A Merced Sheriff Deputy was shot in the ear after a suspect who was being chased after a short pursuit fired one round with an AR-style rifle that was modified to be more compact,...
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Identity released of man who shot himself after a vehicle pursuit in Merced County
The Merced County Coroners Office has released the identity of the individual involved in an officer-involved shooting after as 33-year-old Rene Fuentes from Livingston, according to the Merced Sheriffs public information officer Britton. Authorities...
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City of Merced thanks Governor Newsom and HCD for funding $31 Million for Affordable Housing
our communities more inclusive for decades to come.” “The California Multifamily Super NOFA transformed a once burdensome and lengthy funding application process into an accessible and smart one-stop shop that will get more...
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Man hit and killed by hit and run driver identified by Merced Sheriff coroner
A man who was hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Winton has been identified by the Merced County Coroner as 30-year-old Michael Tamez. CHP officers responded to the area of Santa Fe...
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21-year-old woman shot early Sunday morning, Merced police investigating
A 21-year-old female was injured by gunfire outside the Sunnyview Apartments on D street early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 1100 block of D Street at around 1:00 AM for reports of a...
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Police arrest man for stabbing a man sitting in his vehicle at the Merced Target parking lot
Merced police say they arrested a man for stabbing a man at the Merced Target parking lot. Officers responded to Mercy Hospital for reports of a stabbing victim at around 10:38 Thursday afternoon. Merced...
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Merced County Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse Against a Child Sentenced to 170 years to Life in Prison
Martin Villalobos was convicted on October 25, 2022, of three counts of oral copulation with a child under the age of 10, a violation of Penal Code 288.7 (b) and five counts of sodomy...
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Several injured after a collision involving a school bus, Los Baños CHP says
On December 13, 2022, at approximately 2:37 pm, Merced Communications Center received calls of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 33 and Panoche Road, Officers from the California Highway Patrol Los...
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40-year-old man shot and killed in Merced Sunday night
On December 11, 2022, at approximately 7:42 P.M., Merced Police responded to a residence in the 3300 block of Olympia Court for a gunshot victim. Officers located a 40-year-old Merced man who was suffering...
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Two women from Merced accused of retail theft arrested in Fresno
On December 10, 2022, just after 2:30 p.m., CHP Central Division Investigators were informed that two female adults had run out of the Kohl’s shopping center located at 3699 West Shaw Avenue in Fresno,...
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