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ByDonThompson TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO AdisbarredHar- vard University-trained attor- ney was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday after emotional testimony from his victims in a kidnapping so elaborate and bi- zarre that police in California ini- tially dismissed it as a hoax. In court, victim Denise Huskins described the two days of physi- cal and psychological torture she endured after Matthew Muller snatched her from her San Fran- cisco Bay Area home two years ago. "You treated me like an object, a toy, an animal," she said, fight- ing back tears. "I still have night- mares every night. ... Sleep is not rest for me. It is a trigger." Her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, who was bound and drugged in VALLEJO Disbarred lawyer gets 40 years for kidnapping By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The City Council au- thorized the Parks and Recreation staff on March 7 to move forward with the resurfacing of the auxil- iary pools at the McGlynn Pool fa- cility at River Park. City staff will bring the quali- fied bid to the council at a future meeting for approval of the con- tract award before construction can begin. The McGlynn Pool facility con- sists of the main pool and two auxiliary wading pools, one 3 feet deep and the other 18 inches deep, said Recreation Supervisor Chris Hurton. The surfaces of the two pools have degraded over time, leaving sharp and abrasive edges on the steps and bottom of the pool, said Robin Kapmann, interim city en- gineer. The plastered surfaces of the auxiliary pools require resur- facing to ensure the safety of the children that use them. The small pools have become rough causing some children to MCGLYNN POOL Wading facility to be resurfaced to increase safety By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING Mayor Doug Hatley and the City Council voted unani- mously in favor of the Corning Po- lice Department to move forward with a law enforcement academy sponsorship to offer to a qualified applicant to help fill vacant po- sitions. As a part of the sponsorship the city would pay a police trainee a beginning monthly salary of $2,904 plus benefits for schooling and housing until the successful completion of the academy. This sponsorship would result in a positive investment for the city and a possible career oppor- tunity for interested individuals, said Chief Jeremiah Fears. Upon successful completion of a basic academy, the sponsored trainee may then be offered a po- lice officer position. Documents and other contracts would be put in place so the city would be protected if the student decides to not continue with the academy. The total cost per recruit would be around $21,667 plus benefits, including medical, dental and vi- sion. The cost of a six-month Butte College Basic Law Enforcement Academy this coming semester is $4,243 and the department will hold two spots the future recruits. The department is authorized to employ 14 sworn police offi- cers, which includes a chief, three sergeants and 10 patrol officers, Fears said. Out of the 10 patrol officers, one patrol officer posi- tion is frozen and two positions are vacant. Through retirement, transfers or other situations the depart- ment has 10 of the total 14 au- thorized sworn officers to cover shifts. A minimum of eight offi- cers per week is required to cover in 12-hour shifts, both day and night, Fears said. The shortage of personnel cre- ates additional difficulties cov- ering shifts, according to the agenda report, and means more spent on overtime. Fears said covering additional shifts can cause added stress and hardship on the officers' families and personal lives. Finding suitable applicants who will successfully complete the selection process for police CORNING PoliceacademysponsorshipOK'd By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A collaborative ef- fort took place Thursday to clean up a site that law enforcement was concerned was a potential pollution hazard in the area of Ash and Monroe streets in Red Bluff. Early estimates were there was 5,000 pounds of garbage at the site. The project was a partnership betweenRedBluffPolice,USFish and Wildlife, the Tehama County District Attorney's Bureau of In- vestigation and Tehama County Probation Department, said Red Bluff Police Officer Matt Coker. The AB109 alternative custody program provided the labor and the trash was hauled away in a 40-yard bin donated by Green- waste through a homeless en- campment cleanup account, Coker said. "This is the third time we've cleaned up this area since I started with Red Bluff Police," Coker said. "This is the result mainly of one individual who was given notice Jan. 16. He was also given a reminder that he needed to leave last week and he's piled more stuff in since then." One of the reasons for the cleanup was the potential for the trash, which included multi- ple shopping carts, a broken tele- vision, crates, mattresses and nu- merous other items, to pollute a creek running through the prop- erty. The first bin was filling up fast and a second bin was in the process of being secured from Greenwaste within the first half hour of the cleanup. Initial esti- mates were that it would take one day to do the cleanup, but after reevaluating the amount of items found the effort might run into a second day, Coker said. CLEAN-UP TEHAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT CLEAN UP ASH STREET AREA PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS A collaborative effort between Red Bluff Police, US Fish and Game, the Tehama County District Attorney's Bureau of Investigation and Tehama County Probation Department took place Thursday to clean up in the area of Ash and Monroe streets. Calendar..........A2 Community.....A3 Education........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Weather ..........B8 Index............... ## INDEX Family arrives in San Diego Wednesday a er fleeing Iraq, considers themselves very fortunate. PAGEA7 IMMIGRATION Refugeefamily celebrates entry to US President approves California delcaration to address damage from storms during January's winter wet season. 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