Last week’s Operation Scrapbook went off without a hitch, but county officials say it wouldn’t have been possible without VIPER, a program signed into California’s budget by the governor. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Records show new details in this week’s massive gang raid in Merced County
Nearly half of those arrested in gang raids earlier this week in Merced County have been charged of crimes in local or federal court, records show. Operation Scrapbook targeted Sureño … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County suspects make first court appearances since massive gang sweep
Nearly a dozen defendants swept up in “Operation Scrapbook” – a series of dozens of gang raids coordinated by local, state and federal law enforcement that netted more than 50 … Click to Continue »
Read More »What’s next for the case in this week’s massive gang take down in Merced?
Local and federal prosecutors will have to evaluate cases against dozens of suspects arrested in connection with raids on Wednesday in Merced County targeting “violent and high-ranking gang members associated … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Gang Raids: 52 arrests, $225k cash, 21,000 rounds of ammo
Investigators arrested 52 gang members and seized 70 guns early Wednesday after hundreds of local, state, and federal investigators raided dozens of Merced County homes targeting Sureno gang members operating … Click to Continue »
Read More »“Operation Scrapbook” nets 50 gang associates, money, drugs and guns in Merced County
Merced County District Attorney, Larry D. Morse II, holds a news conference at the Merced County Emergency Operations Center following “Operation Scrapbook” in Merced County, Calif., on May 10, 2017. The operation involved local, state and federal law enforcement agencies who arrested 50 gang associates and seized money, drugs and …
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 »Known gang member charged with sex crimes against Merced girl
A man with gang ties and a drug history has been charged with committing sex crimes against a 9-year-old girl in Merced. Merced police arrested Miguel Ben Guzman Jr., 38, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced felon jailed after admitting he’s a gang member and has a gun
An admitted gang member was jailed Thursday afternoon after Merced police confiscated a shotgun and ammunition during a search warrant. Officers with Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit received … 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 »3 men sentenced to 13 years in Los Banos-area 2014 gang slaying
Three men have been sentenced to serve 13 years in prison in connection with their roles in the 2014 slaying of a 21-year-old Los Banos man. The victim, Olen Bates, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police seek public’s help in 2014 cold-case gang shooting
Atwater police detectives on Tuesday released six surveillance-camera images in connection with a 2014 cold-case gang shooting that left a 17-year-old boy injured. No arrests have been made in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three men accused of vandalizing Los Banos park with gang graffiti
Two Los Banos residents and a Merced resident were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a park with gang graffiti. Daniel Borbon, 19, and Elijah Achaia Hernandez, 20, both of Los … Click to Continue »
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