Fresno area schools and law enforcement have teamed up on a video message for youth. Did you know that last year during one week, five local high school students were arrested after posting threatening images on social media sites? Listen to this article: Students as Young as 12 Arrested In...
How the Gunfights in North Mexico That Left 23 Dead Unfolded
VILLA UNION, Mexico — When dozens of pickup trucks crowded with armed men and mounted machine guns roared into Villa Union, residents of the small town near the U.S. border began to realize they were the target of a military-style invasion. What followed were hours-long gunbattles between a cartel force...
Think Before You Post. It Can Change Your Life Forever.
Fresno area schools and law enforcement have teamed up on a video message for youth. Did you know that last year during one week, five local high school students were arrested after posting threatening images on social media sites? Students as Young as 12 Arrested In fact, students as young...
Sheriff: Murder Suspects Who Escaped Salinas Jail Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO — Two murder suspects who escaped from jail in Salinas over the weekend were arrested by federal officials, authorities said Wednesday. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet that Jonathan Salazar, 20, and Santos Fonseca, 21, were arrested by Customs and Border Protection officials. It says...
California Illegal Pot Seizures Top $1.5 Billion in Value
LOS ANGELES — Authorities seized more than $1.5 billion worth of illegally grown marijuana plants in California this year as part of an annual eradication program, officials said Monday. The raids netted more than 950,000 plants from nearly 350 growing operation sites this year through the "Campaign Against Marijuana Planting"...
Feds Arrest Fresno Man in $1 Million Fraud Scheme
Federal agents arrested a Fresno man, Kenneth Shane Patterson, at his home Friday morning after he was indicted by a grand jury for wire fraud, bank fraud, and tax evasion. According to federal court documents, Patterson, 42, persuaded a Southern California business owner to give him more than $1 million so...
Woman Who Livestreamed Fatal Merced Crash Arrested Again
STOCKTON — A California woman on parole after serving a sentence for driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister in Merced County was arrested Thursday after crashing a car during a police pursuit, officials said. Officers arrested Obdulia Sanchez, 20, on weapons and traffic charges and...
Former Clovis PD Employee Arrested for Sex Crimes With Child
Clovis police arrested a former community service officer, Mitchell Singh, on multiple charges of sexual child abuse Monday morning. Singh, 26, was formerly employed by the Clovis Police Department in the non-sworn civilian position. In a news release, police said that Singh was released from probationary employment in July. The...
Suspect in Murder of Valley Auto Dealer Reportedly a Longtime Friend
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico — Mexican authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the murder of Jose Arredondo, a San Joaquin Valley auto dealer and the father of K-pop star Samuel. Arredondo, a U.S. citizen, who was found dead earlier this month in a condominium in Baja California Sur...
Police Say Tesla in Crash Killing Clovis Man Not on AutoPilot
SAN FRANCISCO — A rented Tesla that was speeding when it ran a red light and killed Benjamin Dean of Clovis was not on semi-autonomous Autopilot mode, police said Wednesday. Detectives removed a data storage device from the automobile that will be analyzed to help determine the actions that led...