News From Around The County
REDDING — A CHP officer who stopped a suspected drunk driver was surprised to find 100 pounds of marijuana inside the trunk of the vehicle he had stopped, Friday evening, Aug. 24. The stop and arrest happened in the area of Riverland Dr. near Knighton Rd., southeast of Redding. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Few details following fatal McArthur rollover, CHP […]
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REDDING — Two Redding area transients were arrested yesterday after reportedly confessing to the murder of another transient earlier this week. Authorities made the arrests after the victim’s lifeless body was discovered under a bridge in the 2700 block of Favretto Ave., between State and Fell Streets, in south Redding. After an investigation officials arrested 22-year-old Lindsey Ann Waite, and […]
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REDDING — After recently noticing a dramatic increase in the amount of unlawful, overnight sleeping and camping, as well as discarded trash spread throughout Redding’s South City Park, Redding PD officers conducted an enforcement operation aimed at focusing on quality of life issues within the park, located directly adjacent Redding Public Library. In total, officers issued 45 citations, arrested eight […]
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UPDATED: Aug. 23, 9:15 p.m. See original story below. REDDING –Officials have released additional details related to yesterday’s shooting death of a man they say was fatally shot after attacking a Tehama County man who had been holding a 4-month-old infant when he came under attack. The man killed in the shooting was a registered sex offender and had a […]
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REDDING — A man died after he was hit by a train in downtown Redding, Thursday evening, Aug. 17. The fatal accident happened just north of Tehama St. and caused all east and westbound traffic in the downtown area to be shut down for several hours while officials investigated the accident, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Officers Taser and […]
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REDDING — A pair of Redding residents who have already been arrested 37 times between them, was arrested again Thursday, Aug. 16, after Redding police officers contacted them while they were loitering at Redding Public Library. During the contact officials learned the pair had gone to the library with the intention of selling heroin to a woman. Officers had been […]
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REDDING –Officers responding to multiple reports of a man causing disturbances at several residences and attacking elderly victims Friday, afternoon, Aug. 17, had to deploy Tasers and physically subdue the violent and bizarrely acting suspect before arresting him. The violent attacks and subsequent arrest happened in the area of Olive Ave. in downtown Redding. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: CASSEL: couple […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 11:30 p.m. With additional details and interview. Mike Daly contributed to this report. REDDING — Details are still emerging after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that started when a Redding PD officer spotted a speeding car and ended about 22 miles later when a California Highway Patrol officer used a pursuit intervention maneuver that sent the […]
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REDDING — A parolee and registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record was arrested once again in Redding last Wednesday evening, August 8. The alleged suspect was apprehended after allegedly masturbating and exposing himself to motorists and pedestrians during several reported incidents. One of the incidents involved a child who happened upon the naked man inside a bathroom along […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 12, 5 p.m. See original story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a man they say died after leaping from Redding’s Diestelhorst pedestrian bridge, near Lake Redding Park and west of Lake Redding Bridge. The man was reportedly trying to elude officers during a vehicle and foot pursuit, after an officer spotted his vehicle swerving on Riverside […]
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