On October 23, 2025 at approximately 8:50 a.m., a Eureka Police Department (EPD) Community
Service Officer (CSO) was dispatched to the Bayshore Mall, 3300 Broadway, for a report of a
burglary that occurred during the night while the businesses were closed. During the investigation,
a total of three businesses were found to have had items stolen from them totaling approximately
$6,000.00 The CSO collected video evidence from the business of the suspect. Additionally, a
Facebook post was made by a victim business showing the images taken from the video
surveillance. An officer from the Fortuna Police Department recognized the suspect from
a prior police contact and notified EPD of the suspect’s identity.
The CSO, along with EPD’s Forensic Evidence Analyst, obtained additional surveillance video
showing the suspect getting on a Humboldt Transit Bus outside the mall that was destined
for Fortuna.
In reviewing all the video evidence against known video from a previous EPD contact with the
suspect, EPD was able to confirm the suspect’s identity as Israel Lopez, 24 years old, from Santa
Rosa. Later in the day, Lopez was located in Fortuna and arrested for Burglary. Lopez was
transported to EPD, processed and booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.
The Eureka Police Department would like to thank Fortuna Police Department for their
assistance with this investigation.
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