E-QUAKE NEAR CLEARLAKE OAKS JKB 3/14/12
- A 3.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK AN AREA HALF WAY BETWEEN CLEARLAKE AND CLEARLAKE OAKS LATE LAST NIGHT.
THE QUAKE WAS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTH EAST OF CLEARLAKE AND 5 MILES EAST OF CLEARLAKE OAKS. IT OCCURRED AT 11:30 PM. IT WAS FOLLOWED BY A 2.8 MAGNITUDE AFTERSHOCK 6 MINUTES LATER. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES.
HOME INVASION ROBBERY JKB 3/14/12
- LAKE COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING ANOTHER MARIJUANA RELATED HOME INVASION ROBBERY THAT OCCURRED AT A RESIDENCE ON BIG VALLEY ROAD IN LAKEPORT LAST WEDNESDAY.
ACCORDING TO POLICE THE MALE VICTIM WAS CONTACTED OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE BY TWO UNKNOWN HISPANIC MALES ON FOOT, WITH A THIRD HISPANIC MALE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF A DARK COLORED LATE MODEL SUV. HE WAS FORCE INSIDE HIS HOME AT GUNPOINT BY ONE SUSPECT, WHILE THE OTHER HELD A TASER GUN. HE, HIS WIFE, AND A MALE FRIEND WHO JUST HAPPENED TO STOP BY WERE TIED UP. THE MALE FRIEND WAS ASSAULTED. TWO OR THREE MORE HISPANIC MALES ENTERED THE HOME AND SEARCHED THE RESIDENCE TAKING APPROXIMATELY TWO POUNDS OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA AND $1500 IN CASH. THE VICTIMS WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO FREE THEM SELVES, BUT WAITED THREE HOURS TO CALL POLICE BECAUSE THE SUSPECTS THREATENED TO KILL THEM IF THEY MOVED. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS CRIME IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT.
GUILTY PLEA IN SEX ASSAULT JKB 3/14/12
- A LAKEPORT MAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FEMALE ACQUAINTANCE ON NEW YEARS DAY.
31 YEAR OLD CHARLES LAMB ADMITTED TO FELONY ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT RAPE IN A PLEA BARGAIN AGREEMENT WITH PROSECUTORS. HE IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE MID TERM SENTENCE OF FOUR YEARS IN STATE PRISON WHEN HE IS SENTENCED APRIL 9TH. HE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE AT LEAST 85% OF HIS SENTENCE BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AND WILL HAVE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER. LAMBS CONVICTION ALSO CONSTITUTES A STRIKE UNDER CALIFORNIA STATE LAW.
DRUG ARREST JKB 3/14/12
- SHARP EYED POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED A FORT BRAGG MAN THEY RECOGNIZED TO BE WANTED ON SEVERAL FELONY WARRANTS AS HE DROVE BY THEM ON THE STREET ON FRIDAY.
JONATHAN HOUSE QUICKLY PARKED THE VEHICLE AND FLED FROM OFFICERS ON FOOT INTO AN APARTMENT ON CYPRESS STREET. HE WAS ARRESTED A SHORT TIME LATER. A SEARCH OF THE APARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE HE WAS DRIVING TURNED UP A 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN WITH AMMUNITION, A .22 CALIBER SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE WITH AMMUNITION, AND SEVERAL PLASTIC BAGGIES CONTAINING METHAMPHETAMINE PACKAGED FOR SALE. HOUSE WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND DRUG CHARGES. THE TENANT OF THE APARTMENT, AMANDA COGGINS WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME OF THE ARREST, AND THE CASE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE FOR POSSIBLE PROSECUTION. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WAS ALSO CALLED IN, SINCE IT APPEARED THAT CHILDREN LIVED IN THE HOME.
BOS CONSIDERING WAIVING SOME FEES FOR BUILDING JKB 3/14/12
- THE MENDOCINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RESEARCH A PLAN TO REDUCE OR WAIVE SOME COUNTY BUILDING FEES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT CREATE JOBS IN AN EFFORT TO SPUR THE COUNTY ECONOMY.
LAKE COUNTY ADOPTED A SIMILAR FEE WAIVER PROGRAM IN RECENT MONTHS. THE PLAN WAS PROPOSED BY 1ST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR CARRE BROWN 2ND DISTRICT SUPERVISOR JOHN MCCOWEN IN HOPES IT WOULD STIMULATE NEW BUILDING PERMITS, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING NEW PERMANENT JOBS. MCCOWEN AND BROWN WERE TASKED WITH LOOKING INTO THE IDEA AND REPORT BACK TO THE REST OF THE BOARD NEXT MONTH.
LEHNER TO LEAVE MENDO COLLEGE JKB 3/13/12
- KATHY LEHNER, SUPERINTENDENT AND PRESIDENT OF MENDOCINO COLLEGE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL BE LEAVING HER POSITION WITH THE COLLEGE TO TAKE THE PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT POSITION WITH COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS.
LEHNER HAS SERVED AS MENDOCINO COLLEGES TOP ADMINISTRATOR SINCE 2005 AND WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT.
