‘Critical’ prosecutor shortage at Shasta DA’s Office leads to temporary reduction in case filings
Amid an ongoing shortage of prosecutors, four of the county’s current prosecutors will leave by the end of May, the office said.
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Redding Police Chief Brian Barner announces September retirement
Barner has been chief of police for about three years and an RPD employee for 34.
The Shasta Sheriff’s Office gave information to ICE about seven inmates last year. What does that mean?
Documents obtained by Shasta Scout tell a more complex story than the sheriff’s office’s presentation to supervisors on Tuesday.
Shasta Sheriff’s Office to conduct public forum about ICE cooperation at supervisors meeting
California law allows law enforcement agencies to assist in federal immigration enforcement but only under specific circumstances. The sheriff’s office will present about how many times that occurred last year during tomorrow’s board of supervisors meeting.
Shasta launches Mobile Probation Vehicle program to remove barriers for those living in rural areas
The MPV will be used to provide services to people who are unhoused or live in rural areas to help them successfully comply with the terms and conditions of their probation. It’s funded by a more than $280,000 state grant.
In brief speech to county board, CEO of MEDIKO calls adequate care for Shasta’s incarcerated a constitutional right
Dr. Kaveh Ofogh, whose company, MEDIKO, will soon replace Wellpath as the medical provider at the Shasta County Jail has vowed to treat Shasta’s incarcerated people as his personal patients.
Documents show the Shasta Sheriff’s Office attempted to enter an agreement with ICE last year. Doing so would have violated state law
The sheriff’s office took actions to enter what’s known as a 287(g) agreement with ICE last May, but the process appears to have been halted. ICE’s 287(g) program, which gives local and state officers immigration enforcement authority, has been making national headlines.
After branding a man guilty on social media, three RPD officers have been named in $12 million defamation suit
When Phetakhom Tu Manivong was arrested in 2022, Redding Police officers posted on the department’s Facebook page, claiming he had committed a heinous crime. After being found not guilty by a jury of his peers, Manivong has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that RPD’s false statement followed him for years, ruining his career and his reputation.
Sheriff hopes to ‘change culture’ at Shasta jail with new medical service provider
A contract with medical services provider Mediko, Inc. was approved by supervisors yesterday. It will increase medical expenses at the jail by about $3 million annually. But county officials hope it will reduce county costs overall by lowering litigation expenses.
Flight logs shed only minor light on CHP arrest of Shasta man alleged to have illegal weapons, bunker
No charges have been filed in court against a man arrested by the California Highway Patrol in January. Flight logs obtained by Shasta Scout reveal little more than what the California Highway Patrol has already said by press release, that the search of a private property as part of an “illicit cannabis cultivation operation” revealed weapons and an underground bunker — leading to an arrest.
Redding Police Chief Brian Barner announces September retirement
Barner has been chief of police for about three years and an RPD employee for 34.
The Shasta Sheriff’s Office gave information to ICE about seven inmates last year. What does that mean?
Documents obtained by Shasta Scout tell a more complex story than the sheriff’s office’s presentation to supervisors on Tuesday.
Shasta Sheriff’s Office to conduct public forum about ICE cooperation at supervisors meeting
California law allows law enforcement agencies to assist in federal immigration enforcement but only under specific circumstances. The sheriff’s office will present about how many times that occurred last year during tomorrow’s board of supervisors meeting.
Shasta launches Mobile Probation Vehicle program to remove barriers for those living in rural areas
The MPV will be used to provide services to people who are unhoused or live in rural areas to help them successfully comply with the terms and conditions of their probation. It’s funded by a more than $280,000 state grant.
In brief speech to county board, CEO of MEDIKO calls adequate care for Shasta’s incarcerated a constitutional right
Dr. Kaveh Ofogh, whose company, MEDIKO, will soon replace Wellpath as the medical provider at the Shasta County Jail has vowed to treat Shasta’s incarcerated people as his personal patients.
Documents show the Shasta Sheriff’s Office attempted to enter an agreement with ICE last year. Doing so would have violated state law
The sheriff’s office took actions to enter what’s known as a 287(g) agreement with ICE last May, but the process appears to have been halted. ICE’s 287(g) program, which gives local and state officers immigration enforcement authority, has been making national headlines.
After branding a man guilty on social media, three RPD officers have been named in $12 million defamation suit
When Phetakhom Tu Manivong was arrested in 2022, Redding Police officers posted on the department’s Facebook page, claiming he had committed a heinous crime. After being found not guilty by a jury of his peers, Manivong has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that RPD’s false statement followed him for years, ruining his career and his reputation.
Sheriff hopes to ‘change culture’ at Shasta jail with new medical service provider
A contract with medical services provider Mediko, Inc. was approved by supervisors yesterday. It will increase medical expenses at the jail by about $3 million annually. But county officials hope it will reduce county costs overall by lowering litigation expenses.
Flight logs shed only minor light on CHP arrest of Shasta man alleged to have illegal weapons, bunker
No charges have been filed in court against a man arrested by the California Highway Patrol in January. Flight logs obtained by Shasta Scout reveal little more than what the California Highway Patrol has already said by press release, that the search of a private property as part of an “illicit cannabis cultivation operation” revealed weapons and an underground bunker — leading to an arrest.