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Mindy Casto Now Heads Fresno PD. She Wants to Focus on ‘Wild Drivers,’ Lower Traffic Deaths

Interim Chief Mindy Casto is looking to move on from the recent black eye on the Fresno Police Department. Casto, a 27-year department veter...

Mindy Casto Now Heads Fresno PD. She Wants to Focus on ‘Wild Drivers,’ Lower Traffic Deaths

Interim Chief Mindy Casto is looking to move on from the recent black eye on the Fresno Police Department. Casto, a 27-year department veter...

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/ 7 months ago

Dyer, FPOA, Officer’s Attorney Weigh in on Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s Resignation

Paco Balderrama resigned as Fresno police chief after being accused of having an affair with the wife of a police officer under his command....

Balderrama Investigation

/ 7 months ago

Fresno Investigation into Police Chief Balderrama Is Finished: Sources

Update: 11:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 25: Fresno City Manger Georgeanne White said at a Tuesday morning news conference that Police Chief Paco B...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 7 months ago

Balderrama Applies for Texas Police Chief Job

Embattled Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama applied for the head position of the Austin, Texas police department, the Austin American-Stat...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 7 months ago

Arias Asks the Big Question: Is Benching Chief Balderrama About Race?

Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias is speaking on the sidelining of Police Chief Paco Balderrama — the first of his colleagues to go pub...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 8 months ago

Fresno Police Chief Balderrama on Paid Leave, City Manager Says

Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama is now on paid leave as of Wednesday afternoon, City Manager Georgeanne White said in an email to police...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 8 months ago

Balderrama: ‘I Plan on Leading This Police Department to Even Greater Heights’

Paco Balderrama said he plans to remain Fresno police chief, despite allegations he had an inappropriate relationship. “I am human. I ...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 8 months ago

‘All I Can Do Is Ask for Your Forgiveness,’ Fresno’s Top Cop Says in Email to Officers

With questions swirling about his future, Police Chief Paco Balderrama asked Fresno police officers for their “forgiveness” in a...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 8 months ago

Fresno Police Union: Members Feel Betrayed, Trust Lost in Chief Balderrama

The leader of the Fresno Police Officers Association says that the union’s executive board “has received countless communication...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 8 months ago

Embattled Fresno Police Chief Cherry Picks Scripture on Social Media

Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama responded to Thursday’s announcement that he is under city investigation by quoting scripture. Bal...

Balderrama Investigation

/ 8 months ago

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Mindy Casto Now Heads Fresno PD. She Wants to Focus on ‘Wild Drivers,’ Lower Traffic Deaths

Mindy Casto Now Heads Fresno PD. She Wants to Focus on ‘Wild Drivers,’ Lower Traffic Deaths

/ 7 months ago

Dyer, FPOA, Officer’s Attorney Weigh in on Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s Resignation

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Fresno Investigation into Police Chief Balderrama Is Finished: Sources

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Balderrama Applies for Texas Police Chief Job

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Arias Asks the Big Question: Is Benching Chief Balderrama About Race?

/ 8 months ago

Fresno Police Chief Balderrama on Paid Leave, City Manager Says

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Balderrama: ‘I Plan on Leading This Police Department to Even Greater Heights’

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‘All I Can Do Is Ask for Your Forgiveness,’ Fresno’s Top Cop Says in Email to Officers

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Fresno Police Union: Members Feel Betrayed, Trust Lost in Chief Balderrama

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Embattled Fresno Police Chief Cherry Picks Scripture on Social Media

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Wall Street Banks Prepare to Offload Billions in Musk’s X Debt

State Department Freezes New Funding for Nearly All US Aid Programs Worldwide

As Schools in LA Reopen, Parents Worry About Harmful Ash From Wildfires

California Proves Renewable Energy’s Reliability in Groundbreaking Study

Trump Uses Mass Firing to Remove Independent Inspectors General at a Series of Agencies

Hamas Frees 4 Female Israeli Soldiers in Exchange for 200 Palestinian Prisoners as Ceasefire Holds

Senate Confirms Noem as Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary

Drone Delivery is Here: Zipline CEO Shares the Future of Product Transport

Fresno County Sex Offender Arrested Fleeing on Motorcycle With Drugs

Fresno MLK March Keynote Speaker: ‘We’re Still in This Fight and Struggle’

Wired Wednesday: Local Man in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Heads to Prison Today

Thousands in Downtown Fresno to Celebrate MLK Jr. in Annual March

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