Crime

October 2022

Eureka Resident Arrested on Suspicion of Meth Sales

McKinleyville Resident Arrested For Attempted Murder; Victim Expected to Recover

Suspect in Mad River Hospital Bomb Threat Known for ‘Behavioral Health’ Issues, Arcata Police Say; No Actual Threat to Hospital

14-Year-Old Arcata High Student Taken Into Custody After Online Threats Prompt Campus Lockdown

Humboldt’s Bomb Squad Called In to Dispose of Explosive Device in Willow Creek

Car Chase Ends When Suspect Crashes Into a Tree on Sprowel Creek Road Yesterday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

September 2022

Man Arrested After Samoa Road Rage Incident, Struggle With Deputies, Sheriff’s Office Says

FORTUNA POLICE: 13-Year-Old Taken Into Custody Following Cryptic Threat to ‘Light Up’ Fortuna High Today

Eureka Resident Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl Sales

Drug Task Force Finds Meth, Illegal Weapons, Moonshine While Servicing Warrant at Father-Son Rio Dell Operation, Agents Say

Speedy Motorcyclist Arrested in SoHum After Crashing and Attempting to Flee Into the Brush, Says HCSO

Yurok Tribe to Host Statewide Summit on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Arcata Next Week

Man Wanted for Numerous Trinity River Area Crimes Arrested in Hoopa

Domestic Violence Call Leads to Bayside Man’s Arrest for Kidnapping, False Imprisonment

Following Violent Brawl in Arcata, Local Bartender Plans ‘Peace Picnic’ on the Plaza to Rally Against Violence

Two Arrested in Connection With Last Week’s Armed Robbery Near Garberville

Stolen Vehicle Recovered After Traffic Stop at Fernbridge

Eureka Police Investigating Shots Fired Into a Residence Near St. Bernard’s Last Night

Some Guy is Following Women Around Eureka And Squirting Them With… Well, We Don’t Know; EPD Would Like to ID This Person

Largest One-Time Seizure in Humboldt Drug Task Force History: 30 Pounds of Meth, 5.5 Pounds of Cocaine, 3 Pounds of Heroin, 2 Pounds of Fentanyl, 50 Pounds of Weed

Antique Military Munition Found on Eureka Roadway; Bomb Bot Dispatched

Intoxicated Woman Found in Vehicle Reported Stolen Out of Eureka, Says Sheriff’s Office

Woman Arrested Last Night After Allegedly Attempting to Start Fires on Highway 299, Sheriff’s Office Says

This Guy Tried to Steal a Catalytic Converter Off a Car Parked at Luffenholtz Beach, Says the Sheriff’s Office

A Drunk 16-Year-Old Threatened to Shoot Up Private Party at the Veteran’s Memorial Building Last Night, Fortuna Police Say

Pounds of Heroin, Meth Taken Out of Home on Eureka’s P Street Following Bust of 30-Year-Old Mexican Citizen, Drug Task Force Says

August 2022

Woman Arrested Near Eureka’s Hospital District With Ounces of Meth, Sheriff’s Office Says

Crazy-Ass Pursuit Through Eureka in the Middle of the Night Started Off as Confrontation in the Sheriff’s Office Parking Lot, Department Says; Four Cop Cars Dinged, 55-Year-Old Man Arrested

Midtown Eureka Residence Allegedly Found to Harbor Fentanyl Sales and Illicit Weaponry, Drug Task Force Says

Drug Tasks Force Arrests One Following Investigation Into Drug Dealing Complaints Centered on Humboldt Hill Driveway

Hydesville Man Wanted for Battery and False Imprisonment Coaxed From Attic by Deputies Utilizing ‘Non-Lethal Chemical Agent’

At-Risk Woman Last Seen Walking Along Highway 36 Today; Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Finding Her

Man Arrested for Assault, Carjacking After Smashing a Woman’s Vehicle in Manila, Sheriff’s Office Says

After Brandishing BB Gun and Firing It at Deputies, McK Man Discovered to Possess Multiple Assault Rifles and a BHO Lab, Sheriff’s Office Says

Half Pound of Meth Discovered During Vehicle Search at Arcata Motel; Redway Man Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Sales

Two Eureka Parolees Arrested on Fentanyl, Weapons Charges

Man Arrested in Fire Evacuation Zone Possibly Linked With Trinity County Burglaries, Sheriff’s Office Says

Two Redding Residents Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery of Booze and Food at the Valley West Ray’s Food Place, Arcata Police Say

Man Arrested in Eureka For Multiple ‘Unprovoked’ Assaults, Says HCSO

Small Fire Set Outside McKinleyville Business Leads to Arson Arrest

FIRE UPDATE: Humboldt OES on the Latest Evacuation Orders and Warnings, Plus Resources for People Displaced or Still in the Area

Arcata Man Previously Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking Now Arrested For Human Trafficking, Says DTF

Shady Guy Hanging Around McK Neighborhood Later Found to Have Burglarized a Vehicle, Sheriff’s Office Says

July 2022

Humboldt Deputies Make Domestic Violence Arrest; Victim Transported to Hospital With Serious Injuries

Man Wanted for Attempted Murder Arrested in Garberville After Deputies Spot His Vehicle in a No Parking Zone

White Van, Tools Stolen From Blue Lake Business; Sheriff’s Office Asks For Public’s Assistance

Suspect in Fourth of July Assault Arrested Near Garberville’s Tooby Park

Fortuna Police K9 Unit Blitz Locates Subject Hiding in an Attic Under Insulation

Sheriff’s Office Trying to Figure Out Who the Four People Were Who Abandoned Vehicle Following High-Speed Pursuit Near Hoopa

Man With Multiple Stab Wounds Discovered During Brandishing Investigation Near Fortuna

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