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Surrounded by family, Sheriff Erik Apperson announced his resignation, effective October 1, at a Del Norte Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
Apperson said he and his family would be moving, as they recently discovered their medical needs cannot be met in Del Norte. He also said he will be pursuing a career change outside of law enforcement.
âI need to show my wife and children what sort of father and husband I can be, not what sort of Sheriff I am. They have stood beside me, as they are now, throughout this entire process. They are the best part of me and I need to love them accordingly,â said Apperson.
Caltrans Reopens U.S. 101 To One-Way Controlled Traffic
Caltrans reopened U.S. 101 at about 6 p.m. Monday, after a landslide near Last Chance Grade halted traffic for about two days.
Motorists should expect 30 minute delays and be prepared for things to change pending additional slide activity, according to a Facebook post from the agency.
The slide shuttered U.S. 101 between mile post markers 13.3 and 23.85 south of Crescent City at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Caltrans personnel spent Sunday clearing debris and reopened the highway at about 6 p.m. only to have to close it down again due to a rock fall, according to agency spokeswoman Cori Reed.
DNSO s New Deputy K9 Named For Local Hero
Capt. de Solenni/DNSO
Del Norte County’s newest four-legged deputy’s new name honors the legacy of a local hero who was killed in the line of duty while serving in Afghanistan.
Capt. Bruno was Panzer when he arrived at the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office about two weeks ago. Less than thrilled with the captain’s original moniker, the DNSO took to Facebook to find a new name. It was Del Norte County resident Rich Bruno who naming the deputy K9 after Oregon Army National Guard Capt. Bruno G. de Solenni, a 1994 graduate of Del Norte High School, Sheriff Erik Apperson told the Wild Rivers Outpost on Monday.