Articles Tagged With ‘Fresno’




Fresno man jailed for park shooting

A 19-year-old Fresno man has been arrested in connection with a Nov. 7, 2012 shooting in San Luis Obispo’s Santa Rosa Park that left a man partially paralyzed. Benjamin Adam Ma was taken into custody April 19 by Fresno police... (Continue reading)

Group effort saves drowning girl in Cambria

Three Fresno beachgoers, a family member and a sheriff’s deputy each pitched in to save the life of a 7-year-old girl who was drowning at a Cambria beach Saturday. [Tribune] A wave at Leffingwell Landing swept the 7-year-old girl into... (Continue reading)

SLO police search Fresno County for shooting suspects

San Luis Obispo Police searched properties in Fresno County Thursday looking for suspects in an early November shooting. [KCOY] Along with Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies and a SWAT team, the police served three search warrants near a school, but did... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gas station robber surrenders in Fresno

A man robbed a gas station in Paso Robles Sunday and then turned himself into police in Fresno on Monday. Charles Donald Wheeler Jr., of Paso Robles, robbed Eagle Energy Gas Station at 2400 Golden Hills Road without using a... (Continue reading)

Man held hostage and assaulted in California Valley

Two men allegedly held a man hostage for several days while they assaulted him with a hammer and stabbed him with a fork at the victim’s home on the 13000 block of Camarillo Road in California Valley, according to a... (Continue reading)

Feds raid Sanger pot farm, destroy thousands of plants

Thousands of marijuana plants were seized and destroyed, and at least 50 workers arrested as federal agents and Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies raided a giant pot plantation near Sanger on Thursday. [Fresno Bee] The pot-growing operation had observation towers, neatly... (Continue reading)

Fresno student body president admits to being illegal immigrant

The student body president at California State University — Fresno has been forced to publicly admit that he is an illegal immigrant. [Associated Press] Pedro Ramirez, 22, was outed by the campus newspaper Tuesday after the staff received an anonymous... (Continue reading)

Pot doctors in trouble with medical board

A Central Valley marijuana clinic owned by a Morro Bay locksmith is under fire for hiring doctors on probation with the California Medical Board. [Fresno Bee] Pacific Referral owner Kim Valois hired Dr. Juanita Gandy of Morro Bay and Dr.... (Continue reading)

2010 could be record year for state marijuana busts

Law enforcement officials believe that 2010 could be a record year for marijuana busts, topping the seven million pot plants destroyed last year. [California Watch] With the major fall pot harvest fast approaching, law enforcement agencies across the state are... (Continue reading)