PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Date: March 8, 2019 Prepared By/Contact Person: Darren Blevins, (I) Chief of Police SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR WITH A STUDENT On February 24, 2019, officers from the Coalinga Police Department learned of possible misconduct of a school employee. The case was turned over the Coalinga Police Department’s School Resource…
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CHUSD Employee Arrested
Statement Regarding Arrest of District Employee On March 12, 2019, Coalinga-Huron Unified School District learned of the arrest of a District employee, Mr. Adolfo Sandoval, by the Coalinga Police Department. It is the District’s understanding the arrest stems from charges regarding Mr. Sandoval’s allegedly inappropriate conduct related to minors, including District students. When notified of the allegations, the District immediately placed…
Read MoreConfrontation Leads To Arrest For Stolen Firearm
DISTURBANCE LEADS TO AN ARREST FOR STOLEN FIREARM [SOURCE: Coalinga Police Chief Darren Blevins Press Release 7:30 AM March 11, 2019] Early Monday morning, March 11, around 1:30 am, officers from the Coalinga Police Department responded to Fastrip gas station located on Elm Avenue after receiving the report of a disturbance. Officers were informed by…
Read More10-Year Old Shot With Pellet Gun
UPDATE: Child who was shot with pellet gun is still hospitalized but expected to make a full recovery. The child is from Mendota but is related to the other child who allegedly shot him. 10-YEAR OLD HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING SHOT BY HIGH POWERED PELLET GUN On Saturday March 2, 2019, at around 6:11 PM, the Coalinga Fire…
Read MoreGas Thefts: Felony or Misdemeanor?
A pair of gas thieves were apprehended last Sunday morning but there are still many questions on the table. Are these the same two individuals who have been plaguing the community for several months? Did they commit all of the other thefts? Or just some? What sort of charges will be filed against the duo?…
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