Man attacks elderly Redding parents with pipe – Arrested after standoff

REDDING — Authorities say a man attacked his elderly parents with a “large metal pipe” and then barricaded himself inside their Redding residence Tuesday evening, Aug. 6. The alleged suspect was eventually arrested with assistance from a police K-9 after the attack, which happened on the 1400 block of Arizona St., according to police. LEADING THE REDDING HEADLINES: Human remains […]

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2+ pounds of meth uncovered at Redding home, 3 arrested

REDDING — Three people were arrested and more than two pounds of methamphetamine were seized Thursday evening, Jan. 3, during an investigation at a “problem residence known for narcotic activity,” according to Redding PD. The home where the arrests happened, which is located in what one RPD official called a “known high crime area,” is in the 1300 block of […]

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APD/RPD sting nets 5 men who believed they were meeting teen for sex

ANDERSON — Authorities say a prostitution sting involving undercover officers posing as 15 and 16-year-old girls led to the arrest yesterday of five men they allege agreed to meet at an Anderson motel for sex. The Friday, Sept. 7 arrests included men from the cities of Anderson, Redding, Shasta Lake, and Shingletown, as well as one 48-year-old suspect who officials […]

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REDDING: Man fatally shot after firing at officers investigating domestic disturbance

REDDING — Officials are investigating after a man was fatally shot by officers during a domestic disturbance investigation, early Friday morning, Dec. 8. The deadly shooting happened after the man allegedly tried to flee from officers while firing at them with a handgun at an apartment complex at 2604 Wilson Avenue, between Shasta View Drive and Goodwater Avenue, in Redding. […]

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