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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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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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‘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...

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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...

/ 5 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...

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