Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

“Dangerous” Man Who Escaped From Hawaii Psychiatric Hospital Caught In Stockton

“Dangerous” Man Who Escaped From Hawaii Psychiatric Hospital Caught In Stockton

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

Arrest Made In Gas Station Robbery And Murder In Madera County

Arrest Made In Gas Station Robbery And Murder In Madera County

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

Selma City Manager Arrested on Felony Charges of Misappropriation of Funds

Selma City Manager Arrested on Felony Charges of Misappropriation of Funds

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The city manager of Selma has been charged with 13 felonies. The Fresno County DA’s Office says 56-year-old David Elias used city credit cards to make personal purchases, while he was the city manager of Fowler. If convicted, Elias faces up to 16 years in prison.MORE

Audit For HSR Authority Not About Politics, Says Valley Assemblyman

Audit For HSR Authority Not About Politics, Says Valley Assemblyman

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

Tehama County Community Reacts to Deadly Shooting Rampage

Tehama County Community Reacts to Deadly Shooting Rampage

[van id=”us/2017/11/15/california-tehama-shooting-man-confronts-gunman.hln”] RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. (AP) – The gunman behind a rampage in Northern California was out on bail after being charged with stabbing a neighbor and had been the subject of a domestic violence call the day before. Neighbors also said they repeatedly reported to police that he had been firing off hundreds…MORE

Jury Finds Fresno’s Starbucks Bandit Guilty Of Crimes

Jury Finds Fresno’s Starbucks Bandit Guilty Of Crimes

[PHOTO: Liz Kern/KMJ] FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury finds the man dubbed the “Starbucks Bandit” guilty of the crimes. 30 year old Ryan Michael Flores was found guilty on November 14th of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Attempted Robbery with the personal use of a deadly or dangerous weapon, a knife. On July 20th…MORE

Officials Warn “Disaster Will Strike At A Time We Least Expect It”

Officials Warn “Disaster Will Strike At A Time We Least Expect It”

FRESNO (KMJ) — Recent mass shootings, severe weather, and wildfires, are all prompting a call for Central Valley residents to get ready for the worst. “The first thing to do is know what kind of disasters impact our area,” established Ken Austin with the Fresno County Office of Emergency Services. He was one of a…MORE

Tehama County Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead

Tehama County Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead

(CNN) –CNN) —  At least five people are dead in Rancho Tehama, California, including the gunman, Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said Tuesday. There are seven shooting scenes, including Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Johnston says. Police fatally shot the attacker after reports of at least five crime scenes, Johnston told CNN affiliate KHSL in…MORE

Gas Station Clerk Dead After Robbery In Madera County

Gas Station Clerk Dead After Robbery In Madera County

MADERA (KMJ) — Deputies in Madera County are searching for two people they say robbed a gas station, and then fired shots which killed an employee. The incident was called into dispatch around 11pm Monday, and Madera County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box Gas Station and Mini Mart on Road 26, just north…MORE

Santa Rosa Residents Still Sifting Through Charred Rubble

Santa Rosa Residents Still Sifting Through Charred Rubble

[van id=”us/2017/11/14/california-wildfire-coffey-park-rn-nccorig.cnn”] SANTA ROSA, California (CNN) – The engine came roaring back to life, despite the vehicle being partially burned and melted. And though their car may not look pretty, Christina Lopez and her husband concluded the fire-damaged Honda Civic was safe enough to drive. Lopez said she was anxious to have her car so…MORE