A Modesto man is in the Stanislaus County Jail after being arrested in Louisiana as a suspect in a 2015 homicide in an orchard on Whitmore Avenue. Deputies received information … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chase suspect captured in Beachwood area of Merced after officer-involved shooting
A man believed to have led authorities on a high-speed chase after trying to assault a police officer has been captured after a short search in the Beachwood area of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos suspect charged with murder, denied bail
The suspect arrested for last week’s homicide of a 21-year-old Los Banos man was charged Monday with premeditated murder. Merced County Judge Harry Jacobs on Monday denied bail to 30-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos homicide suspect arrested, autopsy reveals cause of death
A suspect in a homicide from earlier this week tried to jump out a second-story window of a South Los Banos apartment when he was cornered by investigators Thursday afternoon, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cops: Merced County homicide suspect was hiding in Mexico. This is how he was caught
A man, Gesalio Alvarado Gonsales, who Livingston police said is wanted in connection to the 2013 homicide of Jose Luis Sandoval was caught by border agents while trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico, police said Monday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Hit-and-run suspect fleeing from citizen crashes into motorcycle in Atwater
Atwater man injured when he was struck by a car driven by a man fleeing the scene of a separate crash and was being chased by a citizen, police say. … Click to Continue »
Read More »DA fought 2014 dismissal of DUI charges against suspect in Modesto sergeant’s death
Matthew David Gibbs, the Modesto resident facing homicide charges in a DUI-related crash that killed police Sgt. Mike Pershall on Tuesday evening, had a drunk-driving case dismissed in September 2014, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect dies after hit-and-run crashes in Atwater, police say
A 59-year-old Merced man was killed Saturday night after he apparently struck at least two cars, possibly while driving drunk, and then crashed into a canal off Avenue One in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police arrest suspect in Dos Palos homicide
Dos Palos police on Monday morning arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting the night before that left one Dos Palos man dead. Officers responded to a call for a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Prosecutors want teen suspect in Merced homicide charged as an adult
Merced County prosecutors will ask a judge to consider allowing them to charge a 16-year-old homicide suspect as an adult, a new process established in the justice system after voters … 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 »Suspect in officer-involved shooting in Los Banos has died, authorities confirm
The man accused of shooting two Los Banos police officer earlier today after getting a hold of one of their guns has died, authorities have confirmed. The man’s name has … 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 »
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