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Three gang members were arrested in Merced on Wednesday for illegally possessing guns and drugs, according to the Merced Police Department. The city’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit had information that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang connection not ruled out in first shooting of 2018 in Merced County
A 20-year-old Planada man was shot in the back early New Year’s Day in a neighborhood plagued by recent gang activity, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. The victim was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two gang members arrested after traffic stop in Merced, police say
Two gang members were arrested in Merced over the weekend after police found a loaded handgun in a car, the Merced Police Department reported. Officers conducted a “probation search” inside … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater gang member guilty of killing two teens in 2013, jury says
The Atwater man accused of killing two teenagers at a house party during Easter weekend in 2013 was convicted Tuesday by a Merced County jury. Jose Luis Botello, who was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two Merced County gang members guilty in 2013 ‘ambush’ slaying of gang rival
Two Winton-area gang members face possible lifetime prison sentences for their role in the 2013 slaying of a 33-year-old man who was lured to an alley and shot to death … Click to Continue »
Read More »One arrested in violent gang attack in Merced County. Deputies seek public’s help
One man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Santa Nella with suspected street-gang ties, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Osvaldo Fernandez-Montano, 20, was booked into the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gang member jailed in attempted murder case in Merced County, police say
A 19-year-old gang member from Livingston was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting investigation from earlier this year, the Police Department reported. Ramon Zepeda already was in custody at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced gang members arrested after parole search, police say
Two gang members were arrested in Merced on Saturday night after police conducted a search of their apartment, the Merced Police Department reported. At about 6:18, officials said, police conducted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four suspected teenage gang members from Atwater arrested in weapons case
Four teenagers dressed in blue pointed a black air soft handgun at two men they thought were rival gang members late Monday, the Atwater Police Department reported. The teenagers were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced gang member, convicted felon arrested for having stolen gun
A 43-year-old Merced man was arrested for having a stolen weapon on Saturday just before midnight, Merced Police Department officials reported. At about 11:55, officers found a stolen handgun and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Police Announce Bulldog Gang Arrest
Fresno Police say they have made a significant arrest of a number of high-level Bulldog gang members. More than a dozen suspected gang members were arrested in an early Friday morning raids. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the arrests stem from a month’s long multi-agency investigation that included roughly 300 …
Read More »Gang member ‘guilty’ in slaying of well-known taxi driver from Merced, jury says
A 20-year-old Merced man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a well-known taxi driver and one-time Dos Palos police officer. Joseph Castrillo was found … Click to Continue »
Read More »Unidentified gang member shoots man in Los Banos, flees, police say
A 28-year-old Los Banos man was shot over the weekend by an unidentified attacker who remained on the run Monday, the Police Department reported. Officers were called around 1:53 a.m. … Click to Continue »
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