Mt Shasta Police Department

08/24/2026

Mt Shasta Police Department Press Release for August 17, 2026 to August 23, 2026:

On August 18, 2026 29-year-old Myles James Christina was arrested for Public Intoxication.

On August 20, 2026 62-year-old Mel Ross Clouser was arrested for Public Intoxication.

On August 21, 2026 42-year-old Joseph William Allison was arrested for Battery with Serious Bodily Injury, Sexual Battery by Restraint, Sexual Pe*******on by Use of Force, and False Imprisonment by Violence.

08/19/2026

First day of school in Mount Shasta means:

Traffic exists again (aka the dreaded parent train). Someone is absolutely running late and every kid has grown approximately six inches over the summer.

Just a friendly reminder watch those crosswalks, actually stop at the stop signs, and slowwww down. The speed limit is not a suggestion just because you’re late for drop-off.

Happy first day, Mount Shasta! Let’s keep all our tiny humans safe.

08/17/2026

UPDATE: Reunited with her owner

This smiling sweetie was wondering around downtown Mount Shasta this evening. If she belongs to you please contact our non-emergency dispatch line at 530-926-7540.

08/17/2026

Mt Shasta Police Department Press Release for August 10, 2026 to August 16, 2026:

On August 10, 2026 55-year-old Charles Edward Lambertsen III was arrested for Sexual Battery and False Imprisonment with Violence.

Also on August 10, 2026 62-year-old Mel Ross Clouser was arrested for Theft of a Shopping Cart.

On August 11, 2026 62-year-old Mel Ross Clouser was arrested for Animal Cruelty.

Again on August 11, 2026 62-year-old Mel Ross Clouser was arrested for Vandalism.

On August 12, 2026 32-year-old Dayne Michael Powers was arrested for Battery and Trespassing.

Also on August 12, 2026 62-year-old Mel Ross Clouser was arrested for Criminal Threats.

On August 13, 2026 43-year-old Megan Lindsay Simmons was arrested on Local and Outside Agency Warrants.

08/13/2026

08/11/2026

MOUNT SHASTA, CA- On August 10, 2026, a Mt. Shasta Police Department Officer observed a physical altercation between a male and female at a bus stop near the Ray’s Shopping Center. The officer immediately responded and discovered that the male subject, identified as Charles Edward Lambertsen III, was attempting to sexually assault the female victim. The officer immediately placed Lambertsen into custody.

During, the course of the investigation it was found that Lambertsen had been arrested the previous evening for indecent exposure in Mt. Shasta and had been booked into the Siskiyou County Jail. Based upon the behavior of Lambertsen, it is possible that there may be other victims of his that have not reported the conduct to law enforcement. The Mt. Shasta Police Department is asking anyone who may have been contacted by or may have been a victim of Lambertsen to please reach out to us.

You can contact the Mt. Shasta Police Department non-emergency line at
(530) 926-7540 or Email at [email protected].

Charles Edward Lambertsen was booked into the Siskiyou County Jail for the following offenses:

243.4(a) PC- Felony Sexual Battery
236 PC - Felony False Imprisonment

**Pursuant to AB 994, we are not able to post booking photos of the arrested suspect.

08/11/2026

08/10/2026

Mt Shasta Police Department Weekly Press Release for August 03, 2026 to August 09, 2026:

On August 05, 2026 68-year-old Tracy Marler Smartt was arrested for Recklessly Causing a Fire and Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer.

On August 07, 2026 69-year-old Duane Milo Blomseth was arrested for Public Intoxication.

Also on August 07, 2026 38-year-old Jennifer Leeann Bisagno was arrested for Child Abuse.

On August 08, 2026 39-year-old Jessica Nicole Myra Ratcliff was arrested for Criminal Threats, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and for an Outside Agency Warrant.

Also on August 08, 2026 68-year-old Tracy Marler Smartt was arrested for Trespassing.

On August 09, 2026 45-year-old Richard Jacob Bradshaw was arrested for Assault.

Also on August 09, 2026 55-year-old Charles Edward Lambertsen was arrested for Indecent Exposure and Trespassing.

08/03/2026

Mt Shasta Police Department Press Release for July 27, 2025 to August 02, 2026:

On July 27, 2026 32-year-old Taylor Rhea Toltz was arrested for Causing Fire of Forest Land.

On July 28, 2026 35-year-old Timberline Rose Bussell was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs.

On July 30, 2026 30-year-old Conrad Shaw Matthews was arrested for Criminal Threats, Exhibiting a Deadly Weapon, and Assault & Battery.

On August 1, 2026, 68-year-old Tracy Marler Smartt was arrested for Trespassing, Discarding Burning Material that Can Cause a Fire, and Resisting or Obstructing a Peace Officer.

07/27/2026

Verbal Altercation Leads to Pursuit

On July 26, 2026, at approximately 1400 hours, a Mt. Shasta Police Officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Bear Springs Road and S. Mt. Shasta Boulevard when the officer observed two vehicles involved in what appeared to be a verbal altercation. As the officer attempted to ascertain the situation, the female driver intentionally rammed the male victim's vehicle before continuing northbound on S. Mt. Shasta Boulevard.

The officer initiated a vehicle pursuit after observing the female driver traveling at excessive speeds and driving into opposing traffic, putting pedestrians and other motorists at risk.

The pursuit continued to the area of S. Mt. Shasta Boulevard and McCloud Avenue, where the officer attempted a lawful intervention tactic in an attempt to stop the vehicle. The pursuit continued to the area of N. Washington Avenue and McCloud Avenue, where the driver failed to stop for posted stop signs and continued driving with wanton disregard for the safety of others.

North of Upton Way, a second lawful intervention tactic was successfully deployed, bringing the pursuit to a safe conclusion.

The driver was identified as 58-year-old Melanie Charlotte Soletti and was placed under arrest without further incident. Soletti was booked into the Siskiyou County Jail for Felony Evading a Peace Officer and Leaving the Scene of a Collision Involving Property.

The incident remains under investigation, and additional charges are being pursued.

Mt Shasta Police Department
Case #26-000218