News From Around The County
REDDING — Despite trying to flush all his drug evidence down a toilet, officials say they recovered the drugs and arrested a local man after they raided a “suspected drug house” in Redding yesterday, Oct. 17. Thursday’s arrest happened at an apartment on the 600 block of Parsons Dr., northeast of Bechelli Ln. and Hartnell Ave. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a Redding man who led them on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that at times reached speeds of nearly 120 mph last night, Sunday, Oct. 13. The chase, which CHP later said covered about 16 miles, began in Redding on SR-299E just east of I-5, and ended at a private property in the Bella Vista area near […]
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SHASTA LAKE — Authorities who conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 5 yesterday, just south of Bridge Bay Rd. near Shasta Lake, say they seized nearly six pounds of heroin and arrested an Arizona woman for possession of heroin for sales. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES Redding bike stop leads to suspected drug sales arrest Citizen’s child abuse tip leads to […]
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REDDING — A bicyclist who tried to flee from officers during a bike stop in Redding was apprehended a short time later and arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sales as well as several out of state and local warrants Thursday evening, Oct. 10, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: New details after man’s battered and “mutilated” body […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — Officials who had been searching for a missing 87-year-old former elementary school teacher and principal say they found the senior citizen deceased in the A.C.I.D. Canal behind the man’s residence. According to Redding PD, the missing man was found earlier today, Saturday, Oct. 5, with the use of […]
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REDDING — A woman who was arrested after allegedly fighting with Redding police officers was rushed to a hospital after suffering an unspecified medical crisis and becoming unresponsive while waiting to be booked at Shasta County Jail in Redding earlier today, Wednesday, Oct. 2. After the woman became unresponsive in a pre-booking area outside the jail facility, jail medical staff […]
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REDDING — A man who officials say stole a large construction excavator and went on a destructive drive through Redding was arrested early Friday morning, Sept. 27. He was apprehended after first crashing into a light pole and then plowing into a gas station overhang, causing “extensive damage” to the awning, according to officials. The incident came to a crashing […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Sept. 23, 3:30 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information See Original Story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a second inmate who died while in-custody at Shasta County Jail in Redding in the last ten days. The man died after he was found having an unspecified medical crisis inside his cell early Sunday morning, Sept. 22. Despite life-saving […]
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UPDATE: Friday, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information. See Original Story below. REDDING — Shasta County Coroner’s Office has identified an inmate whose lifeless body was found inside a safety cell at Shasta County Jail in Redding yesterday morning, Thursday, Sept.12. “The decedent was positively identified as 58-year-old, Teddy Woodrow Abbie, of Redding,” Shasta County Chief Deputy […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 13, 3:15 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. REDDING — An off-duty Cal Fire firefighter suffered fatal injuries while riding a motorcycle after he collided with a raised curb and was ejected from his motorcycle into a metal pole Thursday evening, Sept. 12. Excessive speed has been cited as a contributing factor after yesterday’s fatal crash, which […]
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