News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a “heavily intoxicated” man in a car who followed another driver while yelling obscenities at them before purposefully striking the victim’s vehicle was arrested yesterday evening, Sunday, Sept. 19. Later, while being booked into jail, the alleged drunk driver began resisting arresting and booking officers and threatened to harm them and their families, leading to […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say no injuries were reported after a rollover crash in Redding yesterday afternoon, Friday, Sept. 17. Only one vehicle was involved in the accident, according to officials. The crash, which caused the temporary closure of the roadway, happened at the intersection of Eureka Way and California Street. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Called “one man crime wave” […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted Anderson felon was taken into custody without incident yesterday morning, Friday, Sept. 17. The man, 52-year-old Kyle Richard Sims, is on the District Attorney’s Chronic Offender Accountability Program (COAP) and recently failed to appear for court on over 12 felony cases, according to officials who said Sims is currently facing as many as […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Fire officials say a commercial structure in an unincorporated part of Anderson was destroyed by a blaze that erupted after a stolen vehicle plowed into the closed business early this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 15. The wreck, which sent the driver to the hospital with major burn and other crash-related injuries and destroyed a total of seven vehicles, […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a woman they described as “heavily intoxicated” was arrested last night, Tuesday, Sept. 14, after first leaving the scene of multiple collisions that occurred in the Win River Casino and then crashing head-on into a pickup truck while driving the wrong direction within a construction zone on Hwy 273. The final crash, which occurred south […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an Oregon man who fought with a Redding resident after being interrupted while burglarizing the victim’s apartment was eventually apprehended after first fleeing from and then fighting with both officers and a police K-9 Tuesday, Sept. 14. The interrupted burglary occurred at the Woodland Apartments complex in the 2900 block of Polk Street, just north […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a Birmingham, Iowa man, wanted in connection with two felony first-degree theft cases involving elderly victims in that state, was arrested as a fugitive from justice in Redding on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The now-arrested fugitive, 64-year-old, Roger Lee Manning, has been called a “confidence man”, who has been falsely and fraudulently presenting himself as a […]
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REDDING, Calif., — A man whose pickup truck became stuck on a set of Redding railroad tracks was lucky to escape uninjured when his vehicle was struck by a passing Amtrak train early Friday morning, Sept. 3. Although the victim’s truck exploded upon impact and was fully engulfed in flames within moments, the driver had already exited the vehicle; which […]
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REDDING, Calif., — City of Redding Police officials were saddened to announce yesterday the death of a homeless man who was stabbed during a violent encounter with a juvenile during what they previously described as an “apparently unprovoked knife attack” that occurred last month. The victim, 56-year-old, Felix Ramirez, of Auburn, California, had remained in critical condition until his passing […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Aug. 30, 3:10 p.m. With details regarding suspect’s arrest. Originally Published: Sunday, Aug. 29, 5:06 p.m. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities this afternoon announced the warrant-related arrest of a fifteen-year-old male they say was driving a stolen vehicle that was involved in a deadly, two-vehicle crash in Redding early Sunday morning, Aug. 29. Three boys, ages fifteen and sixteen, […]
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