The Clovis Police Department is 75% white, twice as much as the greater Fresno metropolitan area, the Fresno County Civil Grand Jury says in a report released Monday morning. The grand jury found that Clovis PD “has made significant efforts to ethnically diversify the department to include African American...
Clovis Gym Owner Tries to Rebuild Life After Acquittal for Child Molesting
Richard Alonso's Clovis gym was an officially designated "Safe Place" — meaning it stood ready to offer help to teens in crisis. And, though his Nemesis Sports Academy focused on training elite athletes of all ages, youths battling homelessness, bullying, and family issues found support there. It was a natural...
Police Drones Are Starting To Think for Themselves, City of Clovis Seeks Waiver To Fly Beyond Operators’ Line of Sight
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription Drone as First Responder programs in places like Redondo Beach and Clovis, Calif., are seeking waivers that would allow them to fly beyond the operators’ line of sight. In Clovis, the Police Department has found that its drones tend to overheat at the height...
Clovis Police ID Car Break-In Suspect Thanks to Facebook Followers
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 morning break-in of a truck on Oct. 28. The suspect, who is wearing a mask and baseball cap...
Clovis PD Brings Great-Great Grandmother to Safety in Auberry Evacuation
The evacuation of the Auberry area created some tense moments for Debra Jean Rios and her 92 year-old mother this morning. Rios was at work at the U.S. Forest Service office in Prather when the order came for Auberry residents to leave because of the fast-spreading Creek Fire. Mom was...
As Police Departments Struggle to Find Officers, Some Cadets Exit Fresno Police Academy
Social justice issues are having a direct impact on training and recruiting new sworn peace officers in the Central Valley. In fact, the Clovis Police Department hasn't filled a single sworn position all year. And, the Fresno Police Department is having a tough time finding qualified diverse candidates. Listen to...
‘Drop the Gun, Brother’: Clovis Police Release Body-Cam Footage of Fatal Walmart Shooting
Dramatic body-cam footage released by the Clovis Police Department on Tuesday revealed how officers pleaded with the suspect to drop his weapon right before they shot and killed him Sunday morning in a Walmart parking lot. The suspect, 26-year-old Nikolas Frazier, was also revealed to have made the 911 call that...
Clovis Target Burglarized by at Least 10 Suspects Sunday Night
Clovis police are asking the public to help identify the suspects involved in a burglary Sunday night at the Clovis Target. Just after 10 p.m. Sunday, police received a call from Target security monitoring a break-in at the store near the Sierra Vista Mall. Watch: Video of Clovis Target Burglary...
Police Cameras Track Hawks’ Family Time on Clovis Water Tower
For more than two years, Clovis police have hosted an online reality show about a close-knit family whose home boasts an awesome view of the city. In early 2018, the two remote-controlled cameras mounted on Old Town Clovis' iconic water tower captured a heart-warming scene: two adult red-tailed hawks had...
All 62 Clovis Police Patrol Officers Outfitted With Body Cams
For the first time, all 62 Clovis Police Department patrol officers are outfitted with a body-worn camera. Wednesday morning, the department finished mounting the docking stations for the cameras at headquarters. "Nobody was pushing us to go to them, it is something we were progressive on internally," said Sgt. Jim Munro. "So...