Merced County Times Newspaper
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Interim chief impressed with MPD, community

Merced's new interim police chief, Craig Gundlach, only expects to be here somewhere between four and six months but his goal is to leave the Merced Police Department in even better shape when his stint is over. Gundlach, 53, has 31 years of law enforcement experience and retired in December 2019 as a captain with the Modesto Police…

Local Buick owner restores luxurious Invicta cruiser

It's like driving your living room. Tom Ledford's 1960 Buick Invicta four-door hardtop glides along the road as smoothly as a warm knife cutting through butter. It rekindles childhood memories of riding in a similar Buick and later learning to drive on it. Ledford has owned the Buick for four years. He spent the first two years…