Category: Shasta County and Surrounding Area News

Officers Taser and arrest man who attacked separate elderly victims in their Redding homes

REDDING –Officers responding to multiple reports of a man causing disturbances at several residences and attacking elderly victims Friday, afternoon, Aug. 17, had to deploy Tasers and physically subdue the violent and bizarrely acting suspect before arresting him. The violent attacks and subsequent arrest happened in the area of Olive Ave. in downtown Redding. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: CASSEL: couple […]

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Woman arrested after exchanging gunfire with victims during Millville home burglary

Reports of shots fired during a residential burglary in the Millville area led to the arrest of one of two alleged suspects who Shasta County Sheriff’s officials say exchanged gunfire with a homeowner, his adult son, and a 72-year-old neighbor, early Friday evening, Aug. 17. The violent confrontation happened at a home on the 26000 block of Highway 44. The […]

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CASSEL: Couple arrested during residential burglary investigation

CASSEL — A couple with six warrants between them who were found to be in possession of stolen property and burglary tools was apprehended during a residential burglary investigation in Cassel, Friday afternoon, Aug. 17. The pair was arrested after reportedly fleeing from deputies investigating a residential alarm activation on the 40000 block of Cassel Dr. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]

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REDDING: Pursuit that covered 3 highways ends just 3 miles from where it began

UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 11:30 p.m. With additional details and interview. Mike Daly contributed to this report.   REDDING — Details are still emerging after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that started  when a Redding PD officer spotted a speeding car and ended about 22 miles later when a California Highway Patrol officer used a pursuit intervention maneuver that sent the […]

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Woman arrested after Happy Valley traffic stop leads to 1/2 pound of meth

HAPPY VALLEY — A suspected drug dealer was arrested after deputies discovered a half-pound of methamphetamine and other items associated with drug sales Monday night, August 13. A deputy stopped the vehicle after noticing it being driven without its headlights on in the area of Erika Lane and Happy Valley Rd., in the unincorporated community of Happy Valley. LEADING THE […]

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MT. SHASTA: At least 3 dead after I-5 fiery wreck involving RV, pickup truck

MT. SHASTA — At least three people died in a fiery wreck involving a motor home and full size pickup truck earlier this afternoon in Mt. Shasta, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The deadly crash happened on I-5, just south of the N. Mount Shasta Blvd. on ramp, behind Mt. Shasta City Park. LEADING THE REDDING HEADLINES: Unidentified man leaps […]

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Redding sex offender arrested again after numerous reports of masturbating in public

REDDING — A parolee and registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record was arrested once again in Redding last Wednesday evening, August 8. The alleged suspect was apprehended after allegedly masturbating and exposing himself to motorists and pedestrians during several reported incidents. One of the incidents involved a child who happened upon the naked man inside a bathroom along […]

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UPDATE: Redding man, 27, who leaped to death during Redding vehicle, foot pursuit ID’d

UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 12, 5 p.m. See original story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a man they say died after leaping from Redding’s Diestelhorst pedestrian bridge, near Lake Redding Park and west of Lake Redding Bridge. The man was reportedly trying to elude officers during a vehicle and foot pursuit, after an officer spotted his vehicle swerving on Riverside […]

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Redding transient who created traffic nightmare by cutting “dozens” of electrical rail lines arrested

REDDING –A Redding area transient was arrested last week after she was caught “tampering with and cutting lines on the railroad tracks,” according to Redding PD officials. The alleged suspect has been arrested several times for damaging and vandalizing rail line property and area businesses according to sources familiar with the woman and her prior criminal history. The woman allegedly […]

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1/2 acre Burney fire quickly extinguished, transient reportedly detained and questioned

BURNEY — Firefighters managed to quickly knock down a small, half-acre, brush and tree fire that erupted earlier this afternoon on Burney’s west end, north of Highway 299. A man believed to be a transient was seen running from the area behind Las Colinas Mobile Estates, off Main St. in the area of Tamarack Ave., shortly after the fire broke […]

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