FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a man accused of shooting and killing his pregnant wife, both with ties to the Central Valley. Deputies say 36-year-old Octavio Curiel-Martinez is wanted for the murder of 37-year-old Anna Maria Nunez, in what investigators believe was an act of domestic…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The 18 year old alleged to have shot and killed two men at the West Shaw Estates apartment complex in Fresno has entered a plea of not guilty to the felony charges. Christopher Sanders’ morning inside Fresno County Superior Court Thursday was witnessed by the wife of victim Jesse Villenueva, one…… MORE
(KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies say a Dinuba family’s 10-month old French Bulldog was taken, along with more than $100,000 in jewelry, cash and electronics, during a home robbery. Deputies say a suspect or suspects broke into the residence on the 39000 block of Road 64 between 5 and 7 a.m. Wednesday. The crooks smashed…… MORE
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – A Fresno couple has been charged after officials say they neglected four pit bulls. The pit bulls were found in March 2016 at a property on N. Ellendale Avenue. According to the Central California SPCA, humane officers found four pit bulls with significant hair loss, as well as inflammation,…… MORE
(KMJ) The Tulare County’s Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team took down an illegal pot grow in Terra Bella on Tuesday. Detectives moved in on the farm property, located on the 7100 block of Road 236 around 8am. Investigators found 50,000 marijuana plants, two pounds of processed pot and a large amount of trash and pesticides. No arrests…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The teenager alleged to have threatened Central High School’s prom in May has been re-arrested by Fresno Police. Edward Hannah had an outstanding warrant prompted by a failure to appear in court,. The suspect is a former student of Central High and stands accused of posting on social media that anyone attending…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An arson suspect has been arrested for burning an American flag outside a dive shop in Central Fresno. Fresno Fire Department Investigators reviewed the surveillance footage from August 20th, from cameras at Aqua Sports Dive Center by Shields and Blackstone. investigators say 32-year-old Christopher Johnathan Gustin was identified from the video.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California is targeting illegal marijuana grows on public land through Operation Forest Watch. The months-long effort is led by U.S. Forest Service and joined by various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the California National Guard, to eradicate marijuana grows and remediate the environmental damage…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill signed Tuesday will replace bail with a risk-assessment system, although it’s still unclear how the system will work. It will go into effect in October 2019. Brown’s signature…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says the high-tech tool, SmartWater CSI, helped investigators make an arrest after a series of recent battery thefts from local farmers in the northern Visalia area. Ag Crimes Detectives and District Attorney Investigators placed SmartWater on various agricultural equipment, which glows green under U-V light. On August 26th at…… MORE
