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Off the Record (October 20, 2021)

RE THE BLACK BART BANDIT, Joan Vivaldo writes:  Today, Tuesday, 10/12/2021, was the long postponed Preliminary Examination (PX) of Douglas Stone at the Ukiah Courthouse. All law enforcement officers involved with the case(s) were to…

Meth & Molotovs

(MCSO Press Release by Sergeant J. Wells) On 10-10-2021 at about 10:50 PM the California Highway Patrol (CHP) requested an agency assist from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) in the area of Mile Post…

Fire on Monte Bloyd Road

UPDATE: Forward progress stopped at around 6:30pm. Declared controlled at about 0.11 acres at around 8pm. Resources released except for mop-up. BETH SWEHLA REPORTING at 5:40pm Thursday: Fire at Monte Bloyd Rd, about a mile…

County Notes (October 14, 2021)

On Tuesday the Supervisors scheduled a special “Workshop Presentation from the Sheriff's Office on the Annual Budget of the Sheriff-Coroner's Office.” The workshop was described as: “A two-hour overview of the annual budget of the…

113 Arson Fires in Ukiah — So Far

Investigators determined two-thirds of this year’s 168 blazes were intentionally set. So far this year, the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority has responded to 168 fires, two-thirds of which have been declared arsons, Capt. John Corippo…

Off the Record (October 13, 2021)

FORMER DEPUTY TRENT JAMES has, as we go to press, four YouTube-posted segments of his “Confessions of an ex-cop” series and promises more. Trent James is the first cop in my memory to talk publicly…

Booster Shot for Moderna, J&J Being Considered

Booster shots for COVID vaccines are again in the news.  This time for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J).  Both companies provided the FDA this week with research reports that show booster shots enhance effectiveness…

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