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Shots Bring on High Speed Chase

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Just after 12:30 AM Thursday, September 12,the Coalinga Police Department answered a report of shots fired in the area Keck Park and S. Princeton Street. A resident had phoned in the report. It took only 11 seconds for the first officer to arrive at the scene after being notified by dispatch. As he arrived, the…

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High Speed Chase Ends Near I-5 And Jayne

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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A high speed chase following the shooting of a Merced County Sheriff’s Sergeant ended near Jayne and I-5. The chase involved multiple agencies on the ground and in the air. Two dozen vehicles were involved and speeds reached 100 miles per hour. The person arrested was 51-year-old Guadalupe Lopez Herrera. Herrera has been identified as…

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Girl Struck By SUV

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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A ten year-old girl,(Name removed), was struck Tuesday afternoon at 4:07 PM as she and her older sister crossed Elm Street at the four-way stop at Fifth Street. The adult sister of the victim was holding hands with her as the two crossed the street from the Hong Kong Restaurant towards the corner where Dr.…

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Steve “Joe” Silva Struck by Vehicle and Killed

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Highway Patrol officers are still investigating a crash that killed Stephen Joseph “Joe” Silva who was walking a pedestrian in Fresno County, just east of Coalinga. It happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 33 near Lost Hills Road, just east of Merced Avenue. According to the CHP, the Silva was apparently walking in…

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City Of Coalinga Restricts Commercial Vehicle Parking Within The City Limits

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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For the past year, commercial vehicles have been parking wherever they can find a place to park, from the old K-Mart parking lot to the fields north of Phelps Avenue and even in residential districts. There is a City Ordinance regarding commercial parking within the city limits. I want to inform the community and all commercial vehicle owners…

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