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YREKA, Calif. - Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey recently announced that he will retire, with a tentative date of September 18, 2020. Sheriff Lopey first took office as Siskiyou County’s Sheriff-Coroner in January 2011. He has served nearly 10-years in office and has completed nearly half of his third term in office.
Read MoreOn Thursday, September 12, 2019, two deputies from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) made two separate early morning traffic stops in the Dorris area, which resulted in the seizure of illicit drugs and one firearm.
One enforcement action resulted in a short pursuit, a possible attempted assault with a deadly weapon with a vehicle against a deputy, and injuries to one driver who attempted to flee by jumping from a moving rental truck in motion.
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 31, 2019 the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a call from a female stating her climbing partner, later identified as Mr. Carlos Flores, 24, from Baha California, Mexico, fell while climbing on Mount Shasta and was unconscious at or near the 11,000 feet level of the mountain. He reportedly fell on Casaval Ridge in the area of Red Banks.
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