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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say a felon was arrested after firing multiple rounds from a shotgun and handgun during a drunken disturbance in the City of Shasta Lake Saturday evening, Dec. 18. The shooting and subsequent arrest happened in a residential neighborhood in the 5000 block of Red Bluff Street, north of Shasta Dam Boulevard and southeast […]
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EARLY LIFE John Durwood Weast was born to Jacob Gordon Weast and Elizabeth (Reasson) Weast on January 1, 1859, at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. At the age of one year old in 1860, John was living with his parents at Rochelle, in Madison County, Virginia. His father was a miller by trade. He was the youngest child in their household […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Authorities say the weeks-long search for an elusive elf, who reportedly wreaked happy holiday havoc throughout the Mt. Shasta area, was apprehended last Saturday; putting an end to the merry mischief-maker’s wave of Christmas antics. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Search for missing, At-Risk Redding man, 92, continuing – Credit card misused, vehicle spotted in Sac County […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 19, 12:21 p.m. Originally Published: Thursday, Dec. 16, 12:08 p.m. See Original Story Below. REDDING, Calif., — Family members of a missing, 92-year-old Redding man say their desperate search has come to an end after the victim was found deceased in Sacramento County. Although Redding PD has not yet released any new information about their search for […]
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REDDING Calif., — Authorities say a woman who witnesses reported went around stopped traffic and a set of traffic control arms at a Redding train crossing suffered major injuries when her vehicle was struck by an oncoming train Tuesday evening, Dec. 14. The collision forced the hours-long closure of multiple streets at the railroad crossing – including South, Placer, and Sacramento […]
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As compiled from Mt. Shasta PD/Facebook MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Mt. Shasta Police Department reports that over the last two weeks, from Nov. 27 through Dec. 11, officers responded to 364 calls for service that resulted in twenty-one new cases and five arrests. Comparatively, during the prior two-week period the department responded to 362 calls for service that resulted in […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 9:11 a.m., With additional details from Redding Police Department, other details. Originally Published: Monday, Dec. 13, 8:32 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a home invasion robbery investigation has led to an officer-involved shooting that injured an armed and wanted parolee-at-large and left a police K-9 fighting for his life. The robbery occurred […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a long-time parolee at large, who has been on the run since 2018 and has successfully fled from law enforcement officers in the past, was arrested after fleeing from deputies conducting a squatting investigation in Anderson Saturday morning, Dec. 11. The wanted man was one of two felons arrested during the investigation, which was in […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated man seen brandishing a knife and attempting to stab customers outside a popular Redding restaurant and then outside a Safeway grocery store was arrested without injury after a brief standoff Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11. Records indicate the man, since identified as Adam Culbreth, 45, of San Rafael, has been arrested at least twice […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities say a local man who was observed shooting a BB gun at a remotely controlled Red Bluff PD unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone was arrested when responding officers discovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property; including power tools, stolen personal checks, and money orders valued at more than $4,300. The drone was being used […]
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