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

The Merced County District Attorney’s Office located at 550 West Main Street in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] A former Merced County Sheriff ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Merced County Sheriff's Office is rolling out a mobile app with an instant link to several departments. You can report certain crimes, such as credit card fraud and vandalism. You can also ...

The office has launched a new resource to bring some relief to dispatchers. The Sheriff of Merced County Vern Warnke says this is a problem that’s been developing for years, and […] ...

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

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 ...

In an almost 10-minute-long video posted to social media on Thursday, Sheriff Vern Warnke and Undersheriff Corey Gibson detail the problems being faced by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.

(KFSN) -- The Merced County district attorney's office has filed charges against former Merced County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Dustin Witt. Witt, 42, is accused of using excessive force against a ...