DEPARTMENTAL
SPECIALIZED EVENTS
EVERY YEAR, THE RED BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL SPECIAL
EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2004 AND 2005, MEMBERS OF THE RED BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT
PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
1: ANNUAL RED BLUFF ROUND-UP PARADE
2: 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
3: HALLOWEEN EVENTS
4: CHRISTMAS PARADE
5: TEHAMA COUNTY CHILDREN'S FAIRE
6: MEMORIAL DAY BOAT DRAGS
7: WEST COAST NATIONAL MONSTER TRUCKS
8: THE TEHAMA COUNTY PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL
9: TEHAMA COUNTY FAIR
THE RED BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED IN MOST OF THESE EVENTS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. OFFICERS ARE UTILIZED IN FOOT PATROLS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THESE EVENTS.
RED BLUFF ROUND-UP
THE RED BLUFF ROUND-UP WAS HELD ON APRIL 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH 2005. PROFESSIONAL CONTESTANTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY MAKE THE TRIP TO RED BLUFF FOR THIS THREE DAY PRCA EVENT. THE BUDWEISER" CLYDESDALES TEAM ALSO MADE THE JOURNEY TO RED BLUFF AND DAZZLED THE CROWDS.
OFFICERS WORK TRAFFIC CONTROL IN FRONT OF THE FAIRGROUNDS ALL THREE DAYS DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUME. IN ADDITION, THE ANNUAL RED BLUFF ROUND-UP PARADE ALSO ADDS A DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY AS TWO MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND FOUR SQUARE CITY BLOCKS ARE CLOSED FROM PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS THE ONE WEEKEND WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF WORKS ALL WEEKEND.
THE RED BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ASSISTED BY THE TEHAMA COUNTY S.T.A.R.S. VOLUNTEERS, THE CORNING POLICE CADETS AND THE TEHAMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT EXPLORER POST.
4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
EXTRA OFFICERS WERE ON HAND FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN THE RED BLUFF CITY PARK. OFFICERS PATROLLED ON FOOT AND USING THE DEPARTMENT'S OFF-ROAD QUAD-RUNNER. NO MAJOR INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED.
TEHAMA COUNTY PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL
IN MAY 2005, OFFICERS, FAMILY, AND CITIZENS GATHERED AT THE BETHEL CHURCH TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN PEACE OFFICERS. IN 2004, 14 PEACE OFFICERS DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN CALIFORNIA. CORNING POLICE CHIEF TONY CARDENAS PROVIDED THE WELCOME SPEECH AND CHAPLAIN MINDY RUSSELL WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
THE RED BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT HONOR GUARD, WHICH WAS LED BY SERGEANT ERIC MAGRINI, POSTED THE COLORS AND COMPLETED THE 21 GUN SALUTE.
MEMORIAL DAY BOAT DRAGS SHOW AND SHINE
EVERY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, DRAG BOATS THUNDER INTO RED BLUFF. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE BOATS HAVE BEEN PARKED ON THE 600 AND 700 HUNDRED BLOCKS OF MAIN STREET FOR A "SHOW AND SHINE." APPROXIMATELY 100 BOATS WERE ON DISPLAY FOR THIS FOUR-HOUR EVENT. OFFICERS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED FOOT PATROL AND DIVERTED TRAFFIC AROUND THE STREET CLOSURES.
WEST COAST NATIONAL MONSTER TRUCKS
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, 14 MONSTER TRUCKS RUMBLED DOWN MAIN STREET AS CITIZENS
LINED THE STREETS. THIS IS THE "KICK-OFF" FOR THE ANNUAL WEST COAST
NATIONAL MONSTER TRUCK RACES, WHICH ARE HELD AT THE TEHAMA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
12 OFFICERS WERE UTILIZED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL ALONG WITH FOOT PATROL.