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Narcotics Detectives Arrest Popular Oxy Dealer & His Supplier

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Clovis - Clovis Police detectives broke up a drug deal in Fresno about 6 o’clock Thursday evening that netted them the arrest of a significant OxyContin dealer popular with Clovis teenagers and the  [ ... ]


Man Arrested On Charges Of Sexually Abusing Children

Fresno County - Sheriff Margaret Mims announced Thursday the arrest of a Mendota man on several counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child.  Arrested was 29 year old Fernando Cervant [ ... ]


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River Park All Stars Ends Season at State Tournament

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Vacaville, CA- The last of the undiluted River Park Little League All Star teams ended it's bid to return to the LIttle League Western Regionals Monday night with a 7-6 eleven inning loss to San  [ ... ]


Fresno State's Ribera Finishes Second at Home Run Derby

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GOBULLDOGS - Fresno State's Jordan Ribera competed in the inaugural TD Ameritrade College Baseball Home Run Derby on July 7 at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium. The first baseman finished second in the fiel [ ... ]


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Fanciful Fountains Take Center Stage in Spectacular ‘World of Color’ Show at Disney California Adventure Park

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Five years in the making, the nighttime water show “World of Color” will surpass all Disney water productions with stunning special effects in the picturesque Paradise Bay at D [ ... ]


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River Park All Stars Ends Season at State Tournament Print E-mail
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Monday, 26 July 2010 13:07

Vacaville, CA- The last of the undiluted River Park Little League All Star teams ended it's bid to return to the LIttle League Western Regionals Monday night with a 7-6 eleven inning loss to San Ramon Little League at the Division 2 State Championship in Vacaville.

This loss was the Fresno 12 year old teams second loss in state tournament play. Their twelve game winning streak came to an end Sunday against Napa National Little League.  In their first game at the state tournament Saturday afternoon they ten runned the 12 year olds from Sutter Area.

Sunday’s game didn’t have the same outcome as their first. The Fresno team didn’t seem to be able to connect with the ball until late in the game. Down by four in the sixth, River Park was able to put two on the board with a two out rally that ended with a third strike looking.

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Two Clovis Men Indicted for Sex Crimes with Minors Print E-mail
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Friday, 23 July 2010 14:35

Clovis - A federal grand jury indicted 42-year-old Darryl Diaz Friday, who is currently jailed for oral copulation with a minor under the age of 13, and 45-year-old Todd Udall, who was previously arrested for eliciting a sexual relationship with a minor over the Internet. Both Clovis men now face a variety of federal child pornography charges.

Clovis Police arrested Diaz at his apartment at 645 W. Barstow on January 17, 2009 for oral copulation with a confidential victim, sexual intercourse with a child under 10 years of age and forcible acts of sexual penetration. He made the victim watch sexual videos of boys and girls.

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Brown Fights to Solve Violent Crimes with DNA Collected from Adults Arrested for Felonies Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 00:28

SAN FRANCISCO - Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. continued his fight today against an attack on the state's innovative use of DNA to identify suspects of violent crimes, asserting that "DNA is the fingerprint of the 21st century."

In an argument before the federal court of appeals in San Francisco, Brown's office defended the state's voter-mandated collection of DNA from adults arrested for felonies.

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Madera Police Manhunt Captures Chuck Norris Print E-mail
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Friday, 23 July 2010 01:21

Madera – Madera Police got their man. Christopher “Chuck” Norris (24) was wanted in connection with the June 28, 2010, homicide of Alonso Montes Herrera that occurred in the city of Madera.

According to Madera PD Acting Commander Robert Salas, on that date Norris was with three other unknown male adults, drove up to the area of C St. and 2nd St. in the City of Madera.  They all exited the vehicle to confront a male that had been involved in a disturbance with a friend of there’s.  The four subjects chased this male for approximately one block on foot when the male subject entered his house. 

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Loud Party Call Ends with Carjacking Arrest Print E-mail
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Monday, 12 July 2010 08:15

Clovis - About 1 o’clock Sunday morning, Clovis Police responded to a call of a loud party in the 900 block of Acacia near Jefferson. In addition to a family gathering, they discovered the victim of a carjacking.         

The victim, a man in his 60s, was resting in the back seat of his car in front of the house when 28-year-old Robert Marquez, Jr. of Sanger walked up to him and demanded money. The victim told him he didn’t have any, and that’s when Marquez pulled out a gun and hit the victim in the head with the weapon. Marquez then forced the victim out of the vehicle and took off in his car.

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