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Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office press release: On 11-15-2014 at 4:53 PM Deputies from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to reports of an armed individual threatening people in the area of Road D and Webb Ranch Road in Redwood Valley, California. Upon arriving in the area Deputies spoke with witnesses who identified Timothy Abshire has having brandished a rifle
Read moreToday, Feng Chang Wei of San Francisco was discovered deceased in Mendocino. Wei had been diving for abalone on the 29th with four friends. Rough waves forced Wei into a sea cave where he became trapped. His companions were unable to rescue him. The Mendocino County Search and Rescue Team attempted to locate him both on the 29th and on the 30th
Read moreMendocino County Sheriff Press Release: On 06-29-2014 at approximately 9:01 AM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were summoned to the 5400 Block of South Highway 1, Elk, to assist the Elk Volunteer Fire Department with a report of a citizen over a cliff. While enroute to the location, additional resources were requested to respond to the scene. Representatives from the United States
Read moreMendocino’s Love In It dispensary was recently raided. (Screengrab from the Love In It site.) Rarely does the Redheaded Blackbelt (RHBB) receive press releases from those who are charged by law enforcement. We hope this is a continuing trend. Love In It cannabis dispensary’s Press Release: On Tuesday, March 4 the cannabis dispensary “Love in It” in the village of
Read moreCal Fire Press Release: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at 1:00PM CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit will be conducting a vegetation management control burn on privately-owned land on the Shamrock Ranch in the northern portion of Mendocino County. The prescribed burning conducted under this Vegetation Management Program (VMP) project will be done to meet a specific objective and conducted under specific climatic
Read moreThe Mercury News is reporting, A 21-year-old Lodi man was released from jail Friday night after the San Francisco District Attorney said investigators had not yet gathered enough evidence to charge him in a fatal stabbing that left a Dodgers fan dead near AT&T Park Wednesday night. The article gives more details of the incident where the North Coast man,
Read moreUPDATE 2:53 P.M.: LoCO is also receiving information about law enforcement in the Spyrock area. CLMP (Civil Liberties Monitoring Project) is reporting sighting of a large amount of law enforcement vehicles near Branscomb (west of Laytonville.) A helicopter is reportedly flying in people and dropping them off.
Read moreMendocino Co. Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On 08/25/13 at approximately 0030 hours Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to an assault victim who was at the Ukiah Valley Medical Center. The victim reported her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Roberts, held her captive in a tent during the evening hours of 08/24/13. The tent had been located in a vacant field
Read moreThe extremely popular radio show, This American Life, takes on the story of Mendocino Co. Sheriff Tom Allman’s attempt to bring order to marijuana growing. Here’s their description. Under California law, it’s legal to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes if you have a doctor’s recommendation. A few years ago, Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman was trying to find a way
Read moreCLMP (Civil Liberties Monitoring Project) reports that law enforcement began staging on the riverbar near Piercy about three miles south of the Humboldt CO. line this morning. According to CLMP’s report, there are vehicles as well as a blue helicopter in the area. [Updated to reflect a count of 7-10 vehicles]
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