San Francisco Man Arrested for DUI, Evading and Resisting Arrest After 395 Pursuit
A 31-year old San Francisco man was arrested May 29th after he led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit that began near the Egan Ranch on Highway 395 and ended near Sunnyside Road when a CHP Officer was forced to ram the vehicle to protect oncoming traffic from a collision. According to details released by […]
Trashcan Fire Prompts Evacuation at Diamond Mountain Casino
A small fire caused by a lit cigarette being thrown into a trashcan led to a brief evacuation of the Diamond Mountain Hotel and Casino Saturday night as firefighters searched for the cause of the alarm on the second floor of the hotel on Skyline Drive in Susanville. According to details provided by the Susanville […]
Susanville Man Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit in Leavitt Lake Area
A Susanville man was arrested Thursday after a brief, high-speed pursuit near the community of Leavitt Lake that reached speeds of more than 80mph before the driver pulled over at a residence on Muskrat lane, where he was taken into custody after momentarily resisting arrest. According to details provided by the Susanville office of the […]
Fire Department Quickly Extinguishes River Street Vegetation Fire
Firefighters from the Susanville Fire Department were called out to a vegetation fire in the area of South Sacramento and River Streets Thursday, and made quick work of the blaze, stopping the spread and keeping the flames away from homes in the neighborhood. The vegetation fire was reported at around 5:00p.m., and Engine 621 from […]
Sheriff’s Update: One Person Found Dead in Fiery Highway 139 Crash
The body of an as-yet identified driver was discovered by Sheriff’s Deputies and a Cal-Fire crew late Sunday night, 300-feet down an embankment on Highway 139 just north of Hidden Valley Ranch. The crash also sparked a vegetation fire which firefighters had to contend with before it was safe to reach to reach the vehicle […]
Lassen Crime Stoppers Update for June 10th
Lassen Crime Stoppers, a local organization which pays up to $1,000 for tips and information leading to the arrest of someone who commits a crime, has released this week’s list of names and photos of subjects ‘wanted’ by local law enforcement agencies. To report information about a crime you can anonymously call a simple telephone number, […]
City Police Department Mourns the Loss of Well-Respected Officer
The City of Susanville’s Police Department, and the community as a whole, are grieving tonight after the announcement that Police Officer Ryan Barham, who had worked in Lassen County law enforcement for twenty years, had passed away while hospitalized in Reno, Nevada. Barham was 43-years old. “Officer Barham is a beloved member of our police […]
California Highway Patrol Targeting Highway 395 with Increased Safety Operations Today
Unsafe drivers are the target of today’s enhanced enforcement campaign by the California Highway Patrol along Highway 395 in Lassen, Modoc and Plumas counties. “The CHP is promoting awareness and safe driving along this major corridor route,” explains CHP Public Information Officer Bruce Thuelchassaigne. “During the enhanced enforcement campaign, the CHP will target US-395 with […]
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