A collaborative effort dubbed “Operation Lucky Charm” by multiple law enforcement agencies including the FBI, ATF, MAGEC, and others made a huge dent in the activities and impact of the Fresnecks, a white supremacist gang. As part of Operation Lucky Charm, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC) worked in…
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Newsom Sets Curfew
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced new restrictions for residents of California whose counties fall in the purple tier: a curfew for all non-essential 10 PM and 5 AM. The curfew is set to being on Saturday, November 21. From the Capitol, Sacramento: In light of an unprecedented, rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across California, Governor…
Read MoreFresno County back To Purple
Fresno County, along with Kings and Merced, has been moved back to the more restrictive purple tier of Covid-19 danger. The move was largely a result of positivity rates and new cases in those counties. All but 17 counties of the 58 counties in California are assigned to the purple tier. The move was not…
Read MoreFresno Man Arrested With Loaded Gun
PRESS RELEASE Date : November 16, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact Person : Darren Blevins, Chief of Police On November 16, 2020, at approximately 12:15 am Coalinga Police Officer’s Ybarra his K-9 partner Eli and Officer Cano, conducted a traffic stop, in the 200 block of E Elm Avenue. Officers stopped a 2019 black Ford Fusion for expired registration.…
Read MoreCar Chase leads to Arrest, Recovery of Stolen Gun
On October 22nd, 2020, just before midnight, Coalinga Police Officers attempted to stop a subject in a vehicle in the alleyway between Coolidge and Polk Street. The man was wanted due to an earlier report that the individual had been brandishing a weapon. The man, 26-year-old Coalinga resident Edgar Cervantes, failed to stop and led…
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