Crime trends from the Fresno Police Department are showing over the last 28 days, violent crime dropped by 5%. “That demonstrates that some of the things that we have incorporated here as of late with the redeployment of our traffic unit up in the northwest, and policing unit saturating hot spots where there’s a propensity…… MORE
More crime fighting measures out of Fresno. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer is working with the Fresno District Attorney to fight crime. This afternoon, he announced the implementation of new Gun Crimes Unit. Fresno District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp was present at Police Headquarters for the announcement, as their departments will have a close working relationship…… MORE
Fresno Police Department is looking for two suspects wanted for homicide On Tuesday, July 28, 2015, approximately 20 minutes after midnight, Northeast patrol officers responded to a call for service regarding a victim of a shooting in the 4600 block of East Shields. Officers located victim Von Correia (29) of Fresno suffering from a…… MORE
Around 4:00 on Thursday, (July 30th), deputies responded to the 3100 block of W. Olive Ave. in Fresno for a report of a shooting. Deputies arrived and found a man at a home who had been shot. He had run up the street from the Los Dorados Motorcycle Clubhouse at 3225 W. Olive. where…… MORE
Fresno is voting Thursday to offer incentives to attract and recruit qualified police officers. “The lack of qualified candidates, along with our Police Department’s higher employment standards, makes it difficult to recruit or attract new hires at a time when cities are competing against each other to retain and attract the best candidates,” said City…… MORE
Fresno PD’s new high-tech way to fight crime is unveiled. On the second floor of police headquarters is the Real Time Crime Center. Imagine what looks like a TV station control room with 55 monitors, 8 workstations, staffed by 4 officers 24/7 all to keep an eye on crimes. Data comes from 911 calls to…… MORE
A fatal train in accident, Thursday morning in Downtown Fresno. At around 11:30a.m. police were called to the railroad tracks by Ventura and G Street near the 41 overpass, in the area next to the Fresno Rescue Mission. Fresno Police Sergeant John Romo says the victim was a man in his 50’s in a wheel…… MORE
The Fresno Police Department recognizes outstanding officers. A sea of blue filling Fresno City Hall, officers there for the Fresno Police Department’s Major Commendation Awards One of the recipients, Northwest Officer Gerald Sepeda was honored for saving a man on Palm and Shaw near our station. “There was a jogger that collapsed and me and my…… MORE
Mayor Ashley Swearengin joined top city officials to highlight features of the public safety proposals included in her proposed budget. Fresno will see substantial increases in public safety funding, as the mayor strives to get the force back to pre-recession levels. 43 police officers will be added to the police force this year, including…… MORE
(KMJ) A Fresno man is locked up on charges of trying to ram his ex-wife’s car and numerous other charges. 35 year old Rickey Finney, according to FPD, had been wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of his ex-wife’s home. Officers say they also found a loaded 9 mm. semi-automatic…… MORE
