Tag: Fresno

Woman fakes her own kidnapping and robbery to avoid paying employees, police say
By Joyeeta Biswas | ABC News
A California woman fabricated her kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery as part of an elaborate ruse to avoid paying ...

Police: ‘Every 16-year-old girl in Fresno’ has been targeted by sex trade recruiters
By Rory Appleton, The Fresno Bee
It was about 2 p.m. on a Tuesday when the 15-year-old girl left her central Fresno hotel room. She climbed into a ...

3-day-old girl killed by family dogs, Fresno police say
The Fresno Bee
A 3-day-old baby girl was killed by family dogs in Fresno early Monday, police say.
The girl’s mother thought the dogs were chain ...

Rape trial begins for Fresno man who already faces death sentence
By Pablo Lopez | Fresno Bee
Nearly two years after a jury said Eddie Ricky Nealy should be executed for the 1985 rape and killing of a Fresno teen, ...

Former church employee gets probation after molesting 15-year-old
By Rory Appleton | The Fresno Bee
A man convicted of molesting a 15-year-old volunteer while working at Peoples Church of Fresno in 2011 was given ...

Rape trial begins May 11 for Fresno man facing death sentence
By Pablo Lopez | The Fresno Bee
A rape trial will begin May 11 for a Fresno man who is already facing a death sentence for the 1985 rape and murder ...

Fresno dad chases intruder from daughter’s bedroom
By Jim Guy | The Fresno Bee
A father stopped a burglar from crawling into his daughter’s room in southeast Fresno, police reported.
The frighten ...

Senior police official in Fresno, California, arrested on drug charges
Reuters
(Reuters) - The deputy police chief in Fresno, California, was arrested on Thursday on charges of participating in multiple conspiracies to ...

‘I don’t like black kids,’ Fresno middle school vice principal heard saying on video
By Andrea Castillo | The Fresno Bee
Scandinavian Middle School vice principal Joe DiFilippo was placed on paid administrative leave Monday after be ...

Dozens gather at vigil for Fresno girl killed by gang member’s stray bullet
By Tomas Kassahun
About 50 people gathered Wednesday night for a vigil in memory of a 9-year-old old girl who was shot and killed Sunday night west ...

Fresno police: Roosevelt High laptop thief caught red-handed
By Carmen George
A man was arrested early Tuesday for allegedly stealing about $10,000 in laptops from Roosevelt High School in southeast Fresno.
...

Fresno county couple arrested for abusing 5-year-old girl, deputies say
By Sontaya Rose
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
Fresno County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man and his girlfriend on charges of seriously injuring ...

Two teens sentenced to prison for bungled Fresno robbery caught on video
By Pablo Lopez | The Fresno Bee
Two teenagers who bungled the armed robbery of a Fresno jewelry store — a crime captured by a surveillance video ca ...

High School Softball Coach Molested Young Student: Cops
The Huffington Post | By Sebastian Murdock
A California high school softball coach is in jail after allegedly molesting a student.
Fresno man C ...

Wanted man in Fresno County kidnapping, sexual assault of 12-year-old girl found
By Rory Appleton | Fresno Bee
Fresno County sheriff's deputies found a homeless man who they say forced a 12-year-old girl into a truck where he ti ...

Riverdale High School Band Director Facing Child Porn Charges
By Sontaya Rose and Rick Montanez
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A stunning arrest of the Riverdale High School band director on child porn charges, com ...

Glenn Champ, ex-gubernatorial candidate from Fresno foothills, wanted in shooting
By Jim Guy | The Fresno Bee
A Fresno County man who campaigned for governor this year is sought by Fresno County sheriff's deputies in the shooting ...

Wanted Fresno man arrested after bizarre crash on Hwy. 99
By Rory Appleton | Fresno Bee
A Fresno man was arrested early Saturday morning after his vehicle flew 40 feet through the air off of Highway 99 and ...

Fresno Police To Get 100 Wearable Cameras
By Gene Haagenson
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
Fresno police can now show what it's like to be on the job. The department is getting 100 new "body came ...

Men In Fatal California Bank Robbery May Have Hit Same Bank Before: Cops
| By SCOTT SMITH
FRESNO, California (AP) — Police in Stockton, California, confirmed Sunday that a bank robber killed in a recent police shootout ...