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FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 2011 Breaking news at: No Average Outer Garment Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Bass Champ SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 57/36 Weather forecast 8A By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A 29-year-old Corning man was arrested just before mid- night Tuesday by Red Bluff Police Department officers when he ran from a routine traffic stop, throwing away a loaded pistol and methamphetamines as he fled, police said. Police officers pulled over a blue Dodge Neon in the 700 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 Man tosses gun and drugs while fleeing police block of Jackson Street for an equipment violation, a press release said. There was no license plate on the car, police logs said. Bradford Denny Pinheiro III, the car’s passenger, fled on foot, after the driver pulled over, police said. As he ran, he threw a loaded .25-caliber pistol on top of the eScholar Academy build- ing and a second item, found later to be methamphetamine, on the street north of the school near the corner of Jackson and Walnut streets. With Tehama County sher- iff’s deputies’ help, officers located and arrested Pinheiro a few blocks further west near Walnut and Johnson streets, police logs said. The Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment helped police officers retrieve the gun from the school’s roof, police said. Alter easy The driver of the vehicle was released on scene after being detained at gunpoint, according to police logs. Pinheiro was booked at the Tehama County Jail and charged with resist- ing/delaying an offi- cer, possession of a controlled substance, transportation of a controlled sub- stance, possession of a controlled sub- stance while armed, carrying a concealed weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pinheiro Pinheiro is detained at the jail. Bail was set at $68,000. Downtown fire ruled accident The fire that destroyed the Tehama Auto Center on Main Street New Year’s Eve has been deemed acci- dental, started by either electrical or discarded materials in the vehicle repair shop. After what Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer called a “long and exhaustive investiga- tion,” investigators were able to isolate the prob- able area where the fire began, according to a Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment press release. Investigators pin- pointed an area in the vehicle repair area of the building, but were See FIRE, page 7A Driver pleads not guilty in death of Caltrans worker OROVILLE — A Corning man accused of running over and killing a Caltrans worker while driving drunk pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Butte County Superi- or Court. Russell Hodge is charged with murder and gross Daily News file photo County to streamline spay/neuter process By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors, in the first of three ordinances that aim to make it easier for people who adopt dogs or cats to get the animals spayed or neutered, approved a contract Tuesday with a Red Bluff veterinary clinic. “One of the biggest problems we have is people Free dance classes offered on Saturday By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A new dance school will be giving away dance lessons all day Saturday, for the grand opening of Beatseekers Dance Center on Ante- lope Boulevard. Trent and Nicole Dewsnup, dancers who operated the Breakaway School of Dance that closed three years ago, have resurfaced with a new location and more floor space. “Our dream has always been to re-open bigger and better,” Trent Dewsnup said. The new school, at 780 Antelope Blvd., opened Monday and is offering a discount lead- ing up to the grand opening event, he said. Anyone who signs up between now and Satur- day can have the regis- tration fee waived. At the event, Danny Dogs hot dog cart will be on-site, as well as some other local ven- dors. “We’re back and we want to get the commu- nity involved as much as possible,” Trent said. The school offers class- es in ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop, pre-dance, pre- ballet and other forms of dance or fitness. For more informa- tion, call Beatseekers Dance Center at 366- 2781. ——— 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdaily news.com. don’t spay or neuter their animals,” said Supervisor George Russell during the weekly board meeting. Rus- sell alluded to his wife’s work with rescuing animals and voiced his support for the cause. In the unanimously approved ordinance, the county Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Ser- vices will be teaming up with the Valley Vet Clinic RB, Inc., in order to make the process easier for pet owners. “The end result is it will simplify the process and ensure that more animals get spayed or neutered,” said Rick Gurrola, agricultural commissioner in the Divi- sion of Animal Services. Those adopting pets pay a deposit fee that is refund- able when the pet is spayed or neutered. Pet owners See ALTER, page 7A vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, with three prior convictions. He is facing life in prison, if convict- ed. His attorney, Tracy Davis, and Deputy District Attorney Glenn Jennings agreed to a Feb. 10 prelimi- nary hearing to determine whether prosecution has suf- ficient evidence against Hodge to go to trial. Hodge reportedly hit Caltrans worker Gary Wayne Smith, 57, of Chico, while driving drunk Nov. 14 and drove away from the scene at Hamilton Nord Cana Highway and Highway 99. In March, Hodge was ordered to have his vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device — a type of breathalyzer that prevents a vehicle from starting if it detects a higher than pre-set alcohol level on the breath of the person who blows into it. The California High- way Patrol said Hodge never had the device installed. The defendant remains in custody at Butte County Jail on more than $1 million bail. New clothing shop opens on Walnut By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A new clothing store, TAGS, has opened up in the former Act II building at 707 Walnut St. in Red Bluff. The business, owned by Lacey and Ryan Tweedt, is the second for the couple, which also owns and operates a day- care. For the last five years, Lacey Tweedt has run Lacey’s Little Learners out of her home in Red Bluff, but with the econo- my in a downturn for the last few years and things uncertain with the state budget unsigned earlier in the year, Tweedt said she decided it was time to try something new. “It’s a new adventure,” she said. “Something dif- ferent than day care that will help take care of my family.” Tweedt, with the help of two assistants, will still be running the daycare, at least while things are get- ting off the ground in the new business, she said. The clothing store offers a variety of brands Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Jenny Colgate of Corning talks with TAGS owner Lacey Tweedt Wednesday while shopping in the new store at 707 Walnut St. in Red Bluff. of racing gear for surfers, skateboarders, snow- boarding and moto sports, including O’Neill, Fox, Metal Mulisha, One Industries, Monsters, Independent and Anti- hero. “Everyone who has come in so far loves it,” See SHOP, page 7A TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE’S TUB & SHOWER GLASS SALE! Supply only or Best of all we install! 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260