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Press release from the Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department:

On October 2, 2025, at approximately 9 a.m., the Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department (UPD) arrested 36-year-old Shaine Scott Haugen at the University’s Samoa Corp Yard facility.

At about 3 a.m., UPD officers, assisted by the Arcata Police Department, responded to a motion-activated burglary alarm at the facility. Haugen was discovered barricaded inside an overhead storage space inside the facility and refused to come out. At about 9 a.m., after several hours of negotiation, officers were able to safely take him into custody.

Haugen was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and booked on the following charges:

  • PC 459—Burglary (entering a structure with intent to commit theft or any felony)
  • PC 594—Vandalism (malicious destruction or defacement of property)
  • PC 69—Resisting an Executive Officer (using force or intimidation to prevent an officer from carrying out duties)
  • PC 148—Resisting Arrest
  • PC 12022.1—Commission of a Felony While Released on Bail or Own Recognizance
  • HS 11377—Possession of a Controlled Substance

Haugen’s bail has been set at $55,000.00.

Haugen was previously arrested on September 17, 2025, by the Arcata Police Department for disrupting an Arcata City Council meeting.  

UPD would like to thank the Arcata Police Department, the Eureka Police Department, and the Arcata Fire District for their assistance during this incident.