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FRIDAY APRIL 20, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 3B Breaking news at: RED BLUFF Reader Photos Spartans Softball SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 87/59 By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer During a burglary investigation leading back to February, Red Bluff Police detectives stumbled upon evidence linking the same suspects to a commercial burglary causing some $50,000 damage reported Wednesday. The first burglary, reported Feb. 23 at Red Bluff Properties, 2120 Main St., led to a search warrant of 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 Pair arrested in February restaurant burglary a residence in the 1300 block of Monroe Street later the same day. The garage of another residence in the same block of Monroe Street was reported burglarized on Feb. 23 as well, logs said. Downtown carnival During the search of the residence, two Krick people were detained, including Clint Dean Poore, 45, of Red Bluff on charges of possession of a con- trolled sub- stance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Kaufman Medical personnel were called to the alley behind the resi- dence when one of the suspects was becom- ing incoherent, possi- bly due to being under the influence of drugs, logs said. The man was taken by ambu- lance to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for medical clearance before he was booked into Tehama County Jail. Another suspect was cited and released on scene for possession of drug paraphernalia, logs said. However, detectives didn't release information about the case as it was still under investigation. After determining that items recovered during the search of the See PAIR, page 9A Police officers probe 21-year-old Red Bluff man the night of April 12 is still a mystery, police say. Red Bluff Police detectives are continuing to inves- tigate the incident that took place at about 4 a.m. in the 1200 block of Franzel Road. The victim told police he was walking from a driveby shooting The identity of a gunman in a drive-by shooting of a friend's house when he was approached from behind by a slow moving black sedan with tinted windows, a police release said. See PROBE, page 9A Last minute mascot entries are sought By JULIE ZEEB Daily News photo by Chip Thompson New to the Red Bluff Round-Up this year is a downtown carnival for younger children, which opened Thursday on Pine Street between Main and Washington streets.The carnival features rides, games and carnival fare available. Hours are 3-10 p.m. today, 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The carnival is hosted by the Red Bluff Round-Up Association and the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce. Bill would ban hunters' use of dogs to tree bears FRESNO (AP) — A decades-old fight is brew- ing again over legislation to ban the use of dog packs to chase bears and bobcats up trees so a hunter can kill them. The latest measure, scheduled for a Senate committee hearing next week, comes after the state's top fish and game official was criticized this year for a hound-hunting trip Idaho. Dan Richards shot a mountain lion that had been chased up a tree. A photo of him with the dead cougar was printed in a hunting publication. Many were outraged because mountain lions are a protected species in California, but Richards maintained that he violat- ed no hunting laws in Idaho. Opponents of dog packs for hunting say the practice is unsportsman- like because the targeted animal has little chance of eluding the hunter no mat- ter how far it runs. The California Hounds- men for Conservation, the state's leading hound- hunting group, decried the measure, which is being pushed by the Humane Society of the United States. ''This bill has no merit, is founded on misconcep- tions that are promoted with propaganda'' and is not something lawmakers should spend time on, group president Josh Brones wrote in an email. The bill's co-author said Richards' hunting trip helped revive the issue for him. ''I actually thought that this inhumane practice would have been banned in California already, like it is in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and other pro-hunting states,'' Sen. Ted Lieu said. ''It's completely unnec- essary,'' he added. The bill was co- authored by Sen. Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat. Gov. Jerry Brown hasn't weighed in, but Lieu said he believes he has support in the Democrat-majority com- mittee. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BILL, page 9A DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Animal Care Center is looking to create a mascot for itself and needs help from the community. "We need help design- ing a mascot that will be used for years to come as the face of the care cen- ter," Manager Mark Stor- rey said. "We are excited to see all the wonderful designs the creative resi- dents of Tehama County can come up with." The care center is hold- ing a design contest, which is open to all Tehama County residents. The deadline is today and last minute entries can be delivered to the Care Cen- ter, 1830 Walnut St., in Red Bluff. Entries can be in any art format, but no bigger than 11x17 and should preferably be saved to a CD. The winner will be announced at the Second Annual Animal Care Cen- ter Open House, which is set for May 5. "We look forward to having a fun image we can call our own that rep- resents the wonderful ani- mals in our care," Storrey said. "It will be exciting to see the wonderful designs See MASCOT, page 9A Firefighters hold boot drive today By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Bluff Volunteer Fire Department Boot Drive will take place 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the inter- section of South Main Street and Luther Road. While the annual The 10th annual Red event will continue to raise money for the American Cancer Soci- ety's Relay For Life, things will be a little different this year. "Due to budget cuts, we will be splitting the proceeds between Red Bluff Volunteer Fire Department and Relay For Life this year," said Engineer Matthew Shobash. "The money collected that goes to the volunteer fire department will be used for equipment needed by the department, such as hose, uniforms for the reserves and whatev- er is determined to be priority." The boot drive col- lected $7,110 in 2011, which brings the total raised since 2003 up to about $88,475, said Captain Dom Catona. "We're nearing the $100,000 mark," Catona said. "With the help of the community, we'd like to see how close we can get to the $100,000 mark to support fighting DN file photo Red Bluff Volunteer Fire Department members hold out their boots at a previous event.The 10th annual Boot Drive is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. cancer. We know that cancer doesn't take a day off in the bad econ- omy and neither do we. Now is a good time for spring cleaning. Be sure to check your couch cushions and the ashtray for extra change." For those who cannot for teams. ——— make it out to the boot drive, donations can be made online to the department's team at www.relayforlife.org/re dbluffca under the tab Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb.