RPD alleges a motorcyclist fled from a traffic stop, prompting a chase and crash that landed the driver in the hospital. California Penal Code imposes specific guidelines for how police officers should pursue motorcyclists to prevent public safety hazards, injuries and deaths.
Testimony from the stand included information about items found in the home of Tyler McCain and his wife Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain in the days after she went missing. The judge agreed to put new criminal protective orders in place to prevent McCain from contacting two of Saelee-McCain's sisters.
The city and county finalized a joint lease on a site for a proposed custody facility. It's envisioned as a day center where people convicted of certain nonviolent crimes can do community service and learn trades rather than serving time in jail. Beyond the lease, the project itself is not yet approved or funded.
In 2024, thousands of incidents of copper wiring theft occurred across California, resulting in damage to telecommunication infrastructure. As copper prices surge, the state is cracking down on the illicit copper industry across northern California. It's something that’s affected businesses in Shasta.
The Shasta District Attorney’s Office has filed 12 charges against McCain. His charge of murder includes a special allegation that he killed his wife to prevent her from testifying against him in court. McCain pleaded not guilty to all charges today and remains in jail without bail.
Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain went missing in May 2024 and is believed dead. During a press conference today the Sheriff’s Office announced that her husband, Tyler McCain was just arrested for murder. New details of the investigation were made public today.
After a spate of recent hate crimes and incidents in the North State, Arch Collaborative is reminding the community that emergency housing services are available for the victims of violent hate crimes.
After his disappearance in 2020, Nick Patterson’s mother said she received only limited help from law enforcement. The lengths she went — to discover the truth and recover the rest of her son’s body — illustrate the profound systemic failures Native families face in the search for their missing and murdered relatives.
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain is being charged with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest for her actions during a November 7 county board meeting. Defense attorney Michael Borges said he’s representing her free of charge because First Amendment rights are a priority.
The arrest of Norman Valdez in April was caught on camera by a community member, prompting a heated public discussion about RPD’s use of force.
