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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Drugs and Patients’ Private Info Found During Search
Coalinga Police Department and the DEA Tactical Diversion Squad served a search warrant in the 600 block of W. Lucille Avenue. Coalinga Police Officers and DEA Agents served the search warrant and made entry into the residence at which time they began to search. During the search, officers located 22-year-old Coalinga resident, Chelsea Peralta and…
Read MoreK9 Eli Scores A Hit On Heroin
K9 Officer “ELI” Locates Heroin During A Vehicle Search On Monday March 30, 2020 at approximately 8:36 pm, Officer Ybarra and his partner K-9 Eli, responded to Keck Park on the report of a suspicious black Honda Accord parked in the parking lot. Officer Ybarra arrived onscene and located the vehicle. Ybarra contacted the male…
Read MoreLetter To Coalinga From Mayor Lander
CITY OF COALINGA The Sunny Side of the Valley April 6, 2020Letter Online as PDF. Dear Community Members, On Sunday, April 5, 2020, the City of Coalinga was provided with a screenshot of a Facebook post by Huron’s Mayor regarding a guest who attended a wedding in Huron on March 28, 2020 who has tested positive…
Read MoreBig 5 ReOpens!
When Governor Newsom declared a statewide state of emergency, he also decreed that all non-essential stores be closed. It meant many stores across California were shuttered for the foreseeable future. From beauty salons and barbershops to theaters, and hundreds of other businesses, all were closed with no hope of being opened for the time being.…
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