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Dinuba police and fire calls for last week:
Monday, December 6
• A non-injury traffic collision was reported at 1:21 a.m. on Englehart Av- enue. A white van report- edly struck a barrier and pole south of Nebraska Avenue.
• Vandalism was re- ported at 9:56 a.m. in the 1100 block of Villa Ave- nue. A subject reportedly witnessed a neighbor key- ing her vehicle the night before.
• An assault was re-
The Reedley Police Department handled 571 public-initiated and offi- cer-initiated calls for ser- vice, with 89 dispatched as Priority 1 calls. Officers completed 101 police re- ports, made 22 arrests and issued 28 traffic cita- tions. There were seven traffic collisions and six DUI cases, one fire call and 21 medical aid calls.
Monday, December 6
• A vehicle stop at 1:05 a.m. near East Avenue and G Street resulted in the driver being arrested for driving under the in- fluence.
• A vehicle stop at 1:46
Monday, December 6
There were 112 calls for service and seven traf- fic citations were issued.
• A non-injury traffic collision occurred at Jen- sen Avenue and N Street.
• A mental health hold was conducted at Edgar and Tucker avenues.
• A mental health hold was conducted at 9th and L streets.
• Grand theft was re- ported in the 2100 block of Walton Avenue.
• Vandalism was re- ported at Church Avenue and J Street.
• A restraining order violation was reported in the 800 block of Fenmore Avenue.
• A sex offense report was taken at the police de- partment.
• Officers made an ar- rest for drug possession
ported from Kaweah Delta Hospital at 11:23 a.m. stemming from an incident that occurred the day prior. The victim stated his uncle choked and body slammed him in the 500 block of Yale Avenue.
• A reckless driver was reported at 1:35 p.m. near Saginaw and Lynd- say avenues. An older green Nissan was report- edly speeding in the are and driving in circles.
• A theft report was made at 9:14 p.m. in the 1600 block of East El
a.m. near 11th Street and Myrtle Avenue resulted in the driver being arrested for driving under the in- fluence.
Tuesday, December 7
• A residential bur- glary was reported at 8:00 a.m. in the 500 block of North Acacia Avenue.
• A disturbance was reported at 12:00 p.m. in the 500 block of North Cedar Avenue.
Wednesday, December 8
• A non-injury traffic
collision was reported at 6:53 a.m. at Manning Avenue and Kings River
in the 600 block of Edgar Avenue.
• A mental health hold was conducted in the 200 block of 2nd Street.
Tuesday, December 7
There were 100 calls for service and 10 traffic citations were issued.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant at Faller Avenue and 10th Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant at Greenwood and Tamarack avenues.
• A mental health hold was conducted at Acad- emy and North avenues.
• A sex offense was re- ported in the 400 block of Kings Canyon Road.
• Burglary as reported at 7th Street and Acad- emy Avenue.
• Officers conducted a
Monte Way. An employee at Dinuba Discount Store was reportedly held at gun point.
Tuesday, December 7
• Vandalism was re- ported at 9:35 a.m. in the 300 block of East Fresno Street. The front door to a home was reportedly found broken in.
• A commercial bur- glary was reported at 2:04 p.m. in the 300 block of East Tulare Street. A teenager was reportedly seen coming out the back door.
• A vehicle versus pe- destrian traffic collision was reported at 3:20 p.m. in the 1200 block of East El Monte Way. A white GMC sports utility ve- hicle reportedly hit a sub- ject on a bike.
• Domestic violence was reported at 9:24 a.m. in the 200 block of East Merced Street. A female subject report- edly slapped a male and grabbed him by the throat.
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• Graffiti was reported
9:25 a.m. in the 700 block of North Columbia Av- enue.
• Theft of license plates was reported at 11:33 a.m. in the 900 block of East Springfield Av- enue.
• A vehicle stop near East and Shoemake ave- nues at 5:16 p.m. resulted in the driver being ar- rested for driving under the influence.
• A non-injury traffic collision was reported at 11:31 p.m. at East Avenue and G Street.
Thursday, December 9
• A non-injury hit and run collision was reported at 5:15 a.m. at Huntsman and Church avenues.
