News From Around The County
ANDERSON — Three men, including two Redding residents, were arrested after showing up at a rented Anderson home where they believed they were meeting with a teenage girl to engage in sexual activity. The arrests were made during a two-day, multi-agency undercover operation over the weekend, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19. According to officials, one of the Redding […]
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REDDING — Already on probation for vehicle theft, a Redding man was arrested once again after being caught in a stolen vehicle Friday evening, Oct. 18. Although the probationer fled from officers, leading to a large-scale manhunt in and around the Starlite Mobile Estates at 1221 Cypress Ave., the felon was eventually apprehended after a police K-9 tracked the man […]
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ANDERSON — After exhausting all their leads, authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating several suspects who were caught on surveillance video breaking into and burglarizing an Anderson business earlier this month. The suspects stole about $14,000 in power tools and other merchandise, according to officials. At least four suspects, including at least one woman, were involved […]
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REDDING — Despite trying to flush all his drug evidence down a toilet, officials say they recovered the drugs and arrested a local man after they raided a “suspected drug house” in Redding yesterday, Oct. 17. Thursday’s arrest happened at an apartment on the 600 block of Parsons Dr., northeast of Bechelli Ln. and Hartnell Ave. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society Above: an early photograph of Shingletown. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle. Shingletown was first called Shingle Camp, it was established in 1848 as a tent community, and its name derives from the first production of shingles and shakes in Shasta County. Due to the abundance of sugar pine and cedar […]
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MT SHASTA — A Roseville man who officials say walked into the Mt. Shasta Police Department claiming to have a body in his car and that he killed three other people is in custody after officials confirmed finding four deceased individuals yesterday, Monday, Oct. 14. Officials from Mt. Shasta and Roseville Police Departments are now working together to investigate how […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a Redding man who led them on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that at times reached speeds of nearly 120 mph last night, Sunday, Oct. 13. The chase, which CHP later said covered about 16 miles, began in Redding on SR-299E just east of I-5, and ended at a private property in the Bella Vista area near […]
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SHASTA LAKE — Authorities who conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 5 yesterday, just south of Bridge Bay Rd. near Shasta Lake, say they seized nearly six pounds of heroin and arrested an Arizona woman for possession of heroin for sales. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES Redding bike stop leads to suspected drug sales arrest Citizen’s child abuse tip leads to […]
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REDDING — A bicyclist who tried to flee from officers during a bike stop in Redding was apprehended a short time later and arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sales as well as several out of state and local warrants Thursday evening, Oct. 10, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: New details after man’s battered and “mutilated” body […]
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ANDERSON — A citizen’s tip reporting a case of suspected child abuse led to the arrest of two people at an Anderson motel Tuesday, Oct. 8. One of the two alleged suspects was arrested for child abuse and drug related charges after the incident, which happened at Motel 6, at 2861 McMurry Dr., just north of Balls Ferry Rd. LEADING […]
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