Fresno’s Former Deputy Police Chief Set to Go to Trial on Drug Charges

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Former Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster is facing time in federal prison, after he was nabbed back in 2015 for allegedly supplying oxycodone pills to his nephew, Randy Flowers, a convicted felon. Foster’s trial is set to begin Tuesday. Flowers accepted a plea deal last month, resulting in drug charges against…MORE

DMV Cracks Down on Disabled Parking Placard Fraud

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Following a scathing state audit, which found that the California DMV wasn’t doing enough to prevent disabled parking placard abuse, the department has begun cracking down on violators. Statewide, hundreds of citations for placard fraud have been issued, including more than 2 dozen here in Fresno, during the past month. In addition,…MORE

Senate Bill Would Protect Farmworkers

  A bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate would give farmworkers a path to legal status and citizenship. California Senators, Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, introduced the legislation last week that would shield farmworkers who are in the country illegally from deportation and create a path to citizenship, according to the L.A.…MORE

Fresno PD Identifies Homicide Victim

(KMJ)  Fresno Police say 36 year old Tarrence Coleman succumbed to his wounds early Sunday morning at CRMC. Coleman was one of two men shot in a parking lot at 620 W. Hawes around 1:30am Sunday. The other wounded man survived.  The motive for the shooting is still unclear and no suspects have been identified.…MORE