County Jail Escapee and Girlfriend Found in Humbolt County
Angelo Atencio and Ashly Ward were taken into custody in Humboldt County Nevada overnight.The Sheriff's office says additional information will be provided later today.
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CDCR Announces Third Prison Closure
The state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) names the next prison to close as outlined in the depts budget, along with several yards at six prisons across the state and terminating a lease with another facility.The latest named prison on the chopping block... Read More.
Train and Semi Collide- Closes Down SR44
Update: HWY 44 is closed at this time from 36 Jct to Old StationThe Susanville CHP is responding to a collision between a semi and train along Highway 44.Avoid the area if possible and be aware of emergency vehicles and personnel.The status of the... Read More.
Avian Flu in Lassen County, Threat to Domestic Flocks
The spread of Avian flu is likely to threaten domesticated flocks in Lassen County. Brian Ehler, the biologist with the CDFW, confirms avian flu was detected in the carcasses of geese at Emmerson lake on the Golf Course just a few months ago after... Read More.
SR 70 Re-opens
Quick work with the help of an excavator, contractors, and Caltrans crews cleared SR 70 and re-open the highway in record time. You can now travel between Jardo Gap and Greenville Wye, following the midnight highway closure due to a rock slide. Crews removed... Read More.
Communication Outage Takes Down Plumas 9-1-1 System
A communication outage has brought down the sheriff's office 9-1-1 system in Plumas County.A system-wide AT&T outage will allow only local calls to go through but all 9-1-1 calls from cellphones and landlines are not working. If you have Verizon or T-Mobile phone line... Read More.
Highway 70 Closed Due to Rock Slide
Highway 70 through the Feather River Canyon, where a series of storms shut down the highway this summer, has happened again. The highway from the Greenville wye through Keddie to just outside Big Bend is closed. Caltrans closed the highway around midnight due to... Read More.
Sheriff’s Office Shares Updated Pictures of Escapee
Over the weekend, the Lassen County Sheriff’s office released updated pictures of the inmate who escaped the jail Thursday evening. After being able to cut fencing covering a 25-foot concrete wall in an exercise yard, with the help of other inmates, Angelo Atencio slipped... Read More.
Escaped Inmate Had Help From Girlfriend
Deputies and Detectives from the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office determined that Angelo Atencio was assisted in his escape from the Lassen County Jail by Ashly Ward, 33, of Susanville, Ca. Ward is Atencio’s girlfriend, who was not in custody at the time of his escape.... Read More.
Inmate Escapes LCSO Detention Yard
LCSO: The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office announced that Deputies are currently searching for an inmate who escaped from the Lassen County Jail. On Friday, December 2, 2022, correctional deputies discovered Angelo Atencio II, 35, had escaped from the facility. The circumstances of his escape... Read More.
