Officers from the Merced Police Department took Merced City School District students to the Merced Mall on Thursday Dec. 14, 2017 for the annual Shop With a Cop event. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police help local students have a ‘Merry Christmas’
Merced Police Department officers on Thursday pitched in to help area children have a nice Christmas. Through community donations, officers were able to take students from every school in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »One person killed during police chase in Merced County, authorities confirm
One person was killed Wednesday when green Honda sedan crashed and caught fire while trying to outrun police, the Sun-Star has confirmed. A 31-year-old man died at the scene, authorities … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police chase in Atwater ends in fiery crash on Highway 99, police say
A green Honda sedan crashed and caught fire Wednesday while trying to outrun police, the Sun-Star has confirmed. The pursuit ended on Highway 99 north near Winton Parkway in Merced County. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »76-year-old driver ‘at fault’ in crash that killed 2 people in Atwater, police say
Atwater police on Monday said the driver responsible for killing two people over the weekend in a deadly crash was not intoxicated and “cooperated completely” with investigators. Police investigators said … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man killed ex-wife and her new boyfriend before killing himself, police say
An angry estranged husband shot and killed his former wife and her boyfriend over the weekend in Merced before taking his own life, the Police Department reported Monday. Tom Vue … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two gang members arrested after traffic stop in Merced, police say
Two gang members were arrested in Merced over the weekend after police found a loaded handgun in a car, the Merced Police Department reported. Officers conducted a “probation search” inside … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man struck by car in Merced suffers possible life-threatening injuries, police say
A man was transported to a hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car on Sunday night in Merced, the Merced Police Department reported. Few details were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two people flee after crashing into three parked cars in Merced. One arrested, police say
One person was taken to a local hospital and arrested on Sunday after trying to flee the scene of a hit-and-run crash in Merced, according to the Merced Police Department. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police investigating double homicide
Police are investigating the Saturday morning homicides of a man and woman at a home in Merced. Merced police responded to calls about two victims at a residence in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Four-car pile-up on Sante Fe in Merced County. Injuries reported, police say
Two people suffered minor injuries in a four-car pile up on Santa Fe Drive in Merced County at about 8:05 a.m. on Thursday Dec. 7, 2017. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … 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 »3-year-old Merced girl struck by hit-and-run driver dies, police say. Driver sought
The 3-year-old girl, who was struck by a car on Monday afternoon in Merced, died at the hospital early Tuesday, the Merced Police Department confirmed. The child was identified by … Click to Continue »
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