COALINGA — On January 23, 2020 at approximately 8:00 AM, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CERT along with Coalinga Police Department personnel served a search warrant in the 300 block of E. Houston Street for narcotics and stolen property. Officers obtained a search warrant for two residences in the 300 block of E. Houston…
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Planning Commission Approves 76 Unit Affordable Housing Project
Coalinga Planning Commission met twice during the past two weeks to come to a consensus regarding a project proposed by AMG & Associates. The project includes a 76 unit housing project specifically aimed at providing multi-family affordable housing for Coalinga residents. The project site rests at the southwest corner of Elm Avenue (SR 198) and…
Read MoreTraffic Accident Sends Student To Hospital
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Date: January 16, 2020 Prepared By/Contact Person: Darren Blevins, Chief of Police “Traffic Accident Sends Juvenile to the Hospital” On Thursday, January 16, 2020, Coalinga Police Officers responded to Van Ness Avenue at Sunset Street on a report of a traffic collision involving a motorist and pedestrian. The investigation revealed…
Read MoreShots Fired At Westwood 1
Date: January 16, 2020 Prepared By/Contact Person: Darren Blevins, Chief of Police PEOPLE SEEN RUNNING AFTER SHOTS ARE FIRED On Thursday January 16, 2020, at approximately 1:11 PM, the Coalinga Police Department began receiving calls regarding shots fired in the 200 block of S. Coalinga Street. The caller reported hearing 6 to 10 shots fired…
Read MoreLoss Of A Student
January 16, 2020 From the Office of the Superintendent Press Release- Loss of a student Yesterday afternoon, there was an incident on Highway 145 near Five Points between two cars that were shooting at each other. Sadly, one of the passengers in one of the cars has just been identified by the Fresno County Coroner…
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