FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – Three Fresno business owners have filed federal lawsuits against Fresno police officers.
YourCentralValley.com is uncovering new details about these separate but similar cases. While the situations are not connected, they involve similar circumstances and some of the same police officers.
Case 1: Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez owns a bike shop in the Tower District.
He says Fresno police officers Rey Medeles, Gustavo Gutierrez and other unknown federal officials tried to raid his store in October, 2021 looking for illegal drugs and weapons.
He says they did not have a warrant, so he refused to cooperate with them…