Page 3 - Reedley Exponent 12-6-18 E-edition

Lights & Sirens November 22-November 28
Squaw Valley man accused of firing on deputies is identified
Thursday, November 22
• Drug/narcotic violations, East Manning Avenue and South Newmark Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 12:59 a.m.
• Vehicle theft, 600 block of East Springfield Avenue, 4:15 p.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, South Academy Avenue and East Lincoln Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff ’s Depart- ment), 7 p.m.
Friday, November 23
• Drunkenness, 200 block of Tapia Court, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Depart- ment), 2:28 a.m.
Saturday, November 24
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 13900 block of Tuolumne Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), Noon
• Drug equipment violations, South Frankwood Avenue and West Huntsman Avenue, 10:50 p.m.
Sunday, November 25
• Drug/narcotic violations, South Mendocino Avenue and East Young Avenue (Parlier Police Department),
9:03 a.m.
• Aggravated assault, 500 block of Fresno Street, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 12:29 p.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 200 block of West Elizabeth Avenue, 10 p.m.
Monday, November 26
• Embezzlement, 8800 block of South Mendocino Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 3:23 a.m.
• Vehicle theft, 800 block of F Street, 7:26 a.m.
• Theft of vehicle parts/ac- cessories, 200 block of North Sunny Lane, 7:53 a.m.
• Larceny, 800 block of Bu- chanan Court, Parlier (Parli- er Police Department), 4:53 p.m.
• Theft from building, 1000 block of East Lincoln Av- enue, 5 p.m.
• Drug equipment violations, North Acacia Avenue and West Manning Avenue, 8:48 p.m.
Tuesday, November 27
• Drug/narcotic violations, Avile Street and East Parli- er Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s Department), 12:22 a.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, West Eymann Avenue and South Kings Drive, 2:45 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violations, South Academy Avenue and East Adams Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff ’s Depart- ment), 7:32 p.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 400 block of East Sierra Avenue, 9:57 p.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 800 block of North Acacia Avenue, 9:58 p.m.
Wednesday, November 28
• Misdemeanor wanted/ar- rest, North Buttonwillow Avenue and East Myrtle Av- enue, 3:24 a.m.
• Injury accident, Button- willow Avenue at Adams Avenue, 9:39 a.m.
• Impersonation, 400 block of South East Avenue, Parli- er (Parlier Police Depart- ment), 6:07 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.)
Staff Report
Homicide detectives with the Fresno Coun- ty Sheriff’s Office arrested 53-year-old Lance Legrande of Squaw Valley for allegedly shoot- ing at deputies on Nov. 25.
Legrande remained hospitalized as of Nov. 28 and was electronically booked into the Fresno County Jail. He faced
five felony charges of assault
with a deadly weapon on a
peace officer. Bail was set at
$506,000.
trying to safely get Legrande’s son out of the home. However, their efforts were delayed once they heard several gunshots being fired inside the home and they could not determine exactly where the suspect was located.
Dispatchers were able to call Legrande’s son about a half hour later and convinced him to get out of the house. The son eventu- ally walked out of the home and met deputies by their patrol vehicles. A short time later, deputies said Legrande fired out of the house toward them. Two deputies returned fire, and no deputies were struck. It was unknown at the time if Legrande had been hit.
The Sheriff’s SWAT team was called to the scene at about midnight, and upon approaching the house heard more gunshots from inside the residence.
Just before 1 a.m., deputies found Legrande outside, running across the property. He fell down, and deputies were able to capture him
Botti said the case remains an ongoing in- vestigation.
Anyone with additional information on Le- grande of the case can contact Sheriff’s De- tective Jose Mora at (559) 600-8205 or email to Jose.Mora@fresnosheriff.org. Tipsters also can contact Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or valleycrimestoppers.org. Informants will remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward.
Interior chief calls for better forest management
Staff Report
Reedley Police assisted Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies on an early-morn- ing high speed chase into Reedley on Dec. 1 that ended when the driver of a Dodge SUV jumped a curb and struck a sign and tree west of Reed Avenue at the River- walk Shopping center.
Law enforcement of- ficials arrested the driver, 31-year-old Rolando Cortez of Kingsburg, and passenger Maria Gallardo, 28, of Selma. The SUV had been reported stolen that evening.
The pursuit began short- ly before 2 a.m. near McCall and South avenues west of Parlier and worked its way into Reedley. According to Reedley police Sgt. Bryan Pelayo, Cortez skidded the SUV up the curb onto the sidewalk. Skid marks from tires still were visible on southbound Reed Avenue.
Cortez was arrested af- ter a brief foot chase, Pelayo said.
Cortez was booked into the Fresno County Jail on charges of grand theft, pos- session of a stolen firearm and a firearm in a vehicle.
Tire skid marks
are pictured Dec. 3 along Reed Avenue, the result of a vehicle jumping the curb and striking
a sign after a high- speed chase the early morning hours of Dec. 1.
Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Contributed
U.S. Secretary of the In- terior Ryan Zinke announced on Nov. 30 that according to data analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the 2018 wildfire season in California is estimated to have released emissions equivalent to roughly 68 mil- lion tons of carbon dioxide.
This number equates to about 15 percent of all California emissions, and it is on par with the annual emissions produced by gen- erating enough electricity to power the entire state for a year. The recent Camp and Woolsey fires have pro- duced emissions equivalent to roughly 5.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Zinke said the the state’s
forests need to be better managed.
“We know that wildfires can be deadly and cost bil- lions of dollars, but this anal- ysis from the U.S. Geological Survey also shows just how bad catastrophic fires are for the environment and for the public’s health,” he said. “There’s too much dead and dying timber in the forest, which fuels these catastroph- ic fires.
“Proper management of our forests, to include small prescribed burns, mechani- cal thinning, and other tech- niques, will improve forest health and reduce the risk of wildfires, while also helping curb the carbon emissions. The intensity and range of these fires indicate we can no longer ignore proper for-
est management.
Zinke added that officials
need to improve on protect- ing both the forests and com- munities merging with wild- land areas.
“Leaving forests unman- aged is no longer a safe op- tion,” he said.
Preliminary estimates were produced using provi- sional data from this year’s wildfire season. The USGS compared that to the emis- sions produced by Califor- nia’s electricity (imported and produced in-state) during the entire year of 2016, which was roughly 76 million tons according to data provided by the California Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory.
RichaRd MadRid February 17, 1929 ~ November 15, 2018
Richard Madrid, born February 17, 1929, rejoined the love of his life, Dianne, on November 15, 2018.
Richard was born in Scottsdale, Arizona to his parents, Angel Ruiz Madrid and Jose ne Franco Madrid. He was one of 8 children. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Joseph and David, and his sister Eleanor Bailey, as well as his son Angelo Madrid and daughter Margee. He is survived by his sister, Rose Tri letti, brothers Michael and Bob (Robert) Madrid and his sister Mary Ann Coons.
Richard is also survived by his children, Roderick Madrid, Bob (Robert) Morgan and Donna LaJoie along with their spouses. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Richard joined the US Army at the age of 17 where he served for four years. When he got out of the Army, he wasn’t sure what to do with himself, so he “went across the street and joined the Navy” where he served for several years. Richard was active Military at the end of World War II, and also during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. When Richard retired after 20 years in the Navy, he continued serving his country, becoming a Civil Service Fire ghter and serving at Alameda Naval Air Station and Mare Island Naval Shipyard where he ultimately became a Fire Inspector. Richard retired from Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA in April of 1988.
Richard lived many places but settled in the community of American Canyon, CA in the late 1960’s, where he was very involved in his community and helped to establish the local paper (The Echo), which has since been replaced. He was involved in many local organizations in and around Vallejo, CA including the Elks Lodge, the Moose Lodge, The American Legion, Sons of Italy, and The Lions, among others.
In 2000, Richard and Dianne left American Canyon, CA and moved to the town of Orange Cove, CA where they were going to “retire” and “relax”. They soon realized that relaxation was not something they were good at and once again became very involved. Richard served on the town council and became very well known in and around Orange Cove, CA and once again enjoyed being an active member of the community.
Beloved by his family and many friends, Richard passed away peacefully on November 15, 2018 in Fresno. He will be missed by all who knew him. Rest in Peace, Richard!
Private services will be held after the rst of the year. Condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE 519 E. 11th Street, Reedley
Pastor: Ron Robertson
Sunday Growth Classes: 9:30am Children’s and Youth programs
Sunday Worship: 10:30am – Service; Children’s Church, ages 4-11 5:30pm Prayer – Evening Service 6:00pm
Wednesday Dinner served at 6:00pm
Wed. Family Night at 7:00pm (Adults, Youth Children) Food Give away – the third Saturday of the Month at 9:00am Basketball – Monday 7:00pm; Wednesday 8:00pm
For more information, call the church at 559-638-2739 All are welcome to attend www.reedleyfullgospel.com
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
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, December 6, 2018
Sheriff’s spokesman
Tony Botti said that shortly
before 10 p.m. Legrande
called the Fresno County
Sheriff ’s Office to report
strange activity taking
place outside his house located on the 35000 block of George Smith Road in Squaw Valley. Legrande claimed he was witnessing about a dozen people tearing up his property and kill- ing his animals. He allegedly told dispatchers he was armed with a gun and would defend himself.
Responding deputies learned that Le- grande’s adult son also was inside the house, Botti said. Legrande continued to speak with dispatchers over the phone, but was not mak- ing sense. Deputies arrived and focused on
Lance Legrande
High-speed chase ends with vehicle jumping curb
Christ Lutheran
Church
1254 N Frankwood Ave. Reedley 559-638-2112 www.clcreedley.org
Join us for worship Sundays at 9:30am
All are welcome!
Musicians:
Aarne Kela & Jason Awbrey
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Sunday Bible Study 9:30 AM, Worship service 10:30 AM
Wednesday Prayer @ 6:30 PM, Choir practice @ 7:30 PM
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