Crime

August 2021

51-Year-Old Eureka Man Arrested After Trafficking Investigation, Drug Task Force Says

Suspect in Multiple Arcata-Area Burglaries Arrested After Being Found Sleeping at a Gas Station in Blue Lake

Humboldt Unsolved Cases Database Includes HCSO’s Backlog of Missing Persons and Suspected Homicides

Man Wanted for Allegedly Scamming Elderly McK Woman, and is Also Wanted For Allegedly Scamming Other Elderly People Across the West

Arcata Business Owner Arrested on Alleged Kidnapping, Child Molestation Charges

Fortuna Police Arrest Man Allegedly in Possession of Stolen Property, Illegal Weapons, Narcotics, Bear Spray

Man Arrested For Assault After Allegedly Wielding Crossbow, Slashing Victim’s Tires

A Nailed-Up Squirrel, Illegal Pesticides, Trigger-Happy Subjects and Water Theft Galore — The Marijuana Enforcement Team Had a Pretty Astounding Week, According to Sheriff’s Office Report

Death of 73-Year-Old Hoopa Woman Last Week Considered ‘Suspicious,’ Sheriff’s Office Says; Exact Cause Pending Autopsy

Man in Critical Condition After Being Struck by a Vehicle Following Some Sort of Confrontation Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Sheriff’s Office Says

With Car Burglaries on the Rise, Sheriff’s Office Urges Public Not to Leave Anything Inside Vehicles

Judge Dismisses Attempted Murder Charge Against Arcata Man Who Stabbed His Roommate Last Month, Agreeing That He Acted in Self-Defense

Burglary Alarm Alerts Deputies to Burglary; One Arrested Inside Myrtletown Gas Station at 1:30 in the Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

Dinsmore Bust Yields 3,800 Unpermitted Plants and 125 Unpermitted Pounds, Sheriff’s Office Says

Arcata Mayor Brett Watson Arrested for DUI, Drug Possession Late Last Night

Three Pounds of Weed Found on Man With Suspended License Driving Vehicle Stolen Out of Oregon, Sheriff’s Office Says

July 2021

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fake ‘Notice of Lien’ Letters Sent to Humboldt Residents

(PHOTOS) Fishing Boat Capsizes Near North Jetty; Two Treated for Cold Water Exposure

(VIDEO) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Identifying Man Caught on Camera Abandoning Dog

Humboldt Correctional Deputy Seriously Injured by Combative Inmate Wielding Sharpened Pencil, Says HCSO

MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Northern Humboldt Man Who Disappeared After Borrowing Friend’s Car

(PHOTOS) WEED BUST BONANZA! Marijuana Enforcement Team Leads Multi-Agency Effort, Serving 23 Warrants at Grow Ops Illegally Diverting Water

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeking 20-Year-Old At-Risk Eureka Woman

Arcata Man Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges for Stabbing His Roommate, Police Say

Four Inmates at the Humboldt County Jail Overdosed on Fentanyl Over the Weekend, Says Sheriff’s Office; All Were Saved by Emergency Doses of Narcan

Woman Arrested in Myrtletown After Leaving Infant in Vehicle to Go Drink Alcohol, Says Sheriff’s Office

Throwing Knives, 14 Grams of Meth Seized During Traffic-Stop Arrest in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says

Calfire Police and Allied Agencies Arrest Man for Suspected Arson in Weitchpec

Four Years Ago, an Outpost Investigation Found Law-Breaking Within the County’s Public Administrator Bureau. To Date, No One Has Been Held Publicly Accountable.

Two Arrested in Possession of Meth, Prohibited Weapons After Traffic Stop on Stolen Car on Briceland Road, Sheriff’s Office Says

HSU Cop Under Investigation For Pepper-Spraying Transient at Aquatic Center, University Says

Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stealing FedEx Truck From in Front of Bayshore Mall Before Driving It to Elk River to Harvest Packages Contained Within

Orleans Petty Theft Suspect Found Hiding in Nearby Culvert With Ammunition, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Allegedly in Possession of Stolen Vehicle Arrested Near Loleta

Eureka Man Arrested at Broadway Motel on Firearms, Narcotics Charges

Probation Search on Alleged Myrtle Avenue Drug House Yields Quantities of Heroin, Meth, Shrooms and More; One Arrested

Sheriff’s Office ID’s Suspect, Serves Search Warrant in Connection With Peacock Killer Investigation

Suspect Tries to Escape From Custody by Running From His Court Hearing, Sheriff’s Office Says

Orick Homicide Suspect Turns Self In

Three Big Drug Busts Over Holiday Weekend Yield Heroin, Fentanyl, Meth; Six Arrested for Transportation, Drug Task Force Says

King Salmon Resident Wanted in Connection With Hawkins Bar Stabbing; Suspect Last Seen in Willow Creek, Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Says

Arcata Man Found Guilty of Homicide Outside The Jam, Older Stabbing Incident Outside The Pearl

June 2021

Suspected Cutten Car Prowler Found in Possession of Stolen Electronics, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE) Orick Homicide Victim Identified

(UPDATE) Suspect Sought After Alleged Assault With a Whiskey Bottle, Robbery in Freshwater, Sheriff’s Office Says

Deputies Find Two in Possession of Loaded Firearms Outside Victim’s Home After Alleged Brandishing Incident in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says

Crescent City Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After McKinleyville Shooting; Victim Expected to Survive

Marijuana Enforcement Team Destroys 1,449 pounds of Weed, Finds Evidence of Bear Poaching While Serving Search Warrants in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Gunshot Victim Dies After Being Dropped Off by Unknown Party at Cal Fire Station Near Orick

Deputies Find Suspected Car Prowler Hiding in Some Bushes in Myrtletown

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