June 11, 2025 – Merced County Sheriff's Office sadly announces the passing of retired K-9 Zeke.

In Merced County, which stretches from the Sierra Nevada foothills west across vast acres of orchards and farmland, Sheriff Vern Warnke increasingly finds himself the only law enforcement officer ...

Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke speaks to county officials about the challenges his agency is experiencing including staffing shortages as staff members leave for neighboring agencies offering ...

MERCED, Calif. – Sheriff Vern Warnke with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office shared a message regarding the additional restrictions on Concealed Weapons Permit (also known as CCW) holders ...

The victims were discovered in a remote farm area of Merced County. "Our worst fears have been confirmed," Sheriff Vern Warnke told reporters Wednesday night. Warnke said the bodies of the four ...

Merced County Deputies Arrest Suspect on Multiple Weapons Charges After Loud Music Complaint at Party in Delhi ...

The Merced County Sheriff's Posse was chosen to be in the presidential inauguration parade next week. "There's a wow factor to it. It's hard to explain the emotions that go with it to know that we ...

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Merced County Sheriff’s Posse is planning to attend and participate in the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20.

The sheriff called the killings "horribly senseless." Two brothers are in custody after four kidnapped family members were found dead in a rural almond orchard in Northern California, the Merced ...

Deputies are asking additional victims to come forward after a group showed up at a Winton party searching for rival gang ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The location proposal for a new sheriff's administration building has been approved by the Merced County Board of Supervisors. The new sheriff's office headquarters ...

Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said “it’s getting kind of scary” regarding the challenges that the sheriff’s office is facing with the pressing need for more deputies. “Ringing the ...