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Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are looking for the person(s) responsible for shooting 27 year old Javier Merino Perez of Huron. Perez died in the hospital Thursday evening.
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Property detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office need help identifying two men involved in a commercial burglary.
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Around 1:00 am on January 7th, a burglary took place at the Shell gas station located at 3610 W. Mt. Whitney Ave. in Riverdale.
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Around 1:00 pm on Wednesday, an officer with the California Highway Patrol was handling a traffic stop on Highway 145, just south of W. Excelsior Ave. in Five Points.
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Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies have booked 20 year old Corina Perez of Fresno into the Fresno County Jail. She faces a felony charge of evading a peace officer. Her bail is set at $110,000. Deputies also arrested and booked 18 year old Angel Galvez of Fresno. He faces felony charges of illegal possession of a rifle and a large capacity magazine. His bail is set at $60,000.
Shortly after 2:00 am on Sunday, a Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Malibu in the area of Dakota and Clovis Avenues in Fresno. The driver, Corina Perez, began to slow and pull over. As the deputy approached closer, she suddenly sped away. A pursuit was initiated and deputies witnessed Perez flee onto westbound Highway 180 at 110 mph. As Perez took the Chestnut Ave. off-ramp, she crashed and rolled the car over the side of the ramp, up against a brick wall. The deputy and California Highway Patrol officers surrounded the wrecked car and took Perez and her passenger Angel Galvez into custody as they crawled out of the car. Both suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the hospital for treatment before being booked into jail.
During a search of the car, deputies found a loaded (Norinco SKS) AK-47 style rifle. Also recovered was a 30 round ammunition magazine.
Anyone with additional information about either of these suspects is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (559) 600-3111. You may also contact Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or www.valleycrimestoppers.org You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.
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Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 21 year old Amilcar Alfaro of Fresno.
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Efforts by members of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit and Coroner’s Office have led to the identification of a man found deceased on November 16, 2019. He is 41 year old Khamphanh Xayachit of Fresno.
