News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated man seen brandishing a knife and attempting to stab customers outside a popular Redding restaurant and then outside a Safeway grocery store was arrested without injury after a brief standoff Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11. Records indicate the man, since identified as Adam Culbreth, 45, of San Rafael, has been arrested at least twice […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — With Christmas quickly approaching, and Santa Clause needing all the help he can get back at the North Pole, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is continuing to seek the public’s assistance in locating two mischievous elves who continue to elude capture. The elusive elves, now identified as Mary and Frank, came to the Sheriff’s attention after […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities say a local man who was observed shooting a BB gun at a remotely controlled Red Bluff PD unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone was arrested when responding officers discovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property; including power tools, stolen personal checks, and money orders valued at more than $4,300. The drone was being used […]
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Correction: An earlier version of this article based on a Sheriff’s press release listed the suspect’s Grechen Lane residence as being in Homeland. It has since been learned the home is actually in the neighboring community of Romoland. PERRIS, Calif., — Authorities say the November shooting and attempted murder of two men in the parking lot of a Perris business […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities say a local man has died after a solo-vehicle rollover crash into a ditch in the area of Ramona Expressway and Sanderson Avenue last night, Friday, Dec. 10. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fleeing school bus crash, man, 87, arrested after second collision that killed girl, 9, & injured three other children UPDATE: Riverside woman charged with […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., — Authorities today confirmed that an 87-year-old man who struck four young school children after attempting to flee the scene of a non-injury crash involving an occupied school bus has been arrested. Yesterday’s hit and run and subsequent fatal crash, which left a 9-year-old girl dead at the scene and three other children under the age […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — A woman who was arrested last week for narcotics possession and drug sales-related charges – and subsequently released within hours of being booked – is now facing multiple additional charges after a search warrant at her City of Shasta Lake home uncovered a significant additional quantity of various narcotics, prescription medication, and indicia of […]
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CORONA, Calif., — Authorities have arrested a man they say confessed to robbing four Corona area gas stations since Nov. 17. The alleged suspect was apprehended after officials obtained video surveillance footage of the robberies and distributed the man’s photos and other information to area law enforcement agencies. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: San Jacinto woman comes home to burglar eating […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7:01 p.m. See Original Story below. BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities have identified an Intermountain area man whose lifeless body was found under the Burney Creek Bridge last Wednesday morning, Dec. 8. As reported by SCNS at the time, the man’s body was discovered under the bridge, near the intersection of Main and Butte streets. LEADING THE […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 10, 9:12 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have announced the arrest of a man now charged in the fatal June shooting of a local man at a Redding apartment complex. The victim, Patrick Baker, was gunned down in front of his wife and 8-year-old daughter during an argument with a group of men […]
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