Page 3 - Mid Valley Times 4-8-21 E-edition

Dinuba police and fire calls for last week:
Monday, March 29
• Theft connected to stolen checks and fraud were prorated at 9:40 a.m. in the 200 block of Roberts Place.
• Vandalism was report- ed at 6:16 p.m. in the 1400 block of West El Monte Way.
• Commercial burglary was reported at 8:01 p.m. in the 1400 block of South
The Reedley Police Department handled 487 public-initiated and officer-initiated calls for service, with 85 dispatched as Priority 1 calls. Officers com- pleted 78 police reports, made 19 arrests and is- sued 20 traffic citations. There were two traffic collisions and four DUI cases, six fire calls and 16 medical aid calls.
Monday, March 29
There were 60 calls for service and three traffic citations were is- sued.
• A mental health evalu- ation was conducted at Academy and Geary av- enues.
• A repossession oc- curred in the 2300 block of Cherry Avenue/
• Officers stored a ve- hicle in the 200 block of Greenwood Avenue.
• Officers investigated a sexual assaulting the 1700 block of 7th Street. • Lost property was re- ported in the 1700 block of 7th Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant in the 500 block of Lyon Avenue.
• A minor was arrest- ed for possession of a fraudulent Social Se- curity card in the area of Edgar Avenue and J Street.
Tuesday, March 30
There were 76 calls for service and 12 traffic citations were issued.
• A repossession oc- curred in the 2000 block of Jensen Avenue.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant in the 400 block of Academy Avenue.
• Theft was reported in the 400 block of Green- wood Avenue.
Alta Avenue involving a forced entry into a local motel. Dean Allen Neu- big II, 38, of Selma was arrested and booked into Tulare County Adult Pre- trial Housing on a felony count of vandalism and defacing property.
• Threats were reported at 10:57 p.m. in the 200 block of East Merced Street.
Tuesday, March 30
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Monday, March 29
• A subject check at 12:41 p.m. in the 100 block of East Manning Avenue resulted in an arrest for an outstand- ing warrant.
• Officers responded to a disturbance at Reedley Beach at 1:29 p.m.
• A vehicle stop at 2:16 p.m. at the Reedley Sports Park resulted ion the driver being arrest-
shots fired as taken at 5:32 a.m. in the 1600 block of Akers Way. A suspect vehicle was parked across the street. • A physical disturbance between a male and fe- male occurred at 6:39 a.m. in the 900 block of Academy Way.
• Vandalism was report- ed at 12:52 p.m. in the 600 block of Avenue 416. • A non-injury traffic collision occurred at 5:27 p.m. in the area of
El Monte Way and Alta Avenue.
• A suspicious person was reported under the influence at 9 p.m. in the 200 block of Eaton Avenue.
Wednesday, March 31
• A grass fire was re- ported in the field be- hind Walmart at 4:15 a.m.
• A non-injury traffic collision between two vehicles occurred at 2:54
p.m. in the 400 block of West El Monte Way.
• Disorderly conduct involving an intoxicat- ed male was reported at 3:19 p.m. in the 1400 block of West El Monte Way.
• Theft was reported at 5:50 p.m. in the 800 block of Short Avenue.
• An assault report was taken at 7:26 p.m. in the 1200 block of Holden Way.
• Shots were reported
Wednesday, March 31
• Officers responded to the area of Lincoln and Columbia avenues at 9:22 a.m. for a report of a reckless driver. Officers located the vehicle after it was involved in a non- injury traffic collision, eventually arresting the driver for driving under the influence.
• A resident in the 1500 block of North Valencia
• A threats report was filed in the 1700 block of 7th Street.
• Officers made a do- mestic violence arrest in the 1500 block of Cherry Avenue.
• Fraud was reported in the 700 block of Acad- emy Avenue.
Wednesday, March 31
There were 71 calls for service and 13 traffic citations were issued.
• A stolen vehicle was reported in the 300 block of Hawley Avenue.
• Theft was reported in the 900 block of P Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstand- ing warrant in the 1600 block of J Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant in the 800 block of L Street.
• A vehicle storage was conducted in the area of Bethel and Edgar av- enues.
• A repossession oc- curred in the 1500 block of Cherry Avenue.
• Theft was reported in the 1900 block of Raw- son Avenue.
• Officers investigated a sex offense report in the 600 block of Academy Avenue.
Thursday, April 1
There were 71 calls
Leslie Eugene Mulford, 66, born on October,
7, 1954 in Reedley, and passed away March, 28,
2021 in Visalia. Les graduated from Dinuba High in 1972. He was a truck driver for most of his life. He loved his family, truck driving and his cats.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Rhonda Kay, two sons Steven Mulford and Roy Mauvais (Karrie) and two grandchildren, Alisha and David Mauvais. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend.
Graveside services will be held at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba on April 19, 2021 at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers please donate
to the Valley Oak SPCA.
for service and 13 traffic citations were issued.
• A stolen vehicle was reported in the area of Pearl and Sterling av- enues.
• Officers conducted a field interview in the 1200 block of Tucker Avenue.
• A general incident was reported in the 400 block of O Street.
Friday, April 2
There were 99 calls for service and six traf- fic citations were issued. • Officers made an ar- rest for an outstand- ing warrant in the 1700 block of Jensen Avenue. • A non-injury traffic collision occurred in the area of 5th and J Streets. • Officers made an ar- rest for a suspected DUI in the area of Greenwood and North avenues.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant in the 0 block of L Street.
