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Avenue:Onepersonwas arrested for trespassing a er a report was received about 9:30p.m. Thursday of a break-in. Vandalism Washington Street: A swamp cooler line was bro- ken sometime Wednesday at From The Hearth Cafe. Nelson Drive: A woman reported finding a BB-sized hole in her window a er an incident Thursday in which three youths followed her grandson home from school, one of whom had a BB gun in his possession. 7948State Route 99E: More For Less reported a person drove off with the fuel pump hose still hooked up to a teal 1995Honda Civic about 11:45p.m. Wednesday. Police FROMPAGE3 inghalfofasix-monthjail sentence for sexually as- saulting an unconscious woman behind a trash bin near a fraternity house hosting a party. Many already were up- set that the law allowed him to avoid hard time. But under Brown's ini- tiative, Turner would have been eligible for earlier parole consideration even if he had been sentenced to prison, said Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten, speaking on behalf of the Califor- nia District Attorneys As- sociation, which opposes the Democratic governor's plan. "It's being represented as something that applies only to nonviolent offend- ers, and really nothing could be further from the truth," Totten said. Supporters say the bal- lot measure promotes re- habilitation programs and allows corrections officials to decide who gets early parole and who stays be- hind bars. Turner's brief jail term sparked an outcry from numerous politicians, sex- ual assault survivors and others who are now seek- ing to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky. "I think that this really raises the same concern that's at the heart of the recall campaign, which is how the legal system treats sexual assault and violence against women," said re- call campaign chair- woman Michele Dauber, a Stanford University law professor who is friends with the woman Turner assaulted. "Treating any kind of sexual assault of an unconscious person as a nonviolent offense, that's an injustice to women ev- erywhere." Turner originally was charged with raping an intoxicated or unconscious person, which also is con- sidered a nonviolent crime because, according to Cal- ifornia law, it does not in- volve force. State law considers 23 crimes to be violent, in- cluding murder and kid- napping. But Dan New- man, a spokesman for the campaign in favor of the ballot measure, called the list "merely a starting point." Under Proposition 57, the state corrections de- partment could admin- istratively rule out regis- tered sex offenders like Turner for early release, and parole officials could reject anyone with a dan- gerous history, Newman said. He noted the violent crimes list includes any fel- ony in which a gun is used or that causes great bodily injury. Other crimes are con- sidered nonviolent, in- cluding solicitation to commit murder, injuring a child, human trafficking involving a minor, crim- inal threats, hate crimes and shooting at an occu- pied building, vehicle or aircraft. Turner faced a mini- mum two-year prison sen- tence, and prosecutors sought six years. Persky cited "extraordinary cir- cumstances" in following a probation department recommendation and sen- tencing him to jail. The judge is stepping aside from hearing crimi- nal cases. The outcry also prompted legislation sent to Brown last week that would effectively require prison for anyone con- victed of raping or sexu- ally assaulting an uncon- scious or intoxicated per- son. National organizations representing lawmakers and law enforcement could not say if other states con- sider such crimes nonvio- lent. What constitutes a vi- olent crime varies widely across the nation and even within states, according to the Washington, D.C.- based Justice Policy Insti- tute, a nonprofit group that advocates for reducing in- carceration. Nearly a quarter of Cali- fornia's 130,000 prison in- mates could be eligible for earlier parole if the mea- sure passes, according to the nonpartisan Legisla- tive Analyst's Office. The initiative expands on an existing federal court order requiring ear- lier parole consideration for some offenders con- victed of nonviolent and nonsexual crimes. Brown's administration calculates that the initiative would require immediate pa- role hearings for 1,300 in- mates, about half of whom are likely to be released earlier. Release FROM PAGE 1 of November 2015 the op- tion to reroute or realign Madison Street was the more preferred option, with the supervisors say- ing this would be best for everyone because it would enclose the two jail struc- tures and leave Madison