Weed – Riverside County News Source

DHE traffic stop near Yreka leads to seizure of staggering 85 pounds of fentanyl pills – Georgia pair arrested

May 14, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

YREKA, Calif. — Authorities yesterday announced that a traffic stop north of Yreka led to the discovery and seizure of a staggering 85 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills along with $14,000 cash Thursday afternoon, May 5. The bust, which occurred along Interstate 5, was just the most recent of numerous significant drug seizures made by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s recently […]

DHE traffic stop yields 10 pounds of fentanyl pills near Weed

May 1, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities say a traffic stop along the I-5 corridor near the city of Weed led to the discovery and seizure of approximately 10 pounds of fentanyl pills and the arrest of a man accused of trafficking the deadly narcotic Saturday, April 30. Yesterday’s traffic stop and arrest were made by members of the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s […]

7 lbs of heroin seized by DHE agents on I-5 near Weed

March 30, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

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 […]

Siskiyou County DHE bust pulls more than a pound of meth and heroin off streets

March 17, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

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 […]

Nearly 28 pounds of meth & heroin seized during Siskiyou County traffic stop

November 12, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

WEED, Calif., — Authorities say a minor traffic violation north of Weed in Siskiyou County led to the seizure of more than twenty-seven pounds of drugs Monday morning, Nov. 8. Two Oregon residents were arrested as a result of the traffic stop and significant seizure, which California Highway Patrol says had an estimated street value of more than a half-million […]

BREAKING: Evacuations ordered for Salt Fire burning near Lakehead, north of Redding

June 30, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Wednesday, June 30, 8:35 p.m., With additional size, containment details. SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has just confirmed that evacuations are now being ordered for some residents, while other area residents are being asked to shelter in place – at least for the time being. At around 8 p.m., fire officials estimated that the blaze […]

RPD arrests woman, 29, charged in Weed man’s 2012 murder

January 22, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING –A Weed woman with ties to Redding and Shasta County was arrested last Saturday evening, Jan. 18, on a years-old murder warrant, SCNS learned last week. The warrant stemmed from the March, 2012 robbery and beating death of 83-year-old, Henry Mariani, of Weed. Another suspect in Mariani’s 2012 murder, Darryl James Lawrence – who was 38 at the time […]

Cow killed when vehicle plows into herd that wandered onto Hwy. 97

October 8, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

WEED — At least one cow was killed and several others were possibly injured Sunday evening, Oct. 7, when a vehicle plowed into a herd of cattle that wandered onto SR-97 on the outskirts of the unincorporated community of Weed. The accident happened just north of mile marker 25, between Grass Lake and Little Deer Mountain Road, according to a […]