Crime

December 2022

King Salmon Burglary Suspect Caught in the Act and Also in Possession of Fentanyl, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Man Arrested For Allegedly Pepper Spraying Elderly Family Member

Drug Task Force Raid on Wabash Finds Big Trove of Stolen Weapons, Agents Say; One Arrested

Man Wanted for Robbing Salvation Army Bell Ringer at the Mall Arrested After Stealing Tip Jar at a Nearby Business, Eureka Police Say

Man Wanted on Domestic Violence Charges Tased After Foot Chase Yesterday, Sheriff’s Office Says

November 2022

EPD K-9 Unit Yeti Sniffs Out Fentanyl and Meth During Eureka Traffic Stop

Elder Abuse Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Into Mad River Near McKinleyville Transient Encampment

Wanted Suspect Arrested in McKinleyville in Possesion of Meth and Ammo, Says HCSO

Deputies Make Fentanyl Arrest After Finding Two Women Passed Out in Car Outside Glendale Business, Sheriff’s Office Says

Home Invasion Robbery Near Carlotta Early This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Still Looking for Suspects

Trinidad Neighbor Dispute Leads to Arrest for Alleged Shovel Assault

Man Arrested for Alleged Unprovoked Assault Near Blue Lake

A Mysterious Green Substance May Have Killed Five Dogs in Cutten, Says Sheriff’s Office

Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Woman at Her Old Arcata Road Home

Man Arrested in Eureka For Allegedly Stabbing Woman Following Dispute

Fentanyl and Large Cache of Weapons Found in Sweep of Berta Road Felon’s Home, Drug Task Force Says

Arcata Police Make Arrest in October Valley West Homicide

Body of Missing Humboldt Woman Identified

De-Invited House Guest Helped Off the Premises by Deputies After a Little Bit of Havoc, Sheriff’s Office Says

One Arrested For Fentanyl Sales at Home Near St. Joseph Hospital, Sheriff’s Office Says

Cal Poly Police Arrest One After High-Speed Chase, Crash Near the Sunset Offramp

Woman Shot in the Legs After Bumpy Bald Hills Road Causes Firearm to Discharge; One Arrested

Two Men Arrested After Allegedly Burgling Washing Machine From Arcata Bottoms Home

Eureka High School Announces Dismissal of Coach Recently Arrested on Child Sex Charges

Convicted Felon Arrested on Fourth Street With Fentanyl, Digital Scale, Assault Rifle Weapon, Drug Task Force Says

Guy Freaking Out on Shrooms Near Blue Lake Safely Taken to the Hospital After Vandalizing Cop Car Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says

October 2022

Two Hospitalized, One Arrested Following Shoplifting-Inspired Brawl at Willow Creek Gas Station, Sheriff’s Office Says

‘Suspicious Vehicle’ Observation in Samoa Leads to Arrest of Man With Drugs and Outstanding Warrants, Sheriff’s Office Says

29-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested in Connection With Fatal Valley West Hit-and-Run, Police Say

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Incident in Valley West Area of Arcata

Dog Shot and Killed by Officer Pursuing Fleeing Suspect in Greenbelt Area Near Bayshore Mall

Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Arrested for Violating His Restraining Order

Big Cache of Firearms Found This Morning After Eureka Police Serve Warrant at Home of McKinleyville Man, Cops Say

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Man Admits to Shooting Victim During Altercation in Willow Creek Early Sunday, Sheriff’s Office Says

Recently Reported Sexual Assault Near McKinleyville High Not as Reported, Says Sheriff’s Office

16-Year-Old Arrested in Connection to Fortuna High School Shooting Threat

(VIDEO) Sheriff’s Office Releases Body Cam Footage From July Car Chase, Exchange of Gunfire in Eureka

Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Deep SoHum

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Sexual Assault of Juvenile Near McKinleyville High Late Friday Night

Drug Task Force Arrest Eureka Woman on Suspicion of Meth Sales

Humboldt Drug Task Force Arrests Two on Suspicion of Fentanyl Sales

Two Arrested For Criminal Threats, Trespassing in Connection With Myers Flat Confrontation

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

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