UPDATE: Anderson standoff with sword-wielding “sovereign citizen” ends with arrest

UPDATED: Friday. April 26, 5:30 p.m. See Original and Updated Story below. ANDERSON — Authorities have identified a 63-year-old, self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” who held deputies and other officials at bay for about 35 minutes earlier this afternoon. During the dangerous, roadside standoff, the man was described as “thrashing around” a weapon later described as a “large, three-foot long sword.” The […]

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Hwy 299 blocked after 2-vehicle rollover crash involving sedan & truck with 5th wheel trailer

UPDATED: Thursday, Oct. 11, 11:20 p.m., With road closure update. HILLCREST — CHP is at the scene of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision on SR-299 between the cities of Redding and Burney. The minor-injury accident has been reported between the Hillcrest Rest Area and Woodhill Dr., according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Already arrested 25 times […]

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CHP at scene of SUV and trailer that ended up in ditch outside McArthur

MCARTHUR — California Highway Patrol is investigating a reported crash involving a Range Rover pulling a 24′ trailer that ended up in a ravine. The accident happened on Old Highway Rd., just south of Highway 299, about eight miles northeast of McArthur. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Transients arrested after man’s body found under Redding bridge UPDATED: Excessive speed, intoxication, suspected […]

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