Investigators with the Kings County Major Crimes Task Force on Feb. 27 conducted a violent crime suppression detail within the city of Corcoran when, at about 9:50 p.m., they observed a vehicle and several individuals congregating in the area of Dairy and Phillips. Keep reading...
On March 1, a routine patrol at about 8:30 a.m. in the area of 19th Avenue and Cedar Avenue turned into a high-speed chase that began on Lemoore’s 19th Avenue and continued to West Bush Street before the patrolling police officer finally caught up with a pair of suspects. Keep reading...
On Monday at about 3 a.m., a Lemoore police officer, on patrol in the area of West D Street and Fox Street, spotted a vehicle stopped at the intersection. The car drew the attention of the officer due to a faulty side headlight. Keep reading...
It took a while, but Kings County deputies on February 15, arrested Ramiro Eliodoro Morfin, suspected of stealing a Ford truck in Porterville. Morfin, stopped by deputies due to an apparent mechanical violation, after stopping, suddenly accelerated and sped away south on 17th Avenue. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Police Department Investigations Unit and the Kings County Major Crimes Task Force (KCMTF), were recently alerted to potential illegal marijuana sales and possible child endangerment occurring at a Lemoore residence. Keep reading...
A Kings County Jail detentions deputy was arrested Feb. 14 on a variety of charges that included video recording sexual encounters of a victim secretly without her knowledge or consent. Keep reading...
In the early evening hours of Sunday, February 9, a Kings County deputy, working patrol in the area of 14th Ave and Iona Ave., noticed a green 1993 Honda Accord speeding and then watched as the driver failed to stop at an intersection. Keep reading...
Kings County deputies were forced to shoot and kill a knife-wielding suspect early this morning (Feb. 4) after responding to reports that a male subject attacked his brother with a machete. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Police Department may have tied a pair of brazen burglars to at least five burglaries occurring in new subdivisions currently under construction. Property taken in the thefts included stoves, ranges, refrigerators, air conditioning, and heating parts, microwaves, ovens, and other appliances. Keep reading...
Kings County Sheriff's Department deputies were forced into a 30-mile pursuit after attempting to stop a vehicle containing five suspects in a Saturday, Jan. 25 robbery attempt. Keep reading...