Crime

May 2025

DNA Testing Closes Another Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case, This One from 1987

GHOST GUNS SEIZED: Two Arrested in Eureka on Suspicion of Firearms Trafficking

Loleta Man Arrested on Several Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child

Drone, Dog Help Arcata Police Locate Fleeing Suspects Among the Dunes at Mad River Beach Today

April 2025

Stolen Guns Found During Parole Search in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says

Fifteen People Arrested This Morning as Sheriff’s Office Serves Warrant at House on McK’s Murray Road

Suspect in String of Fortuna Burglary Cases Arrested, Says FPD

In Bold Smash-and-Grab at Harry Ritchie’s, Thief Makes Off With $20 Worth of Fake Jewelry, Eureka Police Say

Traffic Stop in Garberville Area Leads to Extraordinary Haul of Weapons and Explosive Materials in Alderpoint, Napa County

Wanted Hoopa Man Arrested With Suspected Heroin and Drug Paraphernalia, Sheriff’s Office Says

Humboldt County Drug Task Force Seizes Four Pounds of Meth, 600 Weed Clones En Route From Modesto; One Arrested

University Police Make Arrest in Connection With Attempted Vehicle Thefts on Campus

Eureka Police Department Investigating Altercation and Threats from Saturday’s ‘Hands Off’ Demonstration

Man Arrested With Large Quantities of Meth Following Report of Commercial Theft in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says

March 2025

Warrant Requested For Suspected Eureka Fentanyl Dealer After Raid on Two Homes Yields Massive Haul

Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Illegal Indoor Grow on Freshwater Road, Sheriff’s Office Says

Inside the Efforts to Identify Humboldt County’s Missing Dead

Eureka Police Actively Investigating a Series of Armed Carjackings

ALLEGED ASSHOLE IN CUFFS! 31-Year-Old Oklahoma Resident Arrested on Multiple Felony Counts for Making ‘Terrorist Threats’ to Local Schools

Extradition Arrest Warrant Issued for Out-of-State Asshole Who Keeps Threatening Local Schools

LOCKDOWNS UPDATE: Out-of-State Man Identified as Suspect Believed to Have Made Threatening Calls to Multiple Humboldt Schools and Businesses

Four-Month Undercover Investigation Yields Two Arrests, 258 Pounds of Weed, 2 Pounds of Cocaine, 8 Firearms and a Lot of Cash, Drug Task Force Says

Humboldt Inmate Tries to Flee Work Crew by Taking a Dip in Humboldt Bay

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is Looking for Descendants of a Wiyot Woman Born in 1843 to Help Solve a Mystery

Three Busted for Various Booze Crimes in Eureka’s ‘Shoulder Tap’ Operation Saturday

Deputy Finds Wanted Woman in ‘Suspicious’ Parked Car on Herrick Avenue, Sheriff’s Office Says

One Arrested in Loleta After Warrant Served on Suspected Drug House

Fortuna Man Arrested on Possession of Child Pornography Charge

Two People on Probation Arrested in McKinleyville on Drugs and Illegal Dumping Charges

Blue Lake Man on Probation Arrested in Possession of Modified Firearm, Says HCSO

Eureka Police Arrest 19-Year-Old, Minor in Connection With Zoo Vandalism Rampage

Wanted Samoa Man Arrested for False ID and Meth Possession, Despite Tossing Plastic Bag Containing the Drugs Over a Roadside Barricade, Sheriff’s Office Says

Police Reality TV Show ‘On Patrol: Live’ Has Wrapped Up Filming in Humboldt. What Did Sheriff Honsal Learn From the Experience?

Car Burglary Suspect Arrested in Blue Lake After Quick Investigation, Sheriff’s Office Says

February 2025

Three Busted in Eureka ‘Shoulder Tap’ Operations, in Which a Minor Collaborating With Cops Asks Adults to Buy Them Booze

Sheriff’s Office Makes Very Wet Arrest Near Blue Lake

Vehicle Search in Samoa Leads to Arrest for Possession of Loaded Gun and Meth Paraphernalia, Sheriff’s Office Says

Arcata Emergency Services Handled a Lot More Incidents in 2024 Than in 2023

Two Humboldt County Men Arrested for Murder After Gunshot Victims Found In Burned Vehicle in Butte County

[UPDATED] Anonymous ‘Students Against Nazi Extremism’ Leave Notes Threatening to Damage Tesla Vehicles in Arcata

Three Already-in-Custody Men Charged in Connection with Last Year’s Redway Armed Robbery

Eureka Police Connect December Old Town Shooting With Gun Spree Elsewhere in the County at the Same Time; Suspect Already in Custody

Former Fortuna City Council Member Indicted on Three Counts of Fraud

The Sheriff’s Office Would Like to Meet the Anonymous Artist Who Decorated Its Patrol Cars and the Jail Last Weekend

January 2025

Fortuna City Officials Knew About the FBI Investigation Into Former Councilmember Kris Mobley Two Months Before She Vacated the Position

Fort Bragg Woman Arrested in Garberville With Small Amount of Meth, Sheriff’s Office Says; Police ‘Actively Pursuing’ Criminal Activity in Response to Business Complaints

Fortuna City Council Member Kris Mobley Resigns as FBI Investigates Embezzlement and Theft Allegations, According to City Officials

Cutten Burglary Attempt Sparks Massive Multi-Agency Manhunt Resulting in Arrest of Two Blue Lake Residents

Hydesville Man Arrested Following High-Speed Pursuit on Highway 36

Two Arrested, 14 Detained During Investigation at McKinleyville Residence

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