At 12:35 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2020, Lupita Barbosa called 911 to request medical assistance for her 41-year-old husband Thomas Barbosa. Thomas Barbosa was experiencing a mental-health crisis at their home located off Gas Point Road in Cottonwood. Lupita Barbosa… Continue Reading
Last Wednesday evening, my good friend and colleague A News Cafe publisher Doni Chamberlain sent me an urgent email. Chamberlain is covering the triple joined trial of Emiliano Carlos Zapata, Christopher Meagher and Elizabeth Bailey on charges that the trio… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has been working in conjunction with the Public Health Division of Health and Human Services (HHSA) to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other viruses. The Sheriff’s Office Records and Civil Units… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Custody Division has been working in conjunction with the Public Health Division of Health and Human Services (HHSA) and the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus… Continue Reading
I am proud to announce and welcome Jason Barnhart as the new Undersheriff of the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. Jason Barnhart began his career in 1995 with the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office as a patrol deputy assigned to the Greenville,… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new tool in helping combat crime. The program is called SCRAM (Security Camera Registry and Mapping). The premise of this program is to utilize recorded video from security cameras to assist law… Continue Reading
This past 2017 Memorial Day weekend was a busy weekend on Lake Shasta. Young adults from Oregon Institute of Technology and UC Davis, along with general vacationers, converged on Lake Shasta to enjoy the three-day weekend. An estimated 195 plus houseboats… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office recently received reports of a subject calling citizens and claiming to be a representative with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. In these incidents the caller has utilized the names of known members of the Shasta… Continue Reading
On Monday, 01-23-2017 at approximately 1847 hours, deputies with the City of Shasta Lake division responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Pine Grove 76 station, 2725 Cascade Blvd., in the City of Shasta Lake. The… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting information regarding the homicide of Victim, Rick Michael Forbes, 64 years old of Grants Pass Oregon. Secret Witness of Shasta County is now offering up to a $10,000 reward for any information leading… Continue Reading
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