Congressman reappointed
HIT: Congressman Mike Thompson was selected again to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
OES reassigned
HIT: The Board of Supervisors voted to move the Office of Emergency Services from the sheriff”s office to the administrative office, taking it away from a first-responder agency and putting it under a department that could better promote emergency preparedness and training.
DA creates diversion program
HIT: District Attorney Don Anderson will implement a new program that offers people facing low-level misdemeanor charges the chance to enter the classroom instead of the courtroom.
MISS: The DA was forced to create the educational diversion program in order to address overcrowded courts, jail facilities and prosecutor caseloads.
Stabbing suspect pleads out
HIT: Daryl Eugene Ney will be sentenced next month after pleading no contest to mayhem and admitting to a special allegation of using a knife.
MISS: Authorities say Ney stabbed another man at a party in Clearlake Oaks Sept. 20 after accusing the victim of sleeping with his ex-girlfriend.
Driver charged for fatal crash
MISS: A Middletown man faces a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge for a fatal crash that allegedly began when he swerved into oncoming traffic after choking on tri-tip.
Suspected meth lab located
MISS: Four people were arrested last week after Clearlake Police reportedly stumbled on materials used to manufacture methamphetamine while serving a misdemeanor warrant at a home on 26th Avenue.
HIT: Emergency personnel and cleanup crews were able to safely address the situation and dispose of the potentially harmful items.
Pipe bomb destroyed
MISS: A county road department worker found a pipe bomb sitting in a field about 20 feet off Soda Bay Road near Sacramento Perch Drive.
HIT: Lake County Sheriff”s deputies arrived on scene and safely destroyed the device.
Avoiding the landfill
MISS: Clearlake Police reported a rise in illegal dumping, with many cases involving residents who are tricked into a hiring a hauling company that actually just tosses the trash in isolated areas around the city.
HIT: City officials are working to kick-start the long-defunct Clearlake code enforcement program, and they seek volunteers to help with clerical duties.
Traffic stop nets dope
HIT: Lake County Sheriff”s Office seized narcotics and arrested three people during a vehicle stop.
MISS: The suspects allegedly had three pounds of processed marijuana and several ounces of methamphetamine.
Traumatic head injury
HIT: Congressman Thompson hosted a community discussion on concussion identification and prevention.
On the mountain
HIT: The spring schedule for the docent-led hikes on Mount Konocti was announced.
Neighborhood watch
HIT: A man allegedly involved in a burglary last week was arrested after a tip-off from an anonymous source.
MISS: The suspect allegedly stole $250 worth of items from the vehicle.
HIT: The items stolen in the burglary were recovered and returned to the owner.
