There are many issues and candidate qualities to access in the Fresno mayoral race pitting former police chief Jerry Dyer against Fresno County prosecutor Andrew Janz. But the No. 1 determinant of who wins will be how a majority of voters view the Fresno Police Department and who they want...
Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect as Homeless Concerns Raised
Fresno acting police chief Andy Hall praised his officers for their restraint when arresting a suspect armed with a knife Monday in downtown Fresno. "I could be standing up here talking about an officer-involved shooting," Hall told the media at a Tuesday news conference. "The bravery, the professionalism, the restraint...
Hanford Police: 4-Month-Old Kidnapped by Man Found Safe
Hanford police say they have located a 4-month-old baby boy who was allegedly kidnapped by a man who had dated his mother. Police Capt. Karl Anderson says the baby was found safe Tuesday in Lemoore about 10 miles west of Hanford, where the child was abducted Monday. Anderson says the...
Police: Memory Card Depicts Woman's Killing, Man in Custody
A digital memory card found on a street in Alaska's largest city contained videos of a woman being strangled and pictures of her face down in the back of a truck, according to police and a charging document released Wednesday. Anchorage police believe human remains found along a highway earlier...
Land Bought For First Responders Center, Opening Pushed to 2024
Thirty-nine acres of farmland at the northwest corner of Willow and North avenues southeast of Fresno will be the site of Fresno City College's new $46.1 million First Responders Training Center. But the opening date for classes, originally set for late 2022, now is scheduled for the 2024 spring semester,...
Sacramento to Pay $2.4M to Young Sons of Man Shot by Police
SACRAMENTO — The city of Sacramento will pay $2.4 million to the two sons of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police last year, according to court documents. A quarter of the money, plus nearly $14,000 in expenses, will go to attorneys, and the rest into a...
Tracy Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Sikh Man
TRACY — Police in Northern California say they have arrested a man suspected in the stabbing and killing of a Sikh man who was on nighttime walk at a park in Tracy. The Tracy Police Department says officers arrested 21-year-old Anthony Kreiter-Rhoads at his Tracy home Saturday in the killing...
Police Discover Additional Garlic Festival Victim
Gilroy police say they have identified an additional person who suffered a gunshot wound during a deadly shooting at a famous garlic festival last month. Authorities say a 58-year-old man sustained a graze wound to his head that required stitches. The man's injuries bring the total number of people shot...
Former Clovis PD Employee Arrested for Sex Crimes With Child
Clovis police arrested a former community service officer, Mitchell Singh, on multiple charges of sexual child abuse Monday morning. Singh, 26, was formerly employed by the Clovis Police Department in the non-sworn civilian position. In a news release, police said that Singh was released from probationary employment in July. The...
Sketch of Suspect Released in California Campus Slaying
FULLERTON — Police on Tuesday released a sketch and surveillance images of a suspect in the stabbing death of a retired college administrator at California State University, Fullerton. Authorities were trying to identify the man a day after Steven Shek Keung Chan, the university's former budget and finance director, was...