Knife-wielding man who tried to stab Redding shoppers arrested 

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated man seen brandishing a knife and attempting to stab customers outside a popular Redding restaurant and then outside a Safeway grocery store was arrested without injury after a brief standoff Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11. Records indicate the man, since identified as Adam Culbreth, 45, of San Rafael, has been arrested at least twice […]

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Covid-19 coughing “chronic offender” sentenced to year in jail

ANDERSON, Calif. — A woman accused of walking around an Anderson Safeway “forcefully and purposefully” coughing on employees and shoppers during the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to numerous misdemeanor charges related to five of the pending cases against her. The woman, Tammy Ann Baldwin, 61, of Anderson, was identified as a chronic offender by the […]

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Burney Safeway to add hours for seniors, others “at-risk” amidst COVID-19

BURNEY, Calif. — Residents of the small Intermountain community of Burney are applauding the recent decision by the town’s sole grocery store to add to the hours already designated for elderly, handicap, or at-risk shoppers amidst the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. Based on comments and responses to a social media post announcing the store’s updated hours, area residents seem […]

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Wanted felon nabbed stealing from Anderson Safeway

ANDERSON — Authorities today announced the arrest of a wanted felon after she was spotted last week by citizens while stealing items from an Anderson grocery store. The alleged suspect, Lisa Marie Larkins, 41, of Anderson, had numerous warrants at the time of her arrest and has an extensive criminal history including charges of robbery, identity theft, narcotics sales, burglary, […]

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Habitual Burney shoplifter nabbed outside Rex Club

BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities arrested a man who was again spotted stealing items from Burney’s Safeway early yesterday evening, Monday, Sept. 16.   Although the arrested man initially managed to flee from the area with merchandise he had stolen from the business, he was later spotted a short distance away and apprehended without incident less than an hour later.   […]

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Pair with warrants arrested after Burney traffic stop

BURNEY — A routine traffic stop in the Intermountain community of Burney led to the arrest of two people who had outstanding arrest warrants, early yesterday evening, Wednesday, March 13. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Man swerves to avoid deer, plows into Redding home Officials investigating Shasta Lake Fire Station burglary Evidence possibly links pair to numerous recent Intermountain area burglaries […]

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