MCSO eradicated a large marijuana grow in Hopland last week. During a search of the property, 3,411 marijuana plants were located and eradicated. While the property owner had applied for permits to grow cannabis, officers determined he had built nine additional hoop-style growing houses that were not on his county or state permit applications. In … Read more
The National League of Cities announced the election of Lakeport Countcilmember Mireya Turner to three committees within the organization that is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans. Turner will serve on the Community and Economic Development Committee, the Race, Equity and Leadership Council, and the … Read more
Lake and Mendocino Counties are moving from the purple to red tier of the state’s blueprint for a safer economy. With this new Red Tier, comes an ease of some COVID-19 precautions. Activities permitted include: Indoor dining, movie theaters and museums at 25% capacity Indoor gyms at 10% capacity. Long-Term Care Facilities may restart in-person … Read more
Two people died in a crash near Middletown. A van and a pickup truck collided around 11 p.m. Saturday on Highway 29 near the entrance to the Bar X Ranch north of Middletown. Few details were released, but 2 people who were trapped in one of the vehicles sustained major injuries in the crash and … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health had over 700 vaccinations for a clinic in Caspar on Friday but needed some help to get the people there after only around 200 signed up. County Supervisors posted on social media and sent out text messages to alert community members, who showed up, and all the vaccine doses were administered. … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a mobile home fire as arson. Saturday night, Deputies were dispatched to the 4800 block of North State Street in Ukiah about a man who was possibly intoxicated and acting strange. Soon after, MCSO got another call that the man lit a fire inside of a residence. It … Read more
Police are looking for two suspects accused of kidnapping an d assaulting a man during a drug transaction. The victim told police he was first assaulted by 2 men in the area of Main Street and Howard Street in Covelo. He was then forced into the passenger side of his vehicle and driven to another … Read more
CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers report they have made 19 Arson related arrests to-date in 2021. In 2020, a total of 120 arrests were made statewide. 70 arrests were made in 2019. Call the Arson Hotline at 800-468-4408 with information about suspicious fires. You can remain anonymous.
A Lakeport man entered a no contest plea in a child pornography case. 59-year-old Jeffery Scott Cramer was arrested in May after detectives were able to identify social media accounts associated with him that had been used to upload child pornography on at least five occasions between August 2019 and February 2020. Cramer will be … Read more
A Hopland man was arrested for allegedly ramming his minivan into ex-girlfriend’s car. The woman told police she was in a drive-thru on North State Street around 11 p.m. March 9 when 33-year-old Jaime Gutierrez hit the windshield of her sedan with his fist, breaking the glass. The victim said as she was driving away … Read more