Tag: McArthur

Suspected of recent gas thefts and wanted on multiple warrants, McArthur man arrested with narcotics & firearm

MCARTHUR, Calif., — Authorities say a local man with an extensive criminal history was arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of methamphetamine and a loaded and concealed firearm, as well as burglary tools and items typically associated with fuel theft Wednesday evening, July 20th. Last night’s stop was the result of an ongoing investigation into a significant increase […]

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McArthur man arrested after robbing Burney bank, assaulting minor

BURNEY, Calif. — A McArthur man is in custody after officials say he robbed the Tri-Counties Bank in Burney and assaulted a juvenile while on his way out of the business with money he had been handed this afternoon, Monday, Aug. 10. According to officials now investigating the incident, the man – who has since been identified as Kwahn Quinn, […]

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Stolen from McArthur, SUV recovered in Burney

BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities today are continuing to investigate the theft of an SUV, after a CHP officer located and recovered the vehicle in Burney early Friday morning, June 26. The SUV, an older model, silver Suzuki Samurai with multi-colored stripes, had been reported stolen from the McArthur area several days before it was found parked in Burney, CHP Officer […]

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Bodies of SoCal men recovered after drowning at Eastman Lake near FRM

FALL RIVER MILLS — The bodies of two southern California men, missing since failing to return from a late night canoe trip Sunday evening, Nov. 25, were found within thirty minutes of each other by boaters and sheriff’s divers the next day. The victims were last seen alive around 10 p.m. Sunday night, when they left the Eastman Lake boat […]

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UPDATE: Local man killed in McArthur motorcycle crash remembered for “great big heart, enthusiasm for life”

UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m., With additional details and GoFundMe link Original story: Local man ID’d after motorcycle smashes into McArthur utility pole   MCARTHUR — A local man riding an off-road motorcycle died Monday evening, Sept. 24, when he failed to negotiate a curve on SR-299 and his motorcycle smashed into a utility pole just west of McArthur […]

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CHP at scene of SUV and trailer that ended up in ditch outside McArthur

MCARTHUR — California Highway Patrol is investigating a reported crash involving a Range Rover pulling a 24′ trailer that ended up in a ravine. The accident happened on Old Highway Rd., just south of Highway 299, about eight miles northeast of McArthur. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Transients arrested after man’s body found under Redding bridge UPDATED: Excessive speed, intoxication, suspected […]

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UPDATE: Excessive speed, intoxication, suspected in fatal McArthur rollover

Writer’s note: A previous version of this report used information gathered from CHP-Redding’s online incident log; which in turn had used appended information gathered from CHP-Susanville’s incident log. CHP later confirmed several time discrepancies caused by delays in information appended from one CHP log to the other. I apologize for any confusion caused by the earlier report and the time […]

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NorCal Road Gypsies rolling into McArthur Sunday, 7/15, for Annual Summer Show & Shine

McArthur — Those looking for a fun Sunday afternoon mingling with friends both old and new need look no further than tomorrow’s NorCal Road Gypsies Annual Summer Show & Shine, scheduled for Sunday, July 15. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: REDDING: Victim describes terrifying ordeal leading to her attempted murder Portions of the victim’s traumatizing ordeal were captured on a 911 […]

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