Category: Shasta County and Surrounding Area News

$52,000 OTS grant to enhance Anderson area traffic services programs, fund enforcement operations

ANDERSON, Calif., — The Anderson Police Department yesterday announced that they were awarded a $52,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will help roll out a new police traffic services program intended to deter dangerous and illegal driving behaviors that increase the risk of crashes in the community, according to Anderson PD officials. The goal of […]

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False license plate investigation in Redding yields pound of heroin, shotgun – SoCal felon arrested

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an investigation initiated by an eagle-eyed officer who spotted a trailer plate affixed to a pickup truck led to the arrest of a Southern California felon and a second wanted man late last night, Friday, Oct. 22. Riverside County Superior Court records indicate the suspect, Christopher David Rutledge, 44, of Temecula, has an extensive criminal […]

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OP/ED: Sen. Dahle – Water shortage created by lack of leadership, not mother nature

Submitted by: the Office of Senator Brian Dahle Our state’s system of reservoirs and canals was at one time designed to provide a reliable water supply for California homes, businesses, and farms for three or more dry years. Just two years ago, following a slightly above average wet winter, that system was at full capacity. Now, almost every single reservoir […]

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Shasta Lake woman survives being dragged 50 feet under pickup that ran her over

CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say a local woman is lucky to be alive after she was struck by a pickup truck that then dragged her about fifty feet in Shasta Lake early Thursday evening, Oct. 21. The accident occurred while driver was making a left turn, and the driver has since said he did not see the […]

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UPDATE: Missing plane & pilot discovered after vanishing over Siskiyou County

UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 23, 10:35 a.m. See Original Story and Other Updates Below. SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities were saddened to announce the discovery of a small plane that went missing after its pilot put out a distress call requesting an emergency landing while flying over the Trinity County area Wednesday evening, Oct. 20. The aircraft disappeared while traveling from […]

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Woman pulled from Sacramento River during Redding water rescue

REDDING, Calif., — Although few details have been released, officials say they managed to safely rescue a woman from the Sacramento River, north of the Cypress Street Bridge, this morning, Thursday, Oct. 21. Official radio traffic this morning indicated the victim may have tumbled into the river around 9 p.m. last night and remained stranded overnight, until someone heard her […]

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Targeted investigation ends with arrest of woman found with stolen weapons, drugs

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a woman with multiple violent felony convictions, who was the target of an ongoing narcotic sales related investigation, was arrested again in Redding after she was found to be in possession of a loaded and stolen handgun, methamphetamine, psilocybin, and heroin Tuesday evening, Oct. 19. During a subsequent search of two of the woman’s Redding […]

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Victim found murdered inside tent at Redding homeless encampment – Man, 19, arrested

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say the shooting murder of a man whose lifeless body was later found inside a tent at a Redding area homeless encampment led to the arrest of another man yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 19. The victim was found deceased in an area known as Mercy Canyon, located behind the Mercy Medical Center, according to officials; who have […]

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Missing person report leads to suspicious death investigation after body found near Keswick Reservoir

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities today confirmed their investigation is continuing after a man’s body was found during a missing person’s investigation Sunday, Oct. 17. While officials declined to provide details regarding the circumstances of the victim’s passing, they say the case is now being treated as suspicious in nature. The victim, who had been listed as a missing person by […]

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Felon arrested after Redding traffic stop uncovers handgun, meth, body armor

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a Kern County felon was arrested after a Redding traffic stop that uncovered a loaded firearm and ammunition, methamphetamine, and ballistic body armor Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: K-9 apprehends vehicle theft suspect at end of Redding pursuit Redding burglary/vehicle theft suspects captured in pair of stolen pickups Redding hit and run […]

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