Shasta County Sheriff’s Office deputy-involved shooting under investigation in Redding

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Redding, California – The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy-involved shooting is being investigated in Redding. According to a SCSO statement, the department received a report of a male under the influence of narcotics at a residence in the 12000 block of Bob’s Mountain Road in Redding around 6:17 p.m. on January 1. Authorities … Read more

Shasta County Sheriff’s Office asks for public’s help in Halloween party shooting

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The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for assistance regarding a shooting incident at a Halloween Party. SCSO says its deputies responded to reports of a gunshot victim at a residence in the 21000 block of Highway 299 East in Bella Vista around 1:10 a.m. on October 27, 2024. SCSO says its deputies … Read more

Parents arrested following unlawful burial of their abused two-year-old daughter

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The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reports that the parents of a young girl have been arrested for her murder. SCSO says its deputies responded to the 20000 block of Sunset Lane in Redding for a welfare check of a two-year-old girl on January 7. Deputies were unable to contact anyone and eventually got in touch … Read more

Shasta County Sheriff’s Office arrests three after puppies shot dead

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The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrests of three people after puppies were shot and killed. SCSO reports that it received information indicating that four, five-month-old German Shepherd puppies had been fatally shot on October 3, 2024. Police say the puppies were discarded along the roadside in the area of Old Oregon Trail … Read more

46-year-old Joseph Colin Scribner arrested in Shingletown homicide

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The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reports that 46-year-old Joseph Colin Scribner has been arrested on a charge of Murder. On Thursday, SCSO deputies responded to the 34000 block of Side Bottom Road in Shingletown for a gunshot victim. At the scene, SCSO says its deputies found a deceased female inside a residence with an apparent … Read more

Simon Tikue found guilty on all counts in double homicide in Oak Run

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The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has announced that a jury found Simon Tikue guilty on all counts and special allegations in relation to a double murder in the Oak Run area in 2021 and the robbery of another victim in Redding in 2018. Tikue was found guilty of 1st Degree Murder, three counts of … Read more

Shasta County sexual predator facing sentence of 38 years to life following guilty verdict

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A Shasta County jury has found a sexual predator guilty of all counts. The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office reports that the jury found Jerry Anthony Patnode Jr. guilty of seven felony child sexual assault related charges on August 22, 2024. The charges include two counts of Oral Copulation or Sexual Penetration of a Child … Read more

Shasta County Sheriff’s Office arrests 45-year-old man for attempting to meet 13-year-old girl for sex

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A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reports that it received information about an adult male trying to arrange a meeting with an underage female for sex. An undercover decoy had been posing as a 13-year-old girl online. The decoy had … Read more

Shasta County Sheriff’s Office arrests 60-year-old man in connection to stabbing of 50-year-old

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A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the stabbing of a 50-year-old man at a residence in Montgomery Creek. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reports that Burney Station deputies responded to a residence on Webster Way in Montgomery Creek for a stabbing around 3:43 a.m. on July 5, 2024. Deputies found a 50-year-old … Read more

James Joshua Noyes sentenced to 92 years to life for murder of Emmanuel Vega

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The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has announced that James Joshua Noyes has been sentenced to 92 years to life in prison for the murder of Emmanuel Vega. On February 28, 2024, a jury found Noyes guilty of First-Degree Murder and Felony Evading an Officer with Wanton Disregard for Public Safety. It was alleged that … Read more