Crime Voice

BIG SPRINGS , CA— An argument over a meal resulted in one man being sent to the hospital and a woman landing in jail on Sept. 21.

According to Susan Gravenkamp, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office public information representative, 24-year-old Breanna Lynn Charlan of Montague, had been arrested at the Big Springs residence where she and her boyfriend were staying at. (more…)

WEED, CA (Sept. 25, 2008) — A man was arrested outside his Weed residence early Sunday morning after law enforcement officers from several agencies responded to calls of a disturbance.

Susan Gravenkamp, spokeswoman for the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, said during a phone interview that Richard Frank Smillie had allegedly threatened his neighbors on Sept. 21. (more…)

By Brad Smith

United Reporting Crime Beat Reporter

YREKA — A 54-year-old Sacramento man, who reportedly had a bomb stuck inside his boot, is in custody after an Aug. 19 struggle with police officers and civilians.

After Mike Anthony Solano, of 8260 Florin Town Way, was taken into custody, officers discovered his “private arsenal,” Yreka police chief Brian Bowles said.

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NEVADA COUNTY — Illegal marijuana cultivation has long been a problem for the foothills’ law-enforcement community, but lately, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office has been finding a whole new genre of pot growers.

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Late Wednesday, a 35 year-old-man was robbed while taking out the trash in central Stockton. In the 300 block of East Pine Street at about 11:40 pm, the man was robbed by two men, police reported. The men carried firearms and held the victim at gunpoint while searching him and stealing cash, a cellular telephone, and keys before fleeing north on Sutter Street. A week earlier, two people were robbed at gunpoint while taking trash to the curb in the 600 block of
Garfield Street.

This is at least the second time in a week that someone has been robbed in Stockton while taking out the trash. Descriptions of the burglars from both robberies are similar.

One robber from the most recent robbery was described as 5 feet-9 inches to 5 feet-10 inches tall black male, around age 20 to 22. He was armed with a silver handgun, and was wearing a dark blue denim jacket, a hat, and blue jeans.

The second burglar was described as a thin, 5 feet-7 inches tall black male, about 18-year-old. He was wearing dark pants and a white hooded sweatshirt with black spots.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377.