Arcata Police Department press release:

On 11/24/14 at 1556 hours, the Arcata Police Department received a report of two male juveniles being robbed of their skateboards in the 1700 block of Alliance Rd. The juveniles stated that they were walking on the west sidewalk of Alliance Rd, when a male subject stepped out of the wooded area and brandished a large hunting knife. The suspect, later identified as Stephen Noble (18) of Hoopa, demanded the juveniles give him their skateboards and a backpack.

Noble was last seen running northbound on Alliance Rd. Officers arrived in the area and began checking for the suspect. An officer spotted Noble in a field located at Foster Ave. and Q St. Noble fled when the officer attempted to contact him and was last seen entering a wooded area behind the 2300 block of Westwood Ct. A perimeter was set-up by officers and an Arcata Police K9 Team began searching the area.

The K9 located Noble hiding under foliage in bushes west of the 2200 block of Alliance Rd. The K9 officer ordered Noble out of the bushes and Noble complied and was taken into custody without incident.

Noble was booked and lodged in the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for 211 PC, robbery and 148(a)(1) PC, resisting or obstructing an officer.