Clovis Police patrol volunteers are driving through neighborhoods in the city looking for unlocked cars and open garage doors. When they find them, they leave a notice titled “DO NOT BE A VICTIM!” complete with neighborhood crime prevention tips. More...

It has been two years since the Clovis Fire Department has hosted their annual Fire Department Open House. A huge hit with Clovis families and community members alike, this yearly event has been sorely missed. More...

Clovis Police detectives continue their investigation into the early morning murder of an elderly woman in an apartment at 175 W. Barstow. Shortly after 2 o’clock, police received a 9-1-1 call from a man in his late 40s claiming that he’d just killed his mother and is armed. More...

Two Clovis residents today notified their insurance agents of letters and checks they received in what appear to be two different Canadian-based scams. Each came with a cover letter letting the recipient know he or she was one of the winners or a finalist in sweepstakes that the residents did not enter. More...

Seventeen Clovis Police officers wrapped up their Back to School Traffic Detail at Clovis schools today after writing a total of 81 tickets, most of those for speeding and cell phone use while driving. Officers were also looking for bike helmet, seatbelt/child safety seat and stop sign violations. More...

Shortly after 5:30 this evening, Clovis Police and Firefighters received a call of a drowning 2-year-old child in a backyard swimming pool. When they arrived on scene, the little boy was not breathing. They tried to resuscitate him, and paramedics rushed him to Clovis Community Medical Center. Doctors pronounced him deceased within the last hour. More...

With extreme heat predicted for the next few days, Sierra Vista Mall will once again partner with the City of Clovis to serve residents as a Cooling Center. While the high temperature for Clovis is only expected to hit 99 today, residents are reminded to take advantage of the Cooling Center from 12pm – 8pm on any day when the National Weather Service predicts Clovis temperatures to be 103 degrees or greater. More...

Seventeen Clovis Police officers will be patrolling around Clovis elementary, intermediate and high school campuses for the next week, beginning Monday (8/23), as parents and students get back to the morning and afternoon routines of arriving at and leaving campuses. Officers will be writing citations for bike helmet, seatbelt/child safety seat, speed and stop sign violations. More...

Open garage doors and side doors are making it easy for burglars to steal items of value from Clovis residents. In just the past six weeks, Clovis Police officers have responded to 28 calls for thefts from garages. The crooks are taking things like expensive bicycles, electronics, tools, wallets and purses (from inside unlocked cars in unlocked garages), garage door openers, house keys, cameras and gift cards. More...

Clovis Police early this morning responded for a call for help at an apartment in the 700 block of Music south of Bullard. When they arrived they found two people dead, a suspect (man) and a victim (woman) in an apparent murder/suicide. More...

Clovis Mayor Harry Armstrong and the City Council announced that Kathy Millison, City Manager, has given notice of resignation and will leave office with the City on October 1, 2010, to assume new duties with the City of Santa Rosa as City Manager. More...

Clovis Police detectives broke up a drug deal in Fresno about 6 o’clock last evening that netted them the arrest of a significant OxyContin dealer popular with Clovis teenagers and the dealer’s supplier. It happened at Fresno and Friant in the Applebee’s parking lot. Clovis officers received a tip about a potential sale of OxyContin taking place at that location. More...

A federal grand jury today indicted 42-year-old Darryl Diaz, who is currently jailed for oral copulation with a minor under the age of 13, and 45-year-old Todd Udall, who was previously arrested for eliciting a sexual relationship with a minor over the Internet. Both Clovis men now face a variety of federal child pornography charges. More...

Thirty-seven-year-old Kesava Braeger was arraigned today on charges of communication with a minor with the intent to have sex following his arrest last Wednesday (7/14) in Sacramento. Clovis Police detectives and Citrus Heights Police officers served a search warrant and served him with an arrest warrant at his home there. More...

The Clovis City Council will consider initiation of a site plan amendment at Letterman Park to accommodate a new Clovis Pet Adoption Center/Animal Services facility tonight. The generosity of former Pelco President and CEO David McDonald could make this project a reality. He has agreed to provide a personal $2 million donation, contingent upon the council’s approval of the plans and support of the new facility, at this evening’s meeting. More...