News From Around The County
CASSEL — Emergency and power officials are responding to multiple reports of power lines down in Cassel and Old Station this afternoon, Friday, Dec. 14. The downed live wires in Cassell also reportedly started a small grass and brush fire in front of Cassel post office at 21594 Cassel Rd., between Kern Rd. and Manzanita Way. Hat Creek Resort in […]
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REDDING — A man who officers warned after investigating reports that he was smashing out the windows of and destroying his own vehicle was later arrested after setting fire to his vehicle in the parking lot of a Redding business, Tuesday, Dec. 11. Redding PD later said the man, identified as Dane Allan Brayman, 39, of Antelope, CA, was angry […]
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COTTONWOOD — A suspected DUI-related crash in Cottonwood left one driver dead after being ejected from their pickup truck early Sunday morning, Dec. 9. The fatal crash, which caused minor injuries to the alleged drunk driver who was later booked into jail, happened at the S. Main St. exit of Interstate 5, according to California Highway Patrol. LEADING THE SCNS […]
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BURNEY — An elderly woman, found unresponsive inside a Burney residence, was transported to an area hospital in critical condition this afternoon, Monday, Dec. 10. Although an air ambulance was initially requested to airlift the victim to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, official radio traffic indicated the flight was later cancelled and she was transported by ground ambulance to Mayers […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 9, 12 p.m., With photos from scene. HAT CREEK — A woman who managed to pull herself from her wrecked rental vehicle is headed to a rendezvous point in Burney where she is expected to be airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, according to official radio traffic and a California Highway Patrol incident log. The victim […]
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ANDERSON — Using the innovative approach of enlisting the help of area residents, Anderson Police Department is seeking volunteers from all areas and neighborhoods within the city to help with a sting operation aimed at curtailing the theft of packages left on porches and by front doors by delivery drivers. Volunteers’ homes do not need to be equipped with front […]
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REDDING — A 61-year-old Redding man is in critical condition after he was struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross the road, early Tuesday evening, Dec. 4. The major-injury accident happened near the intersection of South and California streets, according to Redding PD. LEADING THE REDDING HEADLINES: Man threatens to sexually assault girl, 4, while masturbating in her […]
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REDDING — A man who had just caused a disturbance at a downtown Redding business accosted a mother and her young daughter as they left another nearby store. According to officials, the man threatened to sexually assault the 4-year-old girl, while pulling down his pants and masturbating in the mother and daughter’s direction. The man initially fled after citizen’s intervened […]
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REDDING — A probationer and suspected drug dealer who fled on foot after crashing into a car in a Redding Wal-Mart parking lot was apprehended this afternoon, Monday, Dec. 3. When the man fled from his wrecked car he was seen running while carrying a safe, which officers later learned was stuffed with cash and a “significant amount of heroin.” […]
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REDDING — Firefighters spent about two-and-a-half hours knocking down and cleaning up after a fire erupted at City of Redding’s Solid Waste Transfer Facility Saturday morning, Dec. 1. According to fire officials, the source of this weekend’s fire was traced to an “unknown hazardous material” someone had recently dumped at the facility, at 2255 Abernathy Ln. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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