FIREBAUGH - Early Saturday morning two suspects committed a home invasion robbery on the 800 block of Dodderer in the city of Firebaugh.  One of the suspects was armed with an axe, and the other was armed with a handgun.  The resident of the home armed himself with a sword and killed one of the suspects.

The incident occurred in the city of Firebaugh, and Firebaugh PD requested assistance from Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives.  The Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation at this time.

FRESNO COUNTY - Sheriff Margaret Mims and Chief Probation Officer Linda Penner, representing several San Joaquin Valley counties, met late last week with Governor Brown’s administration in Sacramento.  A discussion was held on the challenges in the distribution of offender populations, necessary resources to implement and maintain services aimed at improving offender reintegration, and future funding formulas. 

Since most valley counties are impacted with large offender populations and lack of jail bed space, it was an opportunity to input valley concerns for upcoming funding considerations.  All valley counties recognize the unique challenges statewide in AB 109 administration, but also understand the disparity in the funding allocations in the Central Valley counties.