A man’s body was found on a rural road late Wednesday on the outskirts of Atwater, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. Few details were immediately available. Someone passing by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police investigating ‘suspicious death’
A woman in her 20s was found dead in Merced on Sunday sometime in the early afternoon before 4 p.m., according to Merced Police Department officials. Officers responded to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced firefighters seeking information in suspicious house fire investigation
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in an investigaiton into a suspicious fire that damaged two homes earlier this week in Merced. “Anyone with information can contact the tipline. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three residents displaced in ‘suspicious’ house fires in Merced
A suspicious fire damaged two homes Sunday morning in Merced, displacing three residents, authorities said. Flames were reported around 10:30 a.m. at 2440 R St. The fire spread to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Investigators seek suspects in overnight suspicious fire
Merced City Fire Department and Merced Police Department are seeking suspects believed to be involved in an early-morning suspicious fire. The fire department received the alarm just after 2 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kelsey house fire not suspicious, officials say, though cause remains unclear
Investigators on Monday searched for answers after a disastrous New Year’s Day house fire at the home of a newly retired Merced County supervisor. Deidre Kelsey, whose retirement after two … Click to Continue »
Read More »One fire considered suspicious; second linked to marijuana grow
One weekend fire cause extensive damage and another was linked to possible criminal activity, Los Banos police said Monday. A suspicious fire torched a detached garage early Sunday on I … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspicious fire at Merced business
A fire damaged the inside of a business late Thursday in the 100 block of West Main Street in Merced. There was no immediate word on a total damage estimate but fire officials described it as “very suspicious.” Rob Parsons/rparsons@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vacant house gutted by ‘suspicious’ fire in Merced
A suspicious fire burned an abandoned home early Monday in south Merced, the Fire Department reported. Flames were reported just before 7 a.m. at a vacant house in the 900 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bomb squad called out for suspicious package
A container was placed near a bush by an individual The police called the bomb squad to confirm further suspicions Sgt. Joe Weiss confirmed the package was related to a treasure hunting game … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced sheriff’s investigating suspicious death
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify human remains discovered outside Merced. The human remains were found early Tuesday southwest of Merced. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi house fire ‘suspicious,’ firefighters say
No injuries reported Cause of fire under investigation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect identified in suspicious Vintage Faire Mall incident
Suspected of attempting to ignite an explosive device San Jose man has family in Modesto … Click to Continue »
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