A former detective with the Fresno Police Department, accused of checking out cash from the police evidence locker and not returning it, made his first appearance in court on Thursday. Rey Medeles was arrested last week and appeared for his arraignment inside Fresno County Superior Court on Thursday. According to the California Department of Justice, Medeles was previously with the Major Narcotics Team of the Fresno Police Department. | CBS47 Fresno

Residents of a Fresno neighborhood known for a holiday tradition were shocked to learn how registered sex offenders could live in their neighborhood close to an elementary school and a church. Just two blocks away from Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane near Gettysburg and Palm avenues, in the Old Fig Garden neighborhood, are two homes where multiple registered sex offenders live. One of those homes was the scene of a shooting on a Saturday night in August. Investigators say a woman broke into the hom

The man accused of attacking an employee with the City of Fresno has had his case pushed back after the defense argued that he is not mentally competent to stand trial, court officials confirmed Wednesday. According to officials at Wednesday’s arraignment, 30-year-old Dyllan James Padavona of Fresno did not enter a plea over doubts about his mental competency. Instead, the judge allowed a mental assessment to go ahead. The city employee, Tim Smith, remains in critical condition following the inc

Purchase a Pink Patch In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our special edition pink patch is available throughout the month of October at the Records Unit window of our headquarters building located at 2200 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Our individual patches are only available for purchase in person. The cost is $10 each and Records accepts cash only. Proceeds benefit the Marjorie E. Radin Breast Cancer Center in Clovis. Full patch sets of all participating valley law enforcement agenc