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WEDNESDAY SEPT. 5, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A Breaking news at: Homemade Vinegarette County Fare RED BLUFF Courts in Session SPORTS 1B Sunny 96/64 Weather forecast 8A 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 Room at the inn Man escapes cops twice before arrest It took Tehama County Sheriff's Deputies three foot pursuits, a Taser and a physical altercation before they were finally able to bring an 18-year- old Anderson transient into cus- tody Monday. Deputies responded to the 15000 block of Royal Oaks Drive around noon regarding a subject attempting to enter resi- dences in the area, according to a department press release. Deputies attempted to contact Robert Webb Owens, who start- ed to run. Owens After a short foot chase a deputy caught Owens, who managed to free himself and run again. Deputies again detained Owens, who once again refused to comply with orders. Owens then took a fighting stance, according to the See ARREST, page 7A General Manager Josh Hobbs stands in the great room of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, which opened Thursday at 2810 Adobe Road in Red Bluff. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer If you believe the ad campaign, Red Bluff visitors are about to become a whole lot smarter when it comes to discussing marine biolo- gy, flying helicopters and or even averting nuclear disasters. That's because they'll be well rested from staying smart at the new Holiday Inn Express & Suites that opened Thursday at 2810 Adobe Road. acquired in 2008, just months before the economy turned sour. It wasn't until the economy and especially the market for lodging facilities turned around that the group could go forward with its project. Daily News photo by Rich Greene an endless list of vendors to furnish the establishment. center for fire victims Tehama County is establishing a one-day Local Assistance Center in order to provide an opportunity for residents and businesses affected by the Ponderosa Fire to meet one-on-one with local service providers and county representa- tives. County to hold info needs of the community and individuals based on firsthand information regarding losses in Tehama County directly related to the fire. Tehama County repre- The story behind the new hotel is one of a long wait and rapid con- struction to open up the doors. Dave Dhugga, CEO of the hotel and the adjoining 24-hour ampm gas station, said the land was Ground was broken in December 2011 and there's been a whirlwind of activity in opening the latest developed site in Red Bluff's ever progressing Adobe district. General Manager Josh Hobbs said he remembers his first walk through of the property on July 12, when the facility was nothing but drywall and some plumbing infra- structure. Time has flown since then and Hobbs has been busy working with Redding lender pleads guilty to investment fraud SACRAMENTO — Robert E. Rosenau, 45, of Redding, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of mail fraud, according to a press release from United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner. of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation, and the Redding Police Department. Assis- tant United States Attor- neys Jean Hobler and Jill Thomas prosecuted the case. The case is the product According to court documents, Rosenau was employed by and had management control of Rosenau Investments Inc., a hard money lender spe- cializing in short term loans for real estate reha- bilitation. Rosenau Investments obtained the money for loans from individual investors whose loans were associated with spe- cific properties. Rosenau Investments told its investors that it did not loan money on properties with a loan to value ratio of more than 70 percent and that it maintained a lien on the properties in a primary position. lapse, Rosenau Invest- ments was having signifi- cant difficulty collecting payments from its bor- rowers and the properties it was lending on had little or no equity in them. Nonetheless, in January 2008, Rosenau told investors the company was not having problems obtaining payments from borrowers and that there were new investment opportunities available. Because of these repre- sentations, two couples invested new funds with Rosenau Investments. In fact, their money was not related to new investment opportunities. In one case, the property at issue had already been foreclosed upon by Rosenau Invest- ments when the borrower failed to pay on the loan. In the other case, the investors' money was used for a loan on proper- ty owned by Rosenau through another company, and Rosenau had already obtained loans that greatly exceeded the property's value. Moreover, Rosenau Investments did not have a lien on the property. Had the investors been In 2007, as the real estate market was in col- aware of these facts, they would not have invested with Rosenau, the release said. Rosenau is scheduled to be sentenced by United States District Judge 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See FRAUD, page 7A n't sound like a lot... it's so much work it's crazy," Hobbs said. The hotel features 80 rooms on three floors with standard, king, queen and executive suites avail- able. Each room comes with either a 37-inch or 42-inch flat screen television. The executive suite features a king-size bed, hot tub, two flat screen televisions, sofa, living space, doublewide vanity mirror, refrigerator and microwave. "It's beautiful," Dhugga said. Standard room rates can vary on occupancy and the market, but gen- "Fifty thousand square feet does- See ROOM, page 7A The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Manton Volun- teer Fire Station, 31200 Manton Road. For more information, call 474- 3012. sentatives include: Ani- mal Control, Assessor, Community Action Agency, Environmental Health, Landfill Agency and Planning and Build- ing and CalFire Resource Management Vital Records. Resources and infor- mation will be provided to begin the recovery process. Below is a par- tial list of participants. In addition, county agencies are seeking assistance with a commu- nity needs assessment. Their goal is to be better prepared to meet the providers include CalE- MA, American Red Cross, Waste Connection, PG&E, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, DMV, Department of Insurance, Contractors State License Board, Board of Equal- ization and Franchise Tax Board. SBA Eligibility will not be determined by Sept. 6. Other participating RBPD promotes 3 to corporal By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer was held Tuesday morn- ing in a ceremony at City Hall for three members of Red Bluff Police Depart- ment who became corpo- rals. A promotion ceremony The first to be present- ed to the full room of fam- ily, friends, city officials and law enforcement was Kevin Hale, who was pro- moted from detective. Hale, who was cele- brating his anniversary with the department, is a nine-year veteran with Red Bluff Police who came to the department Sept. 4, 2003 and became a detective on Sept. 4, 2007. Hale was pinned with his new badge by his wife Sherry. Next up was Officer Jeff Wing who was for- merly the department's representative on the Tehama County Intera- gency Drug Enforcement (TIDE) Task Force. Wing was a four-year veteran of the Williams Police Department and has been with Red Bluff Police for nine years. Wing was pinned by his girlfriend, Joanna Miller. The third promotion Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Police Corporal Michael Brown is pinned by his 5-year-old daughter Kierra at a promotion ceremony Tuesday at City Hall. was for Officer Michael Brown who is a five-year veteran of Red Bluff Police and the depart- ment's K-9 Officer. He See RBPD, page 7A Smog Inspection $ COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Pass or FREE retest (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 2595 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 + cert. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-888-628-1948