Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Police Called As Fresno Unified 4th Grader Brings Fake Gun To School

Police Called As Fresno Unified 4th Grader Brings Fake Gun To School

[Photo: Fresno PD]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police respond after a fourth grader brought a fake, but very realistic, gun to school. It happened Tuesday around 9:00 a.m. at Vinland Elementary School. According to Fresno Police, the student was showing the fake gun to school friends. Police say the boy did not make…MORE

Retired CHP Officer Beaten, Bicycle Stolen – Public’s Help Needed To Solve Case

Retired CHP Officer Beaten, Bicycle Stolen – Public’s Help Needed To Solve Case

[Photo: Similar Model to Stolen Bike]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A retired officer with the California Highway Patrol was beaten and robbed of his bicycle. Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are investigating this case and are in need of the public’s help. Just before 6:30 am on Sunday, April, 15th,…MORE

Boy’s Body Recovered From Mendocino Co. River

Boy’s Body Recovered From Mendocino Co. River

  [File – Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office] (CNN) – The body of a 12-year-old boy was found in a California river, 6 miles away from where the rest of his family was found dead. Siddhant Thottapilly was the last to be found after the family of four went missing earlier this month. Sandeep Thottapilly, 41,…MORE

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect In City’s Latest Homicide

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect In City’s Latest Homicide

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police have a suspect in the city’s latest homicide in Southwest Fresno. It was just after 8:00 Sunday night that police got the 911 call that a man was covered in blood and lying in the parking lot at the Country Mart on North and Elm. The victim, 54 year-old Bernard…MORE

3 Family Members Found in Eel River, 1 Still Missing

3 Family Members Found in Eel River, 1 Still Missing

(CNN) – The bodies of two members of a California family of four who went missing earlier this month were found inside a vehicle encased in sediment in the Eel River, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said. The remains of a third family member also has been recovered. [van id=”us/2018/04/11/ca-missing-family-thottapilly-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”] Two adults and two children…MORE

Allegiant Air Under Fire After ’60 Minutes’ Report

Allegiant Air Under Fire After ’60 Minutes’ Report

LAS VEGAS (KMJ/AP) Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has responded to claims made in a “60 Minutes” investigation, which alleged numerous mechanical incidents have been impacting safety on board. The CBS report, which aired Sunday, revealed figures from the Federal Aviation Administration showing in-flight breakdowns to be three-and-a-half times more likely on Allegiant Air than services…MORE

Couple Arrested For Hanford Killing, Caught Near LAX

Couple Arrested For Hanford Killing, Caught Near LAX

  Hanford, CA (KMJ) – A couple accused of killing a Hanford man may have been trying to leave the country. Stacie Mendoza and Jose Mendoza were arrested Friday near LAX. Jose Mendoza had a plane ticket to El Salvador. Hanford Police say that on Thursday, April 12th, Stacie Mendoza told a property manager that…MORE

California Rejects Border Duties for Troops

California Rejects Border Duties for Troops

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Two U.S. officials say California has rejected the federal government’s initial plans to send the state’s National Guard troops to the border because the work is considered too closely tied to immigration enforcement. California told federal officials late last week it will not allow its troops to fix and repair vehicles, operate…MORE