Category: Tehama County

UPDATE: Carjacked after Red Bluff hospital shooting, victim leaps from moving vehicle to escape attacker

UPDATED: Saturday, Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m., With additional details from Red Bluff PD. Originally Published: Friday, Nov. 19, 3:53 p.m. RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities have released additional details regarding a violent incident that began as an attempted carjacking and shooting at a Red Bluff hospital Friday morning, Nov. 19. After the initial reports of shots fired at the hospital […]

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CHP officer injured after rammed by stolen big rig during Red Bluff high-speed pursuit 

RED BLUFF, Calif., — A CHP officer was injured when his vehicle was rammed by a stolen big rig during a high-speed pursuit Friday morning, Nov. 12. The officer reportedly suffered minor injuries and is expected to survive. The driver who rammed the officer’s vehicle was arrested at the end of the dangerous chase and now stands accused of stealing […]

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Cottonwood woman charged with mailing drugs to Tehama County inmate – Anderson inmate also charged

TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say a Cottonwood woman has been arrested last week after Tehama County jail staff and investigators discovered that she had been mailing drugs to an inmate being housed at the Tehama County Jail. The inmate she was mailing the drugs to, an Anderson man who has been incarcerated since September on multiple narcotics sales and […]

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Red Bluff traffic stop uncovers meth, handgun – Local man arrested

RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities in Red Bluff say a traffic stop led to the arrest of a local man who was found to be in possession of a significant quantity of methamphetamine, along with drug use and sales related paraphernalia and a handgun late Friday night, Oct. 1.  LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Armed incident with shots fired in Redding […]

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Today’s Lighter Side of the News: Bolting bovine brings bedlam to Red Bluff – Eventually bagged by the blue

In “Today’s Lighter Side of the News” RED BLUFF, Calif. — Authorities in Red Bluff were left with the backbreaking burden of rounding up a bull-headed calf that breached its bounds and made a run for the border Wednesday morning, June 2nd. The bolting bovine caused quite a brouhaha as it hoofed its way through town, before it was eventually […]

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“Miraculous survival” after teen driver swerves to avoid oncoming car, plummets 200 feet in Igo

IGO, Calif. — Authorities and witnesses say a teenage driver was lucky to survive after her vehicle plummeted more than 200 feet down a steep embankment yesterday morning, Wednesday, June 2. Witnesses to the accident later said the 16-year-old girl swerved to avoid a speeding car that was traveling the wrong way on Placer Road at the Veteran’s Bridge that […]

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Red Bluff traffic stop yields “pounds” of drugs – Bay Area wanted felons arrested

RED BLUFF, Calif. — Authorities say a traffic enforcement stop in Red Bluff led to the discovery and seizure of a significant amount of narcotics early this morning, Thursday, May 27. Two wanted felons, including one from San Francisco and another from the Bay Area, were arrested after the traffic stop and seizure. SEE OTHER RECENT RED BLUFF AREA NEWS: […]

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Gerber man arraigned on dozen charges alleging continuous sexual abuse of children

RED BLUFF, Calif. — A Gerber man was formally arraigned yesterday in connection with a case involving the continuous sexual abuse of two children that the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office allege took place in the City of Red Bluff and within the unincorporated Tehama County area. The suspect, 25-year-old Alex Torres-Garcia, now faces twelve felony counts including sexual intercourse […]

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Three injured in Tehama County SR-99 crash

TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. — Three victims reportedly suffered minor to moderate injuries after a three-vehicle collision in Tehama County early yesterday morning, Thursday, May 20. The collision happened on SR-99, just North of Hallie Road, according to CHP and witnesses. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Host of Mt. Shasta B&B arrested on sexual battery charges “You chose the wrong place,” mom […]

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Chance encounter leads to presentation, boy’s designation as Corning PD “Honorary Drone Pilot”

CORNING, Calif. — A chance encounter between a young boy and Corning police officer led to a school presentation of the department’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drones. During last Wednesday’s special presentation the young aviation fan was presented with a number of honors, including being designated as a Corning Police Department “Honorary Drone Pilot.” LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Robbed of […]

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