Randy Reed, Author at GV Wire

Large Caliber Guns, Drugs and Cash Seized in Bakersfield Area Probation Bust

November 24, 2020

A search by officers with the Kern County Probation Department resulted in the seizure of large caliber firearms, ammunition, drugs, and cash in Lamont, southeast of Bakersfield on Friday. Two suspects, incl...

Clovis Police ID Car Break-In Suspect Thanks to Facebook Followers

Randy Reed

November 23, 2020

Clovis police are crediting their social media followers for helping to identify a suspect in recent smash and grab vehicle burglary. The department posted surveillance camera images to Facebook of the early...

Photo of man in handcuffs as seen from behind

Suspects Arrested for Looting in Visalia Store Thefts

Randy Reed

November 23, 2020

Three suspects were taken into custody Monday on charges of looting after being caught by Visalia police taking items from a Harbor Freight Tools store. Officers were conducting a security check behind busin...

Porterville Businessman Arrested for $8M Fraud in Cow Manure to Energy Scheme

Randy Reed

November 13, 2020

A Porterville man was arrested Friday on charges that he defrauded investors out of nearly $9 million in a scheme purporting to convert cow manure into natural gas for energy. Raymond Brewer, 64, was indicte...

Local Man Promised to Turn Cow Manure into Energy. Feds Say It Was $8 Million Fraud.

Randy Reed

November 13, 2020

A Porterville man was arrested Friday on charges that he defrauded investors out of nearly $9 million in a scheme purporting to convert cow manure into natural gas for energy. Raymond Brewer, 64, was indicte...

Something Stinks: Feds Say Tulare County Man’s Manure to Energy Pitch was $8M Fraud

Randy Reed

November 13, 2020

A Porterville man was arrested Friday on charges that he defrauded investors out of nearly $9 million in a scheme purporting to convert cow manure into natural gas for energy. Raymond Brewer, 64, was indicte...

Biden Wins Wisconsin in Fight for White House

Randy Reed

November 4, 2020

WASHINGTON — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden picked up a win in Wisconsin while fighting President Donald Trump in other battleground st...

4 Fresno Parolees Indicted on Gun, Drug Charges in Anti-Violence Operation

Randy Reed

October 29, 2020

A federal grand jury returned gun and drug indictments Thursday against four parolees as part of a multi-jurisdiction operation to address violent crime in the city of Fresno, U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott annou...

Police Nab Suspect in Merced Carjacking, Kidnap of 3-Year-Old Girl

Randy Reed

October 27, 2020

Merced police have booked a 34-year-old transient into jail on kidnapping charges after he allegedly stole a car with a 3 year-old child in the back seat Monday night. The child was found safe, still in the ...

Bakersfield Woman Indicted on Meth and Gun Charges Faces Possible Life Sentence

Randy Reed

October 26, 2020

A Bakersfield woman has been indicted on drug and gun charges and could face life in prison and a $10 million fine, officials with the U.S. Dept. of Justice said Monday. Amy Campos, 37, was charged by a fede...

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Randy Reed

Large Caliber Guns, Drugs and Cash Seized in Bakersfield Area Probation Bust

Clovis Police ID Car Break-In Suspect Thanks to Facebook Followers

Suspects Arrested for Looting in Visalia Store Thefts

Porterville Businessman Arrested for $8M Fraud in Cow Manure to Energy Scheme

Local Man Promised to Turn Cow Manure into Energy. Feds Say It Was $8 Million Fraud.

Something Stinks: Feds Say Tulare County Man’s Manure to Energy Pitch was $8M Fraud

Biden Wins Wisconsin in Fight for White House

4 Fresno Parolees Indicted on Gun, Drug Charges in Anti-Violence Operation

Police Nab Suspect in Merced Carjacking, Kidnap of 3-Year-Old Girl

Bakersfield Woman Indicted on Meth and Gun Charges Faces Possible Life Sentence

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