News From Around The County
CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif. — A baseball bat-wielding man who had allegedly just attacked his neighbor was taken into custody after first challenging deputies and a K9 to fight and then resisting arrest in City of Shasta Lake Saturday evening, November 7. Both the victim and alleged suspect were later treated for injuries sustained during the violent encounter, which […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a man who stabbed another man with a “spear-type weapon” at a Redding motel was arrested after fleeing the scene Friday afternoon, Nov. 6. The victim of the stabbing underwent emergency surgery and was expected to survive the violent attack, which happened at the Stardust Motel, located at 1200 Pine Street. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a motorcyclist was under the influence of alcohol and in possession of methamphetamine when he was involved in a solo-vehicle crash Monday morning, Nov. 2. There were no known witnesses to the accident, which happened in the area of Hartnell Avenue and Shotwick Trail, according to officials. The crash was the first of two that happened […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A motorcyclist suffered major injuries when he plowed into the back of a pickup truck in Redding Monday morning, Nov. 2. The motorcyclist was “accelerating rapidly” when the accident occurred on East Cypress Avenue east of Churn Creek Road, according to officials. The crash was the second of two motorcycle accidents that happened within thirty minutes and […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A Shasta County Sheriff’s deputy who was involved in a fiery wreck that killed one person and seriously injured a mother and her baby last November is facing multiple felony charges, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputy Henry Taylor was also injured and hospitalized after the deadly crash, which happened on […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m., With additional details from Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Originally published: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. SEE RELATED UPDATE: Seattle men arrested in Cottonwood deadly shooting COTTONWOOD, Calif. — Authorities investigating a double shooting that left one person dead in West Cottonwood early Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, say the property the couple was shot at […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a man who was pepper sprayed while attacking a Circle K clerk in Redding was later arrested after fleeing the scene and hitting at least two vehicles this morning, Monday, Nov. 2. Although officials did not specify which Circle K the series of crimes began at, there are two Circle K convenience stores located along […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Shasta County Sheriff’s officials have reported this morning that a person who led officials on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit on Interstate 5 sustained major injuries after their vehicle overturned on the dirt shoulder, just north of the South Bonnyview off-ramp. The chase began early this morning, Monday, Nov. 2, after a deputy spotted a silver 2007 Ford Fusion […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — When Kristi Laughlin, owner of Kristi’s Unique Boutique in Burney, woke to an early morning message from a friend telling her that it appeared her business had been broken into sometime in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 27, she feared the worst. By the time she arrived at her store around 10:30 a.m., Shasta County […]
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COTTONWOOD, Calif. — Officials today are continuing to search for a man who reportedly robbed a Cottonwood gas station at gunpoint early this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 27. The suspect allegedly stole “an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency, food, and medication” during the robbery, according to officials now investigating the incident. No injuries were reported after the armed robbery, which occurred […]
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