A reported pipe-bomb scare Friday in Stevinson proved to be a false alarm, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The suspicious package, found just after 11 a.m. in front of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies responding to report of pipe bomb in front of Merced County fire station
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is responding to reports of a pipe bomb in front of the fire station in Stevinson, officials said. Shortly after 11 a.m., law enforcement authorities … Click to Continue »
Read More »Update: No suspicious items found in search of Ceres school after bomb threat
UPDATE, 2 p.m.: Ceres Police Sgt. Greg Yotsuya said a thorough search of the campus turned up nothing suspicious. The bomb squad did locate an unattended musical instrument, in its … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced bomb squad responds to ‘suspicious package’
The Merced Bomb Squad used its robot on a suspicious package reported about 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, according to police. (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »False bomb threat leads to evacuation of Gustine High School
A bomb threat at Gustine High School Wednesday afternoon led to a lock down and evacuation of the campus. Students and staff were immediately evacuated from the school at about … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb threat forces evacuation on Merced County government office
The Merced County Administration Building in Merced has been evacuated for a possible bomb threat on Aug. 21, 2017, police said. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb threat forces evacuation of Merced County government office
The Merced County Administration Building in Merced has been investigated for a possible bomb threat, police said. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb threat forces evacuation of Merced County government offices
The Merced County Administration Building in Merced has been evacuated for a possible bomb threat, police said. At about 3:30 p.m., a woman walked into the county building at 2222 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Another bomb threat at Atwater Dole plant
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bomb threat at the Dole Packaged Food plant for the second Monday in a row, Sheriff Vern Warnke confirmed. The investigation is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dole plant in Atwater evacuated due to bomb threat
The Dole Packaged Foods plant on Bellevue Road in Atwater has been evacuated due to a potential bomb threat, law enforcement officials confirmed. Authorities were called to the plant at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Walmart bomb threat proven false
A cryptic message sent to a shopper on Monday, warning that her car would explode outside the Los Banos Walmart, was determined to be false after police and bomb squad … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb squad called out for suspicious package
A container was placed near a bush by an individual The police called the bomb squad to confirm further suspicions Sgt. Joe Weiss confirmed the package was related to a treasure hunting game … Click to Continue »
Read More »Emanuel Medical Center resumes operations after bomb threat
A bomb threat called in to Emanuel Medical Center briefly interrupted operations Thursday morning. Someone called the hospital, saying only, “There’s a bomb,” Capt. Nino Amirfar said. “The hospital went … Click to Continue »
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