On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 4:01 p.m., a Coalinga CHP Officer conducted an enforcement stop on a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu for a mechanical violation. The stop occurred on northbound Interstate 5, south of Jeffrey Avenue, within Fresno County. During the enforcement stop, the officer noted several factors and tradecraft that led him to…
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Coalinga Man Arrested in Huron Homicide
Cesar Oropeza Velasquez, 33, of Coalinga is booked in the Fresno County Jail on a charge of murder. His bail is set at $1.5 million. Coalinga Police contacted Cesar Oropeza Velasquez and discovered he had an active arrest warrant for murder. Officers arrested him and turned him over to homicide detectives with the Fresno County…
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Leads To Stabbing On June 4th , 2024, at about 8 PM, Coalinga police Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Madison Street for a report of a stabbing. Upon arriving, officers learned that two brothers had been involved in an argument which led to a physical fight, resulting in one brother stabbing the…
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DATE: December 1, 2022DEPT: Community Development NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, on December 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, the Planning Commission of the City of Coalinga will hold a public hearing at a regularly scheduled meeting at the City Council Chambers 155 West Durian, Coalinga…
Read MoreTwo Struck By Gun Fire
For Immediate Release:Date: November 20, 2021Prepared By/Contact Person: Darren Blevins, Chief of Police On November 19, 2021, around 11:30 PM, Officers from the Coalinga Police Department were dispatched and responded to the area of Fastrip after receiving reports of shots fired. At that same time, other Coalinga police officers were involved in an unrelated vehicle…
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