• A vehicle stop at 5:47 p.m. near East and August avenues resulted in the driver being arrested for driving under the influ- ence.
• A disturbance was reported at 11:51 p.m. in the 1100 block of K Street, resulting in one of the in- volved subjects being ar- rested for an outstanding warrant.
Friday, December 10
• A vehicle stop at 12:38 a.m. near 11th Street and East Avenue resulted
field interview at 7th and P streets.
• Theft was reported in the 1200 block of Jef- ferson Way.
• A mental health hold was conducted at Gloria and Tucker avenues.
• A mental health hold was conducted at Acad- emy Avenue and 11th Street.
• A shooting at an in- habited dwelling was re- ported in the 1100 block of O Street.
• Officers made an arrest for an outstand- ing warrant at 5th and L streets.
• Vandalism was re- ported in the 2400 block of O Street.
• A general incident was reported at Annadale Avenue and I Street.
Wednesday,
December 8
There were 99 calls for service and two traffic ci- tations were issued.
• Theft was reported in the 1700 block of Mill- wood Avenue.
• An incident report was filed at 9th Street and Bethel Avenue.
• Burglary was re- ported in the 2400 block of Jensen Avenue.
• An incident report was filed in the 1800 block of Industrial Way.
•Ahitandrunwas reported at 11th and P streets.
• Vehicle theft was re- ported at Academy and Church avenues.
• Vehicle theft was reported at Indianola Av- enue and 10th Street.
• Officers conducted a field interview at O Street and Jensen Avenue.
Dinuba
• Vandalism was re- ported at 9:33 a.m. in the 200 block of West North Way.
• Domestic violence was reported at 11:17 a.m. in the 700 block of Sarah Lane. A male reportedly struck a female.
• A public disturbance was reported at 1:17 p.m. in the 100 block of North L Street. A homeless sub- ject reportedly pushed an individual and was threat- ening him with a stick.
• A non-injury traffic collision was reported at 3:41 p.m. in the area of
in the driver being ar- rested for driving under the influence.
• A subject was con- tacted at 1:38 a.m. on Manning Avenue and ar- rested for an outstanding warrant.
• Theft of a vehicle was reported at 7:00 a.m. in the 100 block of North East Avenue.
• A non-injury traffic collision was reported at 12:02 p.m. in the 1300 block of G Street.
• A non-injury traffic collision was reported at 3:14 p.m. at Manning and Buttonwillow avenues.
• A subject was con- tacted at 5:45 p.m. in the
• Shooting at an inhab- ited dwelling was report- ed at Academy Avenue and 8th Street.
• A mental health re-
Crawford and Davis av- enues.
• A theft report was made at 5:38 p.m. in the 300 block of West Tulare Street. Two juveniles wearing beanies, masks and Christmas sweaters reportedly did a beer run.
Thursday, December 9
• A public disturbance was reported at 12:26 p.m. in the 200 block of M Street. Two subjects, one wearing a camouflage hoody and the other wear-
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900 block of G Street and arrested for possession of a firearm.
• A subject was con- tacted at 8:23 p.m.in the 1500 block of I Street and arrested for an outstand- ing warrant.
• A subject was con- tacted at 11:35 p.m. in the 800 block of G Street and arrested for an outstand- ing warrant.
Saturday, December 11
• A subject was con-
tacted at 6:11 p.m. in the 400 block of East Man- ning Avenue and arrested
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port was filed in the 2500 block of Jensen Avenue.
• Officers conducted a
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Reedley
Sanger
Wednesday, December 8
Darrell
Dean
Mobley
October 20, 1934 ~ November 29, 2021
Darrell Dean Mobley was born in Mobeetie, Wheeler County, Texas on October 20, 1934, the third of four sons to James Thomas and Cannie May Futch Mobley. “Grandpa” passed away on November 29, 2021.
After WWII, the family moved to Dinuba where he entered the 5th grade. It was there that he met his lifelong love and future wife, Evelyn Eaton. They were married in Dinuba in 1954, a year after graduating from Dinuba High.
