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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The third annual Gunner Langenderfer Memorial Co-Ed Softball Tournament will start at 8 a.m. today, continuing Saturday at Tosh and Frey fields at Trainor Park, 1000 Vista Way. Gunner was killed in a July 24, 2013 collision, in which his mother, Katie Ramsey, was seri- ously injured, after their Nissan was hit from behind and pushed into the path of a semi truck. A special celebration including a balloon release will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday on the pitcher's mound at Frey Field. The 2015 event had 10 teams coming from as far away as Chico and Cottonwood with donations SOFTBALL Langenderfer Memorial Tournament starts today RED BLUFF Members of the Glenn Interagency Narcotics Task Force using aerial surveillance lo- cated a large ille- gal marijuana cul- tivation site in the Kill Dry Drainage in northern Glenn County, southeast of Paskenta, inside the Mendocino Na- tional Forest. Agents were joined by the Glenn County Sheriff's Office, US Forest Service and Fish and Game and responded to the area Wednesday to locate the plants. Agents were assisted by person- nel from Campaign Against Mar- ijuana Planting. During the operation, an indi- vidual identified as Rafael Cama- cho Reyes was located in the mar- ijuana garden, according to a press release issued Thursday by the task force. He failed to com- ply with orders of arresting offi- cers and was taken into custody with the assistance of a K-9. Reyes, 19, of Mochoacan, Mex- ico was armed with a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun at the CRIME $7M pot grow busted in Mendocino Forest By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The City Council au- thorized staff to move forward with the grant application pro- cess Tuesday for the Red Bluff Po- lice Department to receive the Ed- ward Byrne Memorial Justice As- sistance Grant in the amount of $10,324. The police department has a need for data storage space for the body-worn camera systems, said Chief Kyle Sanders. The grant specifically lists these camera sys- tems or the enhancement of such systems as one of the eligible cat- egories to be funded. The grant would pay for the ma- jority of the data storage space. The total for the data storage has been quoted in the amount of $11,797.74, a $1,473.74 difference. The remaining amount would bepaidviaanawardfromthecity's self insurance police risk manage- ment group fund, Sanders said. The department recently re- ceived a notice of eligibility for the fiscal year of 2016 Justice As- sistance Grant program. It was brought to the council for the re- quired public hearing and council approval needed to move forward with the application process and to be eligible for the award. The police department has not received an award from the pro- gram in several years, according to the agenda report. If awarded the issue will be brought back to council for the inclusion into the 2016/2017 fiscal year police depart- ment budget. In a previous interview with Sanders, he said the benefits of these body cameras are huge. "Body cameras have proven to be beneficial in a number or ways," Sanders said. "For instance, there have been a couple citizen com- plaints that were found to be false or inaccurate based on video foot- age and the audio recordings. The cameras have also been useful in a number of incidents wherein offi- cers have had to use force to gain compliance, proving that the use of force was reasonable, necessary and within policy." Additionally, the videos have been used to document a variety of interviews and crimes, Sand- ers said. With the extra data storage vid- eos from the body-worn cameras can be used for investigations and training purposes. BODY CAMERAS Policetoseekgrantforcamerastorage By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A group of stu- dent bicyclists made their way through Red Bluff Thursday on a 4,600-mile cross-coun- try trek to raise funds for and awareness of cancer along with documenting stories of cancer patients and survivors. The group of 23 college stu- dents, mostly from the Univer- sity of Illinois Urbana-Cham- paign, started off in Central Park in New York City on their way toward San Francisco, ending their trip Sunday at the Golden Gate Bridge, said Sarah Tirnanic, a University of Wis- consin, Madison senior who is riding with the group. Amongst the riders are four international students, three from China and one from In- dia, Tirnanic said. "The group is a student-led non-profit, Illini 4000," Tir- nanic said. "This is our 10th annual Trek Bike America and so far we have raised $85,000 on this trip and within the 10 years over $1 million to cancer research and support systems." The profits from the trip, which have gone to a number or groups including American Cancer Society, the Damon Ru- nyon Cancer Research Founda- tion and Camp Kesm, a camp in Illinois for youth whose par- ents have cancer. Proceeds do not go toward the cost of the trip. Each rider, their equipment, food and even the support van that journeys with them are supported by the riders, Tirnanic said. "We ride an average of 70 miles a day for 71 days with a day off about every seven to 10 days during which we go to a hospital and other places to visit cancer patients, docu- ment their stories and learn about the program," Tirnanic said. "This all started as a way to raise awareness. It was col- lege students wanting to bike across the country for a rea- son." For Tirnanic, the ride is very personal as her mother was diagnosed and went FUNDRAISER CYCLISTS PASS THROUGH RED BLUFF ON CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Bicyclists from Illini 4000, a non-profit raising funds for and awareness of cancer, ride down Main Street Thursday a ernoon. Above: Bicyclists from Illini 4000pose for a picture next to Tremont Creamery and Café, where they stopped Thursday a ernoon. Below: Bicyclists eat lunch at Tremont Creamery and Café. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B8 Index............... ## INDEX Have a great day, Cal Mahany GOOD MORNING D Dow Jones Industrial 18,352.05 (-2.95) U Standard & Poor's 2164.25 (+0.46) U Nasdaq 5166.25 (+6.51) BUSINESS Two-thirds of young blacks and 4out of 10young Hispan- ics say they know someone harassed by the police. 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