In just the first 19 days of the year, five people have been shot and three of those were killed in the city of Merced.

Two people were found dead in the area of 13th and G Streets in Merced at about 8 p.m. Monday night, police say.

Two 14-year-old boys, Xavier Barragan and Nehemiah Green, were found shot to death near the Merced Behavioral Center on E.

Merced police detectives continue to investigate a drive-by shooting that seriously wounded two young men on Friday night. Two employees of Little Caesars were shot outside the pizza restaurant at ...

The Merced Police Department conducted 6,455 stops in 2024 — almost double from the previous year. The figures come from the ...

DOWN AND ARREST THEM IN THEIR HOME. WELL, THERE’S AN EBONY ALERT OUT FOR A TEEN OUT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY WHO WAS LAST SEEN MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO. AND HERE SHE IS, 17 YEAR-OLD CECILIA JONES WAS ...

A 17-year-old gang member has been arrested after running from Merced officers with a gun, according to authorities. At about 1:53 p.m. Saturday, Merced Police Department Gang Unit officers attempted ...

Learn the 2026 goals of the six city police chiefs in Merced County. Their departments serve more than 296,000 residents.