“After a lengthy process to find Coalinga’s next Police Chief, I am excited to announce that Jose Garza has been selected,” wrote Coalinga City Manager Marissa Trejo on Monday morning. His transition from Interim Police Chief to full-time Police Chief will be effective today, February 28, 2022. Chief Garza has over 40 years of law…
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Bust On Hachman Street
Search Warrant Yields Firearm and Narcotic Sales Materials On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at about 7 AM, Officers from the Coalinga Police Department, with the assistance of the Crisis Response Team from the Pleasant Valley and Avenal State Prisons executed a search warrant in the 400 block of South Hachman Street in Coalinga. The search…
Read MoreStudents Struck By Vehicles Two Incidents on Separate Days December 3, 2021 • Sunset Street On Friday, December 3, 2021, Coalinga police officers were dispatched to the emergency room at the Coalinga Regional Medical Center for a report of a child struck by a vehicle. The investigation revealed the child was being dropped off for…
Read MoreChief Blevins Retiring
Retirement of Coalinga Police Chief Darren Blevins •September 8: 1995, Darren Blevins was hired as a Level II Reserve Police Officer for Coalinga Police Department. •July 1, 1996: Darren was reclassified to a full-time Police Officer. • October 14, 2003: Darren was promoted to the position of Police Corporal. • December 13, 2005: Darren was…
Read MoreGuns And Drugs Found During Vehicle Check
On Friday November 26, 2021, at 3:37 pm an officer with the Coalinga Police Department conducted a vehicle check in the 200 block of E. Pleasant Street on a white Ford Mustang, which was occupied by Coalinga resident Johnathon Beltran, who was seated in the driver seat. While the officer was checking for wants and…
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