The Merced Police Department ramped up its Gang Violence Suppression Unit in January in response to a spike in gang-related violence. The crackdown, which included daily operation and the addition of ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced Police Department is increasing enforcement efforts aimed at reducing gang violence and holding offenders accountable following a recent rise in shootings, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merced Police Department patrol vehicles parked in the department lot in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Andrew ...

A suspected gang member has been arrested in Merced after he was found to have a loaded firearm, according to authorities. Just after 8 p.m. Saturday, officers made contact with multiple people whom ...

Eight Sureno gang members, six of them minors, were arrested after Merced police officers found loaded guns during a search of a South Merced apartment. Officer Brian Rinder was driving to work when ...

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hundreds of federal, state, and local officers hit several homes across Merced County -- targeting those with ties to the Nuestra Familia prison gang. They're calling the ...

A shooting that Merced police say is gang related left a man with multiple gunshot wounds in South Merced Friday night. Police responded to calls about a shooting in the area of 10th and M streets ...