Page 3 - Reedley Exponent 6-27-19 E-edition

Lights & Sirens June 13-June 19
Chance encounter starts a rewarding career for Agavo
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, June 27, 2019
Thursday, June 13
• Disturbance, 1200 block of South Rupert Avenue, no time given
• Vehicle theft, 100 block of West Dinuba Avenue, no time given
• Warrant arrest, 100 block of D Street, no time given
Friday, June 14
• Aggravated assault, 1200 block of 11th Street, 7:30 a.m. • Shoplifting, 600 block of North Kady Avenue, 10:55 a.m.
• Assault, 14800 block of East Mountain View Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s De- partment), noon
• Larceny, East South Avenue and South Frankwood Ave- nue (Fresno County Sheriff’s Department), 3 p.m.
• Stolen property/arrest, 2000 block of East Jefferson Ave- nue, no time given
• Disturbance, 1400 block of F Street, no time given
• Theft of firearm, 900 block of North Kady Avenue, no time given
Saturday, June 15
• Aggravated assault, 1000 block of Anchor Avenue, Or- ange Cove (Orange Cove Po- lice Department), 3 a.m.
• Aggravated assault, 1100 block of East North Avenue, 3:09 a.m.
• Drug equipment violations, F Street and 14th Street, 7:52
p.m.
• Aggravated assault, 700 block of South Carolyn Lane, 11:22 p.m.
• Vehicle burglary, 300 block of West Olson Avenue, no time given
• Felony warrant arrest, 700 block of I Street, no time given
• Disturbance, 1100 block of East North Avenue, no time given
Sunday, June 16
• Aggravated assault, 7600 block of South Mendocino Avenue (Fresno County Sher- iff’s Department), 3 p.m.
• Warrant arrest, 800 block of G Street, no time given
• Disturbance, 400 block of South Sunset Avenue, no time given
• Warrant arrest, 1600 block of 10th Street, no time given • Driving without a license, 11th Street and East Avenue, no time given
• Arson/arrest, north of 8th Street and J Street, no time given
• Warrant arrest, 1400 block of South Klein Avenue, no time given
• Disturbance, Frankwood Avenue and Elm Avenue, no time given
• DUI stop/arrest, 100 block Peck Colony, no time given
Monday, June 17
• Aggravated assault, 1500
block of East Myrtle Avenue, 4:48 p.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 1000 block of 12th Street, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 6 p.m.
• Intimidation, 1500 block of East Myrtle Avenue, 8:06 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18
• Aggravated assault, 19600 block of East South Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s De- partment), 10:22 a.m.
• Aggravated assault, 1500 block of Manning Avenue, 11:55 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19
• Aggravated assault, 600 block of 3rd Street, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), midnight
• Counterfeiting/forgery, 17700 block of East Hunts- man Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s Department), mid- night
• Aggravated assault, East Springfield Avenue and South Buttonwillow Avenue, 5:30 p.m.
• Assault, 1600 block of East Springfield Avenue, 10:34 p.m.
(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.)
By Juanita Adame
juanita@midvalleypublishing.com
Adrian Agavo, an engi- neer with the Reedley Fire Department, said he some- times finds it difficult to talk about himself. He said, however, it’s not difficult to talk about those who have in- spired his career choice and continues to credit them for his success in the field.
“When I started that’s when I began to meet the other captains here, like Tim Garrison, Rob Ledington, Marty Rodriguez and Albert Rodriguez,” Agavo said. “I’ve always looked up to them, they have inspired me, from family life, to training and professionalism they’ve kept all these years.”
Agavo said he had no plans on becoming a fire- fighter, but a chance encoun- ter changed all of that.
“Honestly, I can’t remem- ber why or how I got into fire, I met a couple guys at the gym one day, we got into talk- ing, they talked me into do- ing it,” he said. “I was young, and at the time I didn’t know what career path I wanted to go down.
“It just went from there,” he continued. “But I did know, I always wanted to help peo-
ple.”Agavojoinedthede- partment back in 2007, and although he was working through college, he immedi- ately knew working in a de- partment was something he enjoyed.
Agavo attended Califor- nia State University, Fresno and earned his bachelors in criminology. He currently works as a fire captain for the California Department of Corrections.
“After graduation, I saw CDCR open up, it was a great opportunity, great job, ben- efits, retirement,” he said. “Once I got in there, I learned they had a fire captain posi-
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occurred, and her attorney on June 17 said they recently filed allegations on her behalf with the state Attorney General’s office as well as with police in Bakersfield and Reedley.
Gomez Ray said at the Ba- kersfield news conference that she had been groped, touched inappropriately and verbally abused during her time at St. Joseph’s.
Esquivel has served a dozen years leading St. Antho-
Juanita Adame / The Exponent
Adrian Agavo, engineer with the Reedley Fire Department, said a chance encounter at the gym got him interested in firefighting.
Part of an occasional series profiling local public safety officials
Orange Cove man arrested after pursuit
tion within the prison. So, as soon as I found out about that position, I began applying for them. Three years later, I landed one of those spots.”
Although the after-ef- fects of a severe call is not something Agavo tries to think about, he said it’s dur- ing the call he feels the most adequate and he knows that in that moment, it’s exactly where he needs to be.
