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UPDATE: Saturday, June 4, 9:36 a.m. Originally Published: Monday, June 1, 2:34 p.m. SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities were saddened today to announce that the search for a missing elderly Oregon man ended in tragedy when the 81-year-old victim and his missing quad were found at the bottom of a 300-foot embankment in Siskiyou County Wednesday afternoon, June 1. The […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Responding to ongoing concerns of illegal marijuana grow operations and related crimes occurring within Siskiyou County, the Sheriff this week requested lawmakers declare a State of Emergency while asking for the public’s support in eradicating the problem he described as a “disaster”. In a related video released to social media earlier this week, Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue […]
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WEED, Calif., — Authorities say a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near the city of Weed led to the discovery of approximately seven pounds of packaged heroin and the arrest of an Oregon man Saturday afternoon, March 26. This was just the latest significant drug bust made by the Siskiyou County Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Team since the Sheriff’s Office […]
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YREKA, Calif., — For the fourth time in just over five weeks, members of Siskiyou County’s new Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Team made a significant drug bust while patrolling the I-5 corridor through Siskiyou County last Thursday, March 10. Over the last month and a half, the team, which began operations on Feb. 1, has made numerous drug-related arrests including […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Barely one week after the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office implemented a new multi-agency Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) team, participating agents managed to make a second big bust, pulling around $17,000 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl pills off the streets. The team was implemented on Feb. 1st by SCSO Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue in an effort to crack […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Members of a new multi-agency drug enforcement team in Siskiyou County which began operations on Feb. 1 were excited to announce their first significant seizure and arrest just two days later, after a traffic stop for a minor vehicle code violation led to the discovery of eleven pounds of cocaine late last week. The Thursday, Feb. 3 […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — For the second time in as many days, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has issued flash flood and potential evacuation warnings for the areas of Juniper Terrace and Rising Hill roads, in the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision. Today’s warnings, like similar warnings given on Tuesday after rains doused the North State region, are in response to […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office last week identified a man who was fatally shot by multiple officers from at least three area law enforcement agencies who were working desperately to evacuate Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision homeowners as massive walls of flames from a fast-approaching wildfire bore down on the area. The deadly shooting, which happened late […]
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