 people and injuring hundreds of others … Click to Continue »
Read More »He broke into a shop and left his car, police say. Atwater officers caught him picking it up
A Ceres man was arrested on Friday in Atwater for allegedly trying to break into a car repair shop, police said. Police took a report at about 7:30 a.m. from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man convicted in chase, officer-involved shooting just 8 days after incident
A 33-year-old Atwater man pleaded no contest Friday in connection with a high-speed chase last week in Merced in which an officer opened fire, leading to a large manhunt in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s who Atwater police say is responsible for several commercial burglaries
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