By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
As of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office has released precisely zero information regarding an incident that occurred on Highway 99 shortly after midnight on Thursday.
Nothing in the sheriff’s logs.
Nothing in the “simple list” of incidents to which sheriff’s deputies responded.
No press release.
Nada.
Here is what The Glenn County Observer knows:
At about 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2025, a deputy found a body on Highway 99 in the area of County Road 28.
More deputies, including a sheriff’s sergeant, arrived and a lieutenant was contacted.
Fire and ambulance personnel were not called because, obviously, there was no need for them.
Roadblock signs were set up and traffic was diverted around the section of Highway 99.
County VIPS (Volunteers In Partnership with the Sheriff) were also called out to help with the detours.
The road was closed for four or five hours.
The body was removed and the investigation at the scene ended at about 5:30 a.m.
The Observer has a possible name for the victim, but will not release it until it is verified.
It is presently unknown by The Observer how the person died. Traffic accident? Hit and run of a pedestrian? Murder? Natural death at the scene? Body dump?
For the time being, the sheriff’s office isn’t talking.
A call to the GCSO by The Observer early Friday afternoon, asking if a press release was going to be issued, received the following response:
“There might be [a press release issued], because it’s still under investigation, so that’s probably why it wasn’t out.”
As for when one might be issued, the GCSO said, “I don’t know when that will be.”
The Observer plans to call back on Monday.
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