According to Patrol Sgt. Nate Ferrier, the Jail Division is hiring nine detention technicians. A technician is a non-sworn employee that works running many of the day-to day operations of
Negotiation lasted over 10 hours, suspect shot and killed after firing at police
–On Sunday, May 23, at approximately 7 p.m., the California Highway Patrol (CHP) requested assistance from the Kings County Sheriff’s Office. The CHP had initiated a pursuit with a vehicle that began near Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County. The vehicle pursuit terminated in the area of State Route 33 and Devils Den Road in southwestern Kings County.
The suspect of the pursuit confronted the CHP Officers while wearing a tactical vest and armed with a firearm. Officers from the CHP began negotiating with the suspect in an effort to get him to surrender.
HANFORD â A man is in jail and another is badly injured after a hit-and-run turned into a chase and a shootout.
According to a report from the Kings County Sheriffâs Office, deputies were dispatched on Monday to assisted CHP in a collision involving an overturned milk tanker in the area of 18
th and Kansas avenues in rural Kings County. The tanker had been in a collision with a second vehicle, resulting in the driver being ejected from the big rig and sustaining severe injuries.
Following the accident, the subjects in the second vehicle fled on foot after crashing in a field, resulting in the search involving the Sheriffâs Office Air Unit. The helicopter spotted a Hyundai Sonata exit a nearby field and pick up the subjects, which led to a chase allegedly reaching up to 120 mph. Upon reaching the Gale Avenue and Avenal Cutoff, an occupant in the Hyundai opened fire, according to police. The pursuit continued into Huron when the vehicle finally became disabled, at whi
HANFORD â Kings County Sheriffâs Office arrested a domestic disturbance suspect Tuesday after he shared his location on social media and said to âcome getâ him.
Around 7:20 p.m., deputies said they were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call in the 6000 block of 16th Avenue. The victim reported the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Reynaldo Guillen, assaulted her and her child.
According to Kings County Dispatch, the victim was out of breath and the dispatcher could hear a child screaming in the background.
The victim told KCSO officials that Guillen was out of control and had pushed her, threw a plate at her and was trying to choke the victimâs 16-year-old daughter. The victim also said Guillen pointed a handgun at her and threatened to kill her.