(KMJ) – The California Highway Patrol announces Valley Crime Stoppers is now offering up to $2,000 in reward money for information in a deadly motorcycle crash case. It happened May 10th around 11:30 a.m. Investigators said 65-year-old Robert Meza was riding his 2002 Yamaha V-Star motorcycle eastbound on Avenue 9, just west of Highway 99…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Receives 2nd Booster, Urges Eligible Californians to Get Boosted Against COVID-19
BAKERSFIELD – Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, and following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency authorization of a booster dose for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, Governor Gavin Newsom today received his second Moderna booster at a clinic in Bakersfield, and encouraged all eligible Californians to get boosted to keep their immunity strong…… MORE
Detectives – Searching for Lindsay Woman Accused of Citizenship Scam – Say One Victim Lost $30,000
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a scam taking place in Tulare County targeting Mexican American and Mexican National residents. During their investigation, Detectives learned that between September 2021 and May 2022, 59-year-old Micallela Aguilera Coleman of Lindsay promised to help numerous Tulare County residents obtain…… MORE
CDFA Releases Stats Report
The annual California Agricultural Statistics Review is now available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. According to a CDFA announcement, this publication provides comprehensive data and information on California’s diverse agricultural economy for the 2020 crop year, including agricultural exports and organic production. In 2020, California’s farms, ranches and plant nurseries earned $49.1…… MORE
Driver Involved In Car Chase Arrested In Clovis
(KMJ) — Clovis Police were involved in a car chase after multiple attempts to pull over a driver over on Tuesday monring. Officers were in the area of Gettysburg and Helm Avenues when a red Toyota run a stop sign. The driver refused to stop and lead police on a chase. The pursuit had to…… MORE
K-9 Bruce Sniffs Out Hidden Drugs During Merced Traffic Stop
(KMJ) — K-9 Bruce does it again, sniffing out another load of drugs during a traffic stop in Merced on Tuesday. Highway Patrol pulled over a Volkswagen for a tinted window violation, but officers noticed the driver showed several signs of criminal behavior during the stop. The call was made to bring in K-9 Bruce…… MORE
24 Felony Charges Filed Against 2 Men For Retail Burglaries In Fresno
(KMJ) — The Fresno County DA’s Office has filed 24 charges against two men who they say are responsible for a series of retail burglaries in Fresno. Officials say both 21-year-old Schirell Cummings and Reginald Taylor have been carrying out these crimes from Dec. 2021 through May 2022. One of their last burglaries was at…… MORE
Mother and Daughter Charged In Unemployment Fraud Scheme
(KMJ) — 29-year-old Makiah Miles of Compton and her mother, 50-year-old Apryl Weston of Santa Maria, have been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and identity theft for submitting fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) in the names of inmates, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court…… MORE
Gang Member Arrested Following Shooting At Hanger BBQ In Merced
(KMJ) — The gunman who police say opened fire during a college party earlier this year in Merced is now behind bars. According to Merced Police, 21-year-old gang member Adrian Garcia was at the Hanger BBQ and pulled out a gun after a fight broke out on Feb. 26. Officers say Garcia then fired several…… MORE
Southeast Fresno Residents Impacted By Broken Water Main
(KMJ) — A broken water main left 12 residents without access to water Monday evening in Southeast Fresno. The City of Fresno says the broken water main is located at McMillin Avenue, just west of Clovis Avenue. A Sanger Unified school bus was also impacted by the broken water main and the back end of…… MORE
