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Mindy Casto Becomes Fresno's Top Cop, Shedding Interim Tag
Mindy Casto is now wearing four stars on her collar after serving as Fresno's acting/interim police chief since last June.
Mindy Casto named new Fresno Police Chief, removing interim tag
Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto has been named the new chief of the Fresno Police Department. “Our community has always come together in times of struggle, and this moment will be no different.”
Mindy Casto named Fresno’s first female Police Chief
The Fresno Police Department’s search for a new police chief, following Chief Paco Balderramma’s resignation, has ended. On Thursday, Mindy Casto was announced as Fresno’s 24th police chief. It was June 2024 when former police Paco Balderramma resigned following the revelation that Balderramma had been involved in an inappropriate relationship involving another officer’s
Mindy Casto named Fresno’s next police chief
Fresno interim Police Chief Mindy Casto has had the interim tag removed by Mayor Jerry Dyer and City Manager Georgeanne White.
Fresno is getting its first woman police chief. These are her priorities
I’m grateful for God, because this wasn’t my plan,” said Mindy Casto, who had been interim chief since last year.
Who is Fresno’s new police chief? Meet Mindy Casto, the first woman to lead the department
It originally published in June 2024 after Mindy Casto was named interim police chief. Mindy Casto made history in becoming Fresno’s first woman police chief. Casto served as interim chief since June 2024 following the investigation and resignation former chief Paco Balderrama.
See who has been named the new chief of police for Fresno
Deputy Chief Mindy Casto has been named the new Chief of Police for Fresno in an announcement Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2025.
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Son arrested for the murder of 62-year-old mother in central Fresno, police say
Shirla's death marks the first homicide in Fresno in 2025. This time last year there were already two. Interim Chief Mindy Casto says this type of homicide typically only accounts for a few.
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Home invasion robbery suspect shot by officers in Fresno State parking lot confrontation
A home invasion robbery suspect was shot by Fresno police officers in a Fresno State parking lot Sunday morning. Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto said the home invasion happened at an ...
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Is it safer to live in Fresno than it was a year ago? Here’s what the statistics say
In Fresno, there were 30 intentional homicides in 2024 ... according to interim Police Chief Mindy Casto. “None of this happens by accident. It’s a lot of hard work,” she said. Rapes fell by ...
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Fresno Police shoot home invasion robbery suspect, 1 suspect at large
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno Police Department is investigating a shooting involving officers near Fresno State. Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto says police responded to an apartment ...
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Mindy Casto named Fresno’s chief of police
Mindy Casto was named the police chief for the Fresno Police Department, marking the 24th department chief, and first woman to hold the permanent position in the department’s history. "On June 13, ...
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Calif. City Selects 1st Female Police Chief: 'It was Never My Plan'
New Fresno Police Chief Mindy Castro, who had served as interim chief since June, has been with the department for 30 years, ...