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TUESDAY November 29, 2011 Breaking news at: The Voices of Christmas American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF League Honors SPORTS 1B Sunny 67/41 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 Man leads cops on chase through Corning A 41-year-old Corning man was arrested late Sunday evening in the 3600 block of Barham Avenue for evading of a peace officer after leading deputies on a chase. Larry Norman Dixon, 41, also known as Tow Truck, was on Barham at Viola Avenue when a deputy attempted to make a stop on Dixon's motor- cycle with no lights on. Dixon failed to yield, driving off at speeds of 80 mph and blowing a stop sign at Viola Avenue, Tehama County Sher- iff's logs show. Dixon was driving at 60 mph when he went behind Ron's Muffler where he was detained Probation to grow at 11:46 p.m. Dixon was booked into Tehama County Jail. Bail was set at $50,000. —Julie Zeeb Chase ends in Cottonwood By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A chase of a stolen orange Dodge Charger from a Redding car dealership ended about 11:30 p.m. Thurs- day at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood. At 9:52 p.m., Deputy Gerry Maul was patrolling the Cottonwood area and saw the Dodge driving at a high rate of speed on Balls Ferry Road, approaching Front Street. Due to its high speed, the vehicle was unable to stop at the stop sign at the intersection and when Maul attempted to pull the vehicle over it increased its speed in an attempt to evade Maul, a Shasta County Sheriff's release said. The vehicle turned south onto Main Street, heading toward Tehama County and turning west onto Bowman Road, accelerating at speeds of over 100 mph, the release said. Turning south onto Hooker Creek Road, the driver, later identified as Jared Anthony Thomas, 24, turned See CHASE, page 7A Daily News photo by Chip Thompson The Tehama County Probation Office will be receiving a trailer to add extra office space. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Planning for more employees in his department, Chief Probation Officer Richard Muench has asked for more office space to house them. Tehama County Supervisors approved a trailer project Tuesday that will add up to 700 square feet of office space for what could be as many as six new employees for the probation department. Designating realignment dollars, through Assembly Bill 109, Muench anticipates the need for more staff with the incoming case- load of would-be state parolees transferring to county probation. The project, which will go out for bid through Dec. 8, with a pre- bid walk on site Dec. 1, calls for the installation of a mobile office trail- er at the probation department, 1862 Walnut St. The board approved, Nov. 8, hir- ing two deputy probation officers and an office assistant to answer immediate requirements of AB109, which took effect Oct. 1. Muench anticipates possibly hiring two or three more deputy probation offi- cers in the next four years. The Community Corrections Partnership, a committee mandated Suspects pose as law enforcement By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Three armed suspects posing as law enforce- ment busted into a Dairyville residence, Sunday, that had been used for the growing and processing of med- ical marijuana. Deputies were sent at 2:10 a.m. Sunday to Patterson Road for reports of an attempted robbery and assault with a deadly weapon where they contacted a family of six. The family reported the suspects had kicked the front door open, identifying themselves as law enforcement while entering and ordered the occupants to the floor while point- ing guns at them, a Tehama County Sher- iff's release said. One of the family members got into a fight with one of the sus- pects, during which the family member was hit in the face with either a flashlight or a firearm. The victim was treated on scene by medical staff for a small lacera- tion and swelling to the left side of their face. During the alterca- tion, another suspect fired a single gunshot through a closed interi- or door of the residence, at which point all of the suspects fled without taking anything. An interview with the victims determined the residence has been used for growing and pro- cessing medical mari- juana and there was marijuana located with- in it, which may have been the motivation for the attempted robbery, the release said. The investigation into the incident is on- going. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailyne ws.com. ——— through AB109, has been meeting since September to try to come up with a county plan to address realignment issues. The group, headed by Muench, identified staffing for the county jail and pro- bation department as a first priority. Subcommittees have been meet- ing throughout November to come up with specific pieces of the part- nership's plan. The Community Corrections Partnership is sched- uled to meet again in early Decem- ber. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. Judge: Calif. must not raid $1B in tobacco funding SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state of California cannot siphon $1 billion in tobacco taxes from an early childhood develop- ment program to pay for other services for low- income children, a Fresno judge has ruled. Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers had pro- posed using $1 billion from the California Chil- dren's Trust Fund to help cover the state's health care budget, but Fresno Superi- or Court Judge Debra Kazanjian ruled that such a move is illegal under ballot Proposition 10, which imposed a 50 cents-a-pack on cigarettes in 1998. ''This is a huge win for California voters and our children,'' Susan Ander- son, chairwoman of the First 5 Commission of Fresno County, said Mon- day in a statement. Lawmakers left the financing plan out of the budget last summer because of the lawsuit filed by First 5 commissions from Fresno, Merced and Madera. See RAID, page 7A Organic farm to host gift fair The second Annual Holiday Local & Fair Trade Gift Faire is set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Kitchel Family Organ- ics Farm, 25255 Third Ave. in Los Molinos. Buy, sell and trade hundreds of gifts for sale from many local vendors and visitors are encour- aged to bring along a few special items to sell or trade, making the holi- days affordable and pro- moting locally produced gifts and quality recycled items. Tehama County is for- tunate to have an abun- dance of locally grown produce, creative artists and artisans and gifted health practitioners and many will be on display Saturday. Among the offerings will be locally produced fresh fruit and vegetables, including pomegranates, kiwi and butternut squash, heirloom walnuts in mixed varieties, pecans, pistachios, sun-dried fruit, olives, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, jam, homemade baked goods, fruit sauces, canned tomatoes, herbs, spices and chocolates. Locally handcrafted fair trade gifts include paintings, cards and crafts created by local artists, specialty linens and cloth- ing, toys, jewelry, candles, herbal salves, olive leaf lotions, soaps, sachets and ornaments. 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