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Red Lobster quietly closes another seven restaurants bringing total to 106 – months after filing for bankruptcy
RED Lobster have closed at least seven restaurants nationwide as financial troubles persist. The chain shut up shop the cluster of outlets across six states. Two restaurants in Florida will close, as will locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas. Red Lobster shuttered a slew of restaurants as it...
Watch out for investment scams
Californians fall prey to more online investment scams and lose more money than residents of any other state in the country, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Report. Even though investment scams make a small portion over the overall types of scams reported to authorities, the amount of monetary losses to fraudulent schemes is shockingly high.
Folsom incident report: Cycling under the influence, fraudulent truck sale, attempted murder
PD LOG — Those appearing in the following crime report have been arrested on suspicion of the crime indicated and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Information is public record, furnished by the Folsom Police Department in public record form. July 12. Thomas Wilson,...
Newsom presses Oakland to change strict policy on police chases
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Oakland leaders on Friday, urging them to re-evaluate restrictions on police pursuits. First obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, the letter was addressed to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, the city council, and the police commission.
Dash camera shows California man ramming his car into Summit County patrol cars
PARK CITY — Newly obtained dash camera shows a California man convicted of reckless endangerment hitting police cars with his truck while fleeing from officers. On the night of Oct. 8, 2023, Summit County sheriff’s deputies were looking for a suspect involved in a hit-and-run accident near Kilby Road. According to court documents, a deputy spotted the suspect’s vehicle entering a roundabout and traveling in the wrong direction.
70-year-old hiker reunited with family after 5 days missing in mountains
HOMEWOOD, Calif. (TMX) - A 70-year-old man was found alive and well Wednesday after being missing for five days in the Sierra Nevada mountains, officials said. Warren Elliott went missing on Friday, July 19, when he went for what he believed would be a short walk in an area he was familiar with, but a wrong turn sent him miles from his campsite in Rubicon Springs, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.
Ohio man arrested in Cedar City for allegedly kidnapping a California girl
CEDAR CITY — An Ohio man was found Wednesday at a Cedar City gas station with a California teen who had been reported kidnapped. Ryan Gray Patch, 27, of Ohio, was booked into the Iron County Jail on suspicion of felony charges of aggravated kidnapping, endangerment of a child, and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana/spice and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the police affidavit.
Cal Poly Humboldt Artist Wins 2024 California Duck Stamp Contest
A painting by Cynthia Fisher of Hamilton, Montana has been chosen as the winner of the 2024 California Duck Stamp Contest. “I learned to love waterfowl during my years in college at Cal Poly Humboldt,” said artist Fisher.” “I spent all my times studying ducks and other birds, doing taxidermy, and went on the first of many Duck hunts after that,” said artist Fisher. Judges first noted the position and orientation of the mallards in Fisher’s painting, describing the ducks in flight as an action shot. The painting reflected the background as Sutter Buttes, a small mountain village near Yuba City in Sutter County. Artist Fisher’s Blue Ribbon winner and three runners up will be on display at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Association Annual Wildlife Art Festival in Sacramento.
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