The Merced Irrigation District is accusing one of its own board members of stealing more than $ 200,000 worth of district water to irrigate his almond orchard. Staff with the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police arrest gang member after finding his gun in an unlikely place
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 »Q&A: Pentatonix Member Hails From Visalia, Ventures Into Folk Music
In 2011 the a cappella group Pentatonix won the third season of NBC’s show “The Sing Off.” Avi Kaplan, a bass in the group, is from Visalia and recently decided that he will be leaving the group. He’s also launched out on his own with a project called “ Avriel …
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 »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 »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 »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 »Los Banos gang member arrested with firearms, Merced police report
A 26-year-old Los Banos gang member was arrested Friday after investigators found two firearms in his Meadowlark Avenue home, according to a statement from the Merced Police Department. Cesar E. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced contractor, ex-Los Banos school board member plead not guilty in public corruption probe
A Merced contractor and former Los Banos school board member pleaded not guilty Wednesday to public corruptions charges, nearly six months after they first were arrested on bribery allegations. Gregory … Click to Continue »
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