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Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Yahoo
11 burglars repeatedly ransacked a California woman's home. Then the bears came
After a den of thieves ransacked a rural Northern California home so many times that the owner fled in fear, the property fell into even wilder hands: a group of bears, authorities said. On Friday, the Butte County district attorney's office announced charges against 11 suspects accused of repeatedly breaking into and stealing from a 64-year-old woman's home. Six additional suspects have also been identified in connection with the burglary ring and have charges pending against them, prosecutors said. The woman first reported that her home — which is located in a remote area of Lovelock, north of Magalia — was burglarized on April 17. Then the burglars kept coming back. And back. The situation grew so dire that the homeowner, fearing for her safety, stopped staying in her own house, according to authorities. The repeated robberies caused so much damage to the woman's home that bears were able to enter the property, prosecutors said. The wildlife intrusion only served to exacerbate the structural disrepair and the woman's financial loss. Read more: After Eaton fire, bear makes home its own, swimming in pool, dining from trash can, 'definitely not moving' Investigators from the Butte County Sheriff's Office arrested 10 Magalia residents and one Paradise resident accused of participating in the incursions. Each has been charged with first-degree residential burglary: Sean Anthony Crua, 43, of Magalia Nicholas Brown, 37, of Magalia Mary Ricca, 59, of Magalia Sefo Sipa, 37, of Paradise Gavin Dominguez-Feathers, 25, of Magalia Joey Kupiheanapeahi, 42, of Magalia Breanna Maier, 32, of Magalia Michael Barnett, 29, of Magalia Matthew Bacon, 44, of Magalia Lindsey McLaughlin, 37, of Magalia Kayla Goebel, 34, of Magalia Several of the alleged burglars were released on their own recognizance, despite prosecutors' objections. Crua, Maier, Dominguez-Feathers and Kupiheanapeahi remain in custody at the Butte County Jail with bail set at $50,000. Barnett and McLaughlin were set to be arraigned Friday afternoon. The identified defendants are due back in court on July 9 and 10. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Police bust Northern California man accused of manufacturing several guns, fireworks
( — A Northern California man was arrested for allegedly manufacturing a variety of guns and illegal fireworks. Around 5:20 p.m., a Butte County Sheriff's Office deputy assigned to the Magalia area contacted Micah Metzker, 41, in the area of Guilford Circle. The deputy was familiar with Metzker and knew him to be on Post Release Community Supervision from a previous case that involved the manufacturing of firearms, according to BCSO. Yuba City police search for woman missing for more than a week, possibly in San Francisco Due to Metzker's PRCS status, Metzker's was searched by law enforcement. At his home, located in the 6000 block of Guilford Circle, deputies said they found him to have a .22 caliber revolver, an unsterilized AR-15 '80%' lower receiver that was in the process of being completed, multiple ballistic vests, Glock 'Bullpup' conversion kits, firearm manufacturing equipment, firearm parts/accessories, ammunition, narcotic equipment, and illegal mortar style fireworks. The Butte County Interagency Bomb Squad reportedly responded and collected the fireworks. Metzker was placed under arrest and booked into the Butte County Jail and faces charges such as possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person, manufacturing of firearms, possession of body armor by a prohibited person, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of dangerous fireworks, and for being in violation of his PRCS terms of release. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman killed in officer-involved shooting in Butte County
( — The Butte County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a 911 call from a resident reporting a disturbance that involved a female threatening someone's life at a neighboring property. BCSO stated in a press release that the call came from the 11000 block of Butte Creek Island Road in the Butte Creek Canyon area at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. When deputies arrived at the scene, they saw a female armed with a rifle. The deputies that were on the scene reported that the female was pointing the rifle at them and told them to shoot her, according to BCSO. A deputy fired one shot at the female from his service rifle. Other deputies then immediately rendered medical aid to the 48-year-old female, and she was transported to a local hospital, where she died from her injuries, said BCSO. Man gave teen girl vape pens, cash for sex, say Ceres police BCSO stated that this is an active investigation, and the Butte County Officer Involved Shooting Protocol team and the Butte County District Attorney's Office are on scene investigating alongside the California Department of Justice. This is a developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
Butte County Sheriff's Office launches death investigation
( — Butte County Sheriff's Office is working on a death investigation on Tuesday morning in the area of Skyway and Honey Run Road. At this time, Skyway is closed to and from the town of Paradise in both directions at Bruce Road, according to BCSO. Drivers are being asked to take an alternative route which includes Neal Road. Deputies recover stolen Frenchie dog, guns after series of Stanislaus County burglaries This article will be updated as authorities share new information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
