A fight Thursday night at the Merced County jail sent three inmates to the hospital, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Few details were immediately available. The inmates, whose names were not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Toll Fire (Solano County) Started 6/22/2017, updated 6/22/2017
Denair man hospitalized after Merced County crash
A 24-year-old man was in critical condition on Thursday after a crash the previous night that sent his car into a fence, power pole and tree, according to the California … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lone Fire (Butte County) Started 6/22/2017, updated 6/22/2017
Man’s death in rural Merced County ‘suspicious,’ deputies say
A man’s body was found on a rural road late Wednesday on the outskirts of Atwater, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Few details were immediately available. Someone passing by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Quimby Fire (Santa Clara County) Started 6/21/2017, updated 6/21/2017
Bolla Fire (Tehama County) Started 6/18/2017, updated 6/18/2017
Douglas Fire (San Diego County) Started 6/13/2017, updated 6/19/2017
Millenials, not low pay, to blame for Merced deputy shortage, county CEO says
Lower pay and fewer benefits are not the reasons the Merced County Sheriff’s Office has struggled for years to recruit and retains deputies, according to the County’s Executive Officer Jim … Click to Continue »
Read More »Evans Fire (Sierra County) Started 6/19/2017, updated 6/20/2017
Trellis Fire (Riverside County) Started 6/18/2017, updated 6/19/2017
Hope fades in search for missing Merced County father
Five days after Jose Castaneda was swept away in the Merced River, deputies with Merced County Sheriff’s Office continue to patrol the river downstream from Hagaman Park in search of … Click to Continue »
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