Crime

March 2021

(UPDATE) Drug Task Force Busts Suspected Eureka/Hoopa Fentanyl Ring, Which They Believe Led to Several Overdoses — Including That of a 13-Year-Old — in the Valley

Deputies Destroy 43 Pounds of Packaged Bud, 956 Plants, Seize 16 Guns and $37K at Grow Near Salmon Creek

Sheriff’s Office Looking for Suspects in Storage Facility Burglary

Couple Arrested After Being Found Unconscious in a Vehicle at Dollar General, Drugs Plainly Visible in Man’s Lap, Sheriff’s Office Says

Alleged Car Prowler Arrested in McKinleyville in Possession of Burglary Tools

At Dinsmore Weed Bust, Deputies Find Two Slaughtered Deer Fawns, Sheriff’s Office Says

Community Complaints Lead to Multi-Agency Wipe-out of Two Polluting, Un-permitted Weed Grows in SoHum

Felon Arrested With Loaded Handgun and Suspected Meth, But Home Searches Come Up Empty, EPD Says

Fortuna Police Arrest Man For Sexual Assault on a Minor

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Eureka Man Wanted in Trinity County for Alleged Sexual Abuse of a Child

Skeletal Remains Found in Fields Landing Mudflats

21-Year-Old Arcata Man and Eurekan Colleague Arrested After Strong-Arm Robbery and Assault on Officer Last Night, Eureka Police Say

Three Fined Thousands of Dollars for Taking 20 Undersized Dungeness Crabs Out of Season at Del Norte Pier in Eureka, CDFW Says

Eureka Pedestrian Injured in Hit-and-Run Captured on Surveillance Video

Eureka Carjacking Victim’s Car Found at Wabash and California Yesterday; Suspect Taken Into Custody

Indiana Sniff Dog Finds Half a Ton of Weed on McKinleyville Man, State Police Say

(VIDEO) Sheriff’s Office Would Like to Identify Man Who Smokes While Siphoning Stolen Diesel … Before Something Bad Happens

Woman Carjacked on Myrtle Avenue Friday Night; Sheriff’s Office Seeking 30ish Male Suspect

Fieldbrook Man Wanted For Striking Deputy With His Vehicle, Says Sheriff’s Office; Associate Arrested on Cannabis Charges

Arcata Police Arrest Man for Attempted Murder After Stabbing in Downtown Arcata Today

Rangers Seek Two People in Connection With Car Burglary at Redwood National and State Parks

Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest After Odd Incident Inside Motel Room in Orick

(PHOTOS) The Ol’ Heroin in the Cocoa Trick. Eureka Police Arrest One After Serving Warrant at Motel

Robbery Suspect Ordered to Wear Two Masks in Booking Photo After Telling Deputies He Was Recently Exposed to COVID-19

Suspected McKinleyville Meth Dealer Arrested

Eureka Man Arrested on Weapons, Narcotics Charges

Unlicensed Minor Taken to Juvie for Allegedly Running Stop Signs to Evade Fortuna Police, Fleeing Two-Car Crash on Foot

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Wanted Robbery Suspect, Sheriff’s Office Says

Drug Task Force Finds, Arrests Alleged Inside Man, Outside Drug Supplier in Jailhouse Smuggling Case

Decoy Posing as 14-Year-Old Leads to Arrest of ‘Predators’ Seeking Sex With a Minor, Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office Says

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

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