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Suspect arrested for shooting death of man walking home in southwest Fresno
Fresno police have arrested a 19-year-old man for a deadly shooting last summer.Angel Gonzalez is accused of killing a man who was leaving a party with his wife.Gonzalez has been booked in jail on a murder charge.Police found him while serving a search warrant at an apartment complex near Shaw and Valentine Tuesday.The shooting took place July 16 of 2023 in the area of Thorne and Lorena avenues.Detectives say a different suspect was armed with a gun when he confronted 25-year-old Simon Martinez and his wife, Leticia, and tried to rob them.RELATED: Family calling for justice for man killed...
Altercations at Casinos Result in One Injury and One Death
Two casinos in Fresno and Tacoma have been the sites of violent altercations. One incident involved a security guard being injured, while the other resulted in a fatal shooting. Fresno Casino Security Guard Attacked by Homeless Man, Suspect Arrested. In Fresno, a security guard at Club One Casino was hurt...
Crime Stoppers Daily Most Wanted: Christina Marie Staggs
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Our Valley Crime Stoppers Daily Most Wanted is Christina Marie Staggs. Christina Marie Staggs is wanted on a Gelony, No-bail Earrant of Making Criminal Threats. 42-year-old Staggs od 5' 3" tall, 185 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. If you know where Christina...
Family disturbance leads to double stabbing in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An investigation is underway following a double stabbing in Fresno, according to the Fresno Police Department. Officers say they responded to a home in the 3300 block of Montecito Avenue in Fresno on Tuesday around 9 p.m. Upon arrival, police say they found two men who received stab wounds on their […]
Stolen cellphones used to track suspects to Fresno home after fight
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Four suspects were identified and arrested following a fight at a Fresno apartment Monday morning, according to police. Officers say there was a party at an apartment in northwest Fresno, where multiple people were drinking. A disturbance broke out, and a person was punched and kicked and then assaulted with an unknown […]
Woman arrested in connection to string of fires across Fresno
A woman suspected of lighting several fire around Fresno has been arrested.32-year-old Ramona Leal was taken into custody last Thursday after law enforcement officers contacted her on suspicion of petty theft.While identifying her, they discovered she had an active warrant for arson and was booked into the Fresno County Jail.The Fresno Fire Department identified Leal as an arson suspect tied to series of fires set in different parts of the city.Authorities say she leaves hand written notes on home before using gasoline to ignite fires.Fire officials believe she is from Southern California, where she is wanted for questioning by the Los Angeles County Fire for an arson in late June.
2 teens arrested in Fresno after driver sped off zigzagging, deputies say
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two teens were arrested after a chase with Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies Tuesday morning. Deputies say the chase started around 2:30 a.m. after they tried to pull over a car that was reported stolen near Shaw and Palm avenues. Deputies say the driver sped off, zigzagging, going over 80 m.p.h. Deputies […]
Fresno’s IRS building evacuated after ‘unknown substance’ found
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno IRS building has since returned to normal operations after what Fresno Fire described as an “unknown substance” was found inside Tuesday morning. Fresno Fire HAZMAT crews responded to the site in southwest Fresno at around 8 a.m. The building is near Northpoint Drive and Fortune Avenue. According to the […]
Parlier man convicted of murder
PARLIER – A Fresno County Superior Court jury found the man accused of shooting a Selma man, as well as critically injuring the victim’s son, guilty on all three counts, including murder. The crimes occurred May 2, 2021. The shooter, Joe Gomez Jr., 60, was accused of shooting...
Fresnolandia Podcast: The Paco Debacle
On our inaugural podcast this week, Jordan and Dani talk about the fallout from outgoing Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s affair with another police officer’s wife with Fresnoland’s government accountability reporter, Omar Rashad. We dive into the weeds on the political connections in the media coverage surrounding...
Ashes of well-known Fresno doctor stolen in Seattle
Well-known Fresno doctor Jerry Plunkett moved to Seattle after retiring several years ago.He died in March after a battle with ALS.His daughter, Megan, attended college in Seattle. She is now moving back to California for grad school and bringing all of her belonging with her, including her dad's ashes.The U-Haul truck she rented was all packed and ready to go when she went to sleep in Seattle Monday night.Tuesday morning, the truck was gone."I think when I realized my dad's ashes were in there that this was a much bigger problem. That's when it hit me and I started to...
11 Fresno officers at the 2024 Republican National Convention
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Eleven Fresno Police Officers are in Milwaukee to assist with the 2024 Republican National Convention. The Fresno Police Department said Monday in March 2023, the Milwaukee Police Department began contacting law-enforcement agencies nationwide, asking for mutual aid for the convention. The Fresno Police Department contingency includes two lieutenants, two sergeants, and […]
Local law enforcement helping with security at RNC, delegates react to Trump's VP pick
Former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his pick for vice president on Monday.The announcement came as delegates from California and around the nation formally chose Trump as the Republican presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention.Valley alternate Delegate Guillermo Moreno reacting to the long-awaited running mate pick."I think J.D. Vance is a fantastic candidate. He's more of the Trumpian Vice Presidential pick. So he's going to continue the movement," said Guillermo Moreno.After Saturday's assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Moreno says Vance is vital in essentially being the heir for the party."The Vice Presidential candidate...
Bitwise co-founders officially plead guilty to charges
A guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday as Irma Olguin Jr. and Jake Soberal admitted to fraud in the case involving Bitwise Industries, the collapsed Fresno tech company they used to run."We began the work of Bitwise Industries here in our hometown of Fresno, California, with the hope of serving our community and advancing our city," Soberal said in a 2022 YouTube video.But after a multi-state expansion, the company unraveled due to financial troubles last spring. Leaders furloughed and ultimately laid off more than 900 employees, like Jenn Guerra."Things that were happening, like our paper checks, bounced checks, and...
Marjaree Mason Center announces Top Ten event speakers
Marjaree Mason Center on Monday announced domestic violence activists Danielle and Mark Herzlich as the keynote speakers for the 41st annual The post Marjaree Mason Center announces Top Ten event speakers appeared first on The Business Journal.
Fresno Council Zoom Bomber Indicted on Federal Charges
An alleged ring leader of a group that Zoom bombed Fresno City Council meetings is under federal indictment. The man, a Syrian national from Albania, is a college student in England. The group used racist language and made threats at several June 2020 council meetings. Getting your Trinity Audio player...
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