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

From the Eureka Police Department:

On April 7th, 2026, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) responded to the vicinity of 4th St and E St for a report of a male subject hitting windows and throwing rocks at financial institutions. 

Officers quickly arrived in the area and located the male suspect, identified as Bruce Snow, 34 years old of Eureka, holding a rock and a blue Sharpie pen while approaching a bank. Officers located similar rocks near other damaged financial institutions. The rocks had the banks’ names written on them in blue Sharpie and appeared to have been used to break the windows. 

Snow was taken into custody for felony vandalism, public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violating the terms of his probation. This is the second time Snow has been involved in felony vandalism under similar circumstances. See the excerpt from previous press release located below.  

Eureka, CA — On the night of October 29 and into the early morning hours of October 30, 2025, Eureka Police Department (EPD) patrol officers responded to a series of ten vandalism incidents across the north end of the city. An individual was reported to be shattering multiple glass doors at several businesses, including the front doors of the Eureka Police Department Headquarters and the Humboldt Bay Fire Headquarters. 

During the investigation, and with assistance from victim businesses, officers identified and located the suspect near 4th and A Streets. The suspect, 34-year-old Bruce William Snow, was arrested and booked into jail for multiple counts of felony vandalism and probation violations. 

Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the Eureka Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit at 707-441-4300.