Page 3 - Reedley Exponent 2-7-19 E-edition

Lights & Sirens January 24-January 30
New officer, police cadets
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, February 7, 2019
Thursday, January 24
• Impersonation, 8700 block of South Mendocino Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 10:18 a.m.
• Commercial burglary, 400 block of Park Boulevard, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 1:08 p.m. • Intimidation, 700 block of J Street, Parlier (Parlier Police Department), 1:28 p.m.
• Impersonation, 8700 block of South Mendocino Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 3:53 p.m.
• Robbery, 500 block of East Jefferson Avenue, 9:39 p.m.
Friday, January 25
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 700 block of West Palm Avenue, 12:02 a.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 13000 block of East Parlier Av- enue, Parlier (Parlier Police Department), 2:31 p.m.
• Larceny, 8700 block of South Mendocino Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 4:41 p.m.
• Aggravated assault, 2200 block of Fresno Street, 8:41 p.m.
Saturday, January 26
• Intimidation, 8500 block of South Rene Lopez Street, Parlier (Parlier Police De- partment), 12:20 a.m.
• Larceny, Hill Avenue and
East South Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff ’s Depart- ment), 6:30 a.m.
• Theft of vehicle parts/ac- cessories, 900 block of 4th Street, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 11:24 a.m.
• Counterfeiting/forgery, 1300 block of East Manning Avenue, 5:48 p.m.
• Drug/narcotic violations, 1900 block of West Manning Avenue, 10:08 p.m.
Sunday, January 27
• Assault, 22000 block of East Dinuba Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s Depart- ment), 10:05 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violations, Manning Avenue and bridge, 11:18 a.m.
• Theft of vehicle parts/ac- cessories, 500 block of Ad- ams Avenue, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Depart- ment), 2:08 p.m.
• Drug equipment violations, East Alley, 900 block of L Street, 10:26 p.m.
Monday, January 28
• Disorderly conduct, 2000 block of East Dinuba Avenue, 12:01 a.m.
• Larceny, 100 block of North East Avenue, 10:46 a.m.
• Drug equipment violations, 22000 block of East Manning Avenue (Fresno County Sher- iff’s Department), 11:01 a.m. • Larceny, 900 block of I
Street, 12:30 p.m.
• Trespass of real property, 13600 block of East Manning Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Po- lice Department), 5:20 p.m.
• Assault, 13500 block of Tu- olumne Street, Parlier (Parli- er Police Department), 6:55 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29
• Aggravated assault, Fresno Street and South Newmark Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Po- lice Department), 3:52 p.m.
• Drug equipment viola- tions, Tuolumne Street and Mendocino Avenue, Parlier (Fresno County Sheriff’s De- partment), 6:39 p.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, Eaton Park, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 10:13 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30
• Vehicle burglary, 500 block of Center Street, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 9:25 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violations, 8700 block of South Mendoci- no Avenue, Parlier (Parlier Police Department), 5:30 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.)
ABOVE: From left, Officer John Arenas, Cadet Anthony Jimenez and Cadet Angel Mondragon took their oath as they were sworn in as the newest members of the Reedley Police Department during a Jan. 30 ceremony. Family and friends packed the City Council Chambers to support the three on their big day.
LEFT: The parents of Cadet Angel Mondragon pinned his badge on him during the ceremony.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Head-on crash Feb. 4 on Highway 180 kills 2
Staff Report
Two men — an off-duty veteran Fresno police offi- cer and a wrong-way driver — were killed in a head-on crash on Highway 180 north of Sanger on Feb. 4.
The accident at about 5 p.m. just west of McCall Avenue claimed the life of 48-year-old Phia Vang, a 26-year veteran of the police department, The wrong-way
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back in San Diego.”
Since 2013, Buckley has
worked as an assistant su- perintendent as well as vice president of academic affairs at Santa Clarita Community College. He also served as vice president of instruction at the San Diego Community College District as well as Grossmont Cuyamaca Com- munity College District.
One of the first questions each candidate was asked was: “Why do you want to be the next president of Reedley College?
“You’re all probably ask- ing, why you?” Buckley said. “Why are you here?”
He mentioned in his re- sponse that he’s worked in both healthcare and higher education.
“Just for a moment, what do those two careers actually have in common?,” he said. “People. So, I’d like to show that through my actions, I have shown that I care about people.”
Buckley said he would like his last assignment to be at a college where he felt he could make a lasting impact.
“In a classroom, I only served 50 people at a time,” he said. “When I moved into my deans role, I multiplied that by about a factor of 10. When I became a vice presi- dent, again that number was factored by 10 in terms of im- pact.You invest your time in a college campus, you invest your time in people.”
Berry’s response to the same question also had to do with helping people of the Reedley College community better themselves.
“Well, I want to be the next president of Reedley College because I believe in affecting change and I be- lieve in the improvement of lives on a larger scale,” she said. “I’ve always thought
driver was identified by the Fresno County coroner’s of- fice as 33-year-old Cameron Pryor of Fresno.
Reports from witnesses and the California Highway Patrol indicated that Pryor was driving a pickup truck at excessive speed and reckless east on 180 toward Sanger. He apparently drift- ed into the westbound lanes of the four-lane expressway and crashed head-on into
that Reedley College was a hidden gem, I’ve always said that, we’re a hidden gem here in the Valley.”
Another key question for the candidates was how they planned to prepare students entering the workforce.
“I believe the programs here are already recog- nized,” said Buckley. “Mak- ing sure that those programs have the proper technology and resources to teach stu- dents is critical. If you stay static, everybody is able to march beyond you. You need to watch where that horizon is and be able to reevaluate where you are and what you want to achieve.”
Berry said curriculum is important in helping students succeed.
“The curriculum and our educational programs are our heart, but our budget is our conscience,” she said. “We also need to remember that. The educational programs are the heart of our existence here, they lead to an educated citizenry for the individuals who are going to return to the community and become mem- bers of our community.”
Candidates also talked about dual enrollment as well as expanding the various pro- grams at the college and how they would help to set Reed- ley College apart from its sis- ter campuses.
The selection of both the Reedley College and Madera Community College Center presidents will be announced during the Tuesday, March 5 Board of Trustee meeting. The meeting will be held in the Reedley College Student Cen- ter and will begin at 4:30 p.m.
The president of the Madera campus will answer to the Reedley College presi- dent until Madera officially becomes its own independent college.
For more information about the presidential candi- dates visit reedleycollege.edu.
Vang’struck.Bothmendied at the scene. Pryor report- edly had collided with mul- tiple vehicles before the crash.
The CHP was investigat- ing whether alcohol or drugs were a cause of the crash.
Police said that Vang worked with the department;s anti-gang unit and was a neighborhoodofficerinnorth- west Fresno. He was return- ing home from a work assign- ment in the rural county, ac- cording to police.
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