By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
Geez!
With just a couple of exceptions, I haven’t even posted anything on my website in months, but still I managed to get threatened with a lawsuit the other day!
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, I received the following message from one Danielle Saltrese, who now apparently lives in Vero Beach, Florida:
“Hello,
“I was found not guilty and the charges against me were dismissed for a traffic violation. My arrest is mentioned in your online blog. Please take it down or my lawyer will sue as the arrest was not valid.”
The reference to which Ms. Saltrese alludes is from the Glenn County Jail booking log posted in The Observer on Friday, March 4, 2022. Yes, 2022.
Underneath the headline, “Glenn County Jail Bookings”, and underneath the reminder, “Everyone accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law”, we find this item for Sunday, February 27, 2022:
“12:07 a.m., Danielle Fabre Saltrese, 45, of Oakland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging evading a peace officer, resisting or obstructing a public service officer, and driving with a suspended license (all misdemeanors). Bail was set at $5,000. She was taken into custody at County Roads 45 and J by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.” [Editor’s Note: Emphasis added on September 13, 2025.]
Although The Observer never published (until now) the Glenn County Sheriff’s log item describing what led to Ms. Saltrese’s arrest, it read:
“[At 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2022,] Kevin Vasquez [of Willows] reported a suspicious vehicle in the area of County Road 48 and Washington Street in Willows. Deputies conducted a check of the area and the vehicle was located near County Road 45 and County Road J. Deputy Tuma [reportedly] observed CVC violations and conducted a traffic enforcement stop. Deputy Tuma contacted the driver, Danielle Saltrese of Oakland. Saltrese was [allegedly] uncooperative and [allegedly] drove away from the traffic stop at a slow rate of speed. Deputies followed the vehicle as it drove westbound on County Road 45 and turned into an orchard. Deputies were able to get Saltrese to stop and she was placed into custody. Saltrese was later determined to be a missing person out of Oakland. Saltrese was transported to the Glenn County Jail, where she was released to jail staff for booking.”
According to Glenn County Superior Court records, Ms. Saltrese was arraigned on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. She was charged by Assistant Glenn County District Attorney Michael Coffey for allegedly violating three laws, all of which are misdemeanors:
VC2800.1(a), evading a peace officer;
PC148(a)(1), resisting or obstructing a peace officer; and
VC14601.1(a), driving with a suspended license.
All of these charges against Ms. Saltrese were dropped and the case against her was dismissed by Judge Donald Cole Byrd on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Yes, 2023.
Evidently, Ms. Saltrese only recently discovered that the record of her arrest has been online for three-and-a-half years.
The Observer looks forward to hearing from Ms. Saltrese’s attorney.
All future correspondence from Ms. Saltrese’s attorney or from Ms. Saltrese herself, whether received electronically or by “snail mail,” will be published in The Observer.
All telephone calls will, after the caller is notified, be recorded and later transcribed for publication. If permission to record is not granted by the caller, the call will immediately be terminated.
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