“I can use all my train- ing to help them,” he said. “I’ve been on calls, every- thing from shootings, struc-
ny’s, and was the first priest ordained by the then-new Dio- cese of Fresno in 1968. He was honored April 27, 2018 during a Mass of Thanksgiving at the new St. Anthony Church on Frankwood Avenue.
Esquivel became the
ture fires, car accidents, in this job you see all that. I’ve learned to put them all away.
“I don’t know why I tend to put these calls away. Could be the severity of the call, I try not to stress over the call afterwards, that type of thing.”
Agavo graduated from Reedley High School in 2005. He lives in Reedley with his wife, Christina, and their 19-month-old son, Caleb.
“To work here in Reedley, it’s been a great experience, I went from not knowing what I wanted to do in life, after high school I went and start- ed doing the college thing, to now working here in Reedley and giving back to the com- munity,” he said.
eighth priest placed on ad- ministrative leave in the Dio- cese of Fresno because of allegations of sexual miscon- duct. Last month, Rev. Eric Swearengin was the most re- cent priest to be placed on leave.
Staff Report
Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies used electronic se- curity technology to arrest an Orange Cove man who al- legedly stole a pickup truck in Reedley and then eluded authorities in a brief chase through southeast Fresno be- fore ending south of Sanger.
George Boston, 43, was taken into custody and fac- es charges of vehicle theft, evading police and assaulting a police dog. The sheriff’s of- fice also said he had an active no bail warrant for a parole violation related to danger- ous weapons and explosives.
Boston’s total bail was $71,000. He remained in the Fresno County Jail as of June 25.
The June 21 incident be- gan shortly after 3 p.m. when the sheriff’s office received information on a stolen GM truck out of Reedley. Accord- ing to a news release from FCSO, deputies riding in the Eagle One sheriff’s helicop- ter spotted the truck heading west in the area of Butler and DeWolf avenues in Fresno. Deputies and Fresno police officers in patrol cars were
George Boston
directed by the helicop- ter crew to Boston driving the truck as he approached the area of Abby and Olive av-
speeds to less than 5 miles per hour.
Crawling at about 1 mph, Boston continued driving through a row of trees, and deputies converged on the truck and fired a non-lethal combination of bean bag rounds and a pepper bullet into the read window. Bos- ton refused to surrender, FCSO reported, so Sheriff K-9 Ana was deployed. The dog jumped in the truck and bit Boston, who then surren- dered.
Boston was treated by medics after his arrest, and two deputies suffered minor cuts on their forearms from the broken glass. No motor- ists were injured in the pur- suit.
enues.
Law enforcement at- tempted to pull Boston over but he avoided them, drove through neighborhoods and then drove east on Highway 180. At that point, patrol cars stopped pursuing but the helicopter continued to
track him.
Boston exited the free-
way at Clovis Avenue and drove south, at one point driving against traffic but not hitting anyone. He then drove east to the area of North and Del Rey avenues in Sanger, eventually driving into an orange orchard. Dispatchers learned that the pickup truck was equipped with a security safety feature, and they con- tacted the company in an at- tempt to disable the vehicle. The company was abler to remotely deactivate power to the engine, dropping vehicle
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE 519 E. 11th Street, Reedley
9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Service
Pastor Ron Robertson speaking
6:00 pm Dinner for all
7:00 pm Family Night with classes for all 8:00 pm Basketball
We welcome you to join us
FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH 314 W. Manning Avenue • Reedley, CA 93654 638-2730
Pastor: Dr. Ernie Williams Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church for ages 3 thru 3rd grade Nursery available
Randy Michael Raphael was born November 6, 1961 in Reedley, California. An only child, he was a happy surprise to his parents Mike Raphael and Evelyn Saba Raphael who had married in 1949. He attended St. La Salle Catholic School in Reedley until the sixth grade when he transferred to Lincoln Elementary. There he met his future wife, Holly Egbert, in Miss Eitzen’s class. Later, in high school, they became the best of friends after Randy joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints of which Holly was a member. Friendship turned to love and Holly waited for him as he served a two year mission for the LDS Church in Finland. He returned home
to marry his sweetheart in the Los Angeles Temple on June 11, 1983.
Randy was a competitor. He was a county all-star pitcher for the Reedley High School Pirates and ran 60 miles a week in the off season for the cross- country team. He was a good student but wanted to study in his own time and fashion. He spent many hours in the library, sometimes during classes. In college, he always excelled in his studies. He graduated from CSU Fresno with a Bachelor’s in Russian Language and Literature and BYU with a Master’s in Library and Information Science. He worked for the Utah State Board of Education, formerly known as the Utah State Of ce of Education, for most of
his career. He was a friend and mentor to many there.
Randy and Holly adopted two beautiful miracles, Chloe Elisabeth and James
Michael Eblan Raphael who became the joys of their life. Four years ago, Chloe brought a new member into the family when she married Jamie Burns. We love him too. Randy loved learning and teaching himself new things. He was never without a book nearby (usually several) and was known to say, “There is really no place I would rather be than in a library.” He never nished that Ph. D., probably his one big regret in life, but he was looking forward to retirement and moving to Logan to take advantage of the senior discount ($25 to audit any class.) He planned to be a student for the rest of his life.
Funeral services were held on Monday, June 17, 2019
at the Kaysville South Stake Center, 900 S. Main Street.
If you want to buy a book for yourself or some curious kid like Randy instead of sending owers, he would probably like that.
November 6, 1961 June 11, 2019
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