On July 22, 2018, Los Banos police responded to the 400 block of Birchwood Avenue for a report of vandalism to multiple vehicles. At least 10 vehicles were damaged with what is believed to...
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POLICE STILL LOOKING FOR MAN, FOR BEHEADING GIRLFRIEND
Jacob Gonzales, age 34, is wanted for the violent beheading death of Katherine E. Cunningham out of Island County, Washington, and a 1 MILLION DOLLAR BAIL is current issued for his arrest. the Merced...
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MAN ARMED WITH GUN, SHOT BY LOS BANOS POLICE OFFICER DIES
On July 11, 2018 at approximately 12:22 p.m., Officers responded to a park area near the intersection of 7th and G Street after a local landscaper and a City employee encountered a man armed...
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THIS IS HOW THE PLAYGROUND CAUGHT ON FIRE YESTERDAY
On July 6, 2018 at approximately 5:03 p.m., police and fire responded to Skylark Park, 648 Meadowlark Avenue for a fire. When officers arrived they found the playground equipment to be fully involved in...
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MAN RAMS SEVERAL VEHICLES, AFTER BECOMING UPSET WITH WIFE
On July 4, 2018 at approximately 8:10 p.m., Los Banos police officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Winepress Street for a disturbance at a residence. Mariano Sanchez, 39 of Los Banos became...
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MERCED COUNTY MOST WANTED, SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH 14-YEAR-OLD
Jose Ibarra-Pineda is currently wanted by authorities in Merced County on a felony warrant for recurring sexual conduct with a child under the age of 14 years. Ibarra-Pineda is described as 5’7” weighs 200...
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MERCED SHERIFF’S FIND GREEN HOUSES AND WAX IN SNELLING HOME
Over the weekend, Sheriff Vern Warnke and the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit located a large illegal marijuana grow in the 4200 block of Merced Falls Road in Snelling. When deputies arrived at...
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MERCED POLICE ARREST 22-YEAR-OLD FOR SELLING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
On Wednesday, June 27th, 2018, the Merced Police Department’s Disruptive Area Response Team (DART) officers responded to a Craigslist advertisement selling illegal fireworks. DART officers met with Christopher Hamby at The Home Depot parking...
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THIS IS WHAT MERCED SHERIFF FOUND FROM HELICOPTER VIEW
On June 22, 2018 the Merced County Sheriff’s Office conducted three marijuana investigations in regards to illegal marijuana grows throughout Merced County. Two of the investigations were noticed by Sheriff Vern Warnke who utilized...
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PLANADA TACO TRUCK DOUBLE HOMICIDE SHOOTING SUSPECT ARRESTED
On June 20, 2018 at about 4:30 pm, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Bureau took 24-year-old Juan Ceja-Prado of Planada into custody. Ceja-Prado was the primary suspect in the double homicide that took...
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