Posts From Elizabeth Warmerdam
Long-time valley teacher arrested for molesting student
REEDLEY – A 6th grade teacher was arrested for alleged sexual assault against a student that occurred 10 years ago. David Blancas, 43, was arrested on March 25 at his
Fresno PD increases efforts to monitor and round up sex offenders
FRESNO – The Fresno Police Department launched a new task force this week aimed at monitoring sex offenders and rounding up the most dangerous unregistered offenders. The new task force,
Visalia man arrested on child molestation charges
VISALIA – A Visalia man has been arrested on numerous charges including sexual acts with a child and possession of child pornography. The Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)
Sheriff on the lookout for two accidentally released prisoners
FRESNO – The Fresno County Jail mistakenly released two violent inmates and is now asking for the public’s help to find them. Paul Richard Prieto, 25, of Dinuba and Timothy
Man shot and killed in front of Rite Aid in Hanford
HANFORD – With dozens of people around, shots rang out and a man was left dead in front of a Rite Aid in Hanford on Monday evening. The incident happened
Fifth grade students tried to poison teacher
FRESNO – Three fifth grade students allegedly put rat poison into their teacher’s coffee and laced a cupcake intended for the teacher with rat poison. Although the incident happened in
Suspect arrested after chop shop is shut down
FRESNO – Investigators with the Fresno Police Department were able to shut down a chop shop on Tuesday afternoon after following home a suspected car thief. Investigators had a suspect,
Two teens arrested in shooting of 14-year-old
FRESNO – A 14-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot by gang members also in their teens. Fresno police responded to reports of gunfire in the 1900 block
Officer shoots and kills knife-wielding suspect
FRESNO – A man threatening police with a knife is dead after an officer opened fire on him early Wednesday morning in central Fresno. The Fresno Police Department received a
Clovis teacher accused of making porn with second-grade student
CLOVIS – A teacher at Freedom Elementary School in Clovis was arrested on Friday on suspicion of multiple counts of child molestation. On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that
