Atwater police say they may have found a piece of stolen firefighter gear while searching the home of a man on parole. Officers were in the 2700 block of Hillcrest … Click to Continue »
Read More »Undocumented immigrant’s death in Atwater prison investigated as suicide, staff says
The death of an inmate found Thursday in his Atwater cell is being investigated as a suicide, according to U.S. Penitentiary Atwater officials. Rodolfo Melendez-Garcia, 36, who was imprisoned for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman treated for smoke inhalation after Atwater duplex fire
An Atwater duplex caught fire at just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in the 500 block of Mendocino Court, according to Battalion Chief Jane Schmidt of the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman treated for smoke-related injuries after Atwater duplex fire
A woman was treated for smoke inhalation after her Atwater home caught fire about 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to fire officials. The fire began in a room in a duplex … Click to Continue »
Read More »District elections in Atwater ‘a bunch of bull,’ councilman says. Then he voted ‘yes’
Atwater City Council members reluctantly voted this week to move to districts, with multiple members saying they did so “under duress.” The council voted 3-1 on Monday to formally make … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man shot twice in the head in critical condition
Atwater police are looking for information related to a 49-year-old man who survived being shot twice in the head, officers said on Tuesday. Modesto Cuadras told officers around 11 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Escaping the ‘distractions’ in Atwater, administrator is given Merced job
An Atwater administrator caught up in controversy during the city’s last several months of a city manager search has been hired in Merced, leaders announced last week. Scott McBride was … Click to Continue »
Read More »On the run for weeks, an Atwater vandalism suspect arrested after crashing her car
A woman wanted for vandalizing an Atwater hotel room last month was arrested Thursday morning after crashing her car and fleeing on foot, police reported. Atwater police responded to the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pickup truck crashes into roadway wall on Highway 99 in Atwater
A Sacramento woman crashed her pickup truck into a sound wall along southbound Highway 99 after clipping a semi truck trailer while trying to change lanes so she could exit at Applegate Road in Atwater. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pickup truck crashes into roadway wall on Highway 99 in Atwater
A woman from Sacramento crashed her Chevrolet pickup truck into a sound wall along southbound Highway 99 on Wednesday morning after she clipped the trailer of a semi-truck while changing … Click to Continue »
Read More »She was high on meth and not breathing. This Atwater cop took fast action
An Atwater police officer is being praised as “a hero” for his efforts late last month that may have saved the life of a 46-year-old woman who’d stopped breathing after … 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 »He escaped from Atwater prison for about 24 hours. It may add years to his sentence
The inmate who escaped U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in May has been indicted, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported Thursday. Guaymar Cabrera-Hernandez, 26, escaped the prison around 8:30 p.m. May 12, and … Click to Continue »
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