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Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”

The Angriest Pedestrian Ever

It was the 911 tape that burned Glenn Hughes at his preliminary hearing last year. It also seared everyone in court that day who heard it. A man was being beaten to death as the…

When Love Has Fled, Better Let It Flee

John A. McCullough is looking at 22-plus years in prison for the kidnapping and battery of his former girl friend, a pretty young woman maybe 20-years-old. I won't name her in this report at the…

Two Down, Two To Go

Paul Sequiera earned his Mendo stripes last Friday. He already had lots of stripes from his years as a Contra Costa County prosecutor, but as chief prosecutor here in Mendo, it took Sequiera a year…

Boonville To Briceland

It was the longest night of the year, the last night as well, according to the venerable old Mayan calendar, and it was an eerie one. The lightning and rolling, rumbling thunder began shortly after…

Water Shortage In Weedland

Garberville —Pot growers are hauling water early this year, as regional tributaries to the Eel River are drying up ahead of schedule; that is, a more or less taken for granted schedule, established by growers…

A Flick Of The Bic And…

Back in late June, gasoline prices were soaring near $5 per gallon when a big fuel tanker was topping off the underground tanks at the Redwood gas station in the middle of Covelo. A young…

The Mother Of All Toothaches

She had a toothache the size of Mount Rushmore. It was so bad she needed more than Novocaine, Xylocaine, more than nitrous oxide … more like 28 grams of cocaine and some “crack,” a mix of coke and crank.

Thundercloud Gambini Goes To War

When Mr. Anthony Gambini of 24234 Buckeye Circle in Willits declared war on the United States he was the only one in town who noticed. Gambini kicked off his grand offensive on June 27th when…

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