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. Scott said Kari Scattaglia, 40, and Lisa Terraciano, 52, allowed...
Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault Over Fight in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$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. President Donald Trump. Rocky, a platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artist whose real name is Rakim Mayers,...
Migrants Sent Back by US Dumped in Mexico's Monterrey
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 children in their arms or staggering sleepily by their sides, looked around fearfully and wondered...
4 Deputies Hurt, 1 Horse Punched, 5 Arrested in Turlock Fair Brawl
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 appeared to be drunk and trying to...
Thieves Use Sheriff Phone Number in Scam to Steal Money
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 incoming number displays on a target's personal phone or caller ID as (559) 600-3111, which is the Fresno County Sheriff's Office's non-emergency dispatch line....
Fast-Growing Web of Doorbell Cams Raises Privacy Fears
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 keep watch over the town of 16,000 raffled off free cameras in a partnership with the...
Another Alleged Victim Surfaces in Clovis Sexual Assault Case
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 lascivious acts with a child. The fourth alleged victim,...
Opinion: Higher Education Act Could Benefit Incarcerated Students
The Higher Education Act, first passed in 1965, established financial aid for college-bound students. Over time, lawmakers have changed the HEA’s provisions according to the shifting needs of students and political trends. For example, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 amended the HEA to exclude incarcerated students...
Clovis Man Held on Charges of Sexual Abuse Against Minors
A Clovis man was arrested Wednesday on charges of sexual abuse involving three alleged victims, all aged 14 or younger, police said. Richard Bradberry, 55, was taken into custody at his home without incident and booked in the Fresno County Jail, where he is being held on $85,000 bail, Clovis...
Outrage Over Killing of Black Teen Over Rap Music Complaint
PHOENIX — Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate spoke out on Twitter this week after a 17-year-old black youth was killed at suburban convenience store, allegedly by a white man charged Tuesday with first-degree murder who has said he felt threatened by the boy's rap music. Family members have...