Coalinga Police Department’s Temporary Response To Calls For Service The Coalinga Police Department will be temporarily changing how its officers responds to calls for services due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Until further notice all non-emergency calls will be handled telephonically unless the caller has suspect information or the scene needs to be processed to recover…
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Report Price Gouging
Fresno County District Attorney’s Office Announces Measures to Curb Price Gouging in Wake of Coronavirus [This resease is from the Fresno County DA’s Office] During a declared state of emergency, as we are in, it is illegal for a business to increase its prices for essential goods or services by more than 10 percent, unless they can…
Read MoreAll Inmate Visits Suspended at Fresno County Jails
Effective immediately, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims is suspending all in-person and video conferencing visits at the three Fresno County Jail facilities in downtown Fresno. There is no timetable for when these temporary restrictions will be lifted. Sheriff Mims made this precautionary decision at the recommendation of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).…
Read MoreVEHICLE VS. PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS
Editor’s Note: Coalinga Press has just received these incident reports. Please note that the first states that it is from January. We strive to provide accurate and prompt information. Thank you. On 1-16-2020, Officers responded the area of Van Ness and Sunset regarding a collision in which a vehicle struck a student crossing Van Ness…
Read MoreCHRPD Considers Smoking Ban in Parks
On CHRPD Agenda for March 5 meeting in Huron is NB-2 APPROVAL: Smoking Ordinance in all Parks. This is a proposal to ban smoking in all CHRPD parks and areas under its control. In October, 2019 a ban on smoking in any State Parks went into effect all across California. Quickly following that change, several…
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