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October 24, 2012

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 1D-6D Breaking news at: Women in Business Girls With Guns RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week Showers likely 59/44 Weather forecast 6A By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Four men were arrested Fri- day on Highway 36W and at Antelope Boulevard in Red Bluff during a Tehama Intera- gency Drug Enforcement (TIDE) Task Force street level operation. DAILYNEWS SPORTS 1B 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 TIDE sweep nets four arrests in RB New slough review A search of his person locat- ed a switchblade knife on Travis Nelson and a search of his vehicle turned up a law enforcement style baton. He was booked into Tehama While assisting the men, agents smelled marijuana com- man was arrested during a traf- fic stop on Highway 36W, near Bowman Road. A 33-year-old San Diego County Jail on the charge of possession of an illegal weapon. During a disabled motorist stop on Highway 36W, west of Bowman Road, agents contact- ed Daniel Phipps and Eric Robb, both 20 and of Sacra- mento. ing from the inside of the vehi- cle. A search turned up 6.5 pounds of processed marijuana, an assault rifle and four 30- round magazines for the rifle, according to a TIDE press release. Robb and Nelson were arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of transportation and possession of marijuana for sale. Robb was booked on the additional charge of being armed in the commission of a felony and possession of an ille- gal weapon. A 40-year-old Red Bluff See TIDE, page 5A Former city worker found guilty A former Red Bluff city employee was found guilty Friday of embezzling public funds. Eileen Jean Lampron could face up to three years in prison at her sentencing scheduled for Dec. 3. The city became aware of the embezzled money while performing a routine annual audit in July 2009. Lampron is believed to have taken around $18,000 in cash over a three-year period between July 2006 and July 2009 while working as an account technician. Lampron had been a suspect in a 2000 embezzling Vina man leads cop on chase man was arrested Monday afternoon after leading Corning Police on an almost six-mile pursuit, resulting in a crash on pri- vate property on Capay Road. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A 61-year-old Vina Street and Fig Lane, according to a Corning Police press release. Turning onto Kirk- Courtesy photos By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Panoramic views of the Sacramento River taken Aug. 31. evening program. The East Sand Slough near the former Red Bluff Diversion Dam will finally be receiving its mitigat- ed facelift in the coming weeks. But whether or not man can influence Mother Nature was the underlying question at the monthly Sacramento River Discovery Center Thursday The program featured Bureau of Reclamation Contract Administra- tor Matt Byrne who said the terres- trial mitigation project, which will feature one of the largest side chan- nels ever created, is being closely watched across the nation. Byrne said a solution was finally worked out with the project's con- tractor, Tehama Environmental Solutions, to remove half of the non-native habitat from Beaver Island, the island closest to the dam. That largely includes the removal of the invasive species of Himalayan blackberries, which has overtaken the island and much of the area. The plant threatens to hamper any mitigation effort, which accord- See SLOUGH, page 5A CalFire lifts burn ban No injuries in Special to the DN Due to the reduced threat of wildfire, the Tehama-Glenn Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protec- tion (CalFire) and the Tehama County Fire Department (TCFD) announced that as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the burn ban has been lifted. Burn permits are required until May 1, 2013 in Tehama County and the State Responsibil- ity Areas of Glenn Coun- ty. Burn permits can be obtained at the CalFire/TCFD Red Bluff Headquarters and the fire stations in Paynes Creek, Los Molinos, Bowman, and Corning. longer legal and citations will be issued by Air Pol- lution Control. Burn day status can be determined by calling Tehama County Air Pollution at (530) Burn barrels are no 527-3717 or Glenn Coun- ty Air Pollution at (800) 446-2876. The burning hours for Tehama County are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. In Glenn County the burn hours are 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Residents are reminded to use caution and have con- sideration for their neigh- bors while burning by observing the following guidelines: •Never burn on windy days. Use caution when burning as wind can cause fire to spread in dead and downed fuels. • Scrape a clearance of at least 10 feet to bare soil around burn piles. •Always have a shovel and water supply nearby. • Fire should never be left unattended. • Check with Air Pol- lution Control for burn day status. • Burn only clean dry larger than four feet in diameter and four feet • Piles are to be no 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BAN, page 5A vegetative waste such as leaves, pine needles, and yard clippings. Firefighters respond Tuesday to a house fire at 21709 Gallagher Ave.The two residents of the home were uninjured, said Dan White, fire battalion chief of CalFire.The cause of the fire, which heavily damaged the west end of the Corning home, was yet to be determined about 5:10 p.m.White said he was dispatched at 3:56 p.m., and units from Corning City Fire also responded.The blaze downed power lines near the home, but it was unclear whether power outages spread father than the home.Pacific Gas & Electric Co. crews were on the scene. house fire Daily News photo by Andre Byik Police were called about 1:20 p.m. to reports of a possibly intoxicated man who left Taco Bell in a light brown Ford Ranger pickup, going east on Solano Street. An officer responded to the area and found the vehicle in the 1300 block of Solano Street and, noticing it was driving slower than normal and drifting into another lane, tried to stop it. The driver turned, going south onto Second Street and accelerating to 40-45 mph, failing to stop at a stop sign at Second wood Road, the driver sped up to 70-80 mph, failed to slow or stop at the stop sign at Kirkwood Road and South Avenue. The driver reached speeds around 100 mph on Kirkwood Road before slowing for curves in the road and going eastbound into neighboring fields. Continuing on back roads of residences and in fields, the driver tried ditching the officer until, as he approached an embankment, he failed to complete a turn in the road, the release said. The pickup rolled down the embankment, rolling onto its passenger side in the 23600 block of Capay Road, east of First Street, about 1:30 p.m. See VINA, page 5A case involving city money. Although criminal charges in that case were eventually dismissed. — Rich Greene Smog Inspection $ COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Pass or FREE retest (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 2595 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 + cert. 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