A teenager was struck by at least one bullet in a shooting reported near R.M. Miano Elementary in Los Banos on Monday, according to police. The shooting took place just … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cal Fire chief ousted in cheating scandal rants about agency’s ‘secret police’
A high-ranking state firefighter with 24 years of experience was compelled to resign last month because his department believed he helped a fire captain cheat on a test that the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chief ousted in cheating flap vents about Cal Fire’s ‘secret police’
A high-ranking state firefighter with 24 years of experience was compelled to resign last month because his department believed he helped a fire captain cheat on a test that the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County student jailed for attempted murder after school stabbing, police say
An 18-year-old Valley Community School student reportedly stabbed another student Friday in Los Banos and was arrested for attempted murder. Los Banos Police Sgt. Justin Melden said the Los Banos … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Gang undertones’ noted in Merced County homicide, police say
The victim of Saturday morning’s homicide in Los Banos was identified as a 34-year-old Los Banos resident who was recently released from prison, authorities said. The Merced County Coroner’s Office … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police investigate Friday homicide
Los Banos Police is investigating a homicide that occurred Friday afternoon. Los Banos Police officers responded to call of n adult male down at about 5:29 a.m. in the 500 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man was biking on 16th. Then he turned left into traffic, police say
A 65-year-old Merced man on a bicycle suffered “pretty significant” injuries when he was struck by a car in central Merced, according to police. The man was pedaling east on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police union casts ‘no-confidence’ vote on chief. Attorney calls it ‘fake’
Members of Atwater’s police union gave a vote of no confidence this week against its recently removed chief, the union said in a statement. The Atwater Police Officers Association members … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced bicyclist struck by driver, police say
A 26-year-old man was struck by a car while riding his bike against traffic on Olive Avenue near Merced High School on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, police said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two weeks in, Atwater’s city manager removes police chief. And, he won’t say why
About two weeks into his temporary contract, interim City Manager Art de Werk has made a change in Atwater Police Department management. Chief Samuel Joseph has been removed from the … Click to Continue »
Read More »What’s happening with the probe in the Hookah lounge melee involving Merced police?
It’s been more than six months since video from an altercation between Merced police and college students went viral, and investigators have not decided whether anyone will be charged with … Click to Continue »
Read More »He forced a Merced mom and her 2-year-old into a car and drove off, police say
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Merced on Saturday on suspicion of kidnapping and assault, according to the Merced Police Department. A woman reported that her boyfriend, Emmanuel Gomez, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced men arrested with ‘large amount’ of weed, police say
Two Merced men were arrested this week for alleged gun and drug crimes, police said on Friday. The Gang Violence Suppression Unit learned that 34-year-old Ouseo Saelee was selling “large … Click to Continue »
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