About 100 Tea Party Patriots stand at Dana and Hilltop drives in Redding on Thursday in support of the state of Arizona and its new immigration law. “We have to understand that we need to have our borders protected,” Terry Rapoza said at the demonstration. “The federal government isn’t doing their job. Arizona as a

For those of you who exist only to attempt to post really stupid shit - and I just got some illiterate online vitriol from a new LJ account designed to be offensive, too cowardly to give their name, and who is apparently using the anonymity of the internet to strike out randomly, inbetween masturbatory sessions - I give you

With a little care, you can grow just about any crop you want in temperate Redding. Outside. Using no electricity. Yet our town boasts enough retail establishments selling hydroponic gardening gear to serve a colony on the moon. You can even see them advertising on billboards in town. Why is that? Of course

Homeowners - What Not To Do: Losing your home through foreclosure is a traumatic experience that usually occurs at a time when you already are facing significant financial, and even physical and psychological stress. It is understandable why some homeowners make poor choices when facing f

Stephen Munson of Munson Realty makes a great point in his article below about "doing nothing or walking away" from your mortgage. Walking away is definitely not the answer, both from an integrity standpoint and a legal one too. For those of us in California, there are some serious implications, here's a l

Allow me a Norman Rockwell moment. I’m picturing my family sitting around the table at dinner. An array of steaming, made-from-scratch dishes with tantalizing aromas cover the table. Pleasant conversation is punctuated by en

A Redding woman says vandals etched a swastika into her car and posted a “for sale” sign in front of her west Redding home in what police are calling a hate crime.

Local officials listened Wednesday evening as Rivercrest subdivision residents aired long-standing concerns about sewage sludge odors and nearby crime.

Rivercrest subdivision residents may be excused for offal thoughts about the city of Redding.

A Redding woman says vandals etched a swastika into her car and posted a “for sale” sign in front of her West Redding home in what police are calling a hate crime.

A 20-year-old Redding man accused of being involved in a pair of suspected gang-related shootings last month saw his preliminary hearing postponed this morning in Shasta County Superior Court.

Last week I sat down with Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen to discuss the June flare-up in gang-related crimes. In last Tuesday’s

A Redding chiropractor lost his bid Monday for a Shasta County Superior Court judge to dismiss two felony sex crime counts against him.

A Redding chiropractor lost his bid today to have two felony sex crime counts against him dismissed by a Shasta County Superior Court judge.

Two men who allegedly pointed a gun at an occupied car outside a Redding grocery store were arrested Friday evening in what police are calling a gang-related crime.

Međugorje or Medjugorje (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈmɛdʑuɡɔːrjɛ]) is a town located in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Herzegovina 

As Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer last spring signed her state’s landmark bill cracking down on illegal immigration, she listed crime as her biggest reason.

Is Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko a mercenary, taking federal cash to pursue marijuana growers while his department’s budget cuts leave more serious crimes unaddressed?

As a police sergeant in the early 1990s, Peter Hansen saw a surge in gang violence in Redding that peaked with a 1994 retaliation murder on Hilltop Drive. Now as chief of the Redding Police Department, Hansen said there appears to be another spike in gang-related crime in the city.

Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito has stopped sending prosecutors to misdemeanor arraignments, forcing those accused of misdemeanor crimes to wait weeks before they can enter a plea or settle their case. Benito's decision, which came three days after he lost his re-election bid, was roundly blasted by leaders o

Redding police Tuesday said they were investigating another gang-related crime, at least the fourth in about a week and a half.

With an Anderson police officer accused of raping a woman in his custody, the issue of sexual assault and news coverage has been coming up often in my conversations with readers.

Dispatchers announced a "be-on-the-lookout" bulletin this afternoon for a 20-year-old man named "Dylan Lane" who police want to question about a shooting this morning in East Redding.

In an age that prides itself on "candor" about sex, we have seen the emergence of new forms of hypocrisy, as well as new taboos on frank discussion. Liberals sneer at the phrase "the homosexual agenda," as

In a blog post by Doni Greenburg she very graciously provides Jerry Benito's candidate statement. Within that statement Mr. Benito towts his membership in the "Redding Rotary," in case #MCRDCRM-05-0006117 which was an assault by an ex-husband on his ex-wife in public, the defendandt is also a member of Redding Rotary,

I am proud to have served as your District Attorney for the past 7 years. With nearly 20 years of current prosecution experience in Shasta County, I am dedicated to ensuring our families are safe and protected. I am tough on crime. My aggressive prosecution of drunk drivers helped us achieve California's second highest DU

Musician John Brandeburg grew up in Sonoma County and began playing guitar right out of high school. John performed with the band “A Euphonious Wail” in the late ‘60s and had the opportunity to share the stage with acts including Iron Butterfly, Steppenwolf and Canned Heat. In 1974, he and Hugh Shacklett formed a duo

Redding police have arrested six juveniles and an adult after an interrupted burglary and vandalism at Shasta Cascade Forest Industries, located at 2080 Moore Ave. Hours earlier, they took a man into custody on suspicion of robbing the Shell station at 510 E. Cypress Ave, according to a pair of releases.

