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A Del Norte County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on suspicion of Drugs, Embezzlement and possession of stolen property. Joseph R. Garcia, 40, was arrested at the Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon after he had been working, said sheriff’s Commander Bill Steven. Garcia was booked into the Del Norte County Jail, then transferred to the Humboldt [...]
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Del Norte Co. First Cannabis Club Owner Gets DUI
August 7th, 2010 
Chuck Driver faces DUI charge Rescue personnel pull Randy Hodson up an embankment on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Tom Savage A man was ejected from his vehicle after it flipped at least three times while driving along U.S. Highway 101 Sunday morning. Randy Hodson, 48, was allegedly driving his truck while intoxicated southbound on the highway when [...]
Senator Orrin Hatch Says Drug Test The Poor
July 23rd, 2010 Chuck Republicans are always calling for smaller government. How dare the government ask you to wear your seat belt! How dare progressives who want everyone to be able to go to the doctor when they’re sick! How dare “big government” ask for your money for trifling things like schools for children! But now, Senator Orrin Hatch, [...]
County asked DA to take time off
April 4th, 2010 Chuck Mike Riese Del Norte County’s top administrator asked District Attorney Mike Riese last November to take time off because of concerns over his prescription drug use and strange behavior in the workplace.In a letter recently obtained by The Daily Triplicate, then-County Administrative Officer Jeannine Galatioto told Riese his employees felt uncomfortable, intimidated and threatened by [...]
Man can seek cash for lost pot
April 2nd, 2010 Chuck Attorney: Value at ‘several hundred thousand dollars’ A Gasquet man will have the chance to receive the cash value of his marijuana plants that were destroyed by authorities after a search warrant was served three years ago on a Crescent City home he owned. According to his attorney, Jon Alexander, that value is “several hundred [...]
Pot returned — all 4 pounds of it
March 15th, 2010 Chuck Medi-pot dispensary operator has been arrested…. Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Morris last year displayed some of the 4 pounds of marijuana seized during a traffic stop. On Friday, the marijuana was returned to the operator of two L.A. medical marijuana dispensaries. Daniel Sosa didn’t know what to expect when he flew into Crescent City on Friday [...]
A State of Uneasiness as Usual
February 18th, 2010 Chuck Confusion surrounds the use of medical marijuana in states like California that have decriminalized its use, and Del Norte County is no exception. State guidelines, not laws, address medical marijuana use. Even though local law enforcement agencies say they follow those guidelines, users and top law enforcement officials alike say they wish the issues of [...]
