HANFORD â As National Victimsâ Rights Week prepared to come to a close, families in Kings County embraced in sharing both their grief and fonder memories.
On Thursday evening, members of the community came to First Baptist Hanford to view quilts that are displayed annually. On each of them, viewers will see squares and patches representing the victims of homicide within the county.
Members of the community were welcome to visit throughout the day see the quilts, with the evening culminating in the invitation-only unveiling for 2019 and 2020. During the unveiling, Kings County District Attorney Keith Fagundes explained the history and importance Crime Victimsâ Awareness Week, along with what it means to be the victim of a crime.
HANFORD â With National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week coming to a close, the Kings County District Attorneyâs Office is preparing to unveil two new quilts of recognition to compensate for last yearâs cancellation.
According to Julia Patino, victim witness program coordinator for the DAâs office in Hanford, the week will culminate in a live showing of the previous yearsâ quilts at First Baptist Hanford from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. A virtual unveiling will then be held for the 2019 and 2020 quilts.
On each of these, there are patches created by the families of homicide victims from Kings County. For the 2019 quilt, there were nine patches, but last year, that number jumped to 15.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) The Hanford Police Department, like many law enforcement agencies, has been hit hard by COVID-19.
So Captain Karl Anderson knew they needed to make the vaccine available to their officers as soon as possible.
In his persistent pursuit of that goal, Anderson made at least 20 or 30 calls, but didn t get the answer he was looking for until he connected with a recently retired Adventist Health employee. And I m like, Hey, can you get me in touch with someone that can help? Anderson recalled. He got me in touch with Ed. I thank God for having friends that care about law enforcement and having connections and serving the community to where Adventist is willing to step up and help us. Honestly, they have.
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