A man shot by a Fresno police officer early Saturday is out of the hospital and and is in Fresno County Jail, where he is being held on a federal … Click to Continue »
Read More »Frank Carson makes first court appearance as lawyer after release from jail
Prosecutors are asking a judge to decide whether defense attorney Frank Carson can represent his client in a Modesto murder case. Carson faces a murder charge in an unrelated case; … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police jail Winton man found with prepackaged meth
Atwater police arrested a 19-year-old Winton man Thursday night after hearing an explosion in an area that’s been the target of several recent thefts. Officer Patrick Radke heard an explosion … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies chase down man suspected of smuggling contraband into jail
Merced County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Thursday on suspicion of smuggling contraband into the John Latoracca Correction Center. A two- to three-week investigation led Officer Aaron Goins to identify … Click to Continue »
Read More »One minute he was leaving the porch with a package, a little while later he was in jail
Modesto Police Department property crime detectives looking for package thieves found one in the La Loma neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Detective Evan Swearingen saw a man on Santa Ana Avenue who … Click to Continue »
Read More »Children who witnessed Fresno County Jail shooting treated to toy-shopping spree
Five children who witnessed a violent jailhouse shooting in September were treated Wednesday to a shopping spree at a Clovis toy store. More than a dozen people, mostly Fresno County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man killed in Modesto crash, other driver dies in jail
A 67-year-old Modesto man arrested after a fatal crash at Tully and Rumble roads Wednesday morning died in custody during the night at the Stanislaus County Jail. The Sheriff’s Department … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Livingston police officer sentenced to 3 months jail
Tyson Perry, a now former Livingston police officer, was sentenced Thursday to serve three months in jail for assaulting a handcuffed man in 2012, according to the Merced County District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos Mayor Tommy Jones booked into Merced jail
Tommy Jones, a former Los Banos mayor charged with bribing public officials in his capacity as a member of the Los Banos school board has been arrested, the Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County jail inmate dies in cell from apparent suicide
A 35-year-old woman, found hanging in her Merced County jail cell earlier this week, has died, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday. Aurora M. Felix was found around 7 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced group calls for police, jail reforms
Merced County is failing at curbing mass incarceration, upholding police accountability and preventing gun violence, according to a report issued by PICO National Network. (Aug. 9, 2017) (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos priest begins jail time for child porn conviction
The Rev. Robert E. Gamel convicted of possession of child pornography Gamel led St. Joseph parish in Los Banos for five years He avoided prison time, but not jail time … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in Merced court commissioner’s death released from jail
An Atwater woman accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed her boyfriend, a 68-year-old retired Merced County court commissioner, has been released from jail. Jacqulin Calixtro, 38, was … Click to Continue »
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