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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Police issue 27 citations in downtown traffic detail Reedley police officers have issued nearly 30 traffic citations during a weeks-long traffic detail on the streets of downtown. Violations have ranged from il- legal u-turns to illegal use of cellphone while driving. Exponent file photo Deputies recover missing goats in Fresno, arrest man Enforcement comes in wake of complaints about unsafe driving on streets Staff Report Reedley police officers have been busy enforcing a three weeks-plus traf- fic detail on the streets of downtown Reedley. As of March 26, officers had been in- volved in 20 hours of enforcement, most of it taking place the week of March 18 along G Street and other locations down- town. According to Sgt. Todd Lowery, 27 citations had been issued during that pe- riod. Nine each were for making illegal u-turns and playing loud music, while another five citations were given for il- legally using a cellphone while driving. Three infractions were for a bicycle on the sidewalk while one seatbelt ticket was issued. Lowrey also said that six of the stops listed resulted in more than just the in- fractions mentioned. Other violations included unlicensed drivers or drivers using a suspended license. “There are 10 more days scheduled for this detail before it concludes,” Low- ery said in an email sent on March 26. That means police will be enforcing downtown traffic through the week of April 1-5. Police initiated the traffic details based on numerous complaints from community members and downtown businesses about unsafe driving habits and practices. RHS Sports Medicine sixth Contributed Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force on March 25 ar- rested a 75-year-old Fresno man on suspicion of stealing goats owned by a 4-H club in Kingsburg Manuel Hernandez was booked into the Fresno County Jail for possession of stolen property, as well as outstanding warrants from driving on a suspend- ed license. His bail is set at $11,000. On March 25, ATF de- tectives received a tip through Valley Crime Stop- pers stating some recently stolen goats were being kept at a ranch located at 1279 W. North Ave. in Fres- no. Detectives arrived at the property and found 18 goats in pens. They iden- tified five of them as be- longing to members of the Kingsburg 4-H club, which had a March 11 theft report on file with the Sher- iff’s Office. The 4-H club now has recovered all nine of its stolen goats, four were found roaming along a road days after be- ing taken. Two of the other goats on this property were deter- mined to belong to another person who had filed a theft report with the Sheriff’s Of- fice. All seven goats were returned to their respective owners. It has not been deter- mined whether or not the remaining 11 goats were See GOAT THEFT on page A3 Manuel Hernandez Obituaries Francisco Figueroa Francisco Hernandez Figueroa of Orange Cove died March 23 in Fresno. He was 62. Mr. Figueroa worked as a farm laborer. He is survived by two sons, five brothers and five sisters. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Iglesia El Buen Pastor in Orange Cove. A mass will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at Iglesia El Buen Pastor. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba. Catalina Pedraza Catalina Pedraza of Visalia died March 23 in Clovis. She was 62. Mrs. Pedraza is sur- vived by her husband, three sons, two daughters, two brothers, four sisters and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. with a funeral service at 11 a.m. Satur- day, March 30, at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. Robert ‘Bobby’ Pedregon Jr. Robert “Bobby” Pe- dregon Jr. of Porterville died March 19 in Porter- ville. He was 54. Mr. Pedregon is sur- vived by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. A mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at St. Mary’s Church in Cutler. Reedley High School’s Sports Medicine team of Jenelle Jaramillo, Jorge Meza, Melissa Sanchez, Annabel Marsh, Xiadani Maya Guzman, Ivy Duong, Emily Torres, Alexa Ortega-Gonzalez, Itsuri Delgado, and HaydenAnkrum earned a sixth place finish at the AACI California Regional high school Sports Medicine Competition held at Cal State University, Northridge on March 23. The event at- tracted 678 students from 42 programs from Washington, California, Kansas, and Texas. 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