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Parlier, Sanger, OC police team in crime suppression detail
Members of the Parlier Police Department joined forces with the Sanger and Orange Cove police departments to conduct a crime suppression detail on the afternoon and evening of March 12 in all three cities. The combined units conducted several probation and parole searches in the communities, and saturation enforcement also was conducted.
Parlier Police Department / Photos Contributed
Reedley man arrested in shooting
MVT Staff Report
Reedley police arrested an 18-year-old Reedley man last week in connection to a shooting earlier this month that wounded a victim.
Braulio Vega was taken into custody the evening of March 8, after police detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Vega is accused of shooting an unnamed victim, resulting in a non-life-threatening wound, in the area of 12th and D streets shortly before 6 p.m. on March 2. Witness statements and an investigation determined that Vega was respon- sible for the shooting with a shot- gun, according to police.
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March 25.
Currently, the only
mask mandates nation- wide that remain in- volves travel. Travelers will have to continue to wear masks until at least April 18 if flying com- mercially and in other transportation settings.
Those other travels modes are on buses, fer- ris and subways. It was set to expire this week, but has been extended for an additional month by the Biden Administration.
The California Depart- ment of Public Health has made changes to its data gathering. Instead of gathering actual num- ber of vaccinations, the
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hands of local children in need over the past two years.
"We put on the BBQ Fund- raiser in November, and between the fundraiser and local spon- sors, enough funds were raised to sponsor 467 koala bears."
Representatives from Sanger Fire, Sanger Police, and Fresno County Sheriff were in atten- dance, and each department re- ceived bears from the Koalas for Kids program.
Hysell said when firefighters were being sent out to help with the Kincade Fire in 2019, their recommendation to the group was to help with the fire victims.
"On TRAK took on the chal-
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According to police, Vega had fled the shooting scene and area in a green SUV.
Reedley
PD provided
information
to surround-
ing agencies,
and on March
5 the SUV was
recovered in Tulare County. With the assistance of the Fresno Coun- ty Adult Compliance Team (ACT), surveillance was conducted at several locations in an effort to track down Vega.
At approximately 8 p.m. on March 8, officers located Vega in
a hotel room in the 1300 block of East Manning Avenue. Vega at- tempted to flee when officers sur- rounded the room and attempted to call him out, but he was appre- hended without incident. A search of the area was conducted, and officers located the shotgun be- lieved to be used in the assault.
Vega was later transported to the Fresno County Jail and booked for assault with a firearm, posses- sion of a firearm by a felon, posses- sion of ammunition by a prohibited person, and resisting arrest.
Reedley Police Investigations is continuing to investigate this case, and are requesting anyone with information to contact the Reedley Police Department at (559) 637-4250.
As of the Tuesday, March 15 update, there were 228,470 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 2,533,627 tests om Fresno County, with 2,582 deaths and 140 people hospitalized (20 in ICU).
In Tulare County, there were 102,866 confirmed cases (852 active, a decline of 531 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,362 deaths and 39 people hospitalized (6 in ICU) as of Tuesday, March 15. The breakdowns by cities/regions show 8,048 total cases in Dinuba, 2,757 in Orosi, 1,395 in Cutler, 526 in Traver, 209 in the rural area south of Reedley and 58 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
MVT Staff Report
Sanger police cred- ited proactive polic- ing with the arrest of a known Olivio Bulldog street gang member — and the seizure of a loaded stolen handgun — on March 13.
Patrol officers con- ducted a probation compliance check at a residence in the 3000 block of Sterling Ave- nue checking on Devin Atondo and his brother, both of whom are on felony probation.
When officers made contact at the front door, Devin Atondo reported- ly attempted to run up- stairs with a backpack in hand. Officers quick- ly detained both broth- ers, and upon searching the backpack, located a loaded Glock handgun, which had been previ- ously reported stolen.
Devin Atondo was arrested for multiple felony charges includ- ing, felon in possession of a firearm, and the vi-
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through March 15, the Reedley region still has the most overall positive cases with 9,744 (an updated 5,600 in the city proper), and an increase to 95 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
A total of 100,652 people (97.8 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, March 15.
Devin Atondo
olation of probation. He was booked into Fresno County Jail.
Nearly two weeks earlier, on March 1, SPD officers searched a residence after mak- ing an earlier traffic stop and located close to a pound of metham- phetamine which car- ried an estimated street value between $13,000 and $20,000.
The traffic stop took place in the 700 block of L Street. Officers arrest- ed the driver, Leonard Aguilar, and the Sanger man faced a number of felony charges includ- ing probation violation. He was booked into the Fresno County Jail.
department now is listing on its website the percent- age of persons vaccinated in each county.
The most recent fig- ures in Fresno County showed that 63.5 percent of residents have been
vaccinated and that 56 percent of Tulare County residents have received their shots. The most re- cent date showing before the format change showed that nearly 240,000 per- sons in Fresno County had
received booster shots. The most recent 30- day incidence rates re- leased for Fresno Coun- ty cities (on March 9) for the most part showed a continued decline in
case numbers.
Braulio Vega
COVID-19 update
Courtesy Sanger Police Department
A loaded Glock handgun was seized when Sanger po- lice arrested an Olivio Bulldog street gang member in the 3000 block of Sterling Avenue on March 13.
Sanger police seize
gun in arrest of
gang member
Roman Hysell / Photo Contributed
First responder groups from Sanger posed with On TRAK officials after receiv- ing a donation of 467 stuffed koala bears on Feb. 15.
lenge and raised funds to send over $1,000 to the California Fire Foundation in support of the fire victims, plus we collected enough stuffed animal donations to send 40 animals to the Boys & Girls
Club of Santa Rosa to be distrib- uted to children from the areas affected by the fires," he said.
The nonprofit previously raised money to purchase 306 new indi- vidually wrapped bears in 2020.
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