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Capt. Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said the body of the 44-year-old male was discovered Thursday night in the 44000 block of North Highway 1.
Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Mendocino County Sheriff's deputies, along with coastal medical personnel, were dispatched to the location on North Highway 1 regarding a possible bear attack, which was reported to have caused the victim's death, Smallcomb said.
Smallcomb said that on arrival, medical personnel and deputies examined the victim, who was located adjacent his vehicle, and found that the man's injuries were not consistent with a bear attack.
He said Mendocino County Sheriff's detectives were summoned to the location and are conducting further investigation into the victim's death, which is being listed as a homicide.
An autopsy will take place on Monday, Aug. 15, at which time the victim's name is expected to be released, Smallcomb said.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A single-vehicle rollover on Highway 20 Thursday evening led to a lengthy effort by firefighters to extricate the driver.
The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. near mile post marker 38 on Highway 20, near the bridge crossing the north fork of Cache Creek.
Reports from the scene indicated a green Ford F-150 pickup flipped over and came to rest upside down in the nearby creek bed, 20 feet off the roadway.
About a half dozen passersby had reportedly stopped to assist the man before CHP arrived on scene.
An extensive extrication effort was needed, according to Northshore Fire Assistant Chief Pat Brown.
After the victim was extricated with the jaws of life and pulled out of the creek bed using a low angle rope rescue operation, radio traffic indicated a REACH air ambulance transported the patient to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Dispatch also called Lake County Animal Care and Control to assist with two dogs that had been in the vehicle. One of the dogs reportedly ran away down the creek.
Approximately 20 people took part in the rescue, including Northshore Fire, Cal Fire, CHP, the tow company, animal control and passersby, according to reports from the scene.
The CHP later reported that the crash victim suffered minor injuries.
Initial reports indicated that narcotics might be involved and a blood draw was requested.
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Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara and Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah were killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, after the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which they were riding crash.
Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honored the four fallen servicemen and Brown ordered flags be flown at half-staff over the State Capitol on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, the Department of Defense released the full list of 30 servicemembers who were killed in the helicoper crash.
The full list follows.
Sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare:
Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La.
Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, Conn.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Mo.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, Texas
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, W.Va.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, La.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, Mich.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Calif.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, N.C.
Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah
Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Neb.
Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Fla.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah
Sailors assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit:
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, Calif.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, ofSaint Paul, Minn.
Soldiers:
Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, Colo. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colo.
Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.
Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Neb.
Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.
Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.
Airmen:
Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Calif.
Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pa.
All three airmen were assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force made two arrests in separate investigations on Tuesday.
Arrested in the two cases were 21-year-old Dylan Prosper Hall of Clearlake Oaks and Cathy Jo Collins, 46, of Lucerne, according to sheriff's public information officer Michelle Gonzalez.
Detectives arrested Hall shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after detaining him near Nylander Park in Clearlake Oaks, Gonzalez said.
Hall is currently on formal felony probation, which includes a search clause. Gonzalez said detectives questioned Hall about having methamphetamines on his person, and Hall gave them white powder in three separate plastic packets that tested positive for methamphetamines.
He was arrested for felony probation violation and possession of methamphetamines and taken to the Lake County Jail where he remained in custody on Thursday.
Task force detectives and Lake County Probation took Collins into custody following a probation search at her Lucerne residence on Tuesday, Gonzalez said.
During the search of the residence narcotic detectives located approximately one quarter ounce of methamphetamine packaged for sale. Gonzalez said the packages were located in a metal container under the pillows on a bed.
Narcotic detectives also located a glass methamphetamine smoking pipe, setting on a table in the same bedroom. They seized $173 in cash for asset forfeiture from Collins.
Collins was arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sale, and possession of drug paraphernalia, both charges are in violation of her probation status, Gonzalez said.
Collins was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Corrections Facility, she was subsequently released on bail and is pending a court appearance, according to Gonzalez.
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Bright moonlight streams through your window. A nugget of space debris disintegrates in a sparkling fireball. A huge spaceship glides silently overhead.
By itself, any one of these events might be enough to get you out of bed. This weekend, all three are going to happen at the same time.
On Friday, Aug. 12, and Saturday, Aug. 13, as the Moon waxes full, the International Space Station will glide over US towns and cities during the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.
The meteor shower is already under way.
Earth is passing through a broad stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, and specks of comet dust are hitting the top of Earth's atmosphere at 140,000 mph.
These disintegrating meteors stream out of the constellation Perseus – hence the name “Perseids.”
According to the International Meteor Organization, worldwide observers now are counting more than a dozen Perseids per hour with more to come on Aug. 12-13 when Earth passes near the heart of the debris stream.
Experts note that moonlight and meteor showers don't mix.
Indeed, the great number of faint Perseids that observers would normally count in a dark year will be invisible in 2011 with the Moon glaring overhead.
On the bright side – no pun intended – any Perseid that does manage to pierce the glare is likely to be a fireball. These are caused by relatively big pieces of debris disintegrating in flashes too bright to be subdued. It's not unusual to see at least a few Perseid shadow-casters on peak night.
Perseid meteors can appear any time Perseus is above the horizon – i.e., between about 10 pm and sunrise.
The best time to look is during the hours before dawn especially on Saturday morning, Aug. 13. The full Moon will be relatively low, and the meteor rate should be peaking at that time.
Before dawn is also the time of the ISS. All week long and into the weekend, the International Space Station will be making a series of early-morning flybys over the United States.
The massive spacecraft glides silently among the stars, shining so brightly that moonlight and even city lights have little affect on its visibility. You simply cannot miss it if you know when to look.
Check NASA's ISS Tracker, http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html, for local flyby times.
For the Lake County area, the flyby times are here: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States®ion=California&city=Clearlake
Several major cities are favored with flybys Aug. 12-13 including Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York and others.
Set your alarm and enjoy the show.
Dr. Tony Phillips works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Cheri Lynn Martin, 52, was arrested for attempted murder, according to a report from Capt. Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Just after 6 p.m. Wednesday sheriff's Det. Dustin Lorenzo, assisted by Fort Bragg Police Department Officers, responded to a dispatched call for service at the Wildwood Campground, located at 29700 Highway 20, involving an assault with a deadly weapon that was later determined to be an attempted homicide.
During the investigation, Lorenzo learned that the suspect, Martin, allegedly had made several threats to kill the 2-year-old daughter of Richard Washburn, 29, and 21-year-old Tiffany Washburn, also of Fort Bragg, Smallcomb reported.
Martin then allegedly entered a vehicle and made numerous attempts to run the family's tent over, which was occupied by the Tiffany Washburn and the child, Smallcomb said.
Smallcomb said Martin was unable to drive into the tent due to the trees and other obstacles, so she changed her course of travel and proceeded to ram the family's vehicle in an effort to gain access to the child.
The Washburns attempted to intervene and stop the suspect, during which time Richard Washburn was struck by Martin's vehicle, Smallcomb said. Martin then allegedly fled the scene.
Richard Washburn was transported to the Mendocino Coast District Hospital for treatment of his injuries, Smallcomb said.
Smallcomb said responding law enforcement personnel apprehended Martin immediately after the incident in the 32000 block of Highway 20 just outside of Fort Bragg.
He said Martin later was transported and lodged at the Mendocino County Jail with bail set at $500,000.
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