News From Around The County
ANDERSON — Eighteen people were arrested and two firearms, along with about one pound of methamphetamine, and a half-pound of heroin, were seized when several law enforcement agencies worked together during a south county probation and parole sweep Tuesday, Feb. 4. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: SCNS EXCLUSIVE: Guest speakers help pack Burney IIT “Town Hall” meeting Shotgun-wielding man arrested after […]
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ONO — A Shasta County probationer and wanted felon who fired a shot at deputies trying to apprehend the man was arrested after an hours-long barricaded standoff in Ono last night, Sunday, Jan. 26. During the lengthy standoff the man who was arrested, 31-year-old, Jake Matthew Houser, barricaded himself inside an unoccupied cabin; “claiming he was heavily armed, the house […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities arrested a wanted felon they say fled from a traffic stop before crashing his car and fleeing on foot late last night, Friday, Jan. 24. Despite attempting to hide inside a nearby parked car, the alleged suspect was apprehended with the use of Anderson PD’s K-9 “Aero”, according to officials who later announced the successful tracking and […]
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ANDERSON — An Anderson traffic stop led to the discovery and seizure of a substantial quantity of methamphetamine, heroin, and prescription drugs and the arrest of a man they allege to have been selling the illicit narcotics, Sunday evening, Jan. 5. According to officials a police K-9 was instrumental in the discovery of the drugs found during the traffic stop, […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities in Anderson say an early morning traffic stop led to the arrest of two people and a known drug house being shut down Tuesday, Dec. 31. At the conclusion of their traffic stop and investigation at the home, located on the 1700 block of Brigman St., officials “red-tagged” the residence, after deeming it unsafe and uninhabitable, according […]
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REDDING — A teen was arrested after officials say she led officers on a short, early morning pursuit in a stolen van Saturday, Dec. 28. The extremely dangerous chase, which covered about 18 miles and hit speeds of 114 mph on the freeway and 75 miles per hour on city streets, began in Redding near the intersection of Hilltop Dr. […]
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HAPPY VALLEY — An Anderson woman was arrested Thursday evening, Nov. 28, after her male companion fled from a traffic stop in Happy Valley, leaving her to take the fall for a sawed-off shotgun that deputies found inside her SUV. Despite an hours-long search, the man who fled from the vehicle was not identified or located, according to officials. LEADING […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — An ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation and search warrant served at a City of Shasta Lake home led to the arrest of a Shasta County woman Saturday morning, Nov. 23. During the search warrant, which was served at a residence on the 3900 block of Red Bluff St., officers located and seized methamphetamine and heroin, as […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — A Shasta County man was arrested after officials allege he attacked his brother with a blunt object while destroying his brother’s fence in Shasta Lake early Thursday evening, Nov 21. During the violent encounter, which happened on the 13000 block of Beacon St., the victim discharged a firearm into the ground to stop the attack […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — A Shasta County man with multiple prior arrests for possession of stolen property and stolen vehicles was arrested again during a residential burglary investigation Thursday morning, Nov. 7. The man was arrested after deputies investigating the burglary used footprints and home surveillance footage to track him several blocks to a wooded area where he was […]
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