Law Enforcement - The Westside Express

The jewelry store that can’t be kept down

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Dec 22, 2024 | Community, Law Enforcement | 0

Just before the start of the holiday season, Sixth Street businesses were flustered as Pearson’s...

Shooting under investigation

by The Westside Express | Nov 13, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

Los Banos Police officers responded to Memorial Hospital in Los Banos on Oct. 30 at 11:44 p.m. after receiving information of a shooting victim receiving treatment. Officers met with a male juvenile suffering from at least one...

Longtime Los Banos patrol officer retires from police department

by Javier Powell | Oct 25, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

After 24 years on the force, Patrol Officer Todd Pricolo, 50, retired from the Los Banos Police...

LB OFFICER UNDER ARREST

by The Westside Express | Oct 20, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

Los Banos Police Officer Ricardo Heredia was arrested Sept. 22, 2024 and booked into jail at 4:38...

Caden Hale carries on law enforcement legacy of his father

by Kristina Solomita | Sep 23, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

The legacy of a devoted father and Merced County Sheriff’s officer, Chuck Hale, lives on through...

Los Banos Police officers train for active shooter scenarios

by Javier Powell | Sep 1, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

On the Los Banos High School campus last month, Police Sgt. Jesus Parras oversaw active shooter...

LB Police Department arrests man after shots fired near Carrington Pointe Apartments

by The Westside Express | Aug 10, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

A man is in custody after firing a rifle in a neighborhood on the Eastside of Los Banos. At 8:35...

Search warrants lead to confiscation of Illegal drugs in Firebaugh; two arrested

by David Borboa | Aug 10, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

A month-long investigation by the Firebaugh Police Department led to the arrest of two individuals...

Dos Palos City Council recognizes police dispatcher, officer of the year for 2024

by Claudia Bretado Bautista | Aug 1, 2024 | Government, Law Enforcement | 0

At its July 16 regular city council meeting, Dos Palos Police Chief Cliff Battles recognized Rick...

Restraining order could be dropped Oct. 31

by Mike Dunbar | Aug 1, 2024 | Government, Law Enforcement | 0

After hearing testimony from three of Refugio Llamas’s most vehement political opponents, a Merced...

Trump’s lawyers urge appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’ civil fraud verdict

by The Westside Express | Jul 27, 2024 | Law Enforcement | 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash...