Redding Police – Riverside County News Source

7, including wanted child molester, arrested during Bridgeway Inn sweep

July 27, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — Seven people, including a man who was on felony parole for child molestation and had 4 felony warrants – one of which was for absconding from parole – were arrested during a parole and probation compliance check at Redding’s Bridgeway Inn on the 2700 block of Bechelli Lane. According to officials, the Bridgeway Inn has been the source […]

RPD UAV tracks burglar, K9 aids in arrest

February 13, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — A man is in custody after Redding police officers investigating suspicious activity at a closed business early Sunday morning, found the alleged suspect in the process of stealing a truck. Although the man fled from officers, one of the department’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and a police K9 were instrumental in the subject’s eventual apprehension. SEE OTHER RECENT SCNS […]

Redding PD’s NPU makes 1,500th arrest

January 19, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

In January 2016, the Redding Police Department created the Neighborhood Police Unit (NPU) to address community concerns regarding a significant rise in crime throughout our city. This temporarily funded, four-officer unit has the ability to be proactive when addressing community problems rather than only being reactive, which has become the norm for our patrol officers due to budget, personnel cuts, […]

REDDING: “Prolific thief” – arrested 5 times already this year – arrested again, officials say

March 22, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING – Redding Police officers arrested a woman who one Redding Police official classified as a “prolific thief,” after she allegedly committed a commercial burglary on March 20. The arrest occurred after an alert business owner realized an office shared in the same building as his was being burglarized, according to Redding Police Sergeant Ron Icely. In a press release from the […]