Law Enforcement

The Merced Police Department has added something substantial to its crime-fighting arsenal and as it grows it will help officers responding to emergencies, and will be a certain deterrent for lawbreakers. The department's headquarters on West 22nd Street now has its Real-Time Information Center set up in a 300-square-foot room that…

The two most powerful people in Merced County’s law enforcement community — newly-elected District Attorney Nicole Silveira and re-elected Sheriff…

The City of Merced added four more officers to the Merced Police Department Friday. Police Chief Christopher Goodwin conducted the swearing…

In a surprising new development, the  Merced  City Council will hold a special public meeting at the Civic Center this Thursday, March 8, at 6 p.m. Leaders plan to further discuss an already approved cannabis-based business tax measure, and possibly amend the way resulting revenue would be spent. As it stands now, the tax measure on various…