(KMJ) – Three suspects are now in custody in connection to the February 8th smash-and-grab robbery inside the Merced Mall. According to investigators, 20-year-old Andrew Maravilla-Lopez, 19-year-old Maurice Sweet, and 18-year-old Michael Earle, who are all from the Bay Area, were arrested April 14th. Merced police say they were part of a group who stole…… MORE
UPDATE: 15-year-old student stabbed by “intruder” at Stockton school dies, district officials announced in a press conference Monday afternoon. “A trespasser entered the front of our school today and stabbed one of our students multiple times. Unfortunately, she did not make it,” said district superintendent John Ramirez Jr. Officials said the suspect is a man…… MORE
(KMJ) – A traffic stop in the city of Madera lands two alleged catalytic converter thieves behind bars. According to the Department’s Facebook page: Officer Camp made a traffic stop early Sunday morning and contacted Cesar Torres and Alberto Garcia. These two just happened to have everything a successful catalytic converter thief needs. Officer Camp…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment Thursday against 18 individuals, charging them with illegally trafficking fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, methamphetamine, and cocaine as well as illegally possessing firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr., 22, of Fresno, is charged with a series of felony counts for conspiracy to…… MORE
PRESS RELEASE: Tuesday afternoon in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, prosecutors secured a conviction against Anthony Martin, age 23, in the 2019 shooting death of his girlfriend. A jury convicted Martin of second-degree murder with the special allegation of personal use of a firearm causing death, and possession of an…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced $70 million in awards for six new Homekey projects throughout California. When fully operational, the projects will provide 232 housing units for people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. Since the announcement of Governor Newsom’s $2.75 billion extension of Homekey last year, the state has approved 55…… MORE
(KMJ) — California Highway Patrol K9 Beny makes another bust in Merced. CHP says they pulled over a 2022 Chevrolet Malibu that was following another vehicle too closely. During the stop, the officer noticed the driver was not acting normal and called for backed up. That is when CHP K9 Officer Beny arrived on the…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Fresno man accused of gunning down his parents over the weekend is now formally charged with their murders. Here are the details, as released by the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office: The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Julian Charles McElhaney (22, ofFresno) for the murder of his parents,…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for the increase in deaths? COVID-19, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work on death statistics. The agency this month…… MORE
(KMKJ) – An officer with the University of California – Merced Police Department is arrested for allegedly stalking and assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Merced Police say 37-year-old Israel Garcia now faces several felony charges after he stalked, and both physically and sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend after they ended their relationship sometime last month. The victim reportedly…… MORE
