FRESNO - Early on the morning of December 17, 2018 the Fresno Police Department received a 911 call regarding a single vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Third/ Mono. Officers arrived and discovered 25 year old Steven Anthony Banda of Fresno in the back seat of the vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Banda was transported to CRMC where he was pronounced deceased hours later.
Homicide Unit Detectives Manny Romero and Loren Kasten responded to the scene and took over the investigation. Detectives later discovered that Banda was shot in the area of Butler/ Third in Southeast Fresno. Detectives worked diligently on the case and were able to identify 24 year old Matthew Gonzales as the person responsible for the murder of Steven Banda. A Ramey Warrant was issued for Gonzales’s arrest on Thursday, December 27, 2018.
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FRESNO - As we said goodbye to 2018 and hello to the new year, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office will be doing their part to ensure safety in Fresno County.ABC agents are partnering with the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office Special Investigations Task Force (SITF) to conduct undercover operations at bars, restaurants and liquor stores throughout the Fresno County to help prevent minors from obtaining alcoholic beverages.
SACRAMENTO – The California Attorney General joined a $575 million nationwide settlement with Wells Fargo, recovering $148.7 million for California, because of the bank’s systematic misconduct exploiting its own customers. Wells Fargo has acknowledged opening millions of deposit, credit card, and other accounts, and conducting transfers of funds without customer authorization over various periods from 2002 through 2017.
PASO ROBLES - CDCR officials today apprehended an inmate who walked away from San Quentin State Prison on Dec. 26. Shalom Mendoza was taken into custody by CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Special Service Unit agents at approximately 12:30 p.m. at a fast food restaurant in Paso Robles. A civilian observed Mendoza at a Taco Bell, and contacted law enforcement. Mendoza was taken into custody without incident.
