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TUESDAY Get Better, Faster MAY 14, 2013 Track Results Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 89/61 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Woman, infant escape after 3 days held captive A 22-year-old woman and her infant daughter Sunday escaped their Kimball Road home, in which her exboyfriend had been holding them since Friday. Around 11 p.m. Friday 23year-old Fabian Valdovinos walked into his former girlfriend's residence on Kimball Road, according to a Red Bluff Police Department press release. When the woman reminded him of the restraining order she had against him, Valdovinos became angry and threatened to kill her and take their child to Mexico. Because of her history with Valdovinos, the woman took the threats seriously. Valdovinos remained at his former girlfriend's house throughout the weekend monitoring her every move. Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday the woman created a ruse to get out of the house and away from Valdovinos with her infant daughter. The woman immediately called the police for help. After speaking with the woman, Red Bluff police officers returned to the Kimball Road residence and found Valdovinos outside. Valdovinos resisted the officers' attempt to arrest him, but Downtown hits the streets Daily News photo by Chip Thompson eventually was taken into custody without incident. Valdovinos was booked at Tehama County Jail for false imprisonment, criminal threats, a restraining order violation and resisting arrest. His bail was set at $72,000 and an immigration hold was requested. Infant's death ruled suspicious The death of a 7-month-old infant Sunday afternoon has been deemed suspicious by nature by the Tehama County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's deputies and Red Bluff police officers responded to 65 Byron Ave. around 2 p.m. Sunday for a medical call of an infant that was not breathing. Police officers performed CPR on the infant before Downtown Red Bluff hosted the Wellness Faire and Sidewalk Sale Saturday and, from left, Trinna Higgs, Colleen Harvey-Arrinson and Patty Tompkins were on site representing Fiber Arts Group.The group meets 5-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at 220 Sycamore St. in Red Bluff, to weave, spin, knit, crochet, felt, quilt, embroider, needlepoint and do anything else having to do with fiber arts. For more information, call Tompkins at 5288667. See DEATH, page 7A Woman injured in RB altercation The Red Bluff Police Department is trying to piece together what happened during a disturbance Sunday evening near Shasta and Cascade avenues. Officers responded to the area around 6 p.m. and were told parties involved in a disturbance had fled the area in two separate vehicles, according to a department press release. About two hours later the department received a report of a 20-year-old woman in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, who had been hit in the head with a rock. See WOMAN, page 7A Shasta College Local flavors abound at Spring Bloom Commencement REDDING – Shasta College announces its 63rd Annual Commencement ceremony, which will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24 in the Memorial Stadium (football field). To date, there are 756 applications for diplomas, 120 applications for certificates, and about 414 confirmed participants in the commencement ceremony. Scott Lay, president and chief executive officer of the Community College League of California (CCLC), See SHASTA, page 7A Drug overdose report leads to high speed chase CORNING — Officers responding to a report of a medication overdose around 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Petro Truck Stop on South Avenue in Corning found themselves in a pursuit. Upon arrival at the truck stop, Corning Police Officers spotted the subject leaving the area in a 2005 black Mercedes Benz 240, according to a press release from the department issued around 5 p.m. Friday. Boat burns on South Main Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff firefighters put out a boat fire Monday afternoon in the Riverside Plaza parking lot near South Main Street and Diamond Avenue. Shell MiniMart employees said the driver towing the boat had pulled into the gas station before they alerted him the boat was on fire and to park somewhere else. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Officer attempted to stop the car, which failed to yield and led officers on a chase east on South Avenue for more than 5 miles at speeds in excess of 80 mph, the release said. The woman, 53 and a Corning resident, stopped the car near the west side of Woodson Bridge State Park and officers detained her on a mental health hold. She was transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance. Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Turri Family Farms was one of more than a dozen local food producers offering samples and products for sale Saturday during Lucero Olive Oil's Spring Bloom in Corning. In addition to food, guests enjoyed local wine tasting, live entertainment and free orchard and mill tours. Dogs join hunt for Shasta triple homicide suspect PETROLIA (AP) — Authorities hunting for a Northern California man suspected of killing of his wife and two young daughters have brought in dogs trained to search for cadavers. While investigators have said they have no indication Shane Franklin Miller may be dead, the canines are part of a larger search through California's rugged and remote North Coast terrain. More than 70 law enforcement officers from multiple jurisdictions are scouring the area for Miller, 45, suspected of killing his family last Tuesday in the rural community of Shingletown. All three victims were shot multiple times. Investigators found Miller's abanSee HOMICIDE, page 7A