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Susanville PD Tickets 16 Drivers for Safety and Traffic Violations in One Day

Wednesday, February 1

Susanville Police Department tickets 16 drivers for speeding, distracted driving, and seatbelt violations in one day. Officers conducted the enhanced traffic safety operation yesterday focusing on the three traffic and safety laws. A total of 24 stops were made.Funding to the operation was provided... Read More.

Sheriffs Office to Return Surplus Federal Equipment by Order of the Prsident Under Public Safety and Trust

Friday, December 16

A Presidential Executive Order tells the LCSO use of surplus military-style equipment must be returned for public trust and safety. The Lassen County sheriff's office and departments across the nation will have to disband the use of federal surplus equipment that does not have... Read More.

Susanville PD Recognizes Teen Driver Safety Week

Tuesday, October 18

The Susanville Police Department is recognizing this week as Teen Driver Safety Week.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says over 2300 teens died in car crashes in 2020, a jump of 14% from the previous year.The department encourages you to have conversations with your... Read More.

Quincy CHP Launches Year-Long Enforcement Campaign for Roadway Safety

Friday, October 14

Over one year, five people lost their lives, and over 120 were injured due to collisions on the state's highways and roadways patrolled by the Quincy CHP, and a new year-long campaign hopes to end it.The CHP Quincy area office will use grant funding... Read More.

PG&E Hosts Fire Safety Webinar

Wednesday, August 24

PG&E will hold more wildfire safety webinars in the coming weeks. The company has updated its Public Safety Power Shutoff notifications. You will now be getting texts or calls about outages both day and night, depending on when outages may occur. Notifications were previously... Read More.

A New School Year- Susanville PD Offers Safety Tips to Parents

Thursday, August 18

As more students return to the classroom today in Lassen county the Susanville Police Department has started a campaign on Back-to-School Safety tips for parents. The department reminds you that when taking your first day of school photos to be mindful of protecting your... Read More.

Lassen County’s Sheriff Urges Supervisors to Consider Drastic Changes in the Department as Safety Concerns in the Jail Rise

Wednesday, August 17

Lassen County Sheriff Dean Growdon shares growing concerns as vacancies in the department continue to increase safety risks. This past week the jail received resignations from two additional deputies prompting the Sheriff to urge the county Supervisors to consider making drastic changes. Growdon shared... Read More.

PG&E Hosts Wildfire Safety Webinar

Wednesday, August 10

Today you can join a PG&E-hosted webinar on Wildfire safety. The company continues to expand and develop its wildfire safety program to help reduce the risk of wildfires as conditions worsen across the state.From 5:30 to 7 p.m. you can join the webinar to... Read More.

Susanville PD Fair Safety Tips

Wednesday, July 20

Susanville police department says a majority of calls for service during fair week, which is just getting underway today, is for lost children and intoxication. The department offers these tips to help you and your children stay safe and enjoy fair week:Know your... Read More.

PG&E Increases Power Safety Settings in Lassen and Plumas County

Wednesday, June 22

PG&E has increased the sensitivity of its power safety settings throughout high fire-risk areas. By doing so the line will shut off power within a tenth of a second when a fault is detected, such as a tree limb falling on the line. This... Read More.