Failure to Protect: The Crisis in America’s Family Courtsby Cara TabachnickThursday, May 6th, 2010 2:00 amhttp://thecrimereport.org/2010/05/06/failure-to-protect-the-crisis-in-america%E2%80%99s-family-courts/When a mother’s bitter custody battle ends with the death of her

"California's obsession with incarceration -- at $50K a year per adult, $250K per juvenile -- is unsustainable, says criminologist Barry Krisberg" Interesting interview on a very pressing issue. Excerpts from the UC Berkeley web site. Crime is an issue where...

WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW COURT? Battered mothers and abused children are getting the 1-2 knock-out punch from Family Law Court because they erroneously anticipate a modicum of civility from and in the court. Big, big mistake...and one that batterers, criminally inclined: attorneys, evaluators

The discrimination of Christians continues to become more and more prevalent. Now it appears to be a crime to call a Sin a Sin. This incident happened in the UK, but it is only a matter of

Everyday I lament the fact that my posts do not seem to be making the impact they should. And everyday I try to think of a way to make the residence of Redding fully understand the crime that is happening, under our noses in family court!Close your eyes and imagine, you are raising your young child, the joy and love y

This morning Carl and Linda Bott mediated a debate between incumbent Shasta County District Attorney, Jerry Benito, and challenger for the office Steve carlton.Jerry Benito sounded rehearsed and clean, while Mr. carlton was choppy and not very well spoken. One might surmise that The less rehearsed and smooth a candida

Robert Maloney's running for Glenn County DA and is accusing the incumbent of being soft on crime. As evidence: DUI conviction rates. From the Willows paper: Maloney claimed Glenn County's DUI conviction rate was 64 percent and compared that number...

Teen jailed, charged with hate crime

Suspect arrested in stabbing incident A suspect arrested for allegedly stabbing three people and beating another Saturday night was identified Monday as 28-year-old Bounjan Inthavong. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division arrested Inthavong on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Sgt. John Hub

A Redding woman was arrested this afternoon after falsely reporting a crime, police said.

If an adult gives alcohol to a minor who is injured or dies because of the drinking, it's a crime that can land the adult in jail for up to six months.

Local officials will discuss Shasta County crime tonight in a community forum live on public access television.

This sounds like an interesting discussion on Redding Community Access tomorrow night. Topic: Crime in Our Streets Panelists: Peter Hansen, Redding Chief of Police; Jeff Gorder, Shasta County Public Defender; Jerry Benito, Shasta County District Attorney; David Nichols, CDCR Parole...

Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen is getting some backup with a community survey to focus his department's crime-fighting efforts.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal jury today convicted Eric Clawson, 28, of San Francisco of a federal hate crime today for his assault of an African-American man in a Chico bar.

Where should you go if you are the victim of a crime perpetrated over the Internet?

The number of crimes reported last year in Redding's once-notorious Parkview neighborhood dropped in most categories compared to 2008.

A preliminary hearing that's scheduled for Thursday in Shasta County Superior Court was confirmed today for a Cottonwood woman accused of attempted murder and other crimes in connection with the alleged beating of her boyfriend's 7-year-old son last year.

BURNEY - Shasta County sheriff's officials say they have seen a significant drop in the number of residential and commercial burglaries in eastern Shasta County since three men were arrested after a 10-month investigation.

Siskiyou County Sheriff's deputies arrested a McCloud man Tuesday on suspicion of sex crimes involving a minor.

A 44-year-old Anderson man pleaded not guilty today in Shasta County Superior Court to 10 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and is due to have his preliminary hearing on March 23.

A Redding woman who was a crime victim in a deadly 2003 shooting is now a crime suspect.Rochelle Marie Coccellato, who was hit in the face in the shooting that left her 17-year-old boyfriend dead, pleaded not guilty Monday in Shasta County Superior Court to five felony counts of second- degree commercial burglary.