Crime

March 2021

FUTURE NOW: Arcata Crime Victims Can Now File Police Reports Online

No, That’s Not Actually the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Calling Asking You to Buy Gift Cards

Probation Search in Eureka Motel Room Uncovers Fentanyl, Heroin and Meth with Stolen Car Parked Outside, EPD Says

[UPDATED] Correctional Deputy Arrested for Smuggling Drugs Into Jail Following Month-Long Investigation

63-Year-Old McKinleyville Woman Seriously Injured in Assault, Transported Out of Area for Treatment; 35-Year-Old Man Arrested

Yreka Man, Juvenile Female Arrested in Possession of Stolen Vehicle in Orleans Last Night

Eureka Man Arrested After Hitting His Wife in the Head With a Glass Bottle, Sheriff’s Office Says

February 2021

Attempted Robbery Foiled By Feisty Gas Station Employee, Eureka Police Department Says

Eureka Woman Arrested in Connection With Elk River Burglary Investigation; Additional Suspect Sought

Wanted Suspects Arrested Following a Suspicious Vehicle Investigation

Undercover Sting Leads to Arrest of Known Heroin Trafficker ‘Shorty’ Rios, Drug Task Force Says

Driver of Stolen Car Crashes Into Another Car, Sending it Careening Into a Eureka Home, EPD Says; Suspect Tries, Fails to Flee on Foot

Eureka Man Arrested for Attempting to Bring a Loaded Gun Into the Humboldt County Courthouse

Eureka Man Shows Up at the Hospital With Gunshot Wound to His Groin; McK Man Arrested for Mayhem, Assault With a Firearm

Eureka Man Arrested on Firearms, Drug Charges During Traffic Stop in Garberville

Hoopa Resident Arrested for Attempted Murder of 29-Year-Old Woman Who was Shot While Driving Away From Domestic Dispute in September, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATED) One Arrested, One at Large Following Weekend Shooting in Weitchpec

Eureka Woman Arrested For Mail Theft; Police Say Suspect Found With Mail, ID and Bank Cards From 34 Separate Victims

Myers Flat Dogs That Attacked Woman Last Month Declared ‘Vicious,’ Euthanized; Victim Has Required Additional Surgery

Two Booked on Attempted Murder Charges for Allegedly Assaulting a Man With Clubs at Arcata Encampment; One Suspect Still Outstanding, APD Says

ARRESTED: 18-Year-Old Bear River Homicide Suspect, Two Associates Taken Into Custody in Utah, Sheriff’s Office Says

Two Cited for Illegally Cutting Wood on Tribal Land, Hoopa Valley Police Say

Convicted Felon Found With Stolen Firearm, Drugs After Foot Chase, EPD Says

Suspect in Arcata Arson Also Suspected in Campus Burglary Spree, Humboldt State Says

Two Arrested in Fortuna Outskirts on Charges Possession of Heroin For Sale, Sheriff’s Office Says

Another Dog Mauling: 59-Year-Old Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After Pit Bull Escapes, Attacks in Bayview

Felon Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing a Loaded Gun on HSU Campus Following Disturbance in Residence Hall

Police Release Name of Arson Suspect Arrested on the Scene of Arcata House Fire

Two Arrested for Possession of Heroin, Meth, MDMA, Firearms, Including Gun Reported Stolen in 2015 Pacific Outfitters Burglary, DTF Says

Big Shipment of Heroin to Eureka Intercepted, Two Arrested, Drug Task Force Says

Two Men Shot in the Leg Near Broadway Gas Station Early This Morning; Police Seeking Suspects

Beware, Football Drinkers! Eureka Police Will Step Up Enforcement During ‘The Big Game’ Sunday, and if You Drink and Drive You Will Surely Be Arrested

Yet Another Weed Bust at One of Those Storage Unit Places Near Rohnerville Airport

Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Today’s Standoff in Westhaven

Sheriff’s Office Announces That It Has Been Released From Court Monitoring Over Child Welfare-Related Operations

56-Year-Old Man Shot on I Street Last Night; Police Seeking Suspect, Victim in Critical Condition

Speeding Motorcyclist Crashes on Scenic Drive While Attempting to Evade Deputies, Sheriff’s Office Says

Suspected DUI Driver Plows Into Eureka’s Cheshire Cat House, EPD Says

January 2021

DTF Raids Eureka Hotel, Arrests Two From San Francisco for Alleged Possession of Drugs, Unregistered Firearms, Clothes ‘Covered in Blood Splatter’

Warrant Suspect Arrested After Four-Hour SWAT Team Standoff in King Salmon

At River Lodge Press Conference, Fortuna Police Announce Arrest of Former Teaching Assistant on Charges of Sexual Abuse of a Child

ANOTHER HOLD-UP: Coast Central Credit Union at Bayshore Mall Robbed Again Yesterday Afternoon

85-Year-Old Garberville Man Found Shot Dead on Bell Springs Road Yesterday; Case Still Under Investigation

Hoopa Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Being Spotted in Eureka

Traffic Stop in Hoopa Leads to Discovery of Meth and Loaded Firearm, Sheriff’s Office Says

Redway Probationer Driving on Expired License Found With Lots of Drugs and Cash After Traffic Stop, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Man Arrested in Connection With Last Week’s Shooting on West Del Norte Street; Police Will Ask for Attempted Murder Charges

Eureka POP Squad Finds Loaded Weapon, Half a Pound of Meth on Local Man During Traffic Stop, Department Says

Serial McKinleyville Drug Dealer Arrested for Selling Out of Arcata Mobile Home, Says HCDTF

Numerous Phone Scammers Once Again Pretending to Be the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Demanding Money; Here Are Tips to Protect Yourself and Elderly Loved Ones

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