Crime

June 2026

A Passing Driver Got Skittish and Reckless Around the Scene of a Downtown Crash This Afternoon, Eureka Police Say; He Was Pulled Over and Apparently Discovered With Meth

Gunfire in Eureka This Afternoon, as Person in Black Vehicle Opens Fire on White Porsche SUV; Police Investigating, Ask Public for Information

May 2026

A Full 50% of the Adults Contacted Today Agreed to Buy Flavored Tobacco Products for Minors, Says the Eureka Police Department as it Recaps a Sting Operation

Sheriff’s Office Says: Yesterday Was a Good Day for Proactive Policing

Your Local Law Enforcement Agencies Will Be Carrying the Special Olympics Torch Through Arcata and Eureka on Thursday

Eureka Police Make Three Arrests, Issue Three Citations During Recent DUI Checkpoint on Fifth Street

‘This Case Remains a Priority’: Sheriff’s Office Issues Update on Miranda’s Rescue Investigation, Asks Public to Come Forth With Information

Wanted Felon Leads Officers on a Dance Through Neighborhood Backyards Before Being Taken Into Custody, Eureka Police Say

Thirty-Eight-Year-Old Arcata Man Sentenced to 125 Years to Life For Multiple Child Abuse Sex Crimes, District Attorney’s Office Says

Eureka Man Arrested on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Minor, Child Pornography, False Imprisonment and More

Woman Charged with Homicide for Child’s Death After Remains Found in Blue Lake

Sixteen-Year-Old Arrested With Concealed Handgun After Fleeing Police Down Kenmar Road Just Before Two in the Morning, Fortuna Police Say

Man Found With Meth and Burglary Tools After Short Foot Chase Near Highland Park, Eureka Police Say

A Police Call for Loose Dogs Running Around an H Street Residence Ends With Children Being Taken Into Protective Custody

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Cutten Man on Rape Charges

Guy in Hummer Shoots Gun at House in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Will be Putting Up a DUI Checkpoint Tomorrow, if That Will Help You Not Drunk-Drive For One Day

Hoopa Man Arrested for ‘Serious Violent Assault’ on His Wife, Sheriff’s Office Says

Two Suspects Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery at Eureka Construction Site, Police Say

Agents Find Kilo of Cocaine on Man Previously Busted for Selling Cocaine, Drug Task Force Says

Numerous Eureka Police Units From Different Walks of Life Harmonized to Make a Significant Drug Bust Last Night

Sheriff’s Office Continues ‘Saturation Patrol’ in Hoopa; Three Arrested on Bench Warrants and a Stolen Vehicle Charge

Eureka Police Cited 10 People Last Month for Driving While Using Their Hands to Operate Cell Phones

Hoopa Man Arrested for Murder After Fatally Stabbing His Uncle, Sheriff’s Office Says

Search Warrant Served at Miranda’s Rescue Amid Allegations of Felony Animal Abuse, Fraud and Conspiracy

Eureka Police Find a Small Amount of Cocaine on a Man After Pulling Him Over for Traffic Violations

Sheriff’s Office POP Team Makes Big Bust on Alleged Drug House Near Arcata Elementary; 11 People Arrested, Some on Charges Including Elder Abuse

April 2026

A 65-Year-Old Man on Probation, Stopped for Speeding, is Found With Meth, Pepper Spray and Bear Spray, EPD Says

The Sheriff’s Office Has Seized a Lot of Counterfeit $100 Bills Lately. Here’s How to Not Get Duped

Eureka Police Searching for a Man Who Held Up a Convenience Store at Knife Point This Morning; Grant Elementary Briefly Placed on Lockdown

Woman Escapes Alleged Kidnapper By Texting 911 From a Gas Station Bathroom, Sheriff’s Office Says; Suspect Arrested

Two Arrested Following BB Gun Brandishment Near Henderson Street Last Night, Eureka Police Say

Big Fentanyl Bust in Blue Lake Follows Investigation by Sheriff’s Office’s Problem-Oriented Policing Squad, Deputies Say

Arcata Man Arrested on Suspicion of Kidnapping a Cal Poly Humboldt Student, Police Say

Sheriff’s Office Announces ‘Saturation Patrols’ in the Hoopa Area, Highlights Some Arrests Made to Date

SCAM ALERT! Once Again, the Humboldt County Planning and Building Department Does Not Want You to Send It Money in Sketchy Ways

Two Suspects Arrested Following Early Morning Attempted Business Break-In in Downtown Eureka, Police Say

State Parolee Arrested in McK Yesterday Afternoon After Allegedly Kicking In Girlfriend’s Windshield as She Tried to Escape Him, Sheriff’s Office Says

Serial Vandal and Thrower of Rocks Arrested Outside a Bank, Eureka Police Department Says

Adult and Child Arrested Following Report of Gunfire in McK Neighborhood Yesterday Morning

(VIDEO) Look Familiar? Police are Seeking Leads in Late-Night Jewelry Burglary at a Home Near Sequoia Park

Using DNA Technology, the Sheriff’s Office Has Identified Human Remains in Two Decades-Old Different Missing Persons Cases

Recognize This Guy? EPD Seeks Help Identifying Suspect in Sangha Tattoo Studio Burglary

March 2026

The Sheriff’s Problem-Oriented Policing Team Made a Series of Drug Arrests in Eureka, Scotia and Rio Dell Over the Last Week

Welfare Check on Armed Man in Rio Dell Results in Arrest and Seizure of Guns and White Powders, Police Say

Eureka Police Seek Information About a Kid Shooting a BB Gun at People Near Eureka High This Afternoon

Two More Juveniles Arrested in Hoopa in Connection With Last Week’s Murder, Sheriff’s Office Says

The Eureka Police’s St. Paddy’s Day Checkpoint Took Place on Harris Street, for a Change, and Here’s How it Did

(UPDATE: HCSO STATEMENT) The Sheriff’s Office Conducted a Big Operation on Eureka’s West Side This Morning.

ATTENTION, ST. PADDY’S DAY PARTY PEOPLE! EPD Will Hold a DUI Checkpoint at an Undisclosed Location in Eureka on Tuesday Night

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