Covelo News

Deputies conducting a probation search in Covelo found approximately 200 pounds of processed marijuana.

For about 16 years, the Mendocino National Forest has been offering permits for people interested in cutting down a holiday tree from national forest land.

The Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency is hosting a community forum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Willits City Council Chambers, 111 E. Commercial Street.

Stolen vehicle A red 1993 Buick was stolen from Highway 99E near Jill's Market about 7:55 a.m. Thursday.

Mendocino County sheriff's canine officer Dutch is fully recovered and is back on the job, after being wounded in action southeast of Covelo in the Grizzly Flats area of Mendocino National Forest in September.

A Covelo man is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the head Sunday morning during what sheriff's deputies describe as a possible marijuana home invasion robbery gone bad.

Law enforcement has three suspects in county jail in connection with a Sunday shooting in what is suspected to have been preceded by a marijuana deal in the Covelo area.

Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. A Covelo man was shot repeatedly during an apparent marijuana robbery at his home Sunday, Mendocino County sheriff's officials reported.

One man was shot and a suspect is still on the loose after a home invasion inA Covelo early this morning.A The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office reports that at about 9:05 a.m. this morning, Sheriff's dispatch got a 911 call about a shooting in the Chicken Ridge Subdivision East of Covelo.

Suspects in a Covelo-area marijuana case pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in the Willits branch of Mendocino County Superior Court.

Rachel Brito, 38, of Ukiah, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving unlawfully and driving with an blood alcohol level over the legal limit during a traffic stop in the 1400 block of South State Street at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.

Darwin Stillwell, 20, of Alderpoint, died Sunday morning, November 15, in a Eureka hospital from what physicians described as a highly virulent form of polio.

Kenneth Ryan Whipple, 34, of Covelo, was sentenced to 7 years 4 months in state prison November 10 for assault with a deadly weapon, recklessly evading police and car theft.

Beginning Monday, November 16, Christmas tree permits will be available from the Mendocino National Forest for the 2009 holiday season.

So goes the motto of Common Vision, the Emmy Award-winning creators of the Fruit Tree Tour.

The following items were compiled from reports prepared by law enforcement agencies: Willits Police Department November 6 Wade Curtis Johnson, 38, of Laytonville, was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant issued by the Missouri State Police.

The man found guilty of speeding away from police and ramming a patrol vehicle with his car was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and four months in prison, according to the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office.

The following items were compiled from reports prepared by law enforcement agencies: CORRECTION In Crime Time for October 28, David Gould was listed in error as the owner of a Walker Lake Road property involved in a marijuana arrest.

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An apparent marijuana robbery led to gun shot in Covelo. According to the Mendocino Sheriff's Office, deputies were summoned to Hopper Lane in Covelo on Tuesday, October 27, on a report of a shot being fired.