MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Friends and family members of an 18-year-old Merced High senior who was shot to death early Sunday say they're in a state of shock over the killing.
Meanwhile, Merced police said they're continuing their search for suspects, and looking into whether some of the victim's final Facebook posts could shed light on the killing. Police say a passerby found Andrew Flores' body around 5:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of Pacific Drive in North Merced. Police say they believe Flores was shot sometime around 1 or 2 a.m. in the same area where the body was found, Sgt. Scott Skinner said.TULARE -- A man shot to death Wednesday in Tulare was identified Monday as Leonardo Martinez, 23, of Tulare, the police department said.
TULARE -- A man shot to death Wednesday in Tulare was identified Monday as Leonardo Martinez, 23, of Tulare, the police department said.
An 18-year-old man was found shot to death Sunday morning in the 1200 block of Pacific Drive in North Merced, police report.
Merced police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man who was found shot to death early Sunday morning.
LIVINGSTON -- Two men were arrested in connection with two residential burglaries during the weekend after some items taken in the thefts were found in their possession, police reported Sunday.
No one was hurt during a robbery early Thursday at Maria's Taco Shop, Merced police reported.
The man who fatally stabbed his wife, Peterson Elementary School teacher Diane Romero, will spend 16 years to life in prison after pleading no contest to a second-degree murder charge Thursday.
SACRAMENTO -- A 32-year-old Merced man was among three leaders of the Nuestra Familia gang sentenced to prison Monday, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced this week.
Two men were arrested by Livingston police on suspicion of burglary Monday, after a witness reported seeing the men fleeing her residence.
An inmate who was a no-show during a head count Monday night at the John Latorraca Correctional Center later was found inside a holding cell at the Merced County Courthouse, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 11 in the case of a 63-year-old man accused of a fatal Gustine stabbing last year.
A 33-year-old Atwater woman killed in a solo vehicle crash Monday on Highway 99 has been identified as Andrea Escoto, according to the Merced County Coroner's Office.
