- Former Fresno police detective Rey Medeles was arrested for grand theft after embezzling over $60,000 from evidence room.
- FBI and California DOJ handled arrest; Fresno Police Chief Casto says department strengthened safeguards and audits.
- Medeles terminated in June 2025; certification suspended, dual internal and criminal investigations ongoing, no other employees criminally implicated.
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A former Fresno police detective was arrested Thursday, Oct. 9, after a federal and state investigation determined he had stolen cash from the department’s evidence room.
Rey Medeles, 37, was booked into the Fresno County Jail on a charge of grand theft. The California Attorney General’s Office said that Medeles embezzled over $60,000…