Click It or Ticket Campaign Set to Kick Off May 18

Just ahead of Memorial Day, one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, the Redding Police Department and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is once again reminding motorists to Click It or Ticket. From May 18 to… Continue Reading

Caltrans, State Transportation Agencies Prepare Public for Stormy Weather

In this Caltrans News Flash, we learn how State agencies are preparing Californians for the severe weather El Niño is expected to bring. Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, and the Office of Traffic Safety want the public to be alert… Continue Reading

Memorial Day Weekend Holiday DUI Crackdown

The Avoid the Five DUI Task Force is deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols countywide to stop and arrest drunk or drugged drivers and to heighten awareness of the deadly impact alcohol and… Continue Reading

Exchange Club to honor Peace Officers of the Year

  The Exchange Club of Redding will host its 42nd annual Peace Officer of the Year awards luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Win-River Resort & Casino. Congressman Doug LaMalfa will be the guest speaker. “The Exchange Club… Continue Reading

River Rescue at A.C.I.D. Diversion Dam

Photo by  NOAA Restoration Center & Damage Assessment and Restoration Program  On Thursday, February, 19th, 2015 at 1747 hours, SHASCOM received a call from a citizen reporting a boat was stuck on the A.C.I.D Diversion Dam on the Sacramento River. Aaron… Continue Reading

Deputies Involved in Fatal Suicidal Subject Shooting (Updated)

On August 28, 2014 at approximately 8:05 pm, SHASCOM received a report of a suicidal subject at a residence in the 20000 block of Fig Tree Lane. Two Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the location. Upon arrival, the… Continue Reading