Crime

April 2022

After Weeks of Investigation, Two Eureka Residents on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges, Drug Task Force Says

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Has Released Its Annual Report For 2021

Unpermitted Weed Operation Prompts Deputies to Take a Raiding Tour Around the County, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office Arrests One in Connection With Arson of Motel in Garberville Yesterday

Kneeland Homicide Suspect Arrested in Santa Cruz Yesterday; Suspect Had Loaded Stolen Firearm and Mushrooms in His Possession, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Extract Squatters From C Street House; One Arrested on Weapons Charge

Suspect, Victim Named in Kneeland Homicide; Public Urged to Be on the Lookout, Motorists Warned Suspect May be Attempting to Hitchhike South

Fortuna Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery on a Minor

Eureka Man Cited for Allegedly Dumping a Broken-Down and Burned-Up Vehicle on the River Bar and He Agrees to Clean it Up, Sheriff’s Office Says

Looking to Get Back on Your Feet After an Arrest? Some Experts are Coming Up From the Bay Area in a Couple of Weeks, and They’re Eager to Help You With That

(VIDEO) Man Connected to Suspicious Death in Kneeland Evades Law Enforcement By Fleeing Into the Arcata Community Forest After Pursuit In Victim’s Car, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Arrested After Deputies Find 20 Grams of Cocaine, 30 Pounds of Weed, Meth and Xanax During Blue Lake Area Traffic Stop, HCSO Says

March 2022

Suspect Calls 911 to Attempt to Divert Deputies’ Attention From Their Mobile Meth Party, Says HCSO

Vehicle Stolen During Humboldt Hill Burglary Recovered by Deputies; One Arrested

Humboldtwide Sex Offender Compliance Sweep Results in Arrests, Citation, Issuance of Warrants

HUMBOLDT PHONE SCAM: Someone is Acting Like They’re a Sheriff’s Office Sergeant When They Absolutely Are Not!

Man Arrested in Possession of Ammunition and Cannabis After Traffic Stop in McKinleyville

Three People Arrested for Child Endangerment in Blue Lake After Driver, Child Found Sleeping in Fentanyl-Equipped Vehicle

Eureka Police Seeking Suspect Who Assaulted 70-Year-Old Victim in Parked Car Near Hikshari Trail

Why Were Shroom Dealers Busted in Arcata, When Arcata Decriminalized Shrooms?

Hand-to-Hand Stings on the Plaza Yesterday Yield Meth, Shrooms, Drug Task Force Says; Four Arrested

Multiple Alleged Members of Local Fentanyl-Dealing Operation Arrested, Says Drug Task Force

Four Men Wanted in Connection With McK Home Invasion Robbery, Sheriff’s Office Says; Suspects Alleged to Have Taken Cannabis, Jewelry, Cash, More

DOWNTOWN MAYHEM ROUNDUP: Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Sangha Tattoo Studio, Windows Broken and Laptop Stolen From Eureka Theater

In Annual Report, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Says it Took an Estimated $1.4 Billion Million Worth of Illegal Substances Off the Market Last Year

Eureka Man Arrested in Connection With Drive-By Shooting at Blue Lake Home Yesterday Morning

Yesterday Was the Latest Case of a Person Found Sleeping in a Stolen Vehicle, According to the Sheriff’s Office

Suspect in Late-Night Blue Lake Stabbing Ran as Far as Willow Creek Before Being Taken Into Custody, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Arrested in Connection With Spate of Arson Fires on the Yurok Reservation, Calfire Says

Officers Justified in Shooting Gun-Wielding Man in the Arcata Bottoms Last Year, District Attorney Rules

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Annie’s Cambodian Burglarized Early This Morning by Masked Intruder Who Stole Cash Register and Cold Beverages

Deputies Find Driver Passed Out, Vehicle Running at Blue Lake Gas Station; Suspect Arrested on Drug Charges

Man With Several Active Warrants Runs From Cops Into the Samoa Dunes at 2:30 A.M., Sheriff’s Office Says

Convicted Felon Suspected of Kidnapping, Death Threats Tries to Foot-Flee From Deputies on Woodley Island, Sheriff’s Office Says

Big Illegal Grow Op Busted in the Hydesville Area Today, Sheriff’s Office Says; Cash, Ghost Gun, Psilocybin Confiscated

February 2022

Vehicle Pursuit in the Wee Hours of Sunday Ends With One Arrested, Sheriff’s Office Says

In a Chase, K9 Officer Helps Catch Man Wanted in Connected to Attempted Arcata Homicide

Wanted Man Arrested Following a Physical Altercation With a Woman in Eureka; Booked on Charges Including Kidnapping, False Imprisonment

15-Year-Old Arcata Resident Arrested For Attempted Homicide; Two Others Arrested on Lesser Charges

Heroin, Meth, Weed, Prescription Pills, Mushrooms and Cache of Weapons Found in Arcata Home, Drug Task Force Says

MORE FENTANYL: After Brief Tussle, Fortuna Police Arrest Eureka Man on Suspicion of Narcotics Sales, Says FPD

Multiple Arrests at Fourth Street Eureka Motel Related to Fentanyl Trafficking Investigation

Eureka Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Trafficking A Rainbow of Fentanyl Into Humboldt

Deputy Finds Broken-Down Vehicle on 299 to be Stolen, Actually; Two Arrested at Scene

Person of Interest Identified in Serious Late Night Assault Incident on Wiyot Drive; Sheriff’s Office Investigating

Hit-and-Run Driver Flees Collision With Teenage Skateboarder Saturday; Eureka Police Seeks Public Help in Identifying Suspect

News of the HCSO’s Busy Weekend Continues to Dribble Out, This Time in the Form of Deputies Booting a Trespasser Off a Place Up Dolly Varden Road and Finding Illegal Stuff, According to Them

‘Suspicious Activity’ Investigation in Bayview Yields Stolen Motorcycle, Concealed Dagger, Sheriff’s Office Says

Weapons Cache, Ammo Dump and Meth Stash Found During Search of Redway Probationer, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Release Body Cam Footage From the Dec. 30 Shooting Behind the Red Lion

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