Tag: Siskiyou
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Hmong Americans protest at Siskiyou courthouse: what led to the demonstration
When a 35-year-old man was shot dead by law enforcement in front of his wife and three children in the first frantic hours after the Lava Fire exploded in Northern California it laid bare simmering … Read Full Article
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Sheriff identifies man shot during California wildfire as tensions rise with pot growers
My current living situation is much like when I lived in the jungles of Laos,” one Siskiyou County resident wrote in a court filing. Read Full Article
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Shooting of Hmong American man during Lava Fire draws nationwide attention
Some are calling for an investigation into the death of Soobleej Kaub Hawj, the farmer who was killed by Siskiyou County law enforcement officials. Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County’s Hmong community prepares for rally in Yreka stirred by police shooting
Organizers of the Saturday rally say that they will be demanding justice for the death of 35-year-old Soobleej Hawj, killed in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Lava Fire evacuations. Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County Sheriff identifies man killed by officers during Lava Fire evacuations
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were trying to keep a man out of the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision when he drew a handgun. Read Full Article
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Firing up volunteers
Whil County had almost no firework-related incidents over the July 4 holiday, it doesn’t mean fire personnel get to relax. Fires in nearby Siskiyou and Shasta counties remind us … Read Full Article
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Peaceful protest takes place in Siskiyou County
YREKA, Ca. — Members of the Hmong Community peacefully gathered outside the Siskiyou County Courthouse to advocate for equality in the community. “I’ve seen love and I’ve seen power. My people have … Read Full Article: article source
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Siskiyou water ordinances: Have they helped curtail illegal marijuana grows? Sheriff says yes
Supervisors on Tuesday approved a second reading of the ordinances despite pleas from the Hmong community, who say they unfairly affect Siskiyou County’s Hmong population. LaRue said roughly 20 … Read Full Article: article source
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Evacuation Orders for Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision reduced to warning
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has downgraded the Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning for the Mt. Shasta Vista Subdivision, County Road A-12 north and south, Harry Cash Road, 4 Corners … Read Full Article: article source
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Lava Fire grows to 27 square miles as governors prepare to brief Biden on wildfires
Lawyers for Hmong pot growers are investigating whether Siskiyou sheriff’s deputies stopped the farmers from trying to fight the Lava Fire. Read Full Article: article source
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Lava Fire evacuation order inflames tensions around Mount Shasta Vista Subdivison
Members of Siskiyou County’s Hmong community say they are desperate for water, and enforcement of the evacuation order is keeping them from moving freely in and out of the subdivision. Read Full Article: article source
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Officers shoot, kill man near pot farms threatened by Lava Fire in Northern California
Siskiyou County sheriff says the man fired on officers near network of marijuana grows run primarily by Hmong families. Read Full Article: Article Source
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Northern California officers kill man who pulled gun in marijuana farm-Lava Fire zone
The Siskiyou County Sheriff said the man was trying to drive into the Mount Shasta Vista subdivision on Monday and pointed a handgun at the group of officers that included a sheriff’s deputy and local … Read Full Article: Article Source
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Officers kill man near Siskiyou pot farms evacuated by fire
Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said the man was trying to drive into a subdivision on Monday and pointed a handgun at a group of officers. Read Full Article: Article Source
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Women gunned down near Dorris identified
Both victims are of Laotian descent and a Siskiyou County deputy who speaks the Hmong language has been helpful in the investigation. Lopey said there was an illegal cultivation site near where the … Read Full Article
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Dorris murder victims identified
Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey said both victims are of Laotian descent and a Siskiyou County deputy who speaks the Hmong language has been helpful in the investigation. Lopey said there was an … Read Full Article