Here's your chance to brag about having a Fresno police escort to City Hall. Without handcuffs. Central Valley Bike Month kicks off Wednesday morning with the 18th annual Mall2Hall Ride from three starting pointing points. Your Pick of Three Starting Points The main gathering point is behind the FAX Transit...
2 Killed, 3 Wounded in Fresno Assault Rifle Shooting
FRESNO — Police say a man and a woman were shot and killed over the weekend in Fresno after two men armed with an assault rifle and a handgun opened fire on their car. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Sunday five people, including three adult siblings and two teens,...
Wild Chase Reveals FUSD Failure to Support Troubled Student
Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson and the district's trustees face perhaps the biggest challenge in his nearly 27 months of leadership. On Wednesday, a student was removed from Bullard High School by Fresno police for his safety and the safety of others after running all over the campus screaming threats...
Wrong-Way Driver Kills Fresno Police Officer Phia Vang
Fresno police have identified veteran officer Phia Vang, 48, as one of the victims in a double fatal traffic collision that occurred early Monday evening at Freeway 180 and McCall Avenue. Vang was driving home from work at about 5 p.m. when a wrong-way driver struck Vang's vehicle head-on. The...
Dyer Back on His Feet. Expects to Return to Work Soon.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer is up and walking, albeit gingerly. Dyer attended memorial services for former Pelco owner David McDonald on Thursday (Jan. 24) at the Saroyan Theatre and chatted with GV Wire about his back surgery. He underwent two days of major back surgery in Dec. 27-28 in...
Bullard Student's Attorney 'Troubled' by Questioning of Client
Did police act appropriately when questioning a Bullard High School student involved in a physical altercation with a Fresno Unified school board member? The student's attorney says no, but acting Fresno police chief Patrick Farmer says the department followed proper procedure. Fresno attorney Roger Bonakdar expressed concern about police investigators...
Lawyer Says Bullard Student Didn't Threaten District Trustee
The attorney representing a Bullard High School freshman involved in a physical altercation with a Fresno Unified school board member says his client didn't trigger the incident. Video of the Jan. 11 incident released by the school district shows Fresno Unified School District trustee Terry Slatic in a physical tussle...
Security Video Shows Confrontation Between Bullard Student and Slatic
Fresno Unified School District released security camera video Wednesday morning of a confrontation involving a male student, trustee Terry Slatic and his aide, Michelle Asadoorian, on Friday, Jan. 11, at Bullard High School. In an interview with GV Wire on Monday, Slatic said that the student directed profanities at him...
Fresno's 911 System Has an Emergency Situation
Fresno has an emergency. Calling 911 isn’t the solution, but rather the problem itself. Nearly 1,000 calls a day come into Fresno’s 911 system. There are not enough dispatchers to handle them, leading to potentially life-threatening delays in getting through. Police Chief Jerry Dyer sounded the alarm during the city’s...
Assembly Speaker Rendon Troubled by Arambula's Child Abuse Arrest
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) broke his silence on the child abuse arrest this week of Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno). The speaker wants the full legal process to play out before deciding if action is warranted. “The allegation made against Assemblymember Arambula is troubling and warrants full investigation. As I’ve...