A 25-year-old Madera man faces up to eight years in state prison after a jury convicted him of molesting a 6-year-old girl. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three convicted killers sentenced to hard time in Merced County homicide cases
Three men were sentenced last week in Merced County Superior Court in two unrelated homicide case. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, of Atwater was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher convicted of sex with a student. He will spend 1 year in jail
A 30-year-old Merced High School science teacher pleaded no contest this week to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old female student. In a plea deal negotiated with the Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man convicted of murder in 17-year-old gang slaying
More than 17 years ago a 26-year-old Los Banos man with ties to a Norteno street gang went with a group of friends to Merced to meet girls and have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced gang member, convicted felon jailed after found with stolen gun
Merced police arrested on Wednesday a gang member found to have a stolen gun. Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit developed information that 22-year-old gang member Pedro Montoya had … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man with possible cartel connections convicted of killing 2 men 2 years apart
An Atwater man described by prosecutors as a “sick and twisted killer” was convicted Friday of killing two men two years apart in Merced County. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, shot a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Convicted child molester delays sentencing again
Lonnie Lee Poslof Jr., 36, of Fresno, appears before Judge John D. Kirihara during a continuation of his sentencing hearing at the Merced County Superior Courthouse in Merced, Calif., on Friday, June 2, 2017. Poslof Jr. was convicted in Dec. 2016, of molesting a 4-year-old Merced girl. … Click to …
Read More »More delays in sentencing for man convicted of molesting a 4-year-old Merced girl
Six months after a jury convicted Lonnie Lee Poslof Jr. of molesting a 4-year-old Merced girl, he’s made multiple attempts to “delay the inevitable” and face the sentence a Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two gang members and convicted felons arrested during traffic stop
Two convicted felons and gang members were arrested for possessing firearms during a traffic stop by the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit, police officials said. On Saturday at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man, a convicted felon, found with four guns
A 54-year-old Merced man was arrested for being a felon in possession of guns, Merced police reported Monday. The Gang Violence Suppression Unit was told convicted felon Wallace Smith was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member and convicted felon arrested after vehicle search, police officials say
A gang member was arrested after officers from the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit developed information he was in possession of a firearm, according to a statement from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two convicted felons arrested for having a rifle and ammunition
Two convicted felons in Merced County were arrested after Merced Police officials developed information one of them was in possession of a firearm, according to a statement from police. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla man convicted of 10 counts of rape, incest and aggravated assault
A Chowchilla man was convicted on Thursday of ten counts of rape, incest and aggravated sexual assault in Madera Superior Court, the Madera County District Attorney reported. Following a four-week … Click to Continue »
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