The Lakeport Police Department has been without a police dog since 2009, but they’ve implemented a new program with Police K-9 Olin and his handler, Officer Kaylene Strugnell. Olin is trained in narcotic detection including methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, as well as patrol certification including suspect tracking and apprehension.
Both Lake and Mendocino Counties are seeing upticks in COVID-19 cases. In Lake County, the most recent daily case rate is 10.4 cases per 100,000 – the highest daily case rate in the state for the period of June 27 to July 3. Mendocino County’s case rate at 5.65 per day per 100,000 people, nearly … Read more
Caltrans recently awarded $34 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies throughout California to improve the state’s transportation network. Caltrans District 1, which includes Mendocino and Lake counties, was awarded approximately $700,000 to tribes, agencies and local governments, for transit and active transportation projects. Lake County will receive just … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in an attempted murder case. A male victim was shot last Wednesday on property in the 49000 block of Timberridge Trail in Covelo. On Friday, MCSO searched the location and found nearly 3,000 marijuana plants, with cultivation in multiple non-permitted green houses and structures on … Read more
66-year-old Steven Patrick Ryan died last week while serving a 21-year sentence in state prison, in the 2016 shooting death of an unarmed young black man. Ryan was convicted by jury in May 2018 of voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of De’Shaun Christopher Davis. Ryan claimed the shooting was in self-defense, but a witness … Read more
To better prepare Lakeport residents and businesses for evacuation or emergency events, an interactive map has been launched online that provides important emergency information. It’s part of the “Know Your Zone” campaign, and you can access the map at https://community.zonehaven.com. It includes all evacuation zones in Lake County. Enter your address, record your zone number, … Read more
A man died in a crash on Highway 20 Sunday night. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 57-year-old Clearlake man was driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup westbound when he swerved over the solid double-yellow lines and entered in the eastbound lane, directly in the path of a Dodge Durango driven by 27-year-old Jacob Funk, … Read more
The Broiler Fire was sparked by a lawn mower. A statement released by Flow Cannabis, said the fire originated on their property, after the blades of a mower, operated by their employee, struck rock, causing a spark. The 80-acre fire destroyed three homes in Redwood Valley.
Mendocino County Public Health will assist local health clinics in today’s countywide COVID-19 vaccine event. There are nine clinics distributing vaccines from 9 AM to 5 PM. Different vaccine types will be available depending on location. Vaccines are free and no pre-registration is needed. See the locations on the Mendocino County Public Health Department’s Facebook … Read more
An arrest has been made and property recovered in the theft of firefighting equipment. Thousands of feet of stolen fire hose and other equipment taken from the scene of the Wilkinson fire which occurred on June 21st in Clearlake. On July 11, an officer saw some of the stolen hose on a property in the … Read more