FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police are rolling out their Operation Christmas presence — fighting holiday crime in the city. Masses of holiday shoppers create a perfect target for criminals but Fresno Police, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol will now be watching. Chief Jerry Dyer has kicked off the…… MORE
BASS LAKE (KMJ) — The other man wanted for a home invasion robbery near Bass Lake is now in custody. The incident on November 18th put a 77 year old woman in the hospital in a critical condition, and sparked a search for the two believed to be responsible. The first suspect was caught less…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Madera County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested one man out of a pair of alleged home invaders. Sheriff Jay Varney announced Monday that 18 year old Alvin McDonald III of north fork was arrested just before 11:00am on November 20th. The home invasion took place around 7:30 Saturday evening, when two men broke…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A local pilot is the most recent winner of an event billed as the fastest motorsport on the planet. The Air Race 1 World Cup sees small planes race around a tight circuit at speeds of approximately 250 mph in a bid to determine who can do it the fastest. Fresno based…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A majority vote by inmates at the Coalinga State Hospital sways the vote over the City of Coalinga’s proposed Sales Tax Measure C. The tax hike was proposed to help prevent the loss of vital public safety services, and to protect other general services, saving dozens of jobs in the process. The…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A local pilot is taking part in a competition considered the NASCAR of the skies. The Air Race 1 World Cup sees small planes race around a tight circuit at speeds of approximately 250 mph in a bid to determine who can do it the fastest. The international event is being held…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Today is the Great American Smoke-out held on the third Thursday of November. This year marks the 42nd Great American Smokeout intervention effort celebrating those that have quit, and offering resources for those who would like to kick the tobacco habit. Maria Robinson, Director of Communications from the American Cancer Society says tobacco…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A man who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Hawaii is caught in Stockton. 59 year-old Randall Saito was considered “extremely dangerous” by Hawaiian authorities, suffering from sexual sadism and necrophilia. Honolulu Police say on Sunday evening he had escaped from the Hawaii State Hospital. Somehow Saito managed to take a chartered…… MORE
MADERA (KMJ) — One of the two suspects wanted in the Tackle Box Gas Station and Mini Mart robbery and murder has been arrested. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon by Madera County Sheriff’s Office, but Armitraj Singh Athwal was actually detained less than an hour after the incident Monday evening. Athwal was taken into…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A demand for an emergency audit of California’s High Speed Rail project is not about politics, but about transparency, says Assemblyman Jim Patterson. “I think whether you are for it or against it, whether you’re Democrat or Republican, this is public money at risk,” explained the local lawmaker. “This is huge swathes…… MORE
