Fresno Police Department Archives

As Police Departments Struggle to Find Officers, Some Cadets Exit Fresno Police Academy

September 3, 2020

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 t...

Composite image of patrol car and Fresno Police patch

Fresno Police Hunt for Man Who Fired Eight Shots at Sergeant

Bill McEwen

August 24, 2020

Fresno police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who shot eight rounds at a sergeant in his marked patrol vehicle at about 3:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Cedar Avenue and East Fountain Way on Mond...

Defund Fresno PD? It Won’t Happen. Nor Should It.

Bill McEwen

July 16, 2020

I have a blunt message for liberals clamoring to "defund" the Fresno Police Department and dramatically reduce the presence of officers. Bill McEwen Opinion It won't happen. Nor should it. ...

Fresno PD Got a Tip on Antifa. They Arrested Two Bakersfield Men for Looting.

Jim Jakobs

June 4, 2020

The Fresno Police Department's Career Criminal Auto Theft Team responded to a local hotel Monday regarding possible out-of-town antifa members looking to cause problems in Fresno. While it's unknown if those involved are anti-facists, the police did arrest ...

Councilman Arias and Chief Hall Get Into Gun ‘Battle’

David Taub

February 14, 2020

The Fresno Police Department needs 900 new guns. And, the city council and the mayor's office tentatively have agreed to pay for them. But, the path to "yes" included a testy exchange between council preside...

Fresno PD Not Doing Enough To Protect Citizen Privacy, Audit Says

David Taub

February 13, 2020

The Fresno Police Department should do more to protect the privacy of drivers whose license plate numbers are captured with its camera system, a new state audit says. "We determined that the law enforcement ...

Deputy Chief Hall Named Fresno’s Next Top Cop

gvwire

August 23, 2019

Andy Hall, a deputy chief with the Fresno Police Department for the past three years, is Fresno's next police chief. Mayor Lee Brand and city manager Wilma Quan made the announcement in a morning news conference. Hall takes over as acting chief immediate...

Andy Hall Says He Is Next Fresno Police Chief

Bill McEwen

August 23, 2019

Andy Hall, a deputy chief with the Fresno Police Department for the past three years, said Friday morning that he will take over as top cop upon Jerry Dyer's retirement in mid-October. Hall confirmed reports...

Photo of disgraced former Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Keith Foster’s Drug Convictions

Bill McEwen

June 24, 2019

In a ruling filed last week, the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the 2017 heroin and marijuana trafficking convictions of then-Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster. "Foster’s phone calls...

Composite illustration of audit papers and Fresno Police badge

Audit Finds Timecard, Permit Problems With Police Teaching at FCC

David Taub

June 13, 2019

A much-anticipated city of Fresno internal audit reveals that police officers taught classes at Fresno City College while on city time. However, those instances may have been more of a timecard issue than double-dipping. City Manager Wilma Quan called for t...

Death Valley's Brutal 130 Degrees May Be Record If Verified

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

Dems’ New $2.2T Proposal for Virus Aid Revives $600 Weekly Unemployment Boost

Walters: New Housing Goals Stir Opposition

400 Mask-Wearers Will Get $100 Gift Card in Five Valley Counties

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

SCOTUS Pick: Partisanship Worries Former U.S. Judge in Fresno. Kids “Being Brought Up to Hate America.”

Pro Jobs and Growth Agenda Is “Not Joe Biden’s Constituency” Says Fresno Economist (VIDEO)

Raiders Ready for Big Opening Act on Las Vegas Strip

Food Trucks Provide Rare Bright Spot in Hard-Hit West Bank

Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: Presidential Race Will Put California's Foibles on Trial

Walters: New Housing Goals Stir Opposition

California Exodus: An Online Industry Seizes COVID-19 to Sell the Red State Dream

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Pro Jobs and Growth Agenda Is "Not Joe Biden's Constituency" Says Fresno Economist (VIDEO)

2020 Watch: How Much Do Debates Matter This Year?

Judd Gregg: The Horror of the Biden Budget

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

As Police Departments Struggle to Find Officers, Some Cadets Exit Fresno Police Academy

Fresno Police Hunt for Man Who Fired Eight Shots at Sergeant

Defund Fresno PD? It Won’t Happen. Nor Should It.

Fresno PD Got a Tip on Antifa. They Arrested Two Bakersfield Men for Looting.

Councilman Arias and Chief Hall Get Into Gun ‘Battle’

Fresno PD Not Doing Enough To Protect Citizen Privacy, Audit Says

Deputy Chief Hall Named Fresno’s Next Top Cop

Andy Hall Says He Is Next Fresno Police Chief

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Keith Foster’s Drug Convictions

Audit Finds Timecard, Permit Problems With Police Teaching at FCC

Tagged Fresno Police Department