Category Archives: Local News

Fresno Police Ask Help To Find Missing Man With Dementia

Fresno Police Ask Help To Find Missing Man With Dementia

    FRESNO, CA (J=KMJ) – Fresno Police are asking help to find a missing man. SING: 69 year old Jesus “Chuy” Leon-Mancilla was last seen on Monday December 31, 2018, at approximately 6am. Leon-Mancilla resides in Fresno with family and was last seen in the area of the 300 block of E. Hawes, near…MORE

Cop Killer Suspect Arrested, Sheriff Criticizes “Restrictive Legislation”

Cop Killer Suspect Arrested, Sheriff Criticizes “Restrictive Legislation”

MODESTO (KMJ) — A 32 year old man from Mexico has been arrested for the death of Newman Police Corporal Ronil Singh. Gustavo Perez Arriaga was taken into custody south of Bakersfield following an intense two-day manhunt. The shooting death took place Wednesday as Officer Singh attempted a traffic stop in the City of Newman.…MORE

Suspect In Police Corporal Murder Was Illegal Immigrant, Says Sheriff

Suspect In Police Corporal Murder Was Illegal Immigrant, Says Sheriff

MODESTO (KMJ) — The suspect wanted for the shooting death of Newman Police Corporal Ronil Singh was in the United States illegally, according to Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Chris Christianson. In a press conference Thursday morning, Sheriff Christianson also revealed that investigators know the identity of the suspect. “I’m pretty sure some of you have…MORE

Traffic Stop Leads Detectives to Drugs & Money in Earlimart and Delano

Traffic Stop Leads Detectives to Drugs & Money in Earlimart and Delano

  DELANO, CA (KMJ) – A traffic stop leads detectives to drugs & money in Earlimart and Delano. Just after 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office pulled over the car in the area of Ave 48 and State Rd in Earlimart 37-year-old Josue Magdaleno Martinez of Earlimart, was found to be…MORE

Truck Found, Search Continues For Suspect After Corporal Killed On Duty

Truck Found, Search Continues For Suspect After Corporal Killed On Duty

MODESTO (KMJ) — A multi-agency search in Stanislaus County continues after a Newman Police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop. Shortly before 1am Wednesday morning, Corporal Ronil Singh responded to Merced Street and Eucalyptus Avenue in Newman. Dispatch heard his call of “shots fired” and fellow officers responded to find him suffering…MORE

Jury Deadlocked In Trial of Man Accused of Shooting Biola Farmer

Jury Deadlocked In Trial of Man Accused of Shooting Biola Farmer

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – For a second time, jurors have failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of shooting a Biola Farmer. George Salwasser Jr. was shot back in May of 2014, when he found a group of people stripping the tires off a stolen truck. The shooting took…MORE

Visalia Police Arrest Suspect Accused of Rock Attack

Visalia Police Arrest Suspect Accused of Rock Attack

  VISALIA, CA (KMJ) – Police arrest a suspect who’s accused of attacking two people in Visalia. Around 2:00pm on December 24, Visalia Police officers responded to Ben Maddox and Houston, after a caller indicated the suspect was there. Officers located Toribio Romo, and they say he was positively identified as the suspect. The 34-year-old…MORE

Family Pony Killed On Road After Break-In On Christmas Eve

Family Pony Killed On Road After Break-In On Christmas Eve

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A break in at a Fresno home – ends in the death of a pony. Early Monday morning, a family in South West Fresno noticed that their pet pony, Plomo had either escaped or was taken from the yard in the dark, after thieves broke in to steal a leaf blower.…MORE

Mother And Daughter Rescued From Christmas Eve Apartment Fire

Mother And Daughter Rescued From Christmas Eve Apartment Fire

FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman and her daughter may be forced out of their home at Christmas after a fire inside their Southeast Fresno home. The call came at around 10.30am Monday. Five engines and two truck companies attended the incident at an apartment building close to Lane and Winery Avenues. Crews made entry into…MORE