10/16/2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group An Oroville recycling shop owner suspected of buying stolen copper wire appeared in Butte County Superior Court today, where he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of fraudulent recordkeeping. Jacob Allen Klein, 37, of Chico, the owner of DK Recycling in Oroville, was placed on one year of probation and ordered to serve 30 days in the Butte County Jail. In addition, he was fined t

10/16/2026 "Media Release" - Chico Police Department By Will Sheffield Gridley Media Group The Chico Police Department investigated a stabbing that occurred at a residence in the 2200 block of Ceres Ave. around 4:50 PM on September 25, 2026. The adult male victim suffered serious stabwounds but survived after treatment at a local hospital. The suspects fled before police arrival. Investigators identified two suspects during the subsequent investigation. Chico Police Detecti

10/14/2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group John Matthew Francis, 68, of Oroville, was sentenced to three years in state prison today at the Butte County Superior Court. Francis had previously pleaded no contest in September to one count of recklessly causing a fire. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that on August 18, 2026, at approximately 9:22 p.m., Cal Fire firefighters responded to a vegetation fire at Lincoln

0/14/2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group A Sacramento man was sentenced to 18 years in state prison at the Butte County Superior Court today after pleading no contest earlier this year to multiple forcible sexual assaults against two victims in Butte County. Hasan Alshammari, 23, was arrested by the Butte County Sheriff’s detectives in March 2026, following a series of sexual assaults that the detectives traced back to Alshammar

10/13/2026 "Media Release" - CAL FIRE/Butte County Gridley Media Group Butte County - A vehicle fire in an apartment complex parking lot in south Oroville has led to the arrest of an Oroville man. The fire was reported around 4:45 AM on Thursday, October 1 in the 3300 block of Lincoln Boulevard south of Oro Dam Boulevard. Firefighters from CAL FIRE Oroville City Fire Station 91 responded and quickly contained the fire, which threatened other vehicles parked nearby. CAL FIRE

10/12/2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group A functioning alarm system and quick-responding Oroville first responders saved Oroville’s Historic Lott Home from burning down early Friday morning. Brandon Cody Dingman, 37, homeless in Oroville, was arraigned in Butte County Superior Court today on felony charges of intentional arson and burglary. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said the charges stemmed from motion and smo

10/07/2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group An Oroville man was sentenced today in the Butte County Superior Court to two years and eight months in state prison for felony hate-crime charges stemming from a racially motivated confrontation with a Hispanic family at Palermo Park last year. Orrin Tyler Colbourn, age 40, had previously pleaded no contest last month to one felony count of criminal threats and one felony count of vio

10.01.2026 "News Release" - CAL FIRE/Butte County Gridley Media Group Butte County - On September 28, 2026, CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers from the Butte Fire Prevention Bureau, with assistance from Oroville Police Department and Butte County Sheriff's Office, responded to a vegetation fire in the 6500 block of Railroad Avenue near the community of Palermo. The fire burned approximately four acres and was later determined to have originated within the Oroville city limit

09.25.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group An Oroville man, previously on probation for attacking family members, was back in court yesterday to be sentenced for yet another attack on those family members and the family dog. Johnny Dillinger Stanchfield, 22, was sentenced to 21 years and 8 months in prison on multiple counts of attempted murder for stabbing his mother, grandmother, uncle, and the family dog during an attack on J

UPDATE: "Woman Waives Preliminary Hearing in Felony DUI / Child Abuse Case Involving Collision with Paradise Police Sergeant" 09.23.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group The Oroville mother accused of drunkenly colliding with a Paradise Police vehicle driven by a Paradise sergeant was in Butte County Superior Court today to face a preliminary hearing on charges of felony DUI with injury and felony child abuse. Amie Elyse Kucera,

9.23.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group A 16-year-old Oroville juvenile appeared in the Butte County Juvenile Court today and admitted charges stemming from the September 12, 2026, shooting on V-6 Road in Oroville. He admitted discharging a firearm from a vehicle, causing great bodily injury to a 15-year-old victim who remains hospitalized and receiving care for the injuries sustained. As a result of this crime, the youth wi

09.17.2026 "Media Release" - BINTF/SEU Butte County Sheriff Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield Agents with the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF) and the Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office developed information that 63-year-old Martin Vega Jr. and 63-year-old David Robert Williams were trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine in our region. Agents then obtained search warrants for Mr. Vega Jr. and Mr. Williams and the fo

09.16.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield A 16-year-old Oroville juvenile appeared in the Butte County Juvenile Court today on charges related to the September 12, 2026, shooting on V-6 Road in Oroville. The juvenile male, along with four others, drove away from a party in the area after several in his group briefly attended. As the group drove past the party home, the 16-year-old fired multiple shots at indiv

09.15.2026 "Media Release" - Butte County Sheriff Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield On Saturday, September 12, 2026, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Butte County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the area of V-6 Road and Oroville Bangor Highway in Oroville regarding a report of shots fired. A caller advised that a friend had been shot. Deputies responded immediately and determined that a large party had been taking place at a residence in the 2400 block of V-6 R

09.09.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield An Oroville man finally admitted to felony hate crime charges in the Butte County Superior Court today, stemming from a racially motivated incident at a local park. Orrin Tyler Colbourn, age 40, pleaded no contest as charged to one felony count of criminal threats and one felony count of violation of civil rights, a hate crime. The charges were from an August 29, 2025

09.08.2026 "Press Release" - Chico Police Department Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield Chico, CA – On Sunday, September 6, 2026, at approximately 9:12 p.m., the Chico Police Department responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision at the intersection of East Avenue and Ceres Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle and was in critical condition. The pedestrian was later identified as Joel Seltzer, an 89-year-old Chico

09.03.2026 "News Release" - CAL FIRE/Butte County Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield Butte County – On Sunday, August 30, 2026, the Oroville Emergency Command Center received a report of a vegetation fire near Oro Dam Boulevard between 10th and 12th Streets in Oroville, CA. The 9-1-1 caller also reported that a male was seen igniting the fire and was still in the area. CAL FIRE Butte Unit Law Enforcement Officers and Butte County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to th

09.01.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group By Will Sheffield An Oroville mother appeared in the Butte County Superior Court this afternoon to face multiple felony charges after she crashed her car into a Paradise Police vehicle, severely injuring her young daughter, who was in her car, and the Paradise Police Sergeant driving the police vehicle. It is alleged she was under the influence while driving. Amie Elyse Kucera, 37, of O

08.28.2026 "Press Release" - Butte County District Attorney's Office Gridley Media Group By: Will Sheffield John Matthew Francis, 68, of Oroville, was arraigned yesterday in the Butte County Superior Court on a felony complaint alleging he recklessly started a fire while cooking in an open grassy field. He entered a plea of not guilty. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey stated that on August 18, 2026, at approximately 9:22 p.m., CAL FIRE firefighters and investigato