Friday morning, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against 47-year-old Dustin Alan Mingarelli in connection with a hit-and-run incident that occurred on Sunday, September 27, 2026, after the Palo Cedro Rodeo, in which Mingarelli drove his vehicle at… Continue Reading
Shasta County’s criminal justice system is making do while under tremendous strain. That was the overriding message the Board of Supervisors heard again Monday evening from local crime enforcement leaders during a special meeting that lasted three hours. It was… Continue Reading
On Friday March 14th, 2025, Detectives with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit along with agents of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant at 17277 Olinda Road, Anderson. This address is where… Continue Reading
On Sunday, October 27, 2024, at approximately 1:10 AM, Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of a gunshot victim at a residence in the 21000 block of Highway 299 East, Bella Vista. Responding deputies learned the incident occurred at… Continue Reading
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
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