A Eureka man has been found guilty in Mendocino County Court of committing arson in a business park earlier in the year. Benjamin Ervin James Dimmick was also found guilty of burglary. Dimmick is due for a second trial in January. Sentencing will be considered after that trial.
Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison has petitioned the court to reinstate her and restore all lost pay and benefits since her suspension in October. Labor law attorney Therese Cannata of San Francisco submitted the petition for a write of mandate, stating that county supervisors committed an unlawful abuse of power and a violation of Cubbison’s … Read more
Clearlake Police have reported that missing teenager Josiah Jackson has been located. The Nixle alert regarding his disappearance has been allowed to expire.
Clearlake Police Department is looking for a missing 15-year-old. Josiah Jackson was last seen on Monday at his home in Clearlake. Josiah is a Black male juvenile, with black short hair and brown eyes, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and 135 pounds, with a small scar on his chin. He was last seen wearing a … Read more
The hearing during which Chamise Cubbison’s attorney was to insist that DA David Eyster recuse himself from the case brought against Cubbison has been postponed due to her sustaining a serious injury to her foot. MendoFever reports a remote conference will be held to reschedule that hearing for sometime in January. In the meantime, Cubbison’s … Read more
Lake County and Ukiah law enforcement has a be-on-the-lookout order for an alleged rapist. A woman in Laytonville jumped from a moving vehicle in the area of Hwy 101 and Davidson Lane to escape her attacker on Tuesday evening. The woman was transported to Willits Hospital. The suspect was driving a white, four-door SUV and … Read more
Dental records have been used to confirm the identity of a body found off Island Mountain Road in Piercy. Scott Graves went missing on his property earlier in the month. Mendofever reports before disappearing he had let his family know roads on the property weren’t safe. Search and rescue combed the area and found a … Read more
Laytonville’s only grocery store has been closed for at least two weeks and doesn’t show any signs of re-opening. According to the MendocinoCountyObserver, Geiger’s Long Valley Market has been closed since at least November 30th. Repeated attempts to contact the store or its management have been met with one response from the CEO, Michael Maciel, … Read more
A former officer in the Ukiah Police Department has been decertified permanently by the state of California. Former Police Sergeant Kevin Murray, who has been at the center of criminal misconduct proceedings has been stripped of his credentials, as of September 12 of this year according to MendoFever. Murray’s revocation of certification comes a year … Read more
Several trail areas of the Mendocino National Forest have been closed by forest officials to off-road vehicle use due to wet weather. Trails in the Grindstone and Upper Lake Ranger districts have been closed. The order is temporary, contingent upon drier conditions. The closures are for public safety and to protect the forest’s natural resources.