• Identity theft was re- ported in the 1700 block of 7th Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding
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Tuesday, March 30
• A subject check at 12:15 a.m. in the 500 block of I Street resulted in an arrest for narcotics possession.
• Officers contacted two subjects in the 1900 block of West Manning Avenue at 9:54 a.m. and arrested both for out-
standing warrants.
• The theft of a catalytic converter was reported at 2:56 p.m. in the 500 block of North Haney Avenue. • A disturbance report at 6:14 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Frank- wood Avenue resulted in the arrest of one person. • An injury traffic colli- sion was reported at 6:24 p.m. in the 700 block of I Street.
warrant in the area of Hawley Avenue and 4th Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest in a probable cause declaration in the area of Jensen and Faller av- enues.
Saturday, April 3
There were 115 calls for service and three traffic citations were is- sued.
• Officers made an ar- rest for an outstanding warrant and possession of methamphetamine in the area of Annadale and Newmark avenues.
• Officers assisted other agencies in the 800 block of Holt Avenue.
• A family disturbance was reported in the 900 block of N Street.
• A shoplifting arrest was made in the 2700 block of Jensen Avenue. • Arson was reported in the 900 block of Acad- emy Avenue.
• Officers made an ar- rest for possession of methamphetamine in the 400 block of Academy
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fired at 9:28 p.m. in the area of the 800 block of South Crawford Avenue.
Thursday, April 1
• The theft of a package was reported at 10:21 a.m. in the 200 block of East Merced Street.
• An assault was report- ed at 12:24 p.m. in the 1200 block of Newton Avenue.
• A residential burglary
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Avenue reported a suspi- cious person in the area at 3:23 p.m.
• The theft of a catalytic converted was reported at 5:31 p.m. in the 1100 block of East North Av- enue.
Thursday, April 1
• Vandalism was report- ed at 3:11 p.m. in the 500
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Michael MiyaMoto
1954 ~ 2021
Michael Miyamoto passed away peacefully on February 22, 2021 at the age of 66 following a courageous six
year fight with cancer. Beloved husband of Eve Miyamoto and brother of Fumiye Toni Yamada, Ben Miyamoto and Judith Keiko Nakanishi, he is preceded in death by his father, Masao Miyamoto and mother, Michiko (Narimatsu) Miyamoto as well as his dear brothers-in-law, Leroy Narasaki and Edward Nakanishi and nephew, Brent Narasaki.
Michael Miyamoto was born on August 27, 1954 in Dinuba, California located in the heart of the state’s San Joaquin Valley. He was the youngest of four siblings separated by 14 years with Judy, the sister with whom he was closest in age and shared a special familial bond.
After graduating from Dinuba High School in 1968, Michael moved to the Bay Area to attend San Jose State University. He completed his college education at California State University, Fresno, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a focus on news writing in 1972. A naturally gifted communicator, Michael spent most of his adult life working in reporting and photo journalism at newspapers in the Central Valley.
From 1998 to 2015, he took on roles ranging from Lead Reporter to Editor to Managing Editor at the Selma Enterprise, the Reedley Exponent, the Visalia Times-Delta and the Dinuba Sentinel.
Michael was the proud recipient of a George F. Gruner Award recognizing public service in local San Joaquin Valley journalism. Under his leadership, the newspapers he worked for took home a number of California News Publishers Association Awards for outstanding breaking news, feature and sports photos.
In 2015, Michael relocated from the Central Valley to Orange County taking a job as Assistant Editor at Landscape Communications, Inc. This same year, he was diagnosed with neck cancer, learning of the news on Christmas Day. After undergoing rigorous chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatments at City of Hope Hospital in Duarte, Michael was pronounced to be cancer-free.
A major event in Michael’s life was meeting Eve Miyamoto. On April 20, 2017, the couple were married in a small ceremony in Orange County. They shared a love for travel and together enjoyed trips up and down the California coast as well as to Hawaii and other locations renowned for their natural beauty.
During this period of remission, Michael joined Taft Broadcasting in Riverside as Technical Writer and Photo Caption Editor responsible for creating and assigning metadata tags to archival photos. This new role tapped his experience with writing and photography and he excelled in it.
One of Michael’s long-held dreams was to visit his father’s birthplace in Hiroshima, Japan to learn more about his family and its origins halfway around the world. He and Eve were in the process of planning this trip in 2019 when they learned that his cancer had returned.
After another valiant fight, Michael Miyamoto died on February 22, 2021 at City of Hope Hospital. He was at peace, surrounded by his loving wife and family.
Michael was adored by all those who knew him. At work, he was admired for helping junior newspaper staffers gain experience that would form solid foundations for their own journalism careers. His ability to find human interest stories within the subjects he covered resulted in uniquely engaging articles.
A sharp eye enabled Michael to be an exceptional photo editor as well as an accomplished film photographer in his own right.
In his free time, Michael was passionate about music and an active member of his church.
Whenever his favorite band, the Eagles, toured in California, he was sure to have tickets in hand.
Michael regularly attended the Mid-Cities Baptist Church in Westminster, CA where he found a tight-knit community of people whose company he cherished. His favorite hymn to sing in Sunday services was “How Great Thou Art.”
The memorial service for Michael Miyamoto was held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Covina, CA on March 19, 2021.
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