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ByJulietLinderman The Associated Press BALTIMORE A 31-year- old woman and a young boy were shot in the head Thursday, becoming Balti- more's 37th and 38th ho- micide victims so far this month, the city's deadliest in 15 years. The most recent killings claimed the lives of Jennifer Jeffrey and her seven-year- old son, Kester Anthony Browne. They were identi- fied by Jeffrey's sister, Dan- ielle Wilder. Jeffrey and her son were found dead early Thursday, each from gunshot wounds to the head. As family members cried and held each other on the quiet, leafy block in South- west Baltimore where they lived, Wilder said she felt as if "my heart has been ripped out." Wilder said a neighbor called their other sister early Thursday, concerned that she hadn't hear any noise coming from Jeffrey's house: no footsteps, Wilder said, no voices, and no gun- shots. But when her brother let himself into the house to check on the mother and son, he discovered their bodies. "She was in the living room," Wilder said. "The baby was upstairs, in the bed." Uptickinmurders Wilder said police told her there were no signs of forced entry, and that whoever killed Jeffrey and Browne were let into the house sometime yester- day. Wilder said she thinks whoever killed Jeffrey, who also lived with her niece and grand-niece, wanted to catch her alone, and that the boy was collateral damage. Thursday's deaths con- tinue a grisly and dra- matic uptick in murders across Baltimore that has so far claimed the lives of 38 people. Meanwhile, ar- rests have plunged: Police are booking fewer than half the number of people they pulled off the streets last year. Arrests were already de- clining before Freddie Gray died on April 19 of injuries he suffered in police custody, but they dropped sharply thereafter, as his death un- leashed protests, riots, the criminal indictment of six officers and a full-on civil rights investigation by the U.S. Justice Department that has officers working under close scrutiny. "I'm afraid to go out- side," said Antoinette Per- rine, whose brother was shot down three weeks ago on a basketball court near her home in the Har- lem Park neighborhood of West Baltimore. Ever since, she has barricaded her door and added metal slabs in- side her windows to deflect gunfire. "It's so bad, people are afraid to let their kids out- side," Perrine said. "People wake up with shots through their windows. Police used to sit on every corner, on the top of the block. These days? They're nowhere." West Baltimore residents worry they've been aban- doned by the officers they once accused of harassing them, leaving some neigh- borhoods like the Wild West without a lawman around. "Before it was over-polic- ing. Now there's no police," said Donnail "Dreads" Lee, 34, who lives in the Gilmor Homes, the public housing complex where Gray, 25, was chased down. "People feel as though they can do things and get away with it. I see people walking with guns almost every single day, because they know the police aren't pulling them up like they used to." 'Not holding back' Police Commissioner An- thony Batts said his officers "are not holding back," de- spite encountering danger- ous hostility in the Western District. "Our officers tell me that when officers pull up, they have 30 to 50 people sur- rounding them at any time," Batts said. Batts provided more de- tails at a City Council meet- ing Wednesday night, say- ing officers now fear get- ting arrested for making mistakes. "What is happening, there is a lot of levels of confusion in the police or- ganization. There are peo- ple who have pain, there are people who are hurt, there are people who are frustrated, there are peo- ple who are angry," Batts said. "There are people, and they've said this to me, 'If I get out of my car and make a stop for a reason- able suspicion that leads to probable cause but I make a mistake on it, will I be ar- rested?' They pull up to a scene and another officer has done something that they don't know, it may be illegal, will they be arrested for it? Those are things they are asking." The Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 on Thursday posted a state- ment from President Gene Ryan on social media say- ing that the police are "un- der siege." "The criminals are tak- ing advantage of the situa- tion in Baltimore since the unrest," Ryan wrote. "(Po- lice) are more afraid of go- ing to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty." Protesters said Gray's death is emblematic of a pattern of police violence and brutality against im- poverished African-Ameri- cans in Baltimore. HOMICIDE SPIKE Baltimoregetsbloodierasarrests drop in wake of Freddie Gray riots MANUELBALCECENETA—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill. By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press WASHINGTON Pentagon leaders are trying to "fine tune" U.S. strategy for ousting the Islamic State group from Iraq, focusing on faster and better train- ing and arming of Sunni tribes whose combat role is central to reversing the ex- tremists' advances, senior U.S. officials said Thursday. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, speaking to report- ers while traveling to Asia, said he told senior military officers at the Pentagon this week to come up with ideas to improve training and equipping, particu- larly of the Sunni tribes who complain that the Shi- ite-dominated government in Baghdad is dragging its heels on helping them. "I can't describe to you what the possibilities are because folks are looking at them right now," he said. The scramble for an- swers comes after Islamic State forces, though out- numbered, captured the Anbar province capital of Ramadi as Iraqi forces fled on May 16. Although the White House says those Iraqi forces were not U.S.-trained, the defeat prompted Carter to make the startlingly frank pub- lic assessment last week- end that the Iraqis lacked "the will to fight." President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it was time for the U.S. to consider whether it was delivering military aid to Iraq efficiently. A Pentagon spokesman, Col. Steve Warren, said later that the focus is on fine-tuning the strategy, not rewriting it. The U.S. strategy in Iraq is built on airstrikes to de- grade the Islamic State forceswhilerebuildingIraqi security forces to eventually regainthevastswathsofter- ritory in the north and west that were lost over the past 18 months. The focus is on retaking Ramadi and other parts of predominantly Sunni Anbar province. The Obama administra- tion insists it will assist the Sunnis only through the Shiite-dominated central government in Baghdad because it wants to fos- ter a multi-sectarian gov- ernment, rather than di- rectly arm and organize the ethnic tribes for com- bat. It was unclear whether Carter might recommend scrapping the indirect ap- proach or adjust it in some way in the days ahead, but the tenor of his remarks and comments by other of- ficials suggested that dra- matic changes were un- likely. US to 'fine tune' strategy in Iraq ISLAMIC STATE COLIN CAMPBELL — THE BALTIMORE SUN VIA AP Police pick up a pair of shoes a er a double shooting in Baltimore. By Tali Arbel The Associated Press NEW YORK The head of the Federal Communica- tions Commission is pro- posing that the government agency expand a phone sub- sidy program for the poor to include Internet access. The FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, has emphasized that Internet