After graduation, they moved to the Los Angeles area where Dad worked on a survey crew that laid offshore oil pipes in the El Segundo area. In 1959, he and his family moved to Sanger and Dean was appointed Firefighter for the City of Sanger onOctober4,1959. HisfirstmajorfirewasonJanuary16,1960,whentheStarnes Chevrolet Garage burned down at the corner of 8th and N Streets.
After falling in love with his new job, he started taking college courses on his days off and eventually obtained an AA degree in Fire Science. He also took many hours of specialized training and received certifications for EMT, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Arson Investigation, Fire Prevention, Bombs and Explosives, Officers Command, Leadership Supervision, Civil Disorder and Defense Management and received certification from the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
On February 1, 1965, he was appointed Fire Captain and he started the first ever FirePreventionprogramfortheCityofSanger. OnSeptember16,1969,hewas promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief and second in command of the department. In June of 1970, he was appointed temporary Fire Chief, and in May of 1972, he was appointed Fire Chief. Chief Mobley retired in January 1986.
He had lifetime membership awards from the California Fire Chief’s Association, California State Firemen’s Association and Fresno County Fire Chief’s Association, which he and Bill Pennington, Chief C.D.F., started in 1979 and served as the second President. HealsohadthedistinctionofhavingthefirstFireDepartmentParamedic program in the State of California, that transported and billed for ambulance service. On February 27, 1989, he was appointed interim Fire Chief for the city of Selma that lasted for several months.
During his career with the Sanger Fire Department, his most joyous responsibility was to deliver Santa Claus to town each year in the Toyland Parade beginning in 1959 to 2007. Also, Dean was a long-time member of the Sanger Masonic Lodge as well as the Sanger Eagles Lodge.
In Dean’s early retirement he and Evelyn wore out two motor homes traveling across the United States. Spending winters in the warmth of the southern states and travelling anywhere from Alaska to Maine. In the early 1960’s, Dean and Evelyn purchased a small remote cabin in Heart Meadow. He and Evelyn spent their summers at the cabin, building additions, teaching grandkids to shoot BB guns, and fighting off bears. In his cabin community he was known as “Mr. Mayor” and left his generous, giving, and loving spirit in the hearts of everyone. There we still share numerous and warm memories of lifelong friendships.
He is preceded in death by his son Terrall. He is survived by his wife of 67 years and love of his life, Evelyn, his 2 sons, Steve and Kerry (Carrie), and his 3 beautiful and beloved grandchildren, Kollin, Dustin, and Kaitlyn.
Frank Mejorado
Frank was born on July 10, 1942 in Rio Grande City, Texas. He passed away on December 3, 2021. He was 79. His parents Frank and Julia Mejorado moved the family to California in the 1950’s. Frank attended Wilson School and Washington JHS. He graduated from Sanger High School in 1962, where he played varsity basketball and was a 4-year Letterman. A proud accomplishment for him and his family. Because of his love for sports, he coached Little League and adult baseball. He was also a big fan of the Rams, Raiders, USC Football and horse racing.
Frank spent two decades in southern California, where he had a successful career in sales before returning to Sanger.
Frank’s family and friends will miss his sense of humor, welcoming spirit and infectious laugh.
He is survived by 11 children, 22 grandchildren, five great- grandchildren, three brothers and one sister.
Services will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Viewing and Rosary from 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. at Wallins in Sanger. Mass at 10 a.m. St. Mary’s Catholic Church, North & Bethel. Graveside to follow at Sanger Cemetery.
July 10, 1942 ~ December 3, 2021
Ulysses Samuel Casey, Jr.
January 30, 1928 ~ December 4, 2021
Ulysses Samuel Casey, Jr., 93, died on Dec. 4, 2021, at his home in Cayucos, Calif.
Samuel was born on Jan. 30, 1928, in Spaulding, Okla. to Ulysses and Viola Casey. He was the third of seven children. The family moved to the Sanger area when Samuel was 12 years old.
Samuel graduated from Sanger High School, Reedley College, and Fresno State University. He worked for PG&E for 10 years and taught at Washington Junior High for 28 years.
Samuel is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean Hazelton Casey;
brother, Frank Casey; three children; eight grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Sanger Community Church, 1610 Jensen Avenue, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021.
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