A man armed with a handgun held up Planet Herb on Hilltop Drive in Redding Friday, escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash, police reported.
Police responded to a robbery alarm at the shop shortly after 3 p.m. Friday.
The suspect in the robbery entered the business and demanded money, escaping in a small orange or red passenger car.
He was described as an African American male, about 25 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and medium build.
Redding police arrested 28 people in May as a result of investigation into three storage unit burgaries in Redding and Shasta Lake, police announced Friday.
The burglaries netted a large amount of property, including 28 firearms, many of which have not been recovered.
Police arrested Edward Harsh, 37, of Redding May 2 in connection with the April 9 theft of a gun safe with 27 weapons.
Redding police said a man allegedly looking for a steal at a store called UnBEElievable Deals fell from the ceiling and was captured.
Officers were called to the discount store on Locust Street about 5:30 a.m. today where a burglary alarm was ringing. When officers arrived they spotted someone enter the rear of the business and close the door behind him.
Officers examined the door and noticed it had been forced open. They surrounded the area and called in a police dog named Able.
At 6 a.m. officers started to go inside, announcing their presence. Soon after, a man fell through the ceiling, hit the floor and began running toward the front door.
Able the police dog was then used to take him into custody. After treatment at the hospital, police booked Captain Cappy Ricks, 35, a homeless Redding man, on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest, possession of methamphetamine and committing a felony while out on bail.
By Carlos Alcalá
Redding police arrested a 30-year-old man from Hat Creek in connection with a stabbing during an altercation at a party just after midnight today.
Police arrived at the intersection of 10th and West streets around 12:30 a.m. and found the stabbing victim, Steven Brian Davis, 28, chasing Joshua Lee Davis, 30, of Hat Creek,.
The two men are not related, police said
An investigation indicated that Joshua Davis and another man attempted to assault people at a party in the 1900 block of 10th Street.
A Cottonwood man who authorities say intentionally rammed his pickup into an occupied ambulance parked at Mercy Medical Center in Redding on Saturday night has been arrested, Redding authorities said today.
Joel Michael Haller was booked into the Shasta County Jail for investigation of attempted murder, police reported in a news statement.
The statement said that shortly after 9 p.m., Haller intentionally accelerated his gray 2003 Toyota Tundra toward the ambulance, ramming it in attempt to kill its occupants - all of them medical personnel.
Carlos Alcala
A bicyclist riding on Highway 70 at Lake Oroville was killed Monday when he was hit by a pickup truck, California Highway Patrol officials reported.
The 22-year-old cyclist, who has not been identified, was crossing the West Branch Bridge over an arm of the lake in darkness at about 7:25 p.m.
According to witnesses, he was in a lane of traffic and not equipped with lights or reflectors.
The cyclist was struck by a 2012 Ford F350 driven by a motorist from Grants Pass, Ore.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Robert Davila
rdavila@sacbee.com
A parolee has been arrested in Redding after allegedly crashing his car into another vehicle and then fleeing with his toddler, who was riding with him, police said.
James Richard Atkinson Jr., 39, of Redding initially gave a false name when he was arrested Thursday, according to a written statement from the Redding Police Department. After learning his true identity, he was found to be on active state parole, officials said.
Officers also found his 2-year-old daughter in the vehicle with him, along with suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, the statement said. He was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse, parole violation and hit and run.
Police said officers heading to a report of a reckless driver around 11 a.m. Thursday received another call about a vehicle that was hit by a car that failed to stop near Park Marina Drive and South Street in Redding.
The hit-and-run victim followed but lost sight of the suspect vehicle, a 2001 Suzuki Esteem, near Lake Boulevard and Boulder Drive. Officers found the vehicle in an apartment parking lot, where the hit-and-run victim arrived and identified the driver as the suspect, police said.
By Andy Furillo
afurillo@sacbee.com
A bail review hearing on a popular Catholic priest accused of child molestation was rescheduled today for Dec. 19.
The Rev. Uriel Ojeda's attorney, Jesse Ortiz, asked for the continuance so that he could review additional reports in the case.
Ojeda, 32, is accused on seven counts of lewd and lascivious acts with an underage girl. She was 14 when the contact began, authorities said. The offenses took place over the next two years, according to investigators.
Redding police say someone attempting to steal copper pipe and wiring caused natural gas and water leaks in a vacant building early this morning.
A citizen flagged down a police officer about 4:16 a.m. to report a large amount of water leaking from the former Ace Automotive building at 2150 East Street in downtown Redding.
The officer found the front glass door of the business was broken out and a strong odor of natural gas was coming from inside the building.
By Whitney Mountain
wmountain@sacbee.com
Four people were arrested near Redding on Sunday morning after one man allegedly stole a firefighter's vehicle from a fire station.
Sgt. Mike Thomas of the Redding Police Department said police have already linked the suspects to more than a dozen crimes.
"They were on quite the crime spree," he said.
The suspects were nabbed in a joint operation between Anderson and Redding police.
