Day: April 25, 2022

By Larry Judkins

Glenn County Observer

A body was found in the Sacramento River Sunday afternoon.

The corpse was that of a woman, but little more beyond that is known.

Apparently, nothing was found that could immediately identify the woman, and for now she is just being referred to as “Jane Doe”.

The report was initially received from a Chris Perondi, who, according to his Facebook page, is an Oroville firefighter.

The Glenn County Sheriff’s log item says he lives in Chico.

The body was reportedly found in the river near County Road 29.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office initially responded but determined the body was in Glenn County.

Glenn County Sheriff’s Deputy Tuma was dispatched and began a coroner’s investigation.

The decedent was released into the care of Sweet-Olsen Family Mortuary of Orland.

Claims two or three times removed from official sources state that the body had been in the water for a long period of time, perhaps weeks or months.

If true, this could be one of the reasons investigators could not identify the woman.

By Larry Judkins

Glenn County Observer

A Mount Shasta man died Saturday in what the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office describes as a “traffic accident” at Thunderhill Raceway.

The raceway is located seven miles west of Willows on Highway 162.

Although scanner chatter should always be regarded with a degree of skepticism, comments between a sheriff’s deputy and dispatcher indicated the accident occurred on a racetrack.

The accident was reported at 3:22 p.m. on April 23.

It was immediately described as a “possible 11-44” – 11-44 being “cop talk” for fatality or death.

Enloe paramedics reported the time of death at 3:27 p.m.

The deceased was Charles Birimisa of Mount Shasta.

The sheriff’s office listed the following people as “involved parties”: Dr. Ronald Lagro of Mount Shasta; Fred Monroe Beel of Willows; and James Frances Thompson of Cottonwood.

Next of kin, Faioa Lynnette Birimisa of Mount Shasta, was contacted and notified of the death.

The decedent was released to the care of F.D. Sweet and Son Mortuary, Willows.

Deputies arrived conducted a coroner’s investigation, but neither the sheriff’s office nor the California Highway Patrol did an accident report.

The CHP told The Observer on Monday, “The CHP did not take a report at Thunder Hill as it is not our jurisdiction due to it being a private event.”

No news releases came from Thunderhill Raceway, either.

By Larry Judkins