FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The United States District Attorney's Office announced they've charged nearly two dozen people and have seized over 12,000 pounds of methamphetamine in their most recent operation.  They say it was all part of a drug trafficking ring, dubbed Operation Toxic Waste by officials, and it spanned from Mexico and into the Central Valley. They say they had been looking into this case with the FBI for over a year, and found that it brought thousands of pounds of drugs into California. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California Phillip Talbert says the allege ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 20-year-old has been arrested after being on what deputies call a "Joy Ride" in which he was speeding up to 120 mph in Fresno, but he was later released, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's officials say around 8:30 p.m. on June 8, a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on a red Mercedes Benz traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of Highway 41 and Jensen Avenue in Fresno. Deputies say the driver, later identified as 20-year-old Oscar Duarte of Fresno, refused to pull over and sped away, making several unsafe lane changes. After about two ..read more

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Four people have been arrested following a two-month investigation of a group of people in Tulare suspected of illegal drug sales and gun possession, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said. As a result of the investigation, deputies say on Friday they served multiple search warrants in Tulare and Goshen. During those warrants, two shotguns, four rifles, five handguns, around 150 pounds of liquid Codeine, about 200 pounds of marijuana and concentrated cannabis, Psilocybin mushrooms, Ecstasy, a Hash Oil Lab, a large amount of ammunition, and a large amount of ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 32-year-old woman accused of leaving handwritten notes on Fresno homes to then set them on fire is wanted, the Fresno Fire Department said on Friday. Firefighters identified the suspect as 32-year-old Ramona Leal. She has an active warrant for her arrest related to a series of arson fires that have occurred in recent weeks within the City of Fresno, in the Northwest, North East and Southwest areas ..read more

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 31-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly trying to remove a defibrillator from the wall of the Visalia Convention Center, and then began removing his clothes, the Visalia Police Department said. Police say at 2:14 p.m. officers responded to the convention center regarding a man, who has been identified as 31-year-old Gerard Munoz from Fresno, attempting to remove a defibrillator from the wall. Security reported that Munoz began removing his clothes and tried to run down the stairs where a beauty pageant was underway. According to police, the convention ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Hanford Police Department announced Friday the arrest of a 33-year-old man who they say had prior military service and experience in dealing with military ordnance, managing what police called a "large and elaborate illegal fireworks sales operation." Investigators say they identified 33-year-old Ryan Branch from Hanford as a suspect. Branch already had experience dealing with military ordnance, which heightened the investigator's concerns and led to a search warrant being served at the suspect's residence ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was shot and sent to the hospital after a drive-by shooting at Coe Park in Hanford Friday morning, according to the Hanford Police Department. Police say around 4 a.m. they responded to the Park on Harris Street between Second and Lang Street. When they arrived they found a man who had been shot several times The victim told police that a car pulled up and fired two shots that hit the back of the head and the arm. Police say the suspects used some sort of buckshot The victim was taken to Kaweah Hospital and his condition is unknown at this time ..read more

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man in Porterville has been arrested for allegedly possessing over $20,000 worth of not "Safe and Sane" fireworks, the Porterville Police Department said. Officers say on Thursday, at around 1:30 p.m., they responded to a residence in the 1300 block of River Springs Drive to serve a search warrant related to the possession and sale of illegal aerial fireworks. During a search of the home, detectives say they located a large box of commercial-grade illegal aerial fireworks. The individual responsible for the fireworks was identified as 20-year-old Caleb Magal ..read more

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 28-year-old man from Mendocino County was arrested and has since been released with a citation for transporting marijuana for sale, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday. Deputies say narcotics detectives with the sheriff's office arrested David Giglio of Redwood Valley (Mendocino County) for transporting marijuana for sale. David Giglio. Detectives made a traffic violation stop on an SUV traveling along Interstate 5 in Fresno County. Deputies say the sheriff's K-9, Cash, picked up a scent of narcotics and alerted detectives. According to dep ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at the Fresno County Superior Courthouse on Thursday morning, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies say around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, a man, identified as 44-year-old Hector Sanchez of Fresno, threw a rock at the front door of the Superior Courthouse, shattering the glass. Sheriff's officials say a witness told deputies which direction the suspect walked away. Deputies then contacted and arrested Sanchez near the Sisk Courthouse located a couple of blocks away in the area of O and Fresno Streets. Dep ..read more