More than 1,100 people at the Fresno County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The running tally of infections at the county-run complex actually surpasses those at all but two state prisons in California. But unlike the state’s careful tracking and reporting of cases at prisons …
Read More »Jail Outbreaks, No Bars & Indoor Restaurants – COVID-19 Update For June 29-July 3
In the past week, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered bars, restaurants, movie theaters and other businesses to close their indoor operations in 19 California counties—five of which are here in the San Joaquin Valley. But as we’ve learned with this rapidly-evolving situation, that’s not all that’s changed in the last week. …
Read More »Lemoore Cheese Heist Worth $50,000 Lands Two Suspects In Jail
Police in Kings County are tracking down the suspects believed to have been involved in stealing $ 50,000 worth of inventory from a Lemoore factory. The goods are cheese: Mozzarella, to be exact, stolen from Leprino foods, one of the world’s largest mozzarella producers. “Their cheese is usually in the …
Read More »Two inmates named as suspects in slaying at the Merced County Jail. Victim identified
A Merced County jail inmate killed in custody earlier this week was identified Thursday as a 20-year-old Modesto man who was in custody awaiting a hearing on a robbery charge. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County jail inmate killed in apparent homicide
A Merced County inmate was found dead Monday inside the main jail in Merced, a victim of an apparent homicide, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The victim’s identity was not released … Click to Continue »
Read More »He lit a firework that burned his neighbor’s home, now he’s in jail
A Madera man was booked on felony charges Sunday night after one of the aerial fireworks he was setting off heavily damaged a neighbor’s home, police reported. He was identified … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was at his girlfriend’s Merced home with a gun, police say. Now he’s in jail
A 28-year-old convicted felon was recently arrested with a gun in Merced, police said Wednesday. The Gang Violence Suppression Unit “developed information” that Juan Espinoza of Merced had a gun … Click to Continue »
Read More »Orange County Joins Fresno In Posting Jail Release Info
Last year California lawmakers passed legislation that limits communication between local law enforcement agencies and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials. Recently , the Orange County Sheriff’s Department made national headlines by attempting to bypass that law by publicly posting the release date of inmates online. It’s a practice that Fresno …
Read More »Family of inmate beaten to death in Merced jail files $2 million lawsuit
The family of a Los Banos man who was beaten to death last year at the Merced County jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $ 2 million. Aaron Bonilla, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced mom whose toddler ingested suspected meth posts bail, released from jail
A 14-month-old Merced girl who ingested methamphetamine over the weekend has been transported to a hospital in the Bay Area, according to officials with the Merced Police Department. “As soon … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is Little Caesar’s Pizza worth going to jail for? This Fresno man may have thought so
A Fresno man is in jail after admitting to assaulting a Little Caesar’s Pizza employee and stealing a pizza and soda, police reported. A witness told officers that David Tejeda, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in planned Christmas attack on Pier 39 will stay in Fresno County Jail for now
The Modesto man accused of planning a Christmas terror attack on San Francisco’s Pier 39 made his second appearance in Fresno federal court Thursday afternoon. U.S. Magistrate Judge Erica P. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Violent child molester released from Merced Jail. ‘It was a screw up,’ sheriff says
A 38-year-old Merced man who pleaded guilty to repeatedly molesting a 5-year-girl disappeared while in custody more than two weeks ago and the public was not informed, a Merced Sun-Star … Click to Continue »
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