One of the 12 Merced police officers involved in a large melee last month with party-goers at a downtown hookah lounge lost his department-issued body camera during the scuffle, and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lucy Xiong is the body found in the canal, police say. How she got there still a mystery
Fresno police confirmed Monday that the body found in a central Fresno irrigation canal Saturday was 20-year-old Lucy Xiong, who disappeared July 28. And while her death appears to be … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two 26-year-olds shot in Merced County, police say. No suspects identified
Two 26-year-olds were shot on Sunday just after midnight in the Beachwood area, the Merced County Sheriff’s office reported. Both were transported to hospitals and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Both victims … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police release identities of officers shot Monday in deadly struggle
The Los Banos police officers shot during a struggle with a suspect Monday have been identified as 34-year-old Kristifer Hew and 28-year-old Aaron Pinon. The Los Banos Police Department released … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man arrested, accused of running from police — again
An Atwater man with a lengthy criminal history and a habit of running from police tried to outrun officers again Wednesday, this time on a bicycle, the Police Department reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in police shooting had history of fighting with cops, threats, records show
A man killed Monday during a shootout with two Los Banos police officers had a history of fighting with law enforcement and drug use and two restraining orders filed against … Click to Continue »
Read More »Official: Man turns gun on Los Banos police officers, 2 officers and suspect shot
Two Los Banos police officers were shot this morning during a struggle with a man at an apartment complex, a law enforcement official has confirmed. Updates on the conditions of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Person held at gunpoint in Merced. Then his backpack was stolen, police say
Soon after robbing someone’s backpack at gunpoint early Saturday morning, five people were arrested in Merced, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. At around 1:39 a.m. Sheriff’s Deputy Billy Xiong … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP K-9 sniffs out hidden compartment in car used to smuggle drugs and money, police say
A California Highway Patrol K-9 sniffed out a hidden compartment in a car, believed to function as a way to smuggle money and narcotics, according to police officials. A 2005 … Click to Continue »
Read More »More stolen firefighter gear found as Atwater police arrest four over butane oil lab
Atwater police say they may have found a piece of stolen firefighter gear while searching the home of a man on parole. Officers were in the 2700 block of Hillcrest … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two men arrested after being pulled over and searched, police say
Two gang members were arrested during a traffic stop on Sacramento Drive, Merced Police Department officials reported. At around 3:19 p.m. on Friday, Gang Violence Suppression Unit officers searched the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced lounge suspect now in custody; attorney says police were ‘irresponsible’
Deputies arrested the robbery suspect Merced police say was in a downtown hookah lounge the night of a chaotic and violent confrontation with police, triggering protests in the days that … Click to Continue »
Read More »She’s accused of pointing a gun at a Gustine police officer – but it’s complicated
A 43-year-old Gustine woman was arrested late Thursday after she allegedly pointed a gun at her boyfriend and one of his coworkers — both Gustine police officers. Marisa G. Corona … Click to Continue »
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