Articles by Hank Sims

April 2015

District Attorney Finds Toxic Meth Levels, Not Police Misconduct, at Blame in 2014 Jailhouse Death

SoCal Man Allegedly Vandalizes Arcata Police Headquarters, Spits on Officer’s Face

(UPDATING) Over 20 Arrested So Far in Ongoing ‘Criminal Transient’ Sweep Behind the Bayshore Mall

Sneaker Wave Warning! Upcoming Days Pose Especially Hazardous Risk to Beachgoers, National Weather Service Says

Injured Sailor and Kid, Adrift at Sea With Broken Radio Gear, Rescued by Humboldt Bay Coast Guard Helicopter Crew

Historic Humboldt County Peace Boat Nearly Seaworthy Again, but the Golden Rule Will Soon be Departing Our Shores

It’s West Nile Time Again! Stay Safe, and Please Report All Suspiciously Dead Birds and Squirrels

State-Owned North Coast Railroad Asserts its Right to Ignore State Law

Humboldt State Student Detained for ‘Bomb Threat’ Apparently Delivered Via Anonymous Social Media App

Suicide Attempt at the Humboldt County Jail Friday

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Suspects in Failed SoHum Burglary, Vehicular Assault

Drug Task Force Finds Hundreds of Butane Canisters, a Hundred Pounds of Pot at McKinleyville House Fire

Arcata Fire on This Afternoon’s Simultaneous Alliance Road, McKinleyville Blazes

Explosion at Arcata Apartment Complex; At Least One Person Badly Injured

‘Suspicious’ Valley West Wildfire Quickly Extinguished

61-Year-Old Man Tumbles Down to the Beach at Patrick’s Point; Sector Humboldt Bay Conducts Helo Rescue

(UPDATE) Eureka Car Burglary Victim Gets Her Stolen Phone Back, Thanks to the EPD and Technology

City of Arcata to Break Ground on New Trail, New Road

NEWSFLASH: Last Night a Drunk Man in Redway Had a Gun, Sheriff’s Office Says

Today’s Downtown Treepocalypse Will Lead to a More Eco-Friendly Arcata, City Engineer Says

Arcata Fire Says: Out With the Noon Siren, In With the Mellifluous and Historical Noon Bell!

City of Eureka to LoCO Regular Dane Carr: YOU LOSE!

Suspect in Myers Flat/Dyerville Loop Assault Taken Into Custody

McKinleyville Family’s Home Shot Up on Easter Sunday; Sheriff’s Office, Neighboring Landowner Investigating

Reigning ‘Miss Hoopa Valley’ Facing Multiple Child Molestation Charges

Man Wanders Past Eureka City Hall Brandishing Realistic Pellet Gun, Causing Momentary Panic

Car Overturned on Myrtle Avenue

(UPDATING) Big Residential Fire on Rohnerville Road in Fortuna

Man With Meth Arrested After Shooting the Sky

March 2015

Someone’s Trying to Scam You for Bogus ‘Fire Inspection’ Fees, Warn Eureka Public Safety Agencies

Pedestrian Hit by Bus in Eureka Last Week Dies

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help in Putting Name to Body Found in Hoopa Last Week; Personal Effects, Clothing Identified

Beach Patrol! Late-Nite Seaside Revelers Beware, For the Sheriff’s Office’s ATV Squad is Coming For You

Here’s Why a CHP Helicopter Was Circling North Arcata Tonight

(UPDATED) Harris at Union Closed for the Nonce; Suspicious Package Located at Eureka Figueiredo’s

Meth- and Skag-Toting Garberville Man Attempted, Failed to Beat Up Cops Today, Sheriff’s Office Says

Shooting in Eureka Last Night; F Street Resident Shoots Person Standing Outside His Door, Calls Cops

Home Invasion Robbery in McK Last Night Foiled by Victim

Large Law Enforcement Convoy At and Around the Humboldt/Trinity Border Today

Pedestrian Hit by Bus on Fifth Street

Highway 36 Closed After Vehicle Rams Power Pole

District Attorney: Domestic Violence Suspect Found Guilty in Retrial, Could Face Four Years in Prison

Arrests Continue at Blue Heron Motel, Even After Everyone Was Evicted

Dinsmore Hatchet Assault Suspect Arrested, Says Sheriff’s Office

Vincent Ortiz Taken Into Custody in Willow Creek This Afternoon

(UPDATED) Search For Vincent Ortiz at Red Lion Called Off; While It Was Underway, the Suspect Became No Longer Wanted for Murder

(UPDATED) Human Remains Found in the Hoopa Area Yesterday; Deputy Coroner Confirms ‘Criminal Investigation’ Underway

Sheriff’s Office: Three Victims in Saturday’s Shooting in Hoopa; Public’s Help Needed in Searching for Remaining Suspect

Don’t Panic! Tsunami Warning Test Coming Wednesday

One Hoopa Shooting Suspect Taken Into Custody, Says EPD