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Fresno Police Officer: City Retaliates After I Blew Whistle on Balderrama

The Fresno police officer at the center of former Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s fall from grace is making a new claim of retaliation ...

Fresno Police Officer: City Retaliates After I Blew Whistle on Balderrama

The Fresno police officer at the center of former Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s fall from grace is making a new claim of retaliation ...

/ 2 months ago

Mindy Casto Now Heads Fresno PD. She Wants to Focus on ‘Wild Drivers,’ Lower Traffic Deaths

Update 10 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2025 Fresno Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto was appointed on Thursday morning as the new permanent leader of the...

/ 10 months ago

Dyer, FPOA, Officer’s Attorney Weigh in on Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s Resignation

Paco Balderrama resigned as Fresno police chief after being accused of having an affair with the wife of a police officer under his command....

/ 10 months ago

Fresno Investigation into Police Chief Balderrama Is Finished: Sources

Update: 11:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 25: Fresno City Manger Georgeanne White said at a Tuesday morning news conference that Police Chief Paco B...

/ 10 months ago

Balderrama Applies for Texas Police Chief Job

Embattled Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama applied for the head position of the Austin, Texas police department, the Austin American-Stat...

/ 10 months ago

Arias Asks the Big Question: Is Benching Chief Balderrama About Race?

Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias is speaking on the sidelining of Police Chief Paco Balderrama — the first of his colleagues to go pub...

/ 10 months ago

Fresno Police Chief Balderrama on Paid Leave, City Manager Says

Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama is now on paid leave as of Wednesday afternoon, City Manager Georgeanne White said in an email to police...

/ 11 months ago

Balderrama: ‘I Plan on Leading This Police Department to Even Greater Heights’

Paco Balderrama said he plans to remain Fresno police chief, despite allegations he had an inappropriate relationship. “I am human. I ...

/ 11 months ago

‘All I Can Do Is Ask for Your Forgiveness,’ Fresno’s Top Cop Says in Email to Officers

With questions swirling about his future, Police Chief Paco Balderrama asked Fresno police officers for their “forgiveness” in a...

/ 11 months ago

Fresno Police Union: Members Feel Betrayed, Trust Lost in Chief Balderrama

The leader of the Fresno Police Officers Association says that the union’s executive board “has received countless communication...

/ 11 months ago

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Fresno Students Celebrate Earth Day by Planting 5 Valley Oaks

From left to right: Anderson Vega Laya, 31; Helan Lopez Sanchez, 29; Aaron Sojo Moreno, 25; Yan Garcia-Heredia, 22; and Albert Hinegues, 19, some linked to a violent Venezuelan gang, have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies across Fresno County during the summer of 2024. (Fresno County SO)
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Five Arrested in Fresno County Robbery Spree. Some Linked to Venezuelan Gang

U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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US Brings First Terrorism Charges Against Alleged Venezuelan Gang Member

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Trump Says Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation

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Artfully Staged for Takeoff: Fresno Airport Expansion Nears Finish

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Orders to Leave the Country — Some for US Citizens — Sow Confusion Among Immigrants

California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he visits the United States and Mexico border, in San Diego, California, U.S. December 5, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
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