Crime

November 2020

Reported Westhaven Assault Leads Deputies to 16 Grams of Meth; Two Arrested

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Pellet Gun Shooting After Man Was Hit While Walking Near Arcata Community Forest

Sheriff’s Office’s Marijuana Enforcement Team Hits Three Operations in Blue Lake, McKinleyville and Eureka

Sheriff’s Office Says: If You See Suspicious Activity or Threats of Violence During the Election, Please Report Them

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: 48-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Found Injured in Old Town Today; Police Seeking Surveillance Video

October 2020

Suspected DUI Driver Arrested After Crashing Into County Coroner’s Vehicle With Deceased Person On Board

South Dakota Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In McKinleyville; Victims — an Infant and a Toddler — Found Safe

Two Brothers Arrested After Peruvian Customs Agents Intercept Large Quantities of Oxy Headed For Eureka, Drug Task Force Says

Suspect Arrested for Bayshore Mall Parking Lot Robbery, EPD Says

12,857 Cannabis Plants, 1,828 Pounds of Bud Destroyed by Humboldt Sheriff’s Office at Unlicensed Parcels in Eureka and Larabee Valley

McKinleyville Stabbing Last Night Appears to Have Followed Road Rage Incident, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Seeking Suspect in Broadway Business Copper Wiring Heist

Eureka Police Seeking Suspect in Late-Night Robbery at Downtown Dutch Brothers

BREAKING: Fortuna Police Ask Residents on South Fortuna Boulevard to Shelter in Place Due to ‘Police Incident’

(UPDATE) Man Arrested After Firing Weapon During Rosewood Domestic Disturbance, Sheriff’s Office Says

Speeding Motorcyclist Pursued Though Eureka Late Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says

Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts SoHum Grow Op That Had County Permits But No State License, According to Sheriff’s Office

ATT’N CITIZEN CRIMEFIGHTERS: The Sheriff’s Office Would Like You to Register Your Security Cams With Them (If You Live in the Unincorporated Area)

Human Remains Found on Garberville River Bar Earlier This Month Identified as 21-Year-Old Redding Woman

Driver of Red Jeep That Struck Pedestrian During Eureka Protest Charged With Reckless Driving

(VIDEO) Gangly Teenage Nimrod Steals Biden Yard Sign, Trips, Gets Momentarily Spooked by Incoming Headlights

Woman Removes Heroin Hidden in Her ‘Body Cavities’ After Traffic Stop in SoHum, Drug Task Force Says

Most of Humboldt County Can Now Text 9-1-1 for Their Emergencies; Service Coming to Other Communities Soon

Eureka Woman Arrested for DUI After Major Injury Crash Near Orick Tuesday, CHP Says

Sheriff’s Office Opens Homicide Investigation After Burned Human Remains Found on River Bar Near Garberville

Eureka Police Arrest Two After Alleged Armed Robbery Near Alice Birney Campus

Washington Murder Suspects Arrested After One Runs Out of Gas, the Other Attempts Carjacking, HCSO Says

Man Tased, Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Eventually Arrested After Attempted Carjacking at Courthouse Market Last Night, Eureka Police Say

Shots Fired Between Security Guards, Intruders at Commercial Cannabis Farm on Bald Hills Road; Sheriff’s Office Investigating

Seven Pounds of Meth Confiscated From Local Drug Trafficking Organization Over Several Weeks, Task Force Says

Slow-Speed Pursuit Down Central Avenue Ends with McKinleyville Woman’s Arrest

23 Humboldt County Sex Offenders Deemed to Be Out of Compliance with State Law

Dows Prairie Man Arrested With Lots of Pills After Advertising Them for Sale on Social Media, Drug Task Force Says

MORE HEROIN: Eureka POP Team Arrests 60-Year-Old With 14 Ounces of Heroin, a Scale and $5,500 in Cash, Department Says

Eureka Woman Arrested, Suspected of Heroin Trafficking; Two Others Face Related Charges

Eureka Police Are Still Looking to Identify the Pickup Driver Who Bowled Over a Demonstrator Last Week, and They’re Trying to Contact the Demonstrator Again Too

SoHum Delivery Driver Zip-Tied, Beaten by Burglars Near Whitethorn; Sheriff’s Office Investigating

September 2020

Eureka Police Seize 1,270 Pounds of Weed During Raid on Illegal Cannabis Processing Operation in Lundbar Hills Home

Eureka Man Arrested After Carrying Shotgun Into Downtown Fortuna Motel, Drug Task Force Says

Eureka Police, FBI Arrest One Suspect in Henderson Center Bank Robbery; Orleans Man May be Tied to Other Recent Hold-Ups, EPD Says

Bay Area Woman’s Car Found on Remote Korbel Road; Sheriff’s Office Initiates Missing Person’s Case

(PHOTOS) Arcata Police Seeking Suspects in Valley West Strong-Arm Robbery

New Evacuation Warnings Issued for Southeastern Humboldt County as August Complex Makes New Surge

Eureka Police Department Issues Statement on Last Night’s Protest; Investigations Into Truck Ramming Through Line of Protesters, Vandalism Underway

SCAM ALERT: No, Humboldt Residents Should Not Attempt to Cash This Check for $4,900

Sacramento Man Arrested After Attempting to Kidnap Estranged Wife in the Ridgewood Area, HCSO Says

(UPDATE) EPD Officer Cites and Releases Felon in Possession of Firearm With Serial Number Removed After Encounter on Waterfront Drive

Probationer Discovered With Weed, Meth After Willow Creek Traffic Stop, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After SoHum Shooting

Search Warrant at Eureka Motel Leads to Discovery of Heroin, Meth, Indicia of Sales, Drug Task Force Says

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