News From Around The County
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 20, 4:35 p.m., With additional details. LAKEHEAD, Calif. — Two armed citizens have been credited with detaining a Sacramento man who had just gunned down two men near the Salt Creek Boat Ramp on the northern end of Shasta Lake, in the unincorporated community of Lakehead Sunday morning, April 18. After hearing gunshots in the area, the […]
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LAKEHEAD, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed a person was killed after an all-terrain vehicle crash near the McCloud Bridge Day Use Area east of Lakehead, yesterday afternoon, Saturday, Feb. 28. The fatal, solo-vehicle crash happened in the area of Gilman and Fenders Ferry roads, about 45 miles northeast of Redding. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Woman killed crossing Redding street The life […]
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LAKEHEAD, Calif. — Authorities attempting to serve a civil warrant at a Lakehead residence Thursday morning, Feb. 18, instead were able to once again arrest Camren James Taylor, an oft-arrested felony probationer who was wanted on eight outstanding felony charges and considered armed and dangerous. A woman who provided a false name and was later found to have multiple outstanding […]
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LAKEHEAD, Calif. — A man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a Lakehead area home and then trying to hide from deputies who surrounded the residence Friday evening, Sept. 18. Arresting officials later pointed out that the suspect was found with literature related to Satanism when he was apprehended inside the Night Hawk Ln. residence. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Stalker […]
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LAKEHEAD — Officials are asking for the public’s help after several Forest Service buildings at the Lakeshore Fire Station were burglarized during the early morning hours of Feb. 26. According to the U.S. Forest Service Shasta-Trinity Division, the thief or thieves made off with more than $30,000 in firefighting tools and equipment. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Sheriff’s K-9 helps nab […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 16, 11:30 p.m. See Original Story below. LAKEHEAD — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a major injury traffic collision between a van and a big-rig that happened on the southbound I-5 at Lakeshore Dr., north of Redding in Lakehead. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., CHP updated that the involved vehicles had been removed from […]
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LAKEHEAD, Calif., — A missing 10-year-old boy with Autism was found early Saturday morning after an exhaustive, hours-long search by area law enforcement officials and volunteers. The victim, Jeremiah Seuss, spent nearly ten hours lost and wandering, as overnight temperatures dipped into the low 30s. He was eventually found about a mile from his home, after a resident in a […]
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LAKEHEAD — Two people are in custody and officials are seeking a third subject after the three allegedly kidnapped and robbed an elderly man before leading officials on a pursuit through numerous communities covering two counties, Saturday, Dec. 30. The pursuit ended near a gated community in Tehama County after a Shasta County sheriff’s deputy used a pursuit intervention maneuver to […]
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LAKEHEAD – Shasta County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Friday, May 13, after he allegedly attempted to murder his wife the previous evening. The man has been accused of repeatedly choking his girlfriend until she lost consciousness. The violent incident occurred on Thursday, May 12, in the 19000 block of Oak Knoll Drive, in Lakehead. The alleged suspect, identified as […]
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