Crime

October 2026

Two Arrested, Drug Trove Confiscated Following Problem-Oriented Policing Bust at McKinleyville Home, Sheriff’s Office Says

Months-Long Drug Task Force Investigation Yields Four Arrests, 630 Fentanyl Pills Mixed in Nerds Candy Box (Among Other Drugs), Illegal Guns and High-Capacity Magazines

September 2026

Serial Rapist Richard Stobaugh, Once Slated for Release in Humboldt County, is Dead

Erratic Driver Leads Arcata Police on a Chase to Trinidad, Where Her Vehicle Was Disabled by Spike Strips and She Was Arrested on a Variety of Charges

CRAZY SUNDAY: There Were a Couple of Odd Incidents Yesterday That the Eureka Police Department Wants to Tell You About

Shannon Miranda Has Stopped Allowing Law Enforcement to Conduct Regular Inspections and Animal Wellness Checks at Miranda’s Rescue

Bayside Man Arrested for Driving Under the Influence After Head-On Crash in Eureka Yesterday, Police Say

(CORRECTION) 15-Year-Old Arrested by Eureka Police After Riding His E-Motorcycle E-Bike on a Sidewalk, Popping a Wheelie and Almost Causing a Traffic Collision

Humboldt County Jail to Stop Accepting Personal Mail for Inmates, Diverting it to Maryland for Scanning and Digital Delivery Via Tablets

[UPDATED]: Selah Town Re-Arrested and on Murder Charge for Alleged Drunk-Driving Incident That Killed Road Worker Ronnie Franklin

Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder, Stalking After Eureka Police Find Him Injured Inside Victim’s Home

Last Night on Broadway in Eureka, a Suspected Drunk Driver Struck a Road Worker in an Active Construction Zone, Causing Major Injuries, CHP Says

The Sheriff’s Office’s Illegal Weed Team Raided Four SoHum Towns Last Week; 5,721 Unpermitted Plants Found, Environmental Violations Documented

A Cutten Resident Foiled a Home Invasion by Shooting the Would-Be Invader Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says

For Some Reason a Washington Lady With a Busted Headlight Chose to Run From Eureka Police Last Night, and They Were Obliged to Bring Her to Heel With Spike Strips

Deputies Arrest 51-Year-Old Woman on Suspicion of Transporting Narcotics in the Hoopa Valley; Proactive Policing Still in Effect in the Area, Department Says

Eureka Police Made Nine DUI Arrests Over Labor Day Weekend

Suspected Drug House Bust Yields an Array of Illicit Substances, a Loaded Pistol, Cash and Three Arrests, Including a Gang Member, Sheriff’s Office Says

Truck Stolen From Ettersburg Located in Shelter Cove Many Months Later; Deputies Also Found a Decapitated Deer Carcass; Suspect Still at Large

‘I’m Not This Big Monster’: In Extensive Interview, Shannon Miranda Denies Animal Cruelty and Fraud Allegations, Saying He’s Only Guilty of Bad Record-Keeping

Just Because Someone Used to Be Imprisoned or Are Older Than Most Students Does Not Mean They Can’t Live in the Dorms, Says Cal Poly Humboldt

Delos Moore, the 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student Arrested for Sexual Assault on Monday, Spent 14 Years in State Prison Before Moving Into the Dorms

K9 Finds Suspected Burglar Hiding in Car, Sheriff’s Office Says

August 2026

A 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student and Dorm Resident Was Arrested for Sexual Assault This Morning, and Then Arrested Again After Making Bail and Returning to the Dorm

Can You Guess Where Tomorrow’s Sobriety Checkpoint Will be Held in Eureka? Why Not Just Drive Sober So You Don’t Have To?

Search Warrants Served in Fieldbrook and McKinleyville Yield Arrests on Charges of Witness Tampering, Conspiracy and Drug Possession

(UPDATE: LAST SUSPECT ARRESTED) HOOPA HOMICIDE: One Suspect in Custody, Another Suspect — Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’ — Still at Large

Three Cars Impounded From a House in Alton in Due to ‘Multiple Reckless Driving Incidents,’ According to the California Highway Patrol

Eureka Police Arrest Warrant Suspect at Fourth Street Hotel, and Say They Found Evidence of Ongoing Fentanyl Sales in His Car

Homicide in Hoopa Last Night; Sheriff’s Office Says it Has No Suspect at This Time

Jennifer Raymond Files Complaint With State Over Miranda’s Rescue, Asking Attorney General to Remove the Remaining Animals and Dissolve the Organization

High-Speed Chase of a Wanted Felon Ends After Foot Pursuit Near Fernbridge, Eureka Police Say

The Drug Task Force Would Like to Locate This Suspected Drug Trafficker, Whom it Says it Has Confiscated Almost Two and a Half Pounds of Fentanyl From Over the Past 18 Months

Drug Task Force Charges Man With Pimping and Pandering After Arresting Him Allegedly in Possession of Lots of Drugs and a Stolen Gun

McKinleyville Man Arrested in Connection With Gas Station Robbery Earlier This Week

Eureka Police Arrest 42-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of the McDonald’s Parking Lot

McK Gas Station Held Up at Gunpoint Early This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect

Nineteen-Year-Old Hoopa Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Intercourse With 14-Year-Old, Sheriff’s Office Says

Drunk Drivers Beware! CHP is Setting Up a DUI Checkpoint This Weekend

[UPDATED] County Suspends Miranda’s Rescue’s Permit and Bans Use of the Parcel Where ‘Kill Zone’ Barn and Burial Sites are Located

Hoopa Man Arrested for Arson (No, Not the Big Fire) and Assault, Sheriff’s Office Says

As If By Magic, Stickers Featuring an Image of the Eureka Police Department’s Badge Helped Foil a Crime Earlier This Week

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Recently Added Two More Flock Cameras to Its Surveillance Network; 11 Now in Operation

Marijuana Enforcement Team Eradicates 6,000 Growing Cannabis Plants From Illegal Willow Creek Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Department Announces Arrest of Attempted Homicide Suspect Yesterday

University Police Arrest Eureka Man With 40 Grams of Cocaine at Off-Campus Location, According to Officers

The Sheriff’s Office’s Annual Sex Offender Registration Sweep Has Been Completed, and Here are the Numbers

Sheriff’s Office Recaps Successful Search-and-Rescue Mission in the Mattole Valley

July 2026

Two Men Arrested on Burglary, Assault Charges After Allegedly Forcing Entry into an Arcata Bottoms Home on Thursday Afternoon, APD Says

SCAM ALERT! Now the Scammers are Back to Pretending to be Sheriff’s Office Employees, and Their Scam is to Email You a Fake Bill for Something

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