(AP) — Police departments around the country are partnering with the doorbell camera company Ring in an effort to fight crime and create a sort of modern-day neighborhood watch. But critics say the partnerships raise privacy concerns and turn neighborhoods into places of constant surveillance. They also say Ring, a subsidiary of Amazon, appears to be…… MORE
TULARE, Calif. (KMJ News) — 32 arrests have bee made by the Tulare County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations, on charges of welfare and auto insurance fraud. The illegal activity tallies up to more than $269,000. In the welfare fraud cases, the defendants are accused of crimes such as failing to report income, not notifying the…… MORE
(KMJ) – A traffic stop made by Fresno Police for expired registration turns into a seizure of drugs, cash and a so-called “ghost gun.” Officers pulled over the car driven by 35-year old Henry Lam around 8 p.m. Thursday near Peach and Olive. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up gun with a threaded barrel…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Calls for FUSD trustee Terry Slatic to resign at Thursday night’s school board meeting. A packed room at the Fresno Unified School District building downtown for a special meeting to decide whether Trustee Terry Slatic should be sanctioned for his conduct during a visit to Bullard High School’s cheer practice on July 10th.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — Two arrests have been made, in connection with a gang-related drive-by shooting last week that wounded a 5-year-old Fresno boy, who was in the back seat of a car, in the area of Winery and Yale. Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Thursday that a series of search warrants ended with 25-year-old…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – San Joaquin Valley authorities have recovered and identified the bodies of four of the five people who have gone missing in the southern Sierra Nevada’s Kern River so far this year. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for an 11-year old girl from Bakersfield who fell into the river…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Orphaned kitties in the State of California could have a new chance at life. California’s stray kittens can be adopted more easily, thanks to a new law signed by the governor on Wednesday. It allows people to adopt kittens under eight weeks old at animal shelters, waiving a mandatory six-day waiting period…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – FUSD Bullard-area trustee Terry Slatic is under scrutiny from his board colleagues, who have called a special meeting to discuss Slatic’s behavior, related to his recent controversial visit to Bullard to address the school’s cheerleading squad. “We’ll see how that goes, I think it’s pretty unprecedented,” Slatic said. Slatic says he will…… MORE
CLOVIS (KMJ) – A veteran-owned business is this year’s 23rd Assembly District Small Business of the Year. “Tactical Ops Brewing” in Clovis was honored by Assemblyman Jim Patterson. Owners Brandon Broussard and Justin Campagne combined their passion for high quality craft beer and their appreciation for the service and sacrifice of veterans. With the majority…… MORE
HANFORD (KMJ) – An arrest in the case of a Hanford boy who was shot in his home. After a rapid investigation that took mere hours, Kings County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested 29-year-old Rowdy Paulo and charged him with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and shooting a firearm at an inhabited dwelling. “He would…… MORE
