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Suspected Serial Killer Arrested After Bodies Unearthed

July 31, 2019

A Squaw Valley man described as a serial killer is in custody and faces three counts of murder after remains of his alleged victims were unearthed, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday. Buford King, 33, made an initial court appearance on ...

Judge Overturns 2006 Terrorist Conviction of Lodi Man

AP News

July 31, 2019

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge on Tuesday overturned the 2006 conviction of a Lodi man accused of plotting an attack in the United States after attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. Federal prosecut...

6-Year-Old Among 3 Killed in Gilroy Festival Shooting

AP News

July 28, 2019

GILROY — A 6-year-old boy described by his grandmother as always kind and happy was one of three people killed and at least 15 others injured when a gunman heard to be "really angry" opened fire during the clos...

2 DMV Workers Took Bribes, Granted 216 Phony Big-Rig Licenses

Jody Murray

July 26, 2019

One of two former California DMV employees convicted of accepting bribes to grant hundreds of big-rig and bus driver's licenses to people who hadn't passed any tests was sentenced Friday, federal authorities said. The office of U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Sco...

Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault Over Fight in Sweden

AP News

July 25, 2019

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, in a case that has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists as well as U.S. Presi...

Migrants Sent Back by US Dumped in Mexico’s Monterrey

AP News

July 25, 2019

MONTERREY, Mexico — The bus carrying dozens of Central Americans from the Texas border arrived in this northern Mexican city late at night and pulled up next to the station. Men and women disembarked with child...

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department vehicle

4 Deputies Hurt, 1 Horse Punched, 5 Arrested in Turlock Fair Brawl

AP News

July 22, 2019

Authorities say four deputies were injured, a horse was punched, and five people were arrested in a brawl at the Stanislaus County Fair. The Modesto Bee said sheriff's deputies watching a line at a beer booth Sunday noticed a man wearing gang clothing who a...

Thieves Use Sheriff Phone Number in Scam to Steal Money

Jody Murray

July 22, 2019

There's a phone scam happening in Fresno County in which the would-be thieves don a trusted disguise: an actual phone number for law enforcement dispatchers. The scammers are using a technique called spoofin...

Fast-Growing Web of Doorbell Cams Raises Privacy Fears

AP News

July 19, 2019

The woodsy community of Wolcott, Connecticut, doesn't see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell cameras to some homes, he didn't hesitate. The police who...

Another Alleged Victim Surfaces in Clovis Sexual Assault Case

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July 18, 2019

A Clovis man facing charges of sexual assault against three children under age 15 was re-arrested Thursday after a fourth alleged victim came forward, police said. Richard Bradberry, 55, was booked into Fresno County Jail on one county of lewd and lasciviou...

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Suspected Serial Killer Arrested After Bodies Unearthed

Judge Overturns 2006 Terrorist Conviction of Lodi Man

6-Year-Old Among 3 Killed in Gilroy Festival Shooting

2 DMV Workers Took Bribes, Granted 216 Phony Big-Rig Licenses

Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault Over Fight in Sweden

Migrants Sent Back by US Dumped in Mexico’s Monterrey

4 Deputies Hurt, 1 Horse Punched, 5 Arrested in Turlock Fair Brawl

Thieves Use Sheriff Phone Number in Scam to Steal Money

Fast-Growing Web of Doorbell Cams Raises Privacy Fears

Another Alleged Victim Surfaces in Clovis Sexual Assault Case

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