FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 34 Central Valley men who detectives say tried to solicit sex from children. “Operation COVID Chat Down” was a multi-agency effort by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that spanned between July 20th and August 2nd. FCSO says COVID-19 has pushed more kids to…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A shooting left a man dead and a woman wounded in South Fresno early Thursday morning, police now say the man was targeted. Shot Spotter detected 18 gunshots in the area of E Lorena Ave. and S. Ivy Ave., near Elm and California Avenues around 1:30 a.m. When officers got…… MORE
UPDATE: Thursday afternoon, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 60 year old Ricardo Pedro Bojorquez. He is now in the Fresno County Jail facing a felony charge. FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate 60-year-old Ricardo Pedro Bojorquez. He is…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Los Banos Police Department) (KMJ) – The Los Banos Police Department is now asking for the public’s help locating a suspect sought in a May 31st homicide. 25-year old Dylan Garay was gunned down at a gas station on the 1500 block of West Pacheco Boulevard following a disturbance between people inside two…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Search and Rescue team, with help from the California Air National Guard, recovers the body of a hike who fell to his death while climbing Mount Humphreys. The Sheriff’s Office say 52 year old Paul Sheykhzadeh of Reno, Nevada died Sunday along the western slope of…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Downtown Visalians) (KMJ) – The board of Downtown Visalians announces the cancellation of its remaining 2020 events. In its announcement Monday, the board says, though a tough decision, it feels none of this year’s remaining events will meet the existing state COVID-19 requirements for social distancing. These sweeping cancellations will include the 27th Annual Taste of Downtown…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 19-year-old Fresno woman who was seven-months pregnant was killed by a driver in Northwest Fresno on Sunday night. Fresno police say Autumn Frank was walking with friends on Swift Avenue near Marks around 10:30pm Sunday night She had almost made it out of the crosswalk and onto the sidewalk…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A teenager from the Central Valley is now the first teen to die from COVID-19 in the state of California. On Friday, the California Department of Public Health reported that the teenager had underlying health conditions. “It’s a huge trauma for everyone that’s involved, um, including the hospital workers,” said…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Madera County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Madera County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a Madera Ranchos man for allegedly trafficking a 22-year old woman for sex. Tuesday, 27-year old Dylan “Colby” Nichols Dobbs was taken into custody following an investigation into the abuse and sex trafficking of the victim. According to the Madera County Sheriff’s…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Big Fresno Fair says it will “reinvent” itself this year as it adapts its traditional event into a series of drive-thru and virtual experiences in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Fresno County. Over the past few months, Fair Management and staff say they have been monitoring the situation with COVID-19 and…… MORE
