News From Around The County
YREKA, Calif., — For the fourth time in just over five weeks, members of Siskiyou County’s new Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Team made a significant drug bust while patrolling the I-5 corridor through Siskiyou County last Thursday, March 10. Over the last month and a half, the team, which began operations on Feb. 1, has made numerous drug-related arrests including […]
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DUNSMUIR, Calif., — Authorities say a man was found deceased inside a home that burned during an early morning blaze that tore through a Dunsmuir home Wednesday, March 16. The deadly fire was reported in the 6000 block of Scherrer Avenue, near Bridge Street and the Sacramento River, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Burney woman arrested with drugs and […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a Burney woman who was out of jail on bail after being caught with a stolen vehicle in Lassen County was arrested after crashing while fleeing from a California Highway Patrol officer Wednesday, March 16. A passenger from the fleeing vehicle managed to elude capture after the crash and has not been identified. Last night’s […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, March 17, 4:36 p.m. Originally Published: Wednesday, March 16, 10:42 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a local man who fatally shot another man outside his Redding home was arrested after fleeing the scene of the deadly shooting last night, Wednesday, March 16. The victim has since been identified as 47-year-old, James Wade Schwerdt, […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Authorities say a man who called 911 to report that people were trying to kill him and that he had broken into a Yreka area residence and armed himself with firearms found inside the home was arrested Saturday afternoon, March 12. Although the armed man, who told emergency dispatchers he was high on meth, fired numerous rounds […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — New details have been released after a deadly officer and deputy-involved shooting that ended the life of a reportedly suicidal man who officials say pointed a handgun at an officer and deputy last Friday, March 11. According to new details released this morning by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, the officer and deputy had responded to […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Authorities have credited employees at the Rain Rock Casino in Yreka for their “quick thinking and brave actions” in keeping casino-goers safe during a potential hostage crisis involving a shotgun-wielding former employee who confronted guests and employees Saturday morning, March 12. According to official accounts, a manager at the casino was able to distract the armed man, […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a felony probationer who fled from officers while armed with a machete was apprehended after officers deployed a less-lethal Taser to halt the man’s flight for freedom early Sunday morning, March 13. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Details sparse following fatal officer & deputy-involved shooting near Mt. Shasta Autistic toddler who wandered away from Round Mountain […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a trio of Yreka women, all members of the same family, have been arrested after a pre-arranged drug deal spun wildly out of control when the teenager they were attempting to sell marijuana to turned the tables on them and attempted to rob them at an Anderson motel Saturday morning, March 12. When the women […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a Redding woman was arrested after a domestic dispute spiraled out of control, resulting in the woman allegedly firing a shotgun blast through the window of a vehicle occupied by her husband and his two young children early this morning, Saturday, March 12. According to official accounts, the husband was attempting to diffuse the volatile […]
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