News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — Redding Police Department was excited to announce today that the department has received a $135,327 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to focus on traffic safety within the City of Redding. The grant is intended to assist with the department’s enforcement efforts in the areas of traffic safety; and to deter illegal, often dangerous, driving […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Redding Police Department yesterday announced the creation and implementation of the department’s Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT), a new unit created in partnership with Shasta County Public Health. Comprised of two police officers with advanced crisis intervention and mental health training, along with a mental health clinician from Shasta County Health and Human Services, the specialized team […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Redding Police Department was excited yesterday to announce the assignment of one of their own to the Shasta County Bomb Squad. In a social media release, Redding Police Department said Officer Eva Smith recently completed an extensive training program at the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School (HDS) in Huntsville, Alabama, and will now be bringing back the latest extensive bomb […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a search warrant served at a “known problem house” in the 5600 block of Mountain View Drive resulted in 14 people being contacted inside the home and the arrest of six of those contacted Thursday afternoon, March 25. Additionally, a total of 38.4 grams of methamphetamine was located and seized during the warrant service, Redding Police […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Community Work Program Officers (CWPOs), along with inmates from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Alternative Work Program, teamed up with Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit and employees from the City of Redding Parks Department to conduct an extensive set of cleanup projects over two days this week. Despite the ongoing, nearly year-long COVID-19 global public health crisis, […]
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REDDING, Calif. — The Redding Police Department yesterday announced the addition of a new armored rescue vehicle to the department’s fleet of official vehicles, saying, the new vehicle “is an extremely valuable addition” to their department. The new armored rescue vehicle will be used during critical incidents, SWAT callouts, and other dangerous situations and will allow officers to enter active, […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:08 p.m. Originally published: Sunday, Feb. 7, 1:15 p.m. See Original Story, Photos, and Video below. REDDING, Calif. — Coroner officials have identified a woman who was fatally shot after allegedly pulling out a “replica firearm” and pointing it at Redding police officers Sunday morning, Feb. 7. The deadly shooting happened on the Cypress Avenue Bridge […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Despite the ongoing, nearly year-long COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis and other issues faced throughout 2020, Redding Police Department members challenged themselves to run in honor of the fallen officers who died in the line of duty in 2019. Both sworn and non-sworn personnel, as well as some spouses of department members, participated in the challenge. […]
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As released by Redding Police Department REDDING, Calif. — On Friday, January 8th, 2021, at 2:39 P.M., Redding Police Officers located a stolen Honda Civic being driven on the on-ramp to eastbound State Route 44 from Airport Road. When Officers attempted a traffic stop on the stolen Honda, the single male driver fled eastbound on State Route 44 in a […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Due to the ongoing, months-long COVID-19 global public health crisis, which has changed nearly all aspects of today’s society, the Redding Police Department’s Community Work Program (CWPO), has struggled with limited resources and limited availability of healthy and qualified inmate workers. However, despite COVID-19 concerns, as well as challenges and obstacles created by the pandemic, the department’s Community […]
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