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UPDATE 12/8/15: The victim has undergone surgery and is now listed in critical, but stable condition. Homicide detectives are in the process of interviewing him. This shooting does not appear to be a random act. During the investigation, detectives found some drugs inside the victim’s home, so there is a strong possibility that this made him a target.
Just before 6:30 Tuesday morning, a 50 year old man was shot in front of his home along the 5200 block of E. Madison Ave. in southeast Fresno.
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Update 12/9/15: Late Tuesday night, Kenneth Wesson returned home safely. The FSO would like to thank the media and the community for its efforts in helping to try and locate Mr. Wesson.
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Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing “at-risk” man. Kenneth Wesson, 65, of Clovis has been missing since December 3rd.
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Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies have booked three teenagers into the Juvenile Justice Center.
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Update Nov. 29, 2015: The Coroner's Office has identified the Huron burglary suspect as 19-year-old Cody Caldwell (DOB 05/04/1996). The cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation and thermal burns.
Just before 3:00 pm Saturday, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on the 16000 block of W. Gale Ave. in Huron. A homeowner reported that when he lit a fire in his fireplace, he heard a man yell from inside the chimney. At this same time, the house began to fill with smoke. The homeowner worked to put the fire out as dispatchers sent firefighters with Cal Fire – Fresno County to the home. Approximately ten minutes after the initial call, the suspect appeared to still be breathing and moving inside the chimney. A short time later, firefighters dismantled the chimney in an attempt to rescue the suspect, however, it was discovered that he was dead.
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On Friday, November 20th, deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit carried out the final step of an eviction process at a homeless encampment in the county limits of Mendota.
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Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Property Crimes Unit are seeking the public’s help to identify two met caught on camera vandalizing a water vending machine and ice freezer box. The crime lasted a total of nine minutes.
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Detectives have identified a man they would like to question in regards to the deadly marijuana robbery attempt that occurred in Miramonte on September 21, 2015.
