News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say concerned citizens were instrumental in the arrest of an Oregon man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Mt. Shasta Mall in Redding Sunday afternoon, Jan. 23. Multiple witnesses detained the suspect after he was seen fondling the buttocks of the teen as she stood in line waiting to order a meal at the […]
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WEAVERVILLE, Calif., — Authorities say a search warrant service at a Weaverville home led to a multi-county, multi-agency response that included the Butte County Interagency Bomb Squad after officials discovered a suspected explosive device Jan. 19. The device, which bomb squad members later confirmed to be a live explosive, was later rendered safe in a controlled detonation, according to the […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have cited excessive speed as a primary contributing factor in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident involving a fuel tanker with attached fuel trailer early Friday morning, Jan. 21. The crash, which punctured the tanks and caused as much as 8,000 gallons of fuel to be spilled – with around 4,000 gallons of a mixture of gasoline […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a targeted traffic stop and subsequent home search based on a search warrant led to the seizure of around four pounds of methamphetamine, an Uzi submachine gun, AR-15 assault rifle, and ammunition, along with sales-related packaging material and narcotics paraphernalia in Redding Friday afternoon, Jan. 21. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Multi-agency stolen vehicle pursuit and […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a probation search conducted at an Anderson home led to the arrest of a probationer after narcotics and drug-related paraphernalia were discovered scattered throughout the woman’s residence and within reach of a child living at the home Thursday, Jan. 20. Due to the deplorable and dangerous living conditions found within the home and multiple building […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a trio of Oregon residents were arrested after a traffic stop in Redding led to the discovery of heroin and multiple firearms, including some that were reported stolen and others that were un-serialized “Ghost Guns” Friday evening, Jan. 21. The trio reportedly told officers they had been traveling from Oregon to Modesto when they pulled […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an Anderson man was arrested at the end of a dangerous high-speed pursuit of a stolen pickup truck pulling a flat-bed trailer that began in Redding and ended in Cottonwood early Saturday morning, Jan. 22. Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in or assisted with the pursuit and subsequent search for the suspect, who abandoned his […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have asked for the public’s help locating a wanted felon and accused stalker who allegedly fired a gun at the head of a teen who was trying to protect his mother outside their Redding residence last week. The teen, who narrowly avoided being shot, was reportedly chasing the man away from the home where he and […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — Officials say a targeted clean-up effort that began in Red Bluff on Friday has already yielded more than 30,000 pounds of trash removed from the Reeds Creek area near the Red Bluff River Park. Weather permitting, the clean-up is expected to continue throughout the weekend. Reeds Creek passes under Main Street, between the Sacramento River and […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a wrong-way driver was killed in a fiery wreck when she plowed head-on into a tractor-trailer combo on Interstate 5 in Redding early this morning, Friday, Jan. 14. Two occupants from the big rig managed to escape serious injury after the collision, which occurred just north of South Bonnyview Road, according to officials. LEADING THE […]
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