Redding standoff ends after weapons-wielding man sets own trailer on fire

REDDING, Calif. — A man who at times was seen wielding various weapons, including a loaded handgun, metal pipe, knife, stick, and machete was arrested after a violent series of encounters with a neighbor over a property theft dispute led to an hours-long SWAT standoff Wednesday morning, April 28. The volatile incident ended when the suspect set his own trailer ablaze […]

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Redding man rams car through house he just tried to burn down

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a man went on a violent and destructive rampage that left a home heavily damaged when he first attempted to burn the house down before he crashed a stolen vehicle into the residence just minutes later, early Tuesday morning, April 6. The bizarre incident, which led to a barricaded standoff at a private residence in […]

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Old Station armed standoff, SWAT callout, ends with man’s arrest

OLD STATION, Calif. — Authorities say a man who violently fought with and then pulled a knife and threatened a deputy during an Old Station disturbance investigation was eventually apprehended after an hours-long standoff and SWAT callout yesterday morning, Wednesday, March 24. The alleged suspect, Benjamin W. Elliott, 41, of Old Station, was coaxed out of his residence by crisis […]

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Deputy hospitalized, suspect dead after shots fired during Perris standoff

PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say that shots exchanged between an armed suspect and deputies during a barricaded standoff left a deputy injured and hospitalized Sunday, March 21. The deputy remains hospitalized in good condition, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Public Information Officer C. Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, who did not specify the nature or extent of the deputy’s injuries. The suspect who […]

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Perris barricaded standoff ends with one dead

PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say a man who fled the scene of a Perris traffic collision later shot at deputies before barricading himself inside a home and fatally shooting himself Saturday, May 2. Yesterday afternoon’s deadly standoff happened on the 18000 block of Cable Ln., according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RivCo homeowner shoots burglar multiple times Child airlifted […]

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Hours-long Redding standoff ends with arrest of wanted felon

REDDING — An hours-long barricaded standoff in Redding that began as an attempted probation search ended peacefully after a man was taken into custody late Wednesday evening, June 26. The standoff forced the evacuation of numerous homes surrounding the residence where the suspect was holed up and caused the closure of several surrounding roads, including Miller St, Harrison Ave., Cedars […]

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