Crime

May 2020

Eureka Police Arrest ‘Person of Interest’ in Last Week’s Campton Road Homicide Investigation

Nearly 20k Plants and More Than 800 Pounds of Bud Destroyed in Multi-Agency Weed Bust in Weitchpec

Identity of One of Three Subjects Suspected in Series of Rural Humboldt Burglaries Released by Sheriff’s Office

One Man Shot Dead After Attempting to Assault West Avenue Resident in Eureka Last Night, Police Say; Investigation Determines Shooter Acted in Self-Defense

CHP Discovers 778 Pounds of Weed in Cargo Trailer on the Avenue After Driver Caused Minor Collision

Drug Task Force Raids Residence in the Hoopa Valley; Presses Heroin and Meth-Related Charges on Previously Convicted Felon

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Death of 84-Year-Old Man on Campton Road Deemed ‘Suspicious’; Eureka Police Searching for Suspects

‘Distinctive Humboldt Logo’ on Surveillance Footage Leads to Arrest of Man Accused of Stealing Cigarettes from a Gas Station

Items Stolen By Porch Pirates Returned Following Facebook Marketplace Police Sting, EPD Says; Three Cited After Stolen Goods Cache Found in Motel Room

Fortuna Man Wanted for Attempted Murder After Shooting Up Home on Acacia Drive, Police Say

Three Arrested in Eureka on Trespassing and Weapons Charges

Big Ol’ Weed Bust in Miranda: 14,000 Unpermitted Plants Taken Down, 2,000 Pounds of Processed Cannabis Confiscated, Sheriff’s Office Says

An 1,121-Plant Grow Busted Near Honeydew Yesterday Also Had Significant Water-Diversion Violations, Says Sheriff’s Office

You Can Visit Humboldt Inmates Again Starting Next Week

Woman From Mexico Arrested With Five Pounds of Suspected Heroin; Also Cited for Violating Shelter-in-Place Order

17,108 Cannabis Plants Eradicated at Unpermitted SoHum Grow Site

Neighbor Tip Leads to Burglary-in-Progress Arrest in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team Takes Down Unpermitted 878-Plant Grow in Redway

Break-in at the Savage Henry Comedy Club

Eureka Police: Commercial Burglaries, Violent Crime, Domestic Violence Now on the Rise

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Recent Supervisorial Candidate Richard French for Allegedly Throwing Machete at Neighbor During Dispute; French Tased By Third Party Prior to Deputies’ Arrival

Pandemic Doesn’t Slow Weed Busts: Sheriff’s Office Hits Another Allegedly Illegal Grow in SoHum, Takes Down 3,200 Plants and Cites One Person

April 2020

Eureka Police Remove 18 Trespassers From Boarded Up Fourth Street Building

Methanol Lab Discovered at Site of Yesterday’s Fire in Bayside, Says HCSO

Arcata Man Tased, Arrested After Attempting to Evade Officers By Driving Into the Community Forest

Sheriff’s Office’s Eradication Team Takes Down Unpermitted 1,000-Plant Grow in the Dinsmore Area

Cutten Stabbing Suspect Sought by Law Enforcement; 20-Year-Old Victim Treated On Scene

Sheriff’s Office Serves Warrant on Alleged Illegal Grow; 60-Year-Old Man Cited for 2,600 Plants, Environmental Violations

(VIDEO) Eureka High School Alumnus Taken By Green Bay Packers in 2020 NFL Draft

HCSO: 30-Year-Old Man Arrested for Attempted Murder, Other Charges

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting Near Carlotta This Morning

Hydesville Man Reported Missing Emerges From the Woods Near Titlow Hill After 14 Days

(VIDEO) Burglar Steals Coin Machine From Funky Monkey Pizza Restaurant in Fortuna, Tells Owner to Keep the Change

Sheriff’s Office Looking For Two Dudes in a Prius Who Allegedly Shot Random People With a BB Gun Friday Evening

Man Arrested for Arson in Connection With Willow Creek Ace Hardware Fire

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Early Morning Stabbing in Cutten

$10,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest of Person who Opened Fire on Sheriff’s Deputy Earlier This Week

Sheriff’s Office Sez: Your Concealed Carry Weapons Permit is Now Automatically Extended Until the End of October, and Also It’s OK to Wear Masks While Carrying Now

Revolution Bicycles in Henderson Center Burglarized Early This Morning; $6,000 Electric Bike Stolen

On the Third Anniversay of Josiah Lawson’s Death, Arcata Police Once Again Ask for Witnesses to Come Forward

HIGHWAY 36 SHOTS FIRED: Deputy Patrol Car Windshield Shot; Suspects on Motorcycle Fled East, Escaped Through the Fog

Scammers Set Up Fake Food Ordering Webpage for Valley West Restaurant, Collect Credit Card Information From Unsuspecting Customers, Police Say

Car Thievery Suspect Flees From Deputies in McK; Crashes Into Another Car; Flees on Foot; Eventually Arrested in Possession of Gun, Weapons, Police Scanner, Sheriff’s Office Says

19-Year-Old McKinleyville Resident Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Family on the Hammond Trail; Child Victim Hospitalized

Willow Creek Man Busted With Weed, Cocaine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Ecstasy and LSD After Being Stopped at a North Carolina COVID-19 Checkpoint, Cops Say

A Whistleblower Spotted Vacation Rental Ads in Violation of County’s Shelter-in-Place Order; They Were Scams, Says DA’s Office

UPDATE: Shots Fired in Arcata Last Night Strike Maintenance Shed and Two Apartments; Arcata Police Chief Says Investigation in Ongoing

Arcata Plaza Hit By String of Burglaries; Police Say They Will Not Investigate Non-Violent Crimes In Person

March 2020

Armed Robbery at Eureka Business; EPD Releases Suspect Description

(VIDEO) New Documentary on Hart