Bakersfield Police Officer Jaime Orozco doesn’t have to venture far to find criminal activity—less than two miles from the police station, in fact, at the Plaza Motel on Union Ave. “These little hotels here, this is all infiltrated with a lot of drug use,” he says as he and his …
Read More »Two Merced County parolees arrested in gun, meth search, police say
Two people were arrested over the weekend in Merced County after gang investigators found a gun and suspected methamphetamine, the Merced Police Department reported. Gang investigators on Saturday “developed information” … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos man kept loaded gun and meth near children, police say
A Los Banos man was in custody Monday after allegedly brandishing a firearm, the Los Banos Police Department reported. The victim told police 45-year-old Richard Valencia had a firearm on … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Merced man ran a stop sign, Atwater police say. Inside was meth, a gun and more
Police arrested a man in Atwater this week they said had about 7 grams of methamphetamine as well as a pipe, officers said on Tuesday. An officer stopped a white … 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 »Merced toddler ‘critical’ after ingesting meth, police say. Mother arrested.
A 14-month-old girl was in critical condition over the weekend after she “ingested some methamphetamine,” the Merced Police Department said in a news release. Few details were immediately available. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Double homicide, meth lab being investigated in home near Chowchilla
An elderly couple was found dead in a home south of Chowchilla next to a suspected methamphetamine lab, Madera County authorities said. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two people found dead next door to meth lab in Chowchilla
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Justice, investigate the scene where two dead bodies where found in a home next door to a meth lab in the 24000 block of Robertson Boulevard in Chowchilla, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. According to the Madera County Sheriff’s office, …
Read More »He was carrying meth in his car, Los Banos police say. Then he ran a stop sign
Los Banos police seized cash and more than a pound of crystal methamphetamine after arresting three Los Banos residents following a traffic stop on Thursday, according to officers. Police stopped … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was naked, high on meth and punching his own car in Atwater traffic, police say
A naked 39-year-old Fresno man high on methamphetamine was captured Tuesday night in Atwater after police found him driving through traffic hallucinating, talking to himself and punching his windshield, Atwater … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wanted felon ran from a crash scene but still had a ‘meth pipe’ when he was caught, police say
A wanted felon from Atwater crashed into a car and bus stop bench in Livingston on Wednesday Oct. 25, 2017 and then fled the scene, the Livingston Police Department reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »He ran from a crash scene but still had a ‘meth pipe’ when he was caught, police say
A wanted felon from Atwater crashed into a car and a bus stop bench in Livingston on Wednesday afternoon and then fled the scene, according to Livingston Police Department officials. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two arrested with more than 1/4-pound of meth, Los Banos police say
Police found a quarter-pound of methamphetamine at a house near Los Banos, officers said Wednesday. While serving a search warrant, agents with the Merced Area Gang Narcotic Enforcement Team found … Click to Continue »
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