A monthlong investigation that began in Chowchilla, ended with an arrest in Merced. Forty-year-old Javier Hernandez Ramirez was arrested late last Wednesday and booked at the Madera County Jail on suspicion of methamphetamine possession for sale, marijuana cultivation, utilities theft, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Bail was set at…
MERCED — A robbery suspect shot and killed over the weekend by Merced police was identified Tuesday as 27-year-old Kandice Honiker, the Merced County Coroner’s Office reported. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday, but Deputy Delray Shelton said it was too early in the investigation to comment on the number of times Honiker was shot. Toxicology…
SACRAMENTO — The state is releasing some low-level, nonviolent prisoners early as Gov. Jerry Brown complies with a federal court order to reduce crowding in its lockups — a turning point in the governor’s efforts to resolve the issue. Inmates serving time for certain nonviolent crimes are being discharged days or weeks before they were…
MERCED — A robbery suspect shot and killed over the weekend by Merced police was identified Tuesday as 27-year-old Kandice Honiker, the Merced County Coroner’s Office reported. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday, but Deputy Delray Shelton said it was too early in the investigation to comment on the number of times Honiker was shot. Toxicology…
From April 13 to April 19, the Chowchilla Police Department responded to 544 calls. There were 339 calls for service and 205 self-initiated calls. Forty-seven reports were taken. There were 12 misdemeanor arrests and five felony arrests. The following is a sample of those calls: http://www.thechowchillanews.com/2014/04/29/44318/police-reports-43014.html?sp=/99/116/115/ Dwight Stephens dwight.stephens(at)1791.com Please follow us on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/227017690818141/
Madera County, Calif., authorities are hoping the public can help them locate a pair of Quarter Horses that went missing last year. Erica Stuart, public information officer for the Madera County Sheriff’s Department, said the horses’ owner reported that he placed the animals in the custody of Summer Tex of Madera, Calif., in August 2013;…
This is something I believe the Tea Party on the right and Progressives on the Left can agree, billionaires do NOT need tax breaks so they can become richer. Elon Musk, who has taken tens of millions of YOUR tax dollars to build $100,000 cars for the ultra-rich, now wants more. He has designed a…
A 40-year-old Livingston man, accused of fathering two children with a teenage relative, has been ordered to stand trial in Merced County. Arturo Morales, also known as Rolando Sanchez, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of incest and one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a teenager, all felonies, according to Merced Superior…
Fresno County sheriff’s deputies are reporting 3-year-old Tanya Ruiz was found safe and sound at 8:15 a.m. Monday morning. She was found walking alone in a field 1/2 mile from her house. She is now being taken to Children’s Hospital Central California where she will be checked out. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says the…
Police commended two Madera 7-Eleven employees after they stopped a man who was beating a woman in the parking lot and held him at the scene until police could arrive. The Madera Police Department responded to the 7-Eleven on Cleveland Avenue and found employees William Bradley and Billy Parris detaining a male who had allegedly…
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