The owner of a downtown Los Banos tattoo business has been arrested on a weapons allegation after police said he fired several shots in the air during a confrontation with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drugs and stolen hand gun add felony charges onto existing warrant
A traffic stop ended early Friday in Merced with a 21-year-old suspected gang member in custody after officers found a stolen handgun, methamphetamine and cocaine in the car, the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Child abduction charges filed against mother of two Merced girls
Merced County prosecutors filed felony child abduction charges Wednesday against a Merced woman accused of violating a custody agreement and trying to take her two daughters across the Canadian border. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced pastor appears in court on attempted murder charges
A Merced pastor pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder Friday in connection with the shootings of three people – two adopted family members and one of their boyfriends. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced contractor arrested on bribery charges in connection with Los Banos school project
Greg Opinski, a Merced Union High School District board member and owner of Greg Opinksi Construction, was arrested this morning on suspicion of bribing a public official and a warrant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos defendant pleads not guilty to rape charges
A Los Banos man this week pleaded not guilty to felony charges of rape, sodomy and burglary in connection with the sexual assault of a disabled woman. Oscar Rodriguez-Zamora, 31, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Associate warden at Chowchilla prison held on child sex charges
Travis Wright, 45, was booked into Madera County Jail on several sex-related offenses … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two Merced gang members jailed on gun charges
Two Merced gang members remain in jail Monday morning after being found near downtown with a gun and ammunition over the weekend. Merced police stopped a car for a traffic … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater flight school owner to stand trial on forgery charges
Daniel B. Yoon is co-owner of Sierra Academy of Aeronautics He has pleaded not guilty to forgery, falsifying corporate records Judge determines there is enough evidence to proceed to trial … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sex charges filed against Los Banos police officer, ex-teacher
Four felony counts, one misdemeanor count charged Thursday Dusty Norris was arrested Wednesday Allegations stem from his time as a teacher with the county Office of Education … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 Los Banos students facing possible charges for ‘Trump’ graffiti
Pro-Donald Trump graffiti found on Cinco de Mayo Cristina Vance, 18, two 17-year-old males suspected Students cooperating with investigators, police say … Click to Continue »
Read More »Should students face criminal charges for senior pranks?
Senior pranks are supposed to be harmless fun by outgoing students Many are costing schools hundreds of dollars School officials are reacting by choosing to settle it with law enforcement rather than punish students on their own … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 Central Catholic students arrested on hate crime charges in threatening video
Both suspects’ homes and third location searched Firearm recovered from one home … Click to Continue »
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