access is a critical component of mod- ern life, key education, com- munication and finding a keeping a job. With the net neutrality rules released earlier this year, the agency redefined broadband as a public util- ity, like the telephone, giv- ing it stricter oversight on how online content gets to consumers. That triggered lawsuits from Internet ser- vice providers. The proposal Thurs- day to expand the Lifeline phone program to Inter- net service aims to narrow the "digital divide" — those with access to the Internet and other modern technolo- gies and those without. According to a Pew Re- search Center report from 2013, 70 percent of U.S. adults have a high-speed Internet connection at home. Only 54 percent of households earnings less than $30,000 a year do. The FCC says low-income Americans are more likely to rely on smartphones for Internet access. According to the Pew report, 67 per- cent of households that make less than $30,000 a year have home broadband or a smartphone. Lifeline was started in 1985 and expanded to in- clude wireless phones in 2005. The FCC's proposal calls for extending Life- line's $9.25 monthly credit to give low-income house- holds a choice of phone service or Internet access, via a wire to the home or a smartphone. "Voice is no longer suf- ficient to be able to par- ticipate in society today," said Harold Feld of Pub- lic Knowledge, a consumer advocacy group. "The broad assumption is that you've got broadband access some- how." But Lifeline has been crit- icized for being susceptible to fraud, and the proposal may get pushback from Re- publicans. The FCC's pro- posal says it will build on anti-fraud measures that were put in place in 2012, such as extending the pe- riod that providers must keep documents on cus- tomers' eligibility for the programs. Senator David Vitter, R-La., said in a statement Thursday that the FCC has "failed to manage Lifeline efficiently in its current form, and I cannot support any expansion of a program that has so few safeguards in place to protect the legit- imacy of the program and the American taxpayers who pay into it." FCC commissioners will vote in June on whether to proceed with expanding Lifeline to broadband ser- vice. In 2014, Lifeline served 12 million households and cost $1.7 billion, paid for by surcharges on the country's telephone customer bills. Eligibility depends on in- come being at or less than 135 percent of the federal government's poverty line, or participation in pro- grams including Medicaid, food stamps or free school lunch. As Internet access is of- ten more expensive than $9.25 a month, program participants may have to pay an additional amount for service. Some broadband provid- ers already offer low-cost Internet to households that get food stamps or are in the school lunch program. But Comcast's $10-a-month In- ternet Essentials program, for example, has been crit- icized as having too-slow speeds of up to 5 megabits per second and for too few people being eligible. The FCC defines broad- band as having download speeds of 25 megabits per second and higher. Cap- tion 1: INTERNET ACCESS FCC head unveils subsidy proposal to narrow 'digital divide' LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Federal Communications Commissions Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies on net neutrality on Capitol Hill. LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., or soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Board Cham- bers located at 727 Oak Street, Red Bluff, California, the Tehama County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to con- sider adopting a resolution set- ting fees for Credit/Debit/ATM transactions and remote orders related to copies of records and documents provided by the Tehama County Clerk & Record- er's office. The above fees are incurred by the customer in ad- dition to the Tehama County Clerk & Recorder's other fees and charges. All interested persons are invit- ed to attend and be heard. Infor- mation regarding these services will be available at the Tehama County Clerk of the Board of Su- pervisors Office, 633 Washington St., Rm. 12, Red Bluff, California at least ten days prior to the public hearing, and may also be obtained by contacting Jennifer Vise, Tehama County Clerk & Re- corder, 633 Washington St., Rm. 11, Red Bluff, California, (530) 527-3350. Written comments may be delivered at or prior to the public hearing to the Tehama County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office, 633 Washington St., Rm. 12, P.O. Box 250, Red Bluff, California, 96080 Publish: May 22 & 29, 2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 122030 Title No. 95510682 NOTE: THERE IS A SUM- MARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/22/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 06/19/2015 at 2:00 PM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/04/2008, as In- strument No. 2008001536, in book -, page -, of Official Re- cords in the office of the County Recorder of Tehama County, State of California, executed by Joshua Williams, A Married Man who acquired title as a Single Man, joined by non-vested spouse Crystal Rochelle Wil- liams, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment author- ized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit- uated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 029-162-031 The street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, of the real proper- ty described above is purported to be: 1435 Duncan Ave, Red Bluff, CA 96080 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com- mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warran- ty, expressed or implied, regard- ing title, possession, or encum- brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) se- cured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provid- ed in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publica- tion of the Notice of Sale is: $104,158.38 If the Trustee is un- able to convey title for any rea- son, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bid- der shall have no further re- course. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declara- tion of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of De- fault and Election Sell. The Sale, fault and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dat- ed: 5/28/2015 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized Signature 41689 Enterprise Circle North, Ste. 228, Temecula, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bid- ding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid- der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien be- ing auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priori- ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insur- ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this in- formation. If consult either may charge you formation. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mort- gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 for infor- mation regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site - www.servicelinkASAP.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 122030. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re- flected in the telephone infor- mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify post- ponement information is to at- tend the scheduled sale. A- FN4526564 05/29/2015, 06/05/2015, 06/12/2015 RBDN#5489349 5/29/15, 6/5/15, 6/12/15 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 8 B