Street open to traffic. "The current library is falling apart and we need more space now," said Sheriff Dave Hencratt. He further stated if the county and the city don't get the 64 beds the jail needs, his department will continue booking and releasing in- mates. If the option to realign the street is chosen, the es- timated cost is $390,580, which includes demolition of half of Madison Street, storm drain work, moving the water line and con- necting with AT&T. The county has ob- tained an appraisal of the fair market value of the this property, according to the agenda report. This will be the first formal of- fer the county has given to purchase the portion of the street. No specific time line for the city to take action has been set at this time, Crab- tree said. Madison FROM PAGE 1 SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FILE Brock Turner By Nicholas K. Geranios TheAssociatedPress SPOKANE, WASH. The on- going extermination of a wolf pack in Washington has prompted a university to disavow statements by one of its professors in de- fense of wolves — the lat- est development in a con- troversy that pits conser- vationists against cattle ranchers in a part of the state far from the populous Seattle metro area. The Profanity Peak wolf pack is located in moun- tainous Ferry County, north of Spokane. State of- ficials authorized extermi- nating the pack for kill- ing at least six head of cat- tle grazing on public land in the Colville National Forest. So far, six wolves have been killed by hunt- ers shooting from helicop- ters. Two adults and sev- eral pups remain. The hunt has outraged environmental groups, who say wolves are natural predators that should not be killed in favor of cattle grazing at subsidized rates on public land. "It's very, very troubling," said conservationist Ama- roq Weiss of the Center for Biological Diversity, which has opposed the hunt. The issue took an un- usual twist this week, when Washington State Univer- sity publicly rebuked a fac- ulty member who had spo- ken out in support of the wolves. Recent statements by carnivore researcher Rob- ert Wielgus that a rancher released his cattle on top of a wolf den were inappro- priate and inaccurate and "contributed substantially to the growing anger and confusion about this signif- icant wildlife management issue," WSU said in a state- ment Wednesday. WSU disavowed com- ments by Wielgus, direc- tor of the school's Large Carnivore Conservation Lab, which were made to The Seattle Times. Wielgus "subsequently acknowl- edged that he had no ba- sis in fact for making such a statement," WSU said. The school said the live- stock were released more than four miles from the den site. Another statement by Wielgus that none of the participants in his study, in which both wolves and cat- tle are radio-collared, expe- rienced loss of livestock also was not true, WSU said. "WSU apologizes to our friends, our science part- ners, and to the public for this incident," the school said. Wielgus said Thursday he was no longer authorized to speak to the media. Robert Strenge, a univer- sity spokesman, acknowl- edged the public rebuke was unusual. "I can't recall in my 13 years (at WSU) ever seeing this sort of thing before," Strenge said. The university's state- ment did not concern Wiel- gus' research or other work, Strenge said. Nor was it about expressing his opin- ion. It only involving the in- accuracy of Wielgus' state- ments, Strenge said. Weiss said the WSU statement shows the politi- cal clout of the livestock in- dustry. "They don't want wolf research out of WSU," she said. State Rep. Joel Kretz, R- Wauconda, who represents the sparcely-populated re- gion where 75 percent of the state's wolf packs are lo- cated, said he met with uni- versity officials — including President Kirk Schulz — af- ter Wielgus made his com- ments. Kretz said he de- manded that WSU make public any action against the professor. "The academic world usually doesn't do things like that," Kretz said. "Usu- ally it's swept under the rug." Kretz said ranchers had past problems with Wiel- gus' research on wolves and cattle. Ranchers and state De- partment of Fish and Wild- life workers have received death threats, Kretz said. Wolves were extermi- nated in Washington state early in the last century. They began moving back into the state in the early 2000s from neighboring Idaho and British Colum- bia. State officials estimate there are 90 wolves living in Washington, most of them in the remote north- eastern corner of the state. This is the third time in recent years that hunt- ers hired by the state have killed wolves to protect live- stock. OUTRAGE Washington wolf