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Fresno Police Officer: City Retaliates After I Blew Whistle on Balderrama

The Fresno police officer at the center of former Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s fall from grace is making a new claim of retaliation ...

Fresno Police Officer: City Retaliates After I Blew Whistle on Balderrama

The Fresno police officer at the center of former Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s fall from grace is making a new claim of retaliation ...

/ 3 months ago

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

Update 10 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2025 Fresno Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto was appointed on Thursday morning as the new permanent leader of the...

/ 10 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....

/ 11 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...

/ 11 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...

/ 11 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...

/ 11 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...

/ 11 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 ...

/ 11 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...

/ 11 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...

/ 11 months ago

Carlos Gonzalez, 43, of Fresno, a substitute teacher at Fresno Unified School District has been arrested for allegedly attempting to meet a minor for sex after contacting the child through a messaging app, prompting authorities to urge potential victims to come forward. (Fresno County SO)
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Fresno Unified Substitute Teacher Arrested in Online Child Exploitation Case

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Fresno County DA Wants Teens Tried as Adults in Caleb Quick Murder

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Work Permits Reinstated for UC Merced International Students, Anxiety Persists

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Tatum to Miss Remainder of Playoffs After Achilles Tendon Surgery

Fresno police are seeking help identifying a suspect caught on video after a shooting near First Street and Belmont Avenue left one person injured on Sunday. May 11, 2025. (Fresno PD)
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Fresno Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Shooting Suspect

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