MADERA – Shards of glass littered the public entrance of Madera County’s Courthouse building Friday morning after a vandal smashed the windows some time overnight. Two rocks were found that deputies say were used to shatter one of the glass doors, and destroy the side panel of another window.
Courthouse security is provided by Madera Private Security but was not at the building when the attack happened Thursday morning at 2:30am. The Sheriff’s Office is currently reviewing surveillance video and court records to determine if the suspect in the video recently had appeared in court.
MADERA COUNTY – A teenager sits behind bars tonight facing murder charges after deputies find her newborn wrapped in a plastic bag, stuffed in a cabinet below the bathroom sink inside a home on Chapin Street near Avenue 16 in Madera.
MADERA – Friday, the Madera Superior Court sentenced Justin Eugene Rice (35) of Ventura, California, to life in prison following his conviction for 3 murders, according to District Attorney Michael Keitz.
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MADERA - A Thomas Jefferson Junior High School student won't be attending school any time soon. The seventh grade student, who attended John Adams Elementary School last year, was arrested on the middle school campus Tuesday for allegedly brandishing a knife at a third grader.
MADERA – While the investigation into Monday's case of attempted murder on a Peace Officer continues, Sheriff John Anderson says Sheriff’s Detectives counted at least 44 shots fired from a pickup during a pursuit that started near Chowchilla.
MADERA - Early Wednesday night officers from the Madera Police Department were dispatched to the area of Kennedy & Ellis in regards to a shooting. A witness had called Police dispatch and reported that occupants of a vehicle had shot at occupants of another vehicle at this intersection.
