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Stolen ring leads to Red Bluff man's 14 year prison sentence
A Red Bluff resident convicted of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison, reported the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office. Thurman James Franks, 40, was also sentenced his conviction of felony failure to update sexual offender registration annually. Franks allegedly shot another man in the leg at a homeless camp on Rio Street in Red ...
Thieves steal crops from Sutter County farmers
SUTTER COUNTY — As harvest season wraps up, some Sutter County farmers are having unwanted help picking crops from thieves who are apparently treating these orchards like an all-you-can-eat buffet. "They don't take a little bit. They are taking giant garbage bags full of them and multiple bags per car," Sutter County farmer Dan Johl said. Johl noted crop theft has been an increasing problem over the last five years. His concern right now is the walnuts. "We, in that time, have been kind of more adamant about being around the area once the walnuts get closer to harvest season, and we're catching...