Hoffman was arrested on suspicion of prowling, burglary and resisting arrest.
Tax Day rally held at Sundial Bridge
Members of the Bostonian Tea Party gathered for a Tax Day rally Monday evening at the base of the Sundial Bridge.
It was the fourth annual event at which tea party groups protest tax rates.
A number of candidates running for local political offices attended and addressed the group.
The evening included live music, speeches and invocations.
Man arrested after cemetery break-in
Redding police said they arrested a 40-year-old man early Monday after responding to an alarm at the Redding Cemetery.
Officers responded to the cemetery at 1201 Continental St. at about 4:15 a.m. and heard noise coming from inside a maintenance building on the north end of the property, Redding police Sgt. Pete Brindley said. A man ran from the building after officers announced their presence.
Police learned the man likely pried open the door to the building, but left without taking anything, Brindley said.
Officers used a police dog to search the area but didn’t find the man until he was spotted near Market Street and Eureka Way. Police chased the man north to Hinkle’s Market before catching him, Brindley said.
The man, Lester William Hoffman of Redding, was arrested on suspicion of prowling, burglary and resisting arrest.
Office manager arrested in theft
The office manager of a Red Bluff car dealership was arrested Monday on suspicion of embezzling company funds.
Red Bluff police said Arleen Morton, 50, was detained after an investigation at George Growney Motors showed she allegedly transferred $35,000 to her personal account over the course of two years.
Morton was being held at Tehama County Jail on $15,000 bail.
$32,000 heist in Tehama County
Tehama County deputies are looking for whoever broke into a Paskenta-area home and stole more than $30,000 in property.
John Kolthoff, 46, told deputies someone broke into his house between Feb. 20 and Sunday and took a Ford pickup, generator, computer, TV, space heater, guitar, tennis bracelet and other items. Kolthoff wasn’t home during that near two-month stretch, he told deputies.
The stolen items have a combined value of about $32,000, deputies said. The truck, bracelet, generator and guitar were the most expensive items, each worth thousands, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies over the weekend also reported three other burglaries:
Matthew Powers, 43, of Red Bluff reported someone broke into his home on Flores Avenue sometime over the weekend and stole a flat-screen TV and battery charger, worth about $500 total.
Pablo Galvan, 44, of Los Molinos reported a break-in to his storage containers sometime between April 5 and Sunday. The thieves took hand tools, cameras, a TV and a weed trimmer, worth nearly $2,500 total.
James Ward, 51, of Red Bluff said someone broke into a tool shed Friday on his Oklahoma Avenue property and took a generator and chain saw, worth nearly $2,200.
Deputies are asking anyone with information on any of the burglaries to call 529-7900.
Realtors to host candidate forums
The Shasta Association of Realtors will host two public candidates forum at the group’s home office in Redding.
The first event will feature Shasta County Board of Supervisor candidates and will take place at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The second forum is 9 a.m. April 25 and will feature state, Senate and Assembly candidates and U.S. Congressional candidates.
The Shasta Association of Realtors’ office is at 840 Remor St. Call 223-0410 for more information.