Posts From Elizabeth Warmerdam
High-speed chase ends in pedestrian’s death
FRESNO — A car trying to escape CHP officers on Sunday lost control and struck a panhandler who was standing on the corner of a freeway off-ramp. The car then
Fresno County supervisors take first step to restrict dispensaries
FRESNO – Fresno County supervisors took the first step to shutting down and restricting medical marijuana dispensaries in the county. In front of a large crowd of opponents and proponents
Fresno may rent beds in expanded Madera County jail
MADERA – Madera County is hoping to be part of the solution for the area’s jail overcrowding problems as it begins its jail expansion project. Madera County correctional officials broke
Mail-bomber sentenced to 13 years in prison
FRESNO – A man from Oklahoma was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 years in prison for mailing a pipe bomb to a Visalia business in 2009. Vernon Dale Mustin, 52,
Fresno State students want crime to decrease around campus
FRESNO – Recent violent activity near Fresno State, including separate stabbing and shooting incidents, led a group of students to come together and take a stand against crime. On Thursday,
Murder-for-hire suspect will go to trial
FRESNO – The Fresno man accused of plotting his former business partner’s death will stand trial in the murder-for-hire plot. On Monday, a Fresno Superior Court judge ruled that there
Jury finds one brother guilty of murder, deadlocks on the other
FRESNO — A Fresno jury on Monday decided that a Fresno man was guilty of murdering two men in 2009, but couldn’t decide whether his brother was involved in the
Victims tell of Dinuba man’s murder, molestation crimes
VISALIA – An 83-year-old man faced family and friends of the man he murdered as well as some of his molestation victims at his sentencing on Thursday.
Victims tell of Dinuba man's murder, molestation crimes
VISALIA – An 83-year-old man faced family and friends of the man he murdered as well as some of his molestation victims at his sentencing on Thursday.
Fresno car show photos draw scrutiny for cops, firefighters
FRESNO – Pictures featuring Fresno police officers and firefighters posing with scantily clad women have lead the Fresno Police Department to launch an investigation to determine whether the public safety