Much of an Argentinian artist’s work that was stolen from a truck in Los Banos last week has been recovered, according to city police and officials from a Saratoga arts … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how much weed police say was grown in a Los Banos house. Hint: It’s a lot
Law enforcement busted up an illegal marijuana cultivation site of nearly 1,000 plants inside Los Banos city limits, police said Thursday. The Merced Area Gang Narcotics Team served a search … Click to Continue »
Read More »Prescription drug thefts on the rise in Merced Co. Los Banos the most recent target
A recent break-in at the Los Banos Drug Co. escalated into a high-speed chase on Interstate 5 and was the latest in a troubling trend of recent burglaries in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 300 paintings stolen from the back of a truck in Los Banos
Nearly 300 paintings and sketches were stolen from the back of a truck in Los Banos over the weekend and the artist is asking for the public’s help locating the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police seek public’s help in jewelry store theft in Los Banos
Los Banos police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help identifying three men suspected of swiping thousands of dollars worth of jewelry earlier this month from a downtown store. Investigators … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police event successful despite delay after officers’ shooting, chief says
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Read More »Rescheduled National Night Out ‘huge success’ in Los Banos
The annual Los Banos community police event was rescheduled after two officers were shot in the line of duty. But it was still a successful event, Los Banos Police Chief Gary Brizzee said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Armed ‘road rage’ incident lands Los Banos man in jail, police say
A 37-year-old Los Banos man was arrested this week in Hollister after police said he “brandished” a gun at another man in traffic during a “a road rage incident.” Hollister … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police want an armored vehicle. Here’s why.
The Los Banos City Council two weeks ago gave the police department the go ahead to purchase an armored vehicle through a federal government program. Specifically, the Los Banos Police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two arrested with more than 1/4-pound of meth, Los Banos police say
Police found a quarter-pound of methamphetamine at a house near Los Banos, officers said Wednesday. While serving a search warrant, agents with the Merced Area Gang Narcotic Enforcement Team found … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two teens tried to steal a car in Los Banos, cops say. But they never got it started.
Two teenagers from Los Banos were arrested Sunday after police spotted them sitting in a car they were trying to steal, according to the Los Banos Police Department. Both young … Click to Continue »
Read More »Voices rise as DACA ends in Los Banos
Dozens of Los Banos supporters rallied with signs at Pacheco Park Thursday afternoon to stand in solidarity with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which is expiring Friday after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Did Los Banos teacher sentenced for child porn possession express remorse?
Attorneys discuss whether Ernesto Cortez, a 52-year-old former first grade teacher at Los Banos Elementary, expressed remorse for possessing child pornography. … Click to Continue »
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