Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Merced County”
ELK GROVE- The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office and Elk Grove Police department discovered 2,000 stolen catalytic converters today in a business. Their press release announces that it was part of a search warrant being served but have not yet provided more details. Many in the 209 have had their catalytic converters stolen over the past couple of years. They may be …
The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) has published their findings of a new study today that claims the infection rate of COVID-19 amongst Americans may be 10 times greater than previously reported. The main purpose of the study sought to answer the question: “What proportion of persons in 10 US sites had detectable antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome …
The Neowise Comet was recently discovered just months ago in March of this year. It can be seen for a few more days in the north western sky near the Big Dipper constellation after sunset. This photo was taken from nearby Moklemune Hill. The next time to catch it won’t be for another 7,000 years so take advantage of it. …
CALIFORNIA- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced that David Reed has died from COVID-19. Reed was sentenced to death in the 2004 the first degree murder of a transient in Riverside County and was housed in San Quentin State Prison On death row. Five other San Quentin death row inmates have reportedly died from COVID-19 in the last …
CALIFORNIA- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced that another inmate on death row at San Quentin has died from complications due to COVID-19. Michael Carey, 59, is the latest to die from the coronavirus at San Quentin. Carey was sentenced to death in 1996 in Los Angeles County for first-degree murder with special circumstances after killing Ernestine Campbell …
CALIFORNIA- The United States saw a record spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday. As of today 126,911 deaths have been attributed to the highly contagious new strain of coronavirus. Texas, one of the fastest spreading states, has seen so many new cases spreading that they have re closed all bars. San Joaquin and Stanislaus County also continue to see …
SACRAMENTO- Today Governor Gavin Newsom ordered that all Californians wear a mask when outside their own homes. The new state wide order came in a press release from the Department of Public Health with the following guidelines: Californians must wear face coverings when they are in the situations listed below: Inside of, or in line to enter, any indoor public …
STANISLAUS COUNTY- Sheriff Dirkse has issued the following statement concerning the invasion of Oakdale by a gang of armed men intent on intimidating anti-racism protest under the guise of “providing security” for local businesses: “I want to dispel rumors that are running rampant on social media with facts. Yesterday, in Oakdale, there was a “militia” armed with various weapons. They …
OAKDALE- A group of rejects calling themselves the “California State Militia-2nd Regiment” and dressed in mismatched uniforms (some too small for the ones failing the “military appearance” weight requirements of the real military) invaded the two blocks of 8 stores known as “downtown” yesterday armed with rifles and pistols, that may or may not have been loaded. We don’t know …
OAKLAND- Commuters from the 209 returning to work in the Bay Area can rest assured of one less threat today. No tigers are roaming the streets. Yesterday the Alameda Sheriff notified the public that there was a report of a tiger on the loose. Social media was also abuzz with rumors that people let animals free from the zoo amidst …
