Lemoore
CRIME & SAFETY
1 dead after hit-and-run involving Kia in Kings County
HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 38-year-old Lemoore man is dead after a hit-and-run involving a Kia that was abandoned nearby, officers say. Hanford-area CHP says they were called to Kent Avenue, near 16th Avenue, Wednesday just before 4:00 a.m. for a car crash involving a pedestrian. Officers say a man was in the road when […]
Flames sparked by illegal fireworks in two South Valley cities
South Valley police officers and firefighters had a very busy Fourth of July.Illegal fireworks, lost animals and calls from neighbors who couldn't sleep made it one of their busier nights of the year.The Visalia Fire Department responded to three fires burning at the same time on Thursday evening.Most caused by illegal fireworks or improper disposal of legal ones.Visalia Fire Marshall Corbin Reed says they gave out dozens of illegal fireworks citations."It's frustrating, very frustrating. It puts a large tax on our department. It's difficult to manage that many incidents at one time and also puts the rest of the...
Car crash into Corcoran pre-school turns into homicide investigation, police say
A flickering candle and flowers sit under the hot Central Valley sun in remembrance of the 40-year-old man who was shot and killed on Tuesday night."Anytime we have any case such as this, a homicide, it's hard for the entire department, the community and obviously those most affected, the family and friends," said Corcoran Police Chief Margarita Ochoa.Officers were called to this area on Dairy and Hanna Avenues for a traffic collision. Reports came in about a man crashing into this preschool. Video shows the tire marks in the grass and the broken fence.Chief Ochoa said as officers started life-saving...
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