On December 22nd, 2018, the Atwater Police Department was alerted by the Merced Police Department that a cache of stolen property was found in a residence in the 1100 block of Vine Street. The...
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Multiple counts of failing to register as a sex offender
Orlando Alvarez is currently wanted by authorities in Merced County on a warrant, with a total bail amount of $200, 000 issued out of State of California Superior Court, Merced County. Alvarez is wanted...
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15-year-old shot by possible gang members
The Atwater Police Department was dispatched to the area of Secretariat Drive and East Bellevue Road on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a 15-year-old male that had gunshot wounds to...
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Three Atwater Super Target employees arrested
On December 16th, 2018, 19-year-old Javier Salcedo along with 19-year-old Mystikal Joya Musquiz and 18-year-old Yaridzel Salcedo, all three work colleagues were arrested according to Atwater Police Department. The arrests were made at the...
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Atwater Police arrest car thief again on burglary charges
This morning at around 10:54 a.m., Officer Ken Lee was patrolling Atwater when he saw 23-year-old Jose Maldonado walking in the 5400 block of Vine Street holding power tools. Lee had previously arrested Maldonado...
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Vehicle crashes into a parked vehicle in Atwater
On November 22nd, 2018, at approximately 1:30 AM, Atwater Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Winton Way and Drakeley Avenue on a report of a hit and run accident. When Officers arrived...
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This is what happened today southbound 99 in Atwater
The driver 64-year-old Charles Westbrooks out of Mississippi was pinned in the tractor-trailer and had to be extricated using “jaws of life” tools. Westbrooks was medi-flighted to a Modesto hospital with serious injuries. A...
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One of the men arrested for impersonating an officer in Atwater
On 11/15/2018 the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Supervise Release Team (SRT) received information of a white male adult who was impersonating a Merced County Sheriff’s Deputy in the 1100 Block of Kelso Drive in...
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ATWATER HOME INVASION ATTEMPT DOES NOT GO AS PLANNED
On November 3, 2018, at approximately 1:00P.M., the California Highway Patrol Merced Communications Center received a call from a resident at the 1900 block of Sagewood Drive in Atwater. The resident had just arrived...
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SOLO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT CRITICALLY INJURES RIDERS IN ATWATER
On October 25th at around 10:36PM Atwater Police Officers responded to a report of an injury accident in the 2200 Block of Olive Avenue. When Officers arrived within three minutes they found 2 motorcycle...
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