A local graffiti tagger has been arrested again in Ukiah. UPD was called to Schats Bakery on West Perkins Street on a report of graffiti. Surveillance video showed that Aldar Fragoso was the culprit. Fragoso has been in custody in the Mendocino County Jail for another tagging incident and also is facing pending parole for … Read more
Willits residents may see a drop in water pressure and water discoloration for a short time both today, Thursday and Friday as the Willits Water Department flushes water mains at the base of Pine Mountain to clear sediment from the water system. Letting the water run for a minute in the case of discolored water … Read more
The Lucerne Alpine Senior Center is hosting its monthly community breakfast on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids for a hearty waffle and egg breakfast. Get tickets in advance at the center or at the door.
The Clearlake office of the California Highway Patrol welcomed two new officers this week. Steven Andre and Luis Estrada will now ride with a more experienced partner for the next four months as part of their in-field training. Officer Andre is from Lake County.
There will be a special meeting of the Lakeport City Council this evening at 6 to consider an extension of a grant request first made in 2018. The request sent to the California Department of Housing and Community Development would ask for an extension to a CDBG-DR grant, which will include a reallocation of roughly … Read more
Two teens led Ukiah Police officers on a chase through the city early Sunday morning. UPD officers dispatched to a report of auto theft arrived to find a dark colored SUV speeding away from the scene. A pursuit ensued and officers followed the vehicle til it stopped in the area of the Lower Creek Dams. … Read more
Residents on part of Pepperwood Drive in Cloverdale awoke to the FBI assisted by CPD executing a search warrant on a residence. Residents were warned to avoid the area and an alert went out on Nixle. Residents reported the noise of flash bombs being set off in order to move someone barricaded in a home. … Read more
The California state firefighter arrested on suspicion of arson in Mendocino County was a member of the state’s inmate firefighting program after being found guilty of felony DUI. Robert Hernandez, 38, was serving a six year sentence that started in 2017 after being convicted of vehicular manslaughter in San Bernardino. He was released on parole … Read more
State Fish and Wildlife officers served search warrants at five properties in Mendocino County last week, and discovered that none of the properties had current permits or licenses to grow or manufacture cannabis. Officers destroyed just under 7,500 plants and almost 1,100 pounds of processed cannabis. Violations of state water codes were reported, with eight … Read more
The Mendocino Railway and its parent company, Sierra Northern Railway have filed suit against the city of Fort Braggs for allegedly allowing toxins in stormwater runoff from the city to contaminate the railway’s property. An environmental report provided in the suit says that dioxins and furans have been found in tests. The first hearing on … Read more