Two 17-year-olds are in Merced police custody, accused of burglarizing a home, stealing a car, and starting a high-speed chase with officers.

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police have made arrests in the murder of 33-year-old Luis Gonzalez. Officers arrested Toby Onate and Mauricio Soriano Tuesday.

Crime rates in Merced have continued the downward trajectory seen during the year’s first quarter, according to police Chief Steven Stanfield.

A person was arrested after shining a laser pointer into the sky that flashed at a Merced County Sheriff’s helicopter pilot during a routine patrol on Saturday night.