Issue link: http://www.epageflip.net/i/9047
TUESDAY APRIL 13, 2010 Breaking news at: Europe in America American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Local girls strike gold SPORTS 1B mostly cloudy 64/42 Partly to Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Suspects in custody for alleged kidnapping By GREG WELTER MediaNews Group WILLOWS — The second suspect in an alleged assault and kidnapping Thursday night at a Willows park was arrested Friday night in an alley adja- cent to the 300 block of West Sycamore Street. A police sergeant took 400- pound Tanner Young, 18, into custody about 7:20 p.m. His alleged accomplice, 18- year-old Joseph Oliveira, was arrested earlier on Friday. Both men are from Willows and face charges of robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, con- spiracy, assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats. The two suspect reportedly met with Sam Crow, 31, of Red Bluff, at a Willows park Thurs- day night. Crow drove there from Tehama County to report- edly meet with a man he knew at the time only as “Tanner.” When Crow reached the park, he was allegedly assault- ed by the two suspects. With one of the men behind the wheel of Crow’s car, they drove the victim to Red Bluff, where they attempted to bur- On call 24-7 glarize his home. An alarm scared them away, and the sus- pects spent hours driving around Red Bluff and Red- ding, with Crow still held cap- tive. They eventually abandoned the vehicle, leaving Crow behind. Willows police learned of the incident Friday morning in a call from Red Bluff police. Crow reportedly suffered injuries during the ordeal, but declined medical aid. Tanner was booked into the Glenn County Jail in Oroville, where bail was set at $550,000. Oliveira’s bail has been set at $445,000. Greg Welter is a reporter for the Chico Enterprise-Record. Prisoner admits ‘responsibility’ for wife’s death By TERRY VAU DELL MediaNews Group SAN QUENTIN — A Death Row inmate convicted by a Butte County jury more than two decades ago of killing two wives, is now taking responsibility for a third spouse missing at Manton and says in a letter to the Chico Enterprise-Record he is willing to lead authorities to her grave site and plead guilty to the crime. Gerald Stanley, 65, claims in the letter and a second correspondence he mailed to the Tehama County Dis- See DEATH, page 7A Earrings turn up at couple’s home By TANG LOR Daily News photo by Tang Lor Red Bluff Police Dispatch Supervisor Cindee Spurgeon handles a call using the upgraded E911 system. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Police dispatchers are on the clock 24 hours a day, seven days a week helping police departments handle calls that come in at all hours. During the second week of April the efforts in keeping police depart- ments functional are honored through National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. At the Red Bluff Police Department, dis- patchers are an integral part of the department, Lt. Kyle Sanders said. “Our dispatchers are literally doing five to 10 things at once,” he said. “They do something that, one, I never want to do and, two, I’m probably not capable of doing. What they do is beyond anything most people can comprehend.” To help the dispatchers and Bill would crack down on molesters SACRAMENTO (AP) — California would send some child molesters to prison for life after a first conviction and monitor oth- ers with tracking technolo- gy until they die under legis- lation proposed Monday in the name of a slain San Diego County teenager. The measure, named Chelsea’s Law, seeks to tighten California’s already stringent laws covering con- victed sex offenders. ‘‘These offenders cannot be rehabilitated. They do not deserve a second chance,’’ said Brent King, whose 17-year-old daughter Chelsea disappeared in a wilderness park during an afternoon run. Brent King and his wife Kelly spoke at a news con- ference at the state Capitol in support of the bill by Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego. ‘‘I will do all I can to pro- tect other daughters and sons, and other mothers and fathers from going through this incomparable night- mare that I’m walking through,’’ said Kelly King, choking back tears. A large, smiling photograph of Chelsea stood nearby. Convicted child molester John Albert Gardner III, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of King. Gardner served five years of a six- year sentence for child molestation and was on parole for three years until September 2008. Fletcher said he focused his bill on violent child molesters — ‘‘the worst of the worst.’’ The proposed life sen- tence would be reserved for offenders convicted of forcible sex crimes against children under 18 with aggravating factors such as kidnapping, use of a weapon, torture, binding or drugging a victim or a pre- vious sex crime conviction. That would represent an increase from the current 15-year to 25-year sentence for a first offense involving a child under 18. Fletcher’s bill also would double prison terms for cer- tain other sex crimes involv- ing children, and ban sex offenders from safe zones established around parks frequented by children. Current law already requires lifetime electronic monitoring for many sex offenders. However, most 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BILL, page 7A improve communication, the department upgraded the dispatch equipment to the Positron enhanced 911 system. The upgrade has helped the department become more efficient in handling calls, Sanders said. The system the department had been using was becoming obsolete, and the department needed something that could deal with advancing See CALL, page 7A DN Staff Writer Things have ended happily for a couple who lost a pair of heirloom dia- mond earrings. In March, Mike and Nancy Hoffman donated a suitcase to the St. Eliza- beth Hospice Second Hand Store in Red Bluff. After the donation was made, Nancy realized her diamond earrings were missing, she said. She recalled having last placed them inside the suitcase that had been donated to the hospice store. By the time the Hoff- mans notified store staff, the suitcase had been sold. The staff suggested the Hoffmans check the Gold Exchange to see if anyone had brought in the ear- rings and to file a report with the police. After both quests did not turn up the lost ear- rings, Mike decided to do one more round of search- ing in the house. The ear- rings had fallen out of the See HOME, page 7A High school takes safety to heart By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff Union High School announced Mon- day the anticipated arrival of new life-saving tech- nology: an automated external defibrillator. “We hope to start a trend of having AEDs in schools across the coun- ty,” said Superintendent Dan Curry. “If even one life is saved it’s worth it.” Defibrillation is a process with a device gives the heart an electri- cal shock to reestablish normal contraction rhythms in a heart that is in cardiac arrest, said Kar- rie Roth, district nurse. Curry said two units are on order and should be arriving this month to be placed inside buildings for use during school. “The important thing is it increases the chance of survival (in those under cardiac arrest) by having this available on campus,” Roth said. According to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, more than 92 percent of out-of- hospital cardiac arrest vic- tims don’t survive to hos- pital discharge, Roth said. In cities where bystander CPR and defibrillation are See HEART, page 7A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Joint Union High School District nurse Karrie Roth, sophomore Logan Reynolds, Superintendent Dan Curry and Health Assistant Sally Young watch as Red Bluff Fire Capt. Dom Catona and sophomore Kyle Young show off an automated external defibrillator. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2995 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 ARTHRITIS, AND POST SURGERY. DR. SWAIM’S PAIN CREAM NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE AT 2530 SR MARY COLUMBA DR. RED BLUFF, CA 96080 (530) 527-7584 STOP THE PAIN FROM NEUROPATHY, SHINGLES,