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cially if they are released from jail soon after they are booked.
“We have made a couple of arrests regarding catalytic con- verter thefts, so for the past six or eight months and they go to county jail and then they’re re- leased and so my belief is that there’s a lot of the same people that are being arrested either in Reedley or other communities.”
The best measure of protec- tion, if residents must park out- side, is parking in well-lit areas.
“That’s pretty much all you can do,” Kincaid said. “Battery- powered saws all torch, the ones who know that they’re doing in and out in a couple minutes, sur- veillance, RING cameras, a great investment, helpful to law en- forcement."
As of Monday, July 18, there were 256,217 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 2,869,259 tests in Fresno County, with 2,790 deaths and 214 people hospitalized (15 in ICU).
Mid Valley Times cities and other Fresno County cities only recently were updated as part of the Fresno County COVID-19 data hub. The leading cases were in Sanger (10,800) and Reedley (7,800) with a continued rise in 30-day case incidence rates.
In Tulare County, there were 115,073 confirmed cases (1,131 on 7-day active average, an increase of 93 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,510 deaths and 45 people hospitalized (two in ICU) as of Monday, July 18.
Case numbers
rise back to near
wintertime levels
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get water from greater depths. The national sup- ply chain issues meant a further delay in getting the new pump to the city.
Chapa will provide
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and Country Club. Park was an all-conference outfielder-second baseman for the Tigers from 1967-69, and later starred at East- ern Washington State University from 1970-72.
Justin-Sturdivant is consid- ered by many to be the best ten- nis player in RC history, winning
it comes to water pres- sure problems residents are experiencing.
Other agenda items for the July 21 meeting include a public hearing and recommendation to introduce an ordinance to rezone a parcel in
Central Sanger as part of the general plan.
In addition, Police Chief Greg Garner will introduce four new po- lice officers — Angel Rincon-Gonzalez, Louis Moreno, Matthew Smith and Robert Torres.
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Coronavirus case numbers continue to soar to winter-level numbers in Fresno and Tulare counties. with daily new case per 100,000 averages in- creasing to a whopping 49 and 39.5 percent, re- spectively, in each area.
Fresno County's numbers include 30- day case incidence rates of 187 per 10,000 and 160 per 10,000 in the two worst regions of Sanger and Reedley. Sanger's highest num- bers were in the north- eastern portion of the city, while Reedley's were in the southeast region.
Hospitalizations climbed from 175 as ofJuly11to214bythe same period a week later. There were four
additional deaths in Fresno County, bring- ing the total number of COVID-related fa- talities to 2,790 since early 2020. The positiv- ity rate also eclipsed 20 percent during the week, settling at 20.4 by July 18.
Tulare County's positivity rate barely increased, from 15.8 to 15.9 percent, and hos- pitalizations actually dipped slightly from 49 to 45. There were two additional deaths for the week, bring- ing the total to 1,510. Nearly 1.34 million CO- VID tests have been ad- ministered during the course of the pandemic and drawback.
A July 19 report in the San Francisco Chronicle said that in- fections in the state have increased by 36 percent in the past month.
residents and attendees to the Thursday, July 21, City Council meet- ing with the latest up- date, and progress on the pump's installation. In addition to Well 2A, other wells have been issues on occasion when
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of thefts, with 13 thefts reported during the three-month period.
Reports indicated that the thefts occurred at various times of the day.
The 1100 block of Second Av- enue was hit twice in the months of May and June.
On June 13, Dinuba Police re- ported three separate catalytic converter thefts all within hours of each other. The first one was reported at 8:37 a.m. in the 2100 block of Cameron Way. A few hours later at 1:07 p.m. a second theft was reported in the 100 block of Arno Rd. and the third one at 8 p.m. in the 1300 block of
Mid Valley TiMes
Those are very expensive metals...They will sell them to a buyer for about $200, and that buyer will then recycle the part for its precious metals.
— Reedley Police Sgt. Gary Kincaid
Gerald Avenue.
Kincaid said the same cycles
happen in Reedley, where multi- ple thefts happen throughout the span of one day followed by a few days of no activity.
“They’re kind of going in phas- es, where we’ll have anywhere between two and five in a week,” said Kincaid. “And then maybe we don’t see any for a couple weeks and then they start to go back up.”
He also added that arresting thieves can be frustrating espe-
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tight end, and finished the season as a redshirt. Senior Dixon was one of 11 Bulldog baseball players honored. The right-hander posted a 1-5
record and 4.56 earned run average with 84 strikeouts and 23 walks in 79 innings pitched. His 84 strikeouts was second in the confer- ence, and he had a ca- reer-best 10 Ks against Abilene Christian on
April 15.
Junior Mitchell com-
peted in the 800 meters and 4x400 relay teams, placing 13th in the 800 at the MWC Champi- onships with a time of 2:15.03.The 4x400 relay team placed seventh in
conference in both the indoor and outdoor sea- sons.
Fresno State’s foot- ball team had 25 selec- tions, women’s track had 18 while women’s soccer and swim/dive had 12 each.
a JC state doubles title and reach- ing the state singles finals while setting numerous school and con- ference records from 2008-2010. She later earned all-conference honors at Fresno Pacific Univer- sity.
Duane Gustafson is being in- ducted for his meritorious service with RC. The former Kingsburg High three sports standout be- gan his association when his wife,
eventual Hall of Fame volleyball coach Shirley Valenti Gustafson, became an instructor for RC in 1968. He served as a mentor to hundreds of student-athletes for 22 years until Shirley finished her coaching career in 1996.
Tickets are priced at $40 per person, $15 for children 10 years and younger. Reservation dead- line is the end of the day on Fri- day, July 22.
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