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TUESDAY DECEMBER 13, 2011 Breaking news at: All American Pies American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Spartans Hoops Preview SPORTS 1B Sunny 58/29 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 Warm Hearts = Warm Feet Footprints lead cops to suspect By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A set of footprints between two residences led to the Saturday morning arrest of a 22-year-old Red Bluff man found hiding in the barn at a Wiltsey Avenue resi- dence. Tehama County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the 500 block of Wiltsey Avenue about 8:40 a.m. for a bur- glary reported by Jennifer Calderon. Sheriff's logs show Calderon reported unknown per- sons had entered her residence, gone through her cup- boards throughout the house and taken tools from her van. Several other vehicles had been rummaged through See COPS, page 7A AB109: Electronic monitoring OK'ed by supervisors By ANDREA WAGNER Daily News photo by Tang Lor Olivia Fambrough is collecting new shoes and socks for children. Donations, such as the ones pictured here from Payless Shoes employees, can be dropped off at Antelope and Berrendos schools through Dec. 16. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer With the holiday season well under way and the giv- ing spirit abound, one young third grader is doing what she can to bring some warmth and cheer to other chil- dren. With her campaign "Warm Hearts = Warm Feet," Olivia Fambrough has collected at least two dozen brand new shoes and socks that will be given to chil- dren throughout the community. Olivia was inspired to do something for others after watching a program on the Disney Channel where a lit- tle girl collected canned food for families in Guatemala, she said. Poll: CA voters support tax hikes to help schools SAN JOSE (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of likely voters in California support Gov. Jerry Brown's recent proposal to increase taxes on the wealthy and raise the statewide sales tax to stave off further budgets cuts to education, according to a poll. The survey by the Pub- lic Policy Institute of Cali- fornia found, however, that voters continue to give low marks to their elected offi- cials and believe the gov- ernment does not look out for them. That distrust could make it hard for Brown to push through his plan, which he would like to put before voters in November. Brown's proposal would increase the sales tax by half a cent, to 7.75 percent, for four years and raise taxes on individuals earn- ing more than $250,000 for five years. It would raise about $7 billion a year. Sixty percent of likely voters said they support the proposal, while 36 percent opposed it, and 4 percent said they don't know. The poll did not break out support for different aspects of the proposal, and the responses were split predictably along party lines. Seventy-eight per- cent of registered Democ- rats favored the plan, com- pared with 39 percent of registered Republicans. National polls show strong support for increased taxes on higher earners but far less support for tax increases that would be applied more broadly. ''The governor's plan includes some of the most popular ideas for raising taxes — higher taxes on the wealthy and more money for schools,'' said Mark Baldassare, the institute's president and CEO. ''At the same time, the major chal- lenges in asking Californi- ans to pass state increases are the low approval ratings of state elected officials and high levels of distrust in government.'' Brown said through a spokesman he was encour- aged by the numbers. ''California still faces damaging budget cuts so it is encouraging that so many citizens are willing to consider some modest tem- porary tax increases,'' he said. But the plan faces com- petition. Almost immedi- ately after the governor announced his initiative earlier this month, anti-tax See TAX, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power "Even though that girl did it for a different country, I wanted to start with my community because I know we need it here," Olivia said. "I decided to do shoes because everybody needs a good pair of shoes." She received her first initial cash donation from a church member. Olivia and her mother, Nicole Fam- brough, spent the money on a few pairs of shoes and socks at Payless Shoes. "We had a really great time shopping," Nicole Fam- brough said. Employees at Payless Shoes were so impressed they decided to join in. "We all just thought it was a really great cause," said See WARM, page 7A DN Staff Writer It won't be a party at the county jail, but the jailhouse will be shaking loose lower-level offend- ers to make room as soon as they can with the newly approved alternative: electronic monitoring. Prompted by Assembly Bill 109, Tehama County Jail and probation offi- cials sought supervisors' approval Tuesday to start an electronic monitoring program. AB109 is a state law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in April, that allows specific lower- level offenders to be sen- tenced to county jails instead of state prisons and to allow would-be parolees with low-level offenses to be put on county probation instead. The law took effect Oct. 1. Using GPS systems, monitoring software and ankle bracelet technology, the county will be able to release inmates under stricter supervision than before, saving money and jail space. The county's new reso- lution appoints Sheriff Dave Hencratt as the county's "correctional administrator," as allowed by the new law. As such, Hencratt was given the green light to lease equipment and soft- ware from Satellite Track- ing of People LLC of See AB109, page 7A Hot wheels don't get over this Hill By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff can be proud of one of its California Highway Patrol officers who, along with two other North State officers, has been given a 10851 Award for recovery of stolen vehicles. Officer Shon Hill, a 21-year veteran with CHP, received his 18th award at a Nov. 16 lun- cheon held in Redding during which a total of nine officers were recog- nized. "I feel very privileged to be recognized with this award," Hill said. "I work very hard to reduce vehi- cle theft in Tehama Coun- ty and it is gratifying to see these efforts pay off in not only vehicles returned to their owners, but also in being recognized with this award. During my 21 years, I have personally located over 250 vehicles and assisted in over 400 additional cases." The group of nine offi- cers recognized represent 96 stolen vehicles recov- ered, 28 of which were occupied by suspects, 44 Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb California Highway Patrol Red Bluff Area Commander Lt. Todd Garr presents officer of the year award to Officer Shon Hill at the 2010 Corning Exchange Club Police and Fire awards dinner. abandoned stolen vehicles and 24 vehicles located at two separate chop shop operation, according to a CHP Northern Division release. Hill was named Cali- fornia Highway Patrol Officer of the Year and honored at the 2010 Corn- ing Exchange Club Police and Fire Awards held annually in February. "As last year's Red Bluff Area California Highway Patrol Officer of the Year, it comes as no surprise to me that Officer Hill has accomplished See WHEELS, page 7A COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. 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