For The Madera Tribune Clarence Pickett, shown here, was the second Madera lawman to fall in the line of duty. It has become an embedded piece of Madera’s past that Clarence Pickett was Madera’s first lawman to fall in the line of duty. The young officer was gunned down on Nov. 10, 1923 while attempting to arrest a drunk driver. A second look at the record, however, casts doubt on the claim that Pickett was the first to fall, as the following story illustrates. It was one o’c

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Participants finish the final lap during the annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes march against sexual assault at Courthouse Park last year. The event is hosted by CAPMC Victim Services. Community Action Partnership, Madera County (CAPMC) is recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a couple of events.  One of the events is to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Day on Tuesday by wearing teal.  Then, CAPMC will host N

For The Madera Tribune Members of the Madera County Sheriff’s Office were on hand to watch five MCSO cadets graduate from the Fresno City College Police Academy on March 20. From left are Lieutenant Valerie Seaborn, Deputy Daniel Sandoval, Lieutenant Zack Zamudio, Deputy Christian Zepeda, Undersheriff Brian Esteves, Deputy Avery Worrell, Sheriff Tyson Pogue, Deputy Abigail Robinson, Assistant Sheriff Jason Clark, and Deputy Jordan Martinez. Five Madera County Sheriff’s Office

For The Madera Tribune A GMC Yukon sits on its side after a crash on Daley Road. The driver later died Monday night as a result of the crash. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo-vehicle crash on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17 on Monday at about 8:30 p.m. An investigation indicates a 48-year-old man from Madera, later identified as Steven Munoz, Jr., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon, northbound on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17. The driver lost control of

Lamented ‘illegal immigrant Mexicans’ Opponents of illegal immigration recently discovered that they had support for a long time from an unexpected source.  Recently released interviews with iconic union organizer Cesar Chavez have revealed that the founder of the United Farm Workers vigorously opposed immigrants who left their homes in Mexico and entered the United States illegally to labor in agriculture.  In a 1974 interview, which was aired on YouTube last week, Chavez la

For The Madera Tribune A member of the Madera County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team makes an arrest on a burglary suspect after vehicles were reported broken into in the Riverstone community. Multiple vehicle burglaries and thefts from vehicles were reported in the Riverstone community a couple of weeks ago. Deputy Michael Cabrera, who is assigned to the area, began the investigation. With assistance from community members and surveillance systems, including neighborhood