Fourth of July traffic along Highway 41 in the foothills near O’Neals was stalled and two men were sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash that might have been … Click to Continue »
Read More »California to stop suspending licenses for traffic fines
Californians will no longer face losing their driver’s licenses because of unpaid traffic fines starting next month. Gov. Jerry Brown said the punishment doesn’t help the state collect unpaid fines … Click to Continue »
Read More »Meth, heroin seized during Atwater traffic stop that started as a brake-light issue
Atwater police seized nearly 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine and heroin during a routine traffic stop that landed a 31-year-old year man behind bars. Rene P. Williams was booked into … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire along Highway 99 in Merced slows traffic
A brush fire near Mission Avenue and Highway 99 in Merced County slowed traffic Thursday morning, according to officials at the Merced County Fire Department. No injuries were reported. About … Click to Continue »
Read More »Burning big rig ties up Highway 99 traffic for hours
A burning tractor-trailer on northbound Highway 99 at Avenue 7 tied up traffic Tuesday morning north of the Fresno-Madera county line. The incident, which began shortly after 7 a.m., snarled … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tuolumne deputies seek man – considered armed, dangerous – who fled traffic stop
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a repeat probation violator – considered to be armed and dangerous – who fled on foot after a traffic stop. Richard Meza, … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP dog sniffs out cocaine during traffic stop in Merced County
An Arizona man is behind bars in Merced County Jail after a California Highway Patrol dog sniffed out drugs in his car Monday night during a traffic stop, officers said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man found with knife, gun and drugs during Atwater traffic stop, police say
A traffic stop in Atwater landed a 53-year-old Merced man in jail after officers found a knife, gun and drugs in the car, police reported. An Atwater police officer stopped … Click to Continue »
Read More »It started as a traffic infraction in Merced. Then police say they found a loaded gun
A traffic stop ended Thursday in Merced with a 33-year-old convicted felon behind bars facing a weapons charges, the Merced Police Department reported. Christopher Luvian was stopped around 10 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Typically Merced traffic officers write parking tickets. This one saved a man’s life
Residents are not always happy to see a “meter maid,” but one Merced parking enforcement officer is being credited with saving a man’s life, police said on Tuesday. Jessica Phillips … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two gang members and convicted felons arrested during traffic stop
Two convicted felons and gang members were arrested for possessing firearms during a traffic stop by the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit, police officials said. On Saturday at … Click to Continue »
Read More »No one is looking forward to traffic issues from Merced’s bridge work
It didn’t take long for the bridge work that began this week in Merced to rile residents who say they expect traffic to overflow down their street. The city is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man jailed for gun possession after traffic stop
A Merced man was jailed early Wednesday morning after a police officer found a gun in his vehicle during a traffic stop, police reported. A Merced police officer stopped Armando … Click to Continue »
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