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New gang task force in Central Valley
TULARE – A newly created multi-agency task force aims to cut down on gang violence in the Central Valley. State Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the creation of the new
Delano landlord accused of making child pornography
FRESNO – A Delano landlord has been accused of making child pornography. A federal grand jury in Fresno returned a four-count indictment on Thursday charging Jose Hernandez-Velasquez with producing videos
Bakersfield landlord accused of sexual harassment
BAKERSFIELD – A landlord for more than 50 properties in and around Bakersfield has been accused of sexually harassing his female tenants. On Friday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit
Four suspects arrested after SWAT standoff
TAGUS RANCH – Four men were arrested Monday morning after a 10-hour standoff with law enforcement at a Tulare County motel. More than 35 law enforcement personnel from the Tulare
Father arrested, child recovered following Amber Alert search
FRESNO — A statewide Amber Alert over the weekend for a missing 10-month-old Fresno boy led to the arrest Sunday of the child’s father and the safe recovery of the
Former Bakersfield teacher may have used job to obtain child porn
BAKERSFIELD — A former Bakersfield teacher was arrested Thursday night on child pornography charges. Michael Scott Cooper, 42, previously employed as a schoolteacher at Loudun Elementary School in Bakersfield, was
2nd suspect in Earlimart attack linked to robberies, kidnapping
TULARE COUNTY — On Friday, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office arrested a second suspect in the attempted murder of three teenagers that took place in Pixley on July 1 of