killing sparks rebukes, controversy RACHEL LA CORTE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Opponents of the state's decision to eradicate a wolf pack in order to protect cattle protest outside of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Thursday in Olympia, Wash. So far, six of the 11members of the Profanity Peak pack have been killed. By Alicia Chang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A NASA spacecraft has captured the best views of Jupiter yet, re- vealing turbulent storms in the north pole. Jupiter's northern polar region is stormier than ex- pected and appears bluer than the rest of the planet, said mission chief scientist Scott Bolton of the South- west Research Institute in San Antonio. "This image is hardly recognizable as Jupiter," he said in a statement. NASA on Friday released a batch of close-up pictures taken by the Juno space- craft last week when it flew within 2,500 miles of Jupi- ter's dense cloud tops. During the rendezvous that took Juno from pole to pole, the solar-powered spacecraft turned on its camera and instruments to collect data. The first glimpse of Ju- piter's poles came in 1974 when Pioneer 11 flew by on its way to Saturn. The detailed pictures taken by Juno look "like nothing we have seen or imagined before," Bolton said. Juno also sent back unique views of Jupiter's bright southern lights con- sidered the most powerful in the solar system. The flyby was the first of three dozen planned close passes during the 20-month mission. Unlike rocky Earth and Mars, Jupiter is a gas gi- ant that likely formed first, shortly after the sun. Study- ing the largest planet in the solar system may hold clues to understanding how Earth and the rest of the planets formed. After a five-year jour- ney, Juno slipped into or- bit around Jupiter in July to map the massive plan- et's poles, atmosphere and interior. It's the first space- craft to carry a titanium vault designed to shield its computer and electronics from intense radiation. Juno is only the sec- ond mission to orbit Jupi- ter. When it completes its job in 2018, it will deliber- ately crash into Jupiter's at- mosphere and disintegrate. NASA planned the finale so that Juno won't accidentally smack into Jupiter's moons, particularly the icy moon Europa, a target of future exploration. Follow the reporter on Twitter: @SciWriAlicia NASA Spacecra sends views of Jupiter's poles NASA — JPL-CALTECH — SWRI — MSSS Seen is Jupiter's north polar region, taken by the Juno spacecra 120,000miles away from the planet. By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY The Brazil- ian man whose "miracu- lous" cure from a brain in- fection paved the way for Mother Teresa's canoniza- tion this weekend said he is grateful for his life but doesn't feel particularly cho- sen by God. Rather, Marcilio Haddad Andrino told a Vatican press conference Friday he is just one example of God's ample mercy and love. "The merciful Lord looks at us all without distinc- tion," Andrino said. "Maybe it was me this time but maybe tomorrow it will be someone else. The merciful mother looks after everyone. I don't feel special." PopeFrancisinDecember decreed that Andrino's cure was a miracle after Vatican doctors and theologians de- termined that it was medi- cally inexplicable, instan- taneous, lasting and due to the intercession of Mother Teresa, who died in 1997. It was the final step needed to canonize the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said all 100,000 tick- ets had been distributed for Sunday's Mass but that the crowd would likely be far greater, spilling into the main streets around St. Pe- ter's Square. So far, 15 offi- cial delegations have con- firmed their presence, 13 of them led by heads of state or government, and 600 jour- nalists have been accred- ited. Andrino'swife,Fermanda Nascimento Rocha, recalled that she and her family be- gan fervently praying for Mother Teresa's interces- sion after receiving a relic of the nun on Sept. 5, 2008, after Andrino began suffer- ing from the effects of a vi- ral brain infection. By December of that year, despite powerful antibiotics, thebrainabscessesandfluid had built up so much that Andrinowassufferingdebil- itating headaches. Accord- ing to the official story, doc- tors decided the only chance was to operate, but on the day surgery was scheduled, they couldn't intubate him. RELIGION Mother Teresa's 'miracle' doesn't feel special, just loved DAN HONDA — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP Brock Turner leaves the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on Friday. R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 11 A