Gang Member Arrested for Firearms Charges On Sunday, May 17, 2020, at approximately 10:30 PM, Coalinga Police Officers initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle for expired registration. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Coalinga resident, Gracie Pulido. Pulido was found to be unlicensed and was issued a citation for driving without a…
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All Coalinga Business: ESSENTIAL
Coalinga city council declared all of its businesses essential, which allows all of them to re-open and offer their services to the community. Some call it defiance, (of California’s Governor Newsom) while others see the move as looking toward survival for the community which already had many shuttered businesses prior to Covid-19 putting a greater…
Read MoreEast Valley Street Shooting
On Friday, May 8, 2020, at about 9:30 pm, Officers responded to the report a shooting in the 400 block of East Valley. Upon arriving, Officers contacted two juvenile victims who said they were walking home from a party when a dark colored sedan pulled up next to them with the windows rolled down. As…
Read MoreCounterfeit Money and Meth
Counterfeit Money and Methamphetamine Recovered in Coalinga Searches On May 1, 2020, members of the Coalinga Police Department, along with Agents from the DEA, served a search warrant at 1343 Michelle. During the search, counterfeit bills and methamphetamine was recovered. Coalinga residents Angel Camacho and his wife, Josephina Rodriguez, were arrested. Angel was arrested for…
Read MoreShots Fired On E. Houston Street
On Monday April 20, 2020 at approximately 6:03 pm, the police department began receiving calls of shots fired in the 300 block of E. Houston Street. Officers arrived on scene to find residents standing outside looking in an easterly direction. Officers were then flagged down by a citizen that stated she heard what sounded like…
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