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 by other Fresno area media and Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias that he will be...
Andy Hall Says He Is Next Fresno Police Chief
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 by other Fresno area media and Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias that he will be...
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,...
First 2020 Dem Presidential Hopeful Schedules Fresno Visit
The 2020 Democratic primary race hits Fresno next month. Former Obama HUD secretary Julián Castro will speak at the Fresno County Democratic Party fund-raising dinner May 3. “We can promise young people that college doesn’t have to equal a future of crushing debt,” Castro said in a news release about...
Watch the Video: Did Arias Flip Dyer the Bird? The Parties React.
It was no April Fool’s Day joke. And it’s two-week-old image still reverberating in Fresno political circles. The usual pomp and circumstance took place at an April 1 groundbreaking for a new police substation in southeast Fresno — speeches, smiles, and shovels. But an image, captured on an Instagram account and...
Dyer Calms Protester, Invites Him to Panhandling Discussion
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer demonstrated his leadership skills Wednesday at a street corner news conference unveiling a plan to discourage panhandling. While city councilmembers Garry Bredefeld, Miguel Arias, and Paul Caprioglio announced their plan, a truck pulled around the corner of Blackstone and Herndon avenues where the news conference...
Will Alonzo's Establishment Support Help Him in Council Run?
Nathan Alonzo officially announced his 2020 campaign for Fresno City Council District 4, covering the east-central part of town. The political establishment stood in support of Alonzo’s run — the mayor, the incumbent, the police chief, the sheriff, the chamber of commerce, and the police union, among others. Yet, the...
Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand put human traffickers on notice Wednesday morning. We're coming after you. We're arresting you. You're going to prison. And here's one more thing: The flophouses on Parkway Drive and Blackstone Avenue better clean up their acts. If they don't, the city will take them over. No ifs,...
Arambula Pleads Not Guilty to Child Cruelty Charge
A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) during an arraignment hearing that lasted less than 90 seconds Wednesday. Arambula did not appear in Fresno Superior Court to face a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to a child. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office charged Arambula,...
Good Boy! Meet Fresno's Newest Police K9's
Three new Fresno police dogs and their officer handlers were sworn in as members of the department's K9 Unit on Wednesday. The highly-trained dogs range in age from 16 months to 22 months and were introduced at a ceremony at Fresno PD's K9 facility in east-central Fresno. Police Chief Jerry...