For Immediate Release:Date: May 4, 2021Prepared By/Contact Person: Darren Blevins, Chief of Police On May 3, 2021 at approximately 7:03 PM, the Coalinga Police Department’s K9 unit observed a 2011 Toyota Camry in the area of Jayne and Merced and initiated a traffic stop for tinted windows. The Police Officer activated his emergency lights at…
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WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
UPDATE On January 17, 2021, the Coalinga Police Department investigated an Attempted Homicide where the suspect identified as 20 year old, Rafael Vargas, was involved in a verbal argument with his girlfriend. During the argument, Vargas grabbed a steak knife and stabbed the victim in the back of her head several times. Vargas used enough…
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COSLINGS POLICE PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:Date: February 8, 2021Prepared By/Contact Person: Sean Young, Police Commander On Monday, February 8, 2021, at approximately 11:13 am, an auto theft was reported to the Coalinga Police Department. The victim, whose identity is being withheld at this time, reported that her 2011 GMC Acadia was stolen from her…
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Wanted: Rafael Vargas On January 17, 2021, at 1:02 AM, Coalinga Police officers were dispatched the 500 block of E. Valley Street on a check the welfare call. The caller requested a welfare check on his niece after he had received information that she had possibly been assaulted. Officers responded to the location and found…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Pursuit And Collision
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Date: January 3, 2021 Prepared By/Contact Person: Commander Sean Young On January 3, 2021, at about 5:54 PM, Coalinga Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on Third Street and Forest Avenue when a vehicle failed to stop at a posted “STOP” sign. Upon contacting the occupants of the vehicle, officers…
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