Crime

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

Eureka Police Arrest 28-Year-Old Arcata Man in Connection with Yesterday’s Stabbing

Eureka Police Department Says Social Media Users are Misidentifying the Suspect of a Recent Possible Kidnapping Attempt Near the Bayshore Mall

Wanted Eureka Man Arrested With Meth and Fentanyl, Sheriff’s Office Says

Shelter Cove Weed Bust Prompted by Interception of an Out-of-State-Bound Package, Sheriff’s Office Says

Arrests Made Related to Last Month’s Shooting Incidents in Arcata and Hoopa

EPD Provides Further Details on Last Night’s Corvette Pursuit

Fortuna Man Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit on Samoa Peninsula

Felon Arrested With Fentanyl, Scale, Cash, Says Sheriff’s Office

(VIDEO) Suspect’s Erratic Behavior Prompts Big Police Response After Slow-Speed Chase in Eureka

Eureka Woman Arrested for Public Intoxication, Meth Possession

Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Connection With Special Olympics Theft

McKinleyville Man Arrested After Refusing to Leave Bear River Resort and Telling Security He Had a Gun, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Found Deceased Under Trinity River Bridge

Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide Following Truck-Ramming, Hatchet Attack Incidents Last Week, Eureka Police Say

Eureka Man Arrested After Leading Law Enforcement on Wild Goose Chase Up and Down the Samoa Peninsula

Humboldt Special Olympics Seeks Community Support After New Year’s Day Break-In at Storage Facility

Curious About How Yesterday’s EPD Sobriety Checkpoint Went?

December 2024

Weekend Shooting Incidents in Arcata, Hoopa and McKinleyville; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Connections Between Them All

Man Riding One Bike While Pushing Another Found to Be Carrying Meth, Shrooms, Firearm, Sheriff’s Office Says

Fields Landing Woman Arrested Following Alleged Car Theft, Sheriff’s Office Says

Felon Busted With Xanax, Cocaine and Illegal Firearms Following Traffic Stop With Children in the Vehicle, According to Humboldt County Drug Task Force

MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT! CHP Ramps Up DUI Patrols for the Holidays

Wanted Man Arrested in Loleta with Drugs, Lock-Picking Kit, Loaded Starter Pistol, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Smoke and Glass Shop Busted for Illegally Selling Weed After Employee Makes Sale to Underage Decoy, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Suspect in Attempted Homicide Committed Earlier This Year

Body Found in Humboldt Bay Identified as Missing Eureka Woman, Sheriff Says

Drug Task Force Arrests Man for Alleged ‘Ghost Gun’ Manufacturing in Cutten Today

Woman’s Body Found in Humboldt Bay

Man Stopped With Fake License Plates at 3 a.m. Turned Out to be Carrying Drugs and a Handgun, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office Releases Body Cam Footage of a Deputy Fatally Shooting an Armed Man in Cutten in April

Fentanyl Discovered Inside Eureka Man Following Arcata Traffic Stop

Eureka Man Arrested With Meth, Fentanyl, Guns Early Yesterday Morning in the Winco Parking Lot, Police Say

Man Wanted for Felony Assault Taken Into Custody Near Blue Lake After Brief Chase Sunday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

Attempted Chainsaw Theft in McKinleyville Results in Petty Theft Arrest

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