For the past two weeks, Gilman has assisted the YPD as a consultant before officially being sworn in Monday morning.
Gilman was raised in Yreka and graduated from Yreka High School in 1984. He said he loves his community and wants to help out any way he can. His goal is to serve the department and citizens of Yreka while ensuring the department addresses and deals with concerns.
“It was important for me to help the city when the call came,” Gilman said. The Yreka PD was my family for 26 years. . I am proud of being from Siskiyou County and care about the people here.
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Two juveniles were arrested last week after Yreka Police found the boys in possession of irreplaceable swords, silver medallions and scroll ledgers which had been reported stolen during a Feb. 15 break-in at the historic Howard Masonic Lodge #37.
The estimated value of the items was $8,000, and the value of the vandalism was about $1,100, said Yreka Police Department Lt. Chris Betts. But it wasn t the price tag on the items that bothers the Masons the most – it s the sentimental and historic value, said lodge secretary Mike Murphy.
All the items except for one – a replica of the famous Masonic statue Friend to Friend were recovered, said Murphy, who praised to the YPD and especially Officer Pat Dircksen who solved the case and is the man, as far as we re concerned.
Pedestrian dead after being hit by car on Yreka s Main Street
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A 70-year-old Yreka resident died after being struck by a car while crossing Yreka’s South Main Street near the Valero gas station Thursday evening.
The person’s name is being withheld until their family can be notified, according to Lt. Chris Betts in a press release from the Yreka Police Department.
The driver of the vehicle was a 43-year-old Siskiyou County woman who was not injured, YPD said.
After being called to the scene just before 6:30 p.m., officers found the pedestrian unresponsive in the roadway. Medical personnel were unable to revive the pedestrian, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene, Betts said in the release.