(OROVILLE) – Cal Fire investigators arrest a 78-year-old man. Officialssay Amarel Rosales started a brush fire in Oroville.Rosales faces arson to wild-land, obstructing a peace officer, along withother charges, has been taken to Butte County Jail, he’s bail is set at $85,000dollars.
(YUBA-SUTTER) – Yuba County Public Health and the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito& Vector Control District say an invasive mosquito species is seen for the first time, this year, in Olivehurst.It’s the Aedes aegypti mosquito…about a quarter of an inch insize…dark colored with white markings. Known for being an aggressivebiter during the day, the mosquito has the potential…
Four people are arrested in Butte County after asearch leads to the discovery of over 130 grams of methamphetamine in a hotel room at Gold Country Casino located in Oroville.Brandon Baker, Ronald Hall, Crystal Hansen and Ashlee Lane are nowcharged. Officers find roughly 116 grams of meth…and a ghost gun. They also find electronic scales,…
Juan Rodriguez-Gil who was arrested for suspected murder andassault, pleads not guilty.Rodriguez-Gil was arrested in November in connection toa July Palermo murder and injury after trying to reenter California fromMexico. Prosecutors say several shots were fired during a marijuanasale.One person was wounded and taken to the hospital where he later died. A second person was…
Officials with Yuba-Sutter Transit say there will be avirtual public workshop Thursday to discuss possible passenger railservice that could include areas such as Marysville and Plumas Lake.Officials received a “Caltrans Strategic Partnership Transit grant tostudy what is needed to bring passenger rail service” from the Natomasarea in Sacramento to Butte County.
Butte County deputies arrest 65-year-old, Carl Young ofOroville for willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligentmanner.Dispatch got several 911 calls about shots being fired in the 3000 blockof Oroville Bangor Highway. When officers arrive several witnessestold them bullets were hitting their homes and vehicles.They say it was a shotgun at the party. State…
The National Weather Service forecasts a winter storm, leading up to the New Year, that could bring up to 2 inches of rainfall by Sunday.Yuba County Office of Emergency Services report that the Yuba levee is expected to rise several feet but is not expected to reach the requirement to monitor the river.However, residents who…
An Oroville man is arrested for stealing about $4,000dollars’ worth of tools in Granite Bay, that’s according to thePlacer County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators learn it’s39-year-old, Charles Colombo of Oroville.They suspect, the theft is just one of several pulled off by him inrecent months. Detectives served a search warrant at Colombo’s home inOroville. Stolen items were recovered. He faces a list of charges
Aurelio Guzman Hernandez of Sutter County has been arrested for Filing a False Police Report. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office reports that, on December 7th, Hernandez called 911 to report that his vehicle had been stolen and that the alleged thieves had zip tied him and set him on fire.After a thorough investigation of the…
The Butte County Sheriffs Office is warning the public of a new phone scam.In a post on social media, the BCSO reports of community members who’ve said they’ve received calls from alleged Sergeants from the Sheriff’s office informing them there was a warrant for their arrest and they needed to pay a fine. The Butte…
