Articles by Hank Sims

June 2015

(UPDATED) Fire at College of the Redwoods Humanities Building

Call in the SWAT Team! University Police Respond to Crazed Bee Swarm

Boat, Truck Torched in Early Morning Highland Park-Area Arson, Sheriff’s Office Says

McK School District Again Refinances Bond Debt as New Gym Nears Completion

Two Men Working at (Legal) Medical Marijuana Farm Rifle-Butted, Shot at By Unknown Assailants

(UPDATED) Structure Fire Off Harris Street

Small Vegetation Fire Out Elk River Road; Calfire, Humboldt Bay Respond

Burglary Suspect Evades Taser, Gunpoint Hold Only to Be Arrested While Crawling Into a Culvert

INTRODUCING: The Newest Member of Team Outpost, John Ross Ferrara

(UPDATED) Arcata Police Investigate Stabbing Near High School

Drug Task Force Hits Humboldt Hill House, Finds Blown-Up Grow Scene and Property Stolen From Neighbors

Rush Hour Crash Closes One Lane of Seventh Street

DA’S Office: Old Town Face-Stabber Found Guilty, Could Face up to Thirteen Years in Prison

EPD Sweeps Through Devil’s Playground Again; 19 People Arrested on Outstanding Warrants, Fresh Charges

Arcata Police Look for At-Risk Man Who Escaped From Mental Health Hold at Mad River Hospital

Two-Car Collision at Buhne and S Leaves Four Injured

Eureka City Manager on Budget Cut Debate: Don’t Say We Aren’t Spending Measure Q Money on Police, Fire

Phillipsville Man Strangles Girfriend for Drug Money, Sheriff’s Office Says

Load O’ Weed ’N’ Meth Discovered in Late-Nite Central Avenue Traffic Stop

(UPDATED: FALSE REPORT) Rescue Swimmers Searching Del Norte Street Pier for Reported Drowning Victim

‘Parklets,’ Food Carts, Waterfront Planning on Tuesday’s Eureka City Council Agenda

May 2015

Smokejumpers, Helicopters Sent to Battle Hoopa Wildfire

(UPDATED) Humboldt Bay Fire Battling House Fire in the West Side

Sheriff’s Office to McK’s Hiller Road for Suicidal Man, Possible Shot Fired

Crescent City Police Trying to Sort Fact From Fancy in Reported Kidnapping

Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect in Machete-Based Assault, Robbery of Pizza Deliveryman

Eureka’s Fake Firearm Enthusiast Arrested Yet Again, After Attempted Liquor Store Holdup

Union Street Drug House POPpped by Eureka Police; Weed, Meth, Guns, Etc., Etc., Etc…

Relatives of Missing Woman Danielle Bertolini Claim Her Remains Have Been Identified; Sheriff’s Office Cannot Confirm

Car Smashes Into Future Eureka Bakery, Thereby Assisting With Remodel Work

Sheriff’s Office Release Photo of Homicide Suspect; Million-Dollar Bail Warrant Set

Smoke, No Fire at Alder Grove Charter School’s Downtown Eureka Campus

Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom to Talk Weed in SoHum This Friday

One Arrested After Myers Flat Rock Assault; Suspect Made Statements About Good and Evil

Frying Pan v. Pepper Spray Battle on SoHum’s ‘Hippie Hill’ Homeless Camp Ends With One Arrested

Humboldt County Unemployment Rate Keeps Falling, But How Many People Aren’t Even Looking for Work?

Hey, Arcata – Are You Ready for a Giant ‘Marijuana Innovation Area’ Out on West End Road?

Injury Collision Snarls Traffic on Broadway

Judge Bruce Watson to Step Down After 23 Years; Governor Will Appoint One Lucky Lawyer to Fill Remainder of Term

State Fire Service Inspecting Homes From Westhaven to Big Lagoon

Measure Q Backers Urge Eurekans to Protest Planned Cuts to Police, Fire Services

Hoopa 19-Year-Old Arrested After Allegedly Firing AR-15 at His Juvenile Brother

Foul, No Harm: Driving Student Inoculated By No-Injury Woodley Island Whoopsie

Bayshore Mall Stabbing Suspect Pleads Guilty to Assault, Burglary

Eureka Police Arrest Suspected Devil’s Playground Dog Thief; Felon was in Possession of Handgun

Early Morning Apartment Fire in Arcata; Carbon Monoxide Alarms Woke Residents, Fire District Says

Break for Defendants in SoHum Murder Case: It’s Not a Crime to Torch Your Murder Victim’s Car, Federal Court Says

Woman Arrested for Saturday’s Homicide in Arcata Released From Jail

Another Homicide Arrest Today; Sheriff’s Office Books One for Ganfield Slaying

EPD Unearths Hoard of Suspected Stolen Jewelry, Seeks Rightful Owners