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April 21, 22 2012 Survivors Support Page 7A WEEKEND Room to Spread His Wings Pets - 6A Weather forecast 10B Sunny Man jailed in beating, robbery Tehama man was arrested Wednesday for robbery and assault after a passer- by saw him fighting with a woman near Rancho Tehama Elementary School. A 37-year-old Rancho A caller reported see- ing a man and woman fighting near the school on Stagecoach Road and later heard three shots fired when he got home, logs said. The witness said the man had the woman in a headlock when he passed by, according to a Tehama County Sheriff's press release. 88/61 Students put firefighters' skills to the test DAILYNEWS Catona's chaos RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 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 work to cause closures I-5 The California Depart- ment of Transportation (Caltrans) and contractor Tullis, Inc. of Redding have started preparation work for a repaving pro- ject on Interstate 5 between North Red Bluff and Cottonwood. The $34.4 million North Red Bluff Rehabili- tation project will replace the existing roadway on the 15-mile segment of I-5 with a long life, 30-year pavement, according to a press release issued Fri- See I-5, page 9A Deputies checked the school where children were playing and couldn't find anyone fighting nor any evidence of a shoot- ing, logs said. Following descriptions from the witness who had seen the woman with a vehicle, deputies found the green 1990s Buick sedan a half-hour later in front of a nearby resi- dence, according to a Tehama County Sheriff's press release. After investigation, deputies found that the victim, Edna Kelly, 37, of Rancho Tehama had been in a fight with her friend, Eric Von Crosson, 37, during a discussion about Kelly buying Crosson's home. bicycle, reportedly grabbed her as she turned to leave and tried to grab her keys, the release said. During the struggle, Crosson punched Kelly in the face before getting the keys when the key ring broke. Crosson, who had a red See MAN, page 9A RB fires deemed suspicious By JULIE ZEEB Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Two Firefighters lead one of the victims, out to safety Thursday at a Red Bluff Fire training at Red Bluff High School. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Several Red Bluff Union High School students had the chance to create chaos Thursday evening for a Red Bluff Fire Department drill, led by Capt. Dom Catona, at the school's Performing Arts Center. "The training is about communi- cation in a chaotic atmosphere," Catona said. "The students will be Manhunt that closed freeway continues SACRAMENTO (AP) — A series of carjackings around Sacramento on Fri- day morning led to a 6 1/2 hour closure of one of Northern California's busiest freeways, forcing commuters, students and interstate truckers to sit for hours in baking sunshine. Officers late Friday afternoon were still searching for the man who stole two trucks and a trac- tor. Interstate 80 near the state capital was trans- formed into a parking lot in both directions as offi- cers scoured the area and then followed the suspect's trail miles away. The chase began around 6 a.m., when offi- cers began pursuing a stolen white pickup truck, with the driver firing gun- shots as he fled. The driver ultimately crashed in the center medi- an of the Yolo Causeway, a three-mile-long elevated section of the interstate that runs over a vast flood control basin. The man ran away, and officers closed the road to search for him, effectively blocking the main freeway corridor east of the San Francisco Bay Area. While police were See CLOSED, page 9A graded on their performance and we get the training so it's a win-win for both of us. Accountability and good communication is what it's all about." and knots. "It was a lot of fun," said Ross Bluff Fire, CalFire and volunteer Companies 4 and 14 of Tehama County Fire were split into groups of seven to participate in three rota- tions, which included search and rescue, air management and ropes Groups of firefighters from Red Palubeski, the student leader of the tech class that created the fire sce- nario. Students took a dance set apart and placed pieces of it around the stage and random boxes in the aisles to add to the fog, flashing lights and fire-themed soundtrack See CHAOS, page 9A offered to anyone with information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with several suspicious, human-caused fires in the area of Derby and Monroe streets. The $1,500 reward is being offered by the Tehama County Secret Witness Program. DN Staff Writer A reward is being Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com CalFire has seen an increase in the number of fires in the northwest area of Red Bluff. "Over the past seven months, there have been three fires, all human- caused, that are still under investigation," Public Information Officer Kevin Colburn said. The times of the fires, all of which have been in See FIRES, page 9A Food giveaway yields local data By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Community Action Agency and Northern Val- ley Catholic Social Ser- vices held a food survey Friday in conjunction with the Food Share Coalition and the Gleaners. "We're trying to get a more in-depth under- standing of food buying and eating habits in Tehama County to help the food coalition's efforts to serve Tehama County," said Community Action Program Manager Mandy Sharp. "We think that the results of this survey will help reinforce grant appli- cations to help us serve the most vulnerable popu- lation of Tehama County." See FOOD, page 9A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Members of the Tehama County Community Action Agency and California Conservation Corps load bags onto the table for Friday's Food Survey.