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MCSO: Ukiah man arrested while watching fire he allegedly started
A Ukiah man was arrested this week while reportedly watching a fire he allegedly started, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to the MCSO, a sergeant responded to the 2000 block of the McClure Subdivision Road around 11 p.m. Aug. 20 after overhearing fire personnel responding to “the area of McClure Subdivision Road in Ukiah for a reported vegetation fire in the area.”
1 dead in Mendocino County after car goes 100 feet off Highway 101, flips
A man was killed Saturday, south of Willits, after his car went 100 feet down the embankment of a Mendocino County road and flipped, authorities said. Around 12:40 p.m., the man, whose identity has not yet been released, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu south on Highway 101 when he went around a curve just south of Ridgewood Ranch Road. For some unknown reason, he then went off the west side of ...
84-year-old man critically injured in Mendocino County crash
An 84-year-old man remained hospitalized Sunday in an intensive care unit after his car flipped on a road near the Mendocino County coast, authorities said. The man was rounding a turn on Comptche Road in a Honda Civic just before 1:15 p.m. Saturday when the car went off the south shoulder a few miles east of Highway 1, California Highway Patrol-Ukiah Sgt. Matt Werle said Sunday. The driver ...
Poop & Needles
Growing up in Ukiah/Redwood Valley during the 80’s, there were always a handful of street people. They were mostly benign and often had quite colorful personalities. Occasionally they met tragic outcomes, such as was the case with Marvin Noble being shot by Ukiah Police Department in 1998 or Larry Long AKA “Elvis” who was robbed, assaulted, then murdered by being thrown off the Talmage bridge in 1996. Neither of these men were homeless.
DA: Ukiah man convicted of ‘unprovoked attack’ on senior out walking
A Ukiah man was convicted of assault recently after what the Mendocino County District Attorney described as an “unprovoked attack on a senior suffering from compromised health.”. According to the office of DA David Eyster, Daniel Bettencourt, 34, identified as being from the Ukiah area, was found guilty by...
Letters: Thank you
I want to thank the Sheriff and all who responded to the recent incident just outside of Ukiah on Burke Hill Drive. Your dedication to local safety is admirable and deeply appreciated. I certainly keep you in my prayers. You have my highest respect and heartfelt gratitude for your ceaseless efforts on behalf of the citizens of Mendocino County.
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