Crime

January 2026

Two Eureka Teens Arrested After Allegedly Attempting to Rob a Homeless Man at Faux-Gunpoint, Police Department Says

Eureka Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Person, Dog at a Homeless Encampment

45-Year-Old Man Wanted in Connection With Last Night’s Stabbing in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says

Ferndale Man Arrested Following Standoff, Booked on Charges of Attempted Murder and Domestic Violence

Sheriff’s Office Busts Suspected Drug House Near Blue Lake; Two Arrested

Eureka City Council Greenlights EPD’s Plan to Research Drone Technology for Police Response

December 2025

A Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit Sniffed Out a Massive Collection of Illegal Substances During a Salmon Creek Traffic Stop Yesterday; Two Eel River Valley Residents Arrested

Eureka Police Officer Placed on Paid Leave After Christmas Eve Arrest for Alleged Drunk Driving

Humboldt’s Homicide Rate is the Lowest It’s Been in 20 Years

Sheriff’s Office Announces $20K Reward for Leads in Cold Case of Missing Hoopa Woman Andrea ‘Chick’ White

Eureka Police Arrest Three on Suspicion of Driving Under the Influence During Checkpoint on Fourth Street Last Week

Redway Couple Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping and Maintaining a Drug House, Sheriff’s Office Says

Human Trafficking Investigation Prompts Raid on Cannabis Operation in Petrolia, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Find Homemade Explosive Device, Drugs, Guns and Ammo After Searching a Jeep ‘Associated With’ a Passenger on Probation

Eureka Police Vow to be On the Hunt for DUI Drivers This Holiday Season, and There’ll be a Checkpoint Somewhere in Town This Thursday

University Police Arrest Townie on Suspicion of Indecent Exposure, Lewd Acts and Peeping

Repeat Violent Offender Assaults Girlfriend, Runs, Rams Sheriff Vehicle Before Being Taken Into Custody, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Searching for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Caused Three-Vehicle Accident on Wabash Tuesday

Man Walking Around ‘With His Shorts Pulled Down’ Near Pine Hill Elementary Arrested for Indecent Exposure, Sheriff’s Office Says

‘TIS THE SEASON: Sheriff’s Office Offers Tips For Avoiding Porch Piracy

Rio Dell Man Wanted on Domestic Violence Charges Found in Possession of an Arsenal and Law Enforcement Patches

65-Year-Old Hydesville Felon Arrested for Attempted Homicide, False Imprisonment, Sheriff’s Office Says

November 2025

Eureka Police Department Awarded $170K in State Funds to Crack Down on Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors

Two Loleta Residents Unleash Racial Slurs and Comments on Immigration Status in Scuffle With Security Officers at County Social Services Office

After a Standoff in Carlotta, Deputies Arrest Man Who Allegedly Assaulted His 70-Year-Old Mom

District Attorney Review Exonerates Police Officers’ Fatal Shooting of a Man Who Slashed Two Children’s Throats in Early 2024

The EPD Says It Broke Up a String of Vehicle Thefts, All Involving Kias, Early Yesterday Morning

That Big FBI Raid in Hoopa Yesterday? That Was a Child Pornography Investigation, Sheriff’s Office Says

Drug Task Force Busts Up Alleged Blue Lake Drug House; One Arrested, Loads of Firearms and an Eye-Popping Amount of Cash Seized, Agents Say

Two and a Half Pounds of Cocaine, Two Ounces of Meth Seized as Humboldt County Drug Task Force Arrests Two in Arcata

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Convicted Felon With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Editorializes About the State of California’s Criminal Justice System

Eureka Man Arrested for Strong-Arm Robbery of Passenger in His Car, Police Say

Body Found at Mad River Beach Saturday Identified as Missing McKinleyville Man

Convicted Felon Arrested in McKinleyville After Attempting to Toss Illegal Firearms Into Bushes While Evading Deputy, Says HCSO

Scammers are Trying to Scam People Who Have Applied for County Planning or Building Permits, Sheriff’s Office Warns

Local MMA Fighter, Coach Cass Bell Arrested for Assault Following Late Night Altercation on Eureka’s Second Street, Police Say

October 2025

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

Sheriff’s Office Issues Halloween Tips for Kids, Drivers and Registered Sex Offenders

California Highway Patrol Will be Maximally Patrolling the Roads for DUI Drivers on Halloween Night

It Looks Like There’s a Creeper Stalking Out Eureka High Girls on Snapchat, Police Department Warns Parents

Santa Rosa Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $6K in Merchandise From Bayshore Mall Businesses, Says EPD

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Appears to be Violating Its Own Policy and State Law on Automated License Plate Readers

39-Year-Old Man Arrested for Sunday Afternoon Burglary in Shelter Cove, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office Asks Public for Any Information They May Have About the Disappearance of Emmilee Risling Four Years Ago

Woman Arrested for Public Intoxication, Child Endangerment on Mad River Road Saturday Night

Rio Dell Man Arrested in Connection With Loleta Glass-Bottle Assault, Sheriff’s Office Says

Suspect in Flamingo Motel Standoff Set Fire to Things in His Room, Spit on Hospital Staff, Police Say

Big Police Presence on Broadway as First Responders Deal With Person Apparently Barricaded Inside the Flamingo Motel

Wanted Colorado Woman Taken Into Custody After Firing Weapon Inside Trinidad Home, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Arrested for Storming Arcata City Council Dais Arrested Again This Morning After Early Morning Standoff on University Property

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