FRESNO - The Fresno Police Department is reminding the public that August is back to school month. In an effort to emphasize the importance of being especially cautious while traveling in school zones and to ensure the safe passage of our children to and from school, Chief Jerry Dyer is once again initiating our department’s school zone saturation operation, known as “No Recess for Safety.”
Beginning on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, uniformed traffic officers will be monitoring assigned school zones in the Central Unified School District. Fresno Unified Schools will open on Monday August 14, 2017 and enforcement will take place at all Fresno area elementary, middle, and high schools (over 90 in all). Beginning Monday August 21, 2017 officers will begin to monitor Clovis Unified Schools that are in the city limits of Fresno. These officers will be aggressively enforcing all school related traffic violations.
MADERA - Madera County exhibitors planning to compete at the 2017 Madera District Fair can submit entry forms in the office or online now. The entry deadline, TUESDAY, August 15, is fast approaching, and Madera Fair’s Exhibit Hall is counting on your handiwork to showcase an award winning display for some 50,000 guests!
FRESNO – The California High-Speed Rail Authority and the City of Fresno held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new and improved Tuolumne Street Bridge in downtown Fresno. The completion of this bridge marks the first completed structure for the California high-speed rail program. The original Tuolumne Street Bridge in downtown Fresno was demolished in January 2016. 
FRESNO - Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help to find 26 year old Samuel Escamilla of Fresno. He is 5’8”, 160 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair. He is known to have a mustache and goatee. He has a tattoo of the “Air Jordan Jumpman” logo on his inner right forearm. It is possible Escamilla recently cut his hair to a short length. He is a known gang member.
MODESTO - Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom hosted a meet and greet in Modesto on Tuesday with over 200 voters and grassroots activists at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 442 Hall. This event was part of a series of meet and greets the Lt. Governor is hosting with voters across the state to discuss critical issues related to California and how the state can continue to serve as a model for the nation.
FRESNO - On Sunday July 23rd, at 12:46 AM, the Fresno Police Department responded to the 2300 block of South Backer regarding a suspicious person in a grey Tahoe. A resident in the area reported that a vehicle was parked in the middle of the road and the male occupant was either drunk or high on drugs. The caller stated the male was talking but was not making much sense. A Fresno Police Officer arrived at 12:48 AM and found the vehicle partially in the street. The officer activated his overhead lights and the vehicle began to drive off with the officer following him. The vehicle accelerated and failed to yield. The driver refused to pull over and continued to drive on both city streets and freeways.
