Coalinga Police Department Press Release On Thursday December 3rd approximately 6:30 PM a Coalinga Police officer was in the parking lot of the Coalinga Shopping Center (near Big 5) when he heard gunshots in the area. The officer observed two male subjects shooting at one another. One of subjects fled on foot west bound on…
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Lander Lane?
At the November 5, 2020 City Council Meeting Councilman Adkisson asked the City Council to consider renaming the 100 Block of W. Durian Ave (between Fifth and Sixth streets) to Lander Lane based on Mayor Lander’s service and dedication to the City of Coalinga. At that meeting the City Council directed staff to post the…
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…
Read MoreFirearm Seized In Traffic Stop
On Saturday, October 17, 2020, around 4 PM, officers conducted a traffic stop in the Walgreens parking lot. Officers contacted 24-year old Jose Consepsion Pineda Velasques of Morgan Hill and 21-year old Nicholas Noel Juarez of Gilroy. Both were also found to have ties to the Norteno Criminal Street gang. During the traffic stop, a…
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