Crime

November 2025

Convicted Felon Arrested in McKinleyville After Attempting to Toss Illegal Firearms Into Bushes While Evading Deputy, Says HCSO

Scammers are Trying to Scam People Who Have Applied for County Planning or Building Permits, Sheriff’s Office Warns

Local MMA Fighter, Coach Cass Bell Arrested for Assault Following Late Night Altercation on Eureka’s Second Street, Police Say

October 2025

Eureka Police Announce Arrest of Man Suspected of Smashing Glass Doors Around Town Last Night, Including at EPD Headquarters

Sheriff’s Office Issues Halloween Tips for Kids, Drivers and Registered Sex Offenders

California Highway Patrol Will be Maximally Patrolling the Roads for DUI Drivers on Halloween Night

It Looks Like There’s a Creeper Stalking Out Eureka High Girls on Snapchat, Police Department Warns Parents

Santa Rosa Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $6K in Merchandise From Bayshore Mall Businesses, Says EPD

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Appears to be Violating Its Own Policy and State Law on Automated License Plate Readers

39-Year-Old Man Arrested for Sunday Afternoon Burglary in Shelter Cove, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office Asks Public for Any Information They May Have About the Disappearance of Emmilee Risling Four Years Ago

Woman Arrested for Public Intoxication, Child Endangerment on Mad River Road Saturday Night

Rio Dell Man Arrested in Connection With Loleta Glass-Bottle Assault, Sheriff’s Office Says

Suspect in Flamingo Motel Standoff Set Fire to Things in His Room, Spit on Hospital Staff, Police Say

Big Police Presence on Broadway as First Responders Deal With Person Apparently Barricaded Inside the Flamingo Motel

Wanted Colorado Woman Taken Into Custody After Firing Weapon Inside Trinidad Home, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Arrested for Storming Arcata City Council Dais Arrested Again This Morning After Early Morning Standoff on University Property

Shelter Cove Man Arrested for Criminal Threats After Short Standoff Yesterday

EPD Arrests 19-Year-Old on Weapons, Narcotics Charges

Fortuna Trespassing Complaint Leads to Two Arrests, Recovery of Numerous Stolen Firearms

September 2025

Sheriff’s Office Announces New Program to Help Wean Inmates Off Opioid Addiction

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating a Vintage Gas Pump Stolen During a Recent Burglary in Arcata

Yesterday’s Police Standoff on Hawthorne Ends After SWAT Team, K-9 Unit Storm House; Suspect Taken Into Custody

Sheriff’s Deputy Searches Man on Probation for Drug Crimes, Finds More Drugs, HCSO Says

(UPDATE: IN CUSTODY) Big Police Presence on Eureka’s Hawthorne Street

Driver for Local Transit Company Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault of Woman He Picked Up on the Side of the Road, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Man Arrested on Attempted Murder, Street Gang Charges in Connection With March Drive-By Shooting

Local Racial Justice Group Sees ‘Racial Intimidation’ in Recent Hanging-Man Graffiti

Two Humboldt Deputies, Patrol Vehicle Struck by Fleeing Driver During High Speed Chase That Ranged From Shelter Cove to Willits

Sheriff’s Office Releases Security and Body Camera Footage From June’s Fatal Shooting at Bear River Casino

Someone Painted an Image of a Hanged Man Holding a Flower All Over Eureka and Arcata; Police Investigating

Michigan Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Reckless Driving and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle After Hitting Speeds Above 100 mph on the Safety Corridor, EPD Says

Armed Man Arrested at Arcata City Council Meeting Last Night

Loleta Woman Taken Into Custody After Blue Lake Traffic Stop, and Later Booked on Suspicion of Attempting to Smuggle Drugs Into Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says

Redwood National Park Would Like a Word With the People Who Have Been Stealing Its Beautiful Metal Things All Year Long

Eureka Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to State Prison After Failing Compliance Check

68-Year-Old Eureka Man Arrested on Charges of Public Meth-Smoking; Sheriff’s Office Counts it as His Ninth Arrest on Such Charges Since January 2024

Cal Fish and Wildlife Investigating Alleged Shooting Death of a Mama Bear and Cub Near Eureka

71-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested After Deputies Find 238 Grams of Meth in Probation Search, HCSO Says

Bicyclist Arrested After Fleeing From Officers in the Early Morning, Eureka Police Say; Stolen High-Capacity Firearm Found at the Scene

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man Accused of Firing Rifle at Hoopa-Area Home

August 2025

Motorcyclist Uses Hammond Trail Bridge to Escape Pursuit Early This Morning; Deputies Eventually Make Arrest at The Heights Casino

Who Dumped a Bunch of Trash From a Roofing Project in Jed Smith Park?

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two in Connection With Early Morning Burglary on Harrison Avenue

EPD Releases More Info About the Man Who Allegedly Torched His Own Car on the Courthouse Lawn

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Looking For Walnut Creek Woman After She Failed to Return From Hike Near Whitethorn Last Night

LET’S REVIEW: Last Weekend’s DUI Checkpoint in Eureka, By the Numbers

Multi-Agency Vehicle and Foot Chase Ends Thanks to a Spike Strip and K-9 Officer

HSCO Arrests Man Who Tried to Stab His Mother

Drug Task Force Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Women For Alleged Transportation of Fentanyl, Warns That California Law May Put Them Out on the Streets Again Soon

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