Law Enforcement - The Westside Express

DUI suspected: Vehicle slams into LB business

by The Westside Express | Mar 23, 2023 | Law Enforcement, News | 0

Los Banos police and fire were dispatched to a report of a vehicle into a building in the 800...

Dos Palos has a new police chief

by David Borboa | Feb 8, 2023 | Community, Law Enforcement | 0

For their next police chief, Dos Palos city leaders have decided to stay “in-house” with the...

20 students in board in Firebaugh school bus crash

by David Borboa | Dec 27, 2022 | Community, Law Enforcement | 0

There were anxious moments on Dec. 13 as word circulated throughout Firebaugh that a Firebaugh/Las Deltas Unified School District bus was involved in a traffic collision. The 1999 Thomas school bus, with the Firebaugh Middle...

Chain reaction accident on Interstate 5 results in death

by David Borboa | Nov 23, 2022 | Law Enforcement | 0

A chain reaction crash involving several vehicles resulted in the death of a Southern California resident on Nov. 8. The accident occurred on Interstate 5 just south of the Oxford Avenue overcrossing, according to the Los Banos...

Firebaugh Police ramp up traffic enforcement

by David Borboa | Nov 19, 2022 | Law Enforcement | 0

A summer of deadly crashes on Westside highways culminated in two recent wrecks that resulted in...

2 crashes, 1 death on Westside roads

by David Borboa | Nov 18, 2022 | Law Enforcement | 0

Two separate crashes last Saturday involving possible DUI, excessive speed, and fog resulted in one fatality, several injuries, and one arrest. The first crash occurred on Highway 33 north of Hudson Avenue midway between Dos...

Mendota man faces DUI fatality charges

by David Borboa | Oct 16, 2022 | Law Enforcement | 0

A Mendota resident is facing felony DUI charges after an early morning wreck just outside of Mendota resulted in the death of a 22-year old man. According to Officer Shannon Stiers of the Los Banos office of the CHP, the wreck...

19-year-old wounded in shooting

by The Westside Express | Oct 14, 2022 | Law Enforcement | 0

On Wednesday, Oct. 5, at approximately 7:55 p.m., police responded to the area of West J and...

Los Banos swears-in newest Sergeant

by The Westside Express | Sep 6, 2022 | Community, Law Enforcement | 0

Ramon McDonald, a 17-year employee of the Los Banos Police Department was sworn in as the...

Suspected fentanyl traffickers arrested

by The Westside Express | Aug 29, 2022 | Law Enforcement | 0

According to a press release issued by Fresno County Sheriff Department Public Information Officer, Tony Botti, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 21-year-old Brian Rangel of Everett, WA and 29-year-old Martin...