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shooting where two individuals were shot [and] that was a sig- nal to us that we needed to do something about the violence that was taking place here,” he said. “We needed some action.”
Garza said that Reedley police investigators worked for nearly one month to pre- pare the operation.
In all, 12 agencies from around Fresno County as- sisted the Reedley Police De- partment during the sweep. Those agencies included Sanger Police, Dinuba Police, Mendota Police as well as the Adult Compliance Team, or ACT — which consists of of- ficers from Reedley Police, Selma Police, Kingsburg Police, Clovis Police, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, the Fresno County District At- torney’s Office and the Fres- no County Probation Office.
“Fifty locations in and around Reedley were target- ed,” Garza said. “At locations [where] people we knew were known gang members. Eleven people were arrested, 10 of the people arrested for various violations.”
Yama was arrested for possession of illegal weap- ons, illegal weapons parts, ammunition and narcot- ics and later transported to Fresno County Jail.
Also arrested were Reed- ley residents Luis Tolentino, 27, Alejandro Rodriguez, 21, Oswaldo Esparza, 23, Gary Carrasco, 36, Alyssa Islas, 24, Kassandra Flores, 25, Amanda Steelman, 28, Vincent Cha- goya, 28, and Lorenzo Diaz, 23.
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, May 9, 2019 GANG SWEEP
Thursday, April 25
• Drug equipment viola- tions, South Lac Jac Avenue and East Huntsman Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s De- partment), 7:50 a.m.
• Larceny, 10800 block of East Parlier Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff ’s Depart- ment), 8 a.m.
• Outstanding warrant ar- rest, 500 block of East Duff Avenue, no time given
• Identity theft, 1600 block of East Red Beaut Avenue, no time given
• Commercial burglary, 800 block of East Manning Av- enue, no time given
Friday, April 26
• Probation violation/arrest, Dollar General, no time given • Outstanding warrant ar- rest, Buttonwillow Avenue and Rails to Trail Parkway, no time given
Saturday, April 27
• Report of shots fired, Parli- er Avenue and Frankwood Avenue, no time given
• Narcotics possession and outstanding warrant/arrest,
300 block of North East Av- enue, no time given
• Non-injury traffic collision, 2300 block of North Reed Av- enue, no time given
• Narcotics violation/arrest, 1100 block of East North Av- enue, no time given
Sunday, April 28
• Outstanding warrant arrest, 600 block of North Haney Av- enue, no time given
• DUI arrest, 900 block of East Lincoln Avenue, no time given
• Outstanding warrant ar- rest, 11th Street and Myrtle Avenue, 2:45 p.m.
• Narcotics violation/out- standing warrant arrest, Pecan Avenue and Evening Glow Avenue, no time given • DUI arrest, 900 block of East Ponderosa Avenue, no time given
Monday, April 29
• Non-injury traffic crash, Locke Avenue and Concord Avenue, no time given
• Stolen vehicle, 500 block of North East Avenue, no time given
• Unlicensed driver, Dinuba Avenue and Hemlock Av- enue, no time given
• Outstanding warrant ar- rest, Frankwood Avenue and Davis Avenue, no time given • Outstanding warrant ar- rests, East Avenue and Myr- tle Avenue, no time given
Tuesday, April 30
• Outstanding warrant arrest, 900 block of G Street, no time given
• Outstanding warrant arrest, Avenue 430 and Road 72, no time given
Wednesday, May 1
• Non-injury traffic collision, East Manning Avenue and South Buttonwillow Avenue, no time given
• Multi-agency gang sweep/ multiple arrests, citywide, no time given
(Crime reports are listed for the Reedley, Parlier and Orange Cove areas and are available online at crimere- ports.com. Unless noted, the Reedley Police Department handled the calls.)
Juanita Adame / The Exponent
A number of firearms were displayed by the Reedley Police Depart- ment on a table at the City Council Chambers during a news confer- ence on May 1.
Two severely injured in rural crash
Accident occurred May 6 at Manning and Alta avenues
Staff Report
Four people were injured — including two with major injuries — following a three- vehicle crash at the intersec- tion of Manning and Alta av- enues just east of Reedley on May 6.
One driver, an unidentified man driving a White Toyota Sienna van, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered major injuries. The man was trans- ported by life flight helicopter to Community Regional Medi- cal Center, where his condition was unknown as of May 7.
At the scene, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Matt Zu- lim said investigation of the accident around 9 a.m. still was in its early stages. Ac- cording to eyewitnesses from the Dino Stop gas station and mini-mart just northeast of the intersection, the man
in the van apparently ran a red light while driving east on Manning and suddenly swerved left before crashing head-on with a black Hyundai and a Silver Lexus.
The Toyota van flipped onto its side and came to rest on the north side of Manning Avenue just east of Alta. The Hyundai and Lexus also came to a stop north of Manning.
A passenger in one of those vehicles suffered major injuries and was transported to CMRC in Fresno while the other drivers suffered minor injuries and were treated at local hospitals.
The force of the crash took out part of the traffic signal at the northeast cor- ner of Manning and Alta. The road was closed for more than an hour before reopen- ing once the vehicles were removed from the roadway.
Juanita Adame / The Exponent
Drugs seized by the Reedley Police Department and other law en- forcement agencies during a gang sweep sat on a table at the City Council Chambers during a news conference on May 1.
Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Three California Highway Patrol officers discussed evidence while a white Toyota Sienna van rested on its side after a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Manning and Alta avenues on May 6.
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Ivan Maurer
April 4, 1920 ~ April 18, 2019
Ivan Maurer went to Heaven on April 18, 2019. He was born April 4, 1920, in Louisville, Ohio, to Alvin and Ella Maurer. He married his wife Marjorie, on September 22, 1942.
He served in Civilian Public Service in Clearsprings, Maryland and Three Rivers, California. He was a general contractor in the area for many years. He attended Dinuba Mennonite Brethren Church, and sang in the MCC Men’s Chorus for many years. He volunteered at the Reedley Chamber of Commerce. He welcomed many bus loads of people to the area and the Blossom Trail Tour with his yodeling.
Ivan is survived by ve children, Twlya and husband Ed Pauls of Dinuba, Lenette and husband Keith Burckhart, of Milford, Indiana, Ellis Maurer of Anchorage, Alaska, Elaine and husband Rick Wiens of Clovis, California, Michael Maurer and wife Amy of Nacogdoches, Texas, nine grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers, and a son, Lyle. Lyle’s wife lives in Kingsburg, California.
A memorial service will be held at the Dinuba Mennonite Brethren Church on Friday, June 14, at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of owers, please donate to your favorite charity or Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, Pennsylvania 17501.
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