A known Merced gang member was jailed in Madera County on Tuesday after running from Chowchilla police and hiding his gun in a toilet. Chowchilla officers came across a white, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton man stabbed by suspected gang member, deputies say
A 34-year-old Winton man was hospitalized Wednesday night after a teenage barged into his apartment and stabbed him, according to Merced County Sheriff’s Office investigators. Deputies were called to an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man stabbed during gang argument near taco shop
Two young men stabbed a 37-year-old Merced man early Thursday near an R Street taco shop during some type of gang-related squabble, the Merced Police Department reported. The victim was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rival gang members hospitalized after drive-by shooting in Planada
Two men are being treated at a Modesto hospital for injuries suffered in a drive-by shooting in Planada Sunday night that Merced County sheriff’s deputies believe was gang-related, authorities reported. … 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 arrested with stolen guns, police report
A 24-year-old gang member was jailed Saturday after police found nearly a half a dozen firearms at his home, including four that had been stolen, the Merced Police Department reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 Merced County jail inmates cut and stabbed during argument among gang members
An argument among Norteno gang members escalated this week at the Merced County jail with three people sent to the hospital, including one man who was stabbed, the Merced County … 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 »Reports reveal new details on violence involving suspected gang members from Atwater
Newly released police reports detail a string of phone calls made between suspected Merced County gang members involving shootings, weapons and drugs sales. A complaint filed by the Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »14 indictments handed down in large Merced County gang investigation
Fourteen defendants were indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and gun offenses as a result of Operation Scrapbook, a multi-agency gang investigation in Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »This teenage gang member ‘just really wanted to go to jail,’ Atwater police say
A 17-year-old Orange County gang member asked to go to jail early Thursday. But he hadn’t committed a crime, so nobody would arrest him, according to Atwater police. So, Chief … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Atwater gang member with gun arrested in Merced
A 19-year-old Atwater man was arrested during the weekend for allegedly being a gang member in possession of a gun, Merced police said Monday. Officers stopped a car in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 arrested with gun, drugs in gang investigation, Merced police say
Two men who police described as known gang members were arrested Friday after investigators said they found drugs and a loaded gun inside a home, the Police Department said in … Click to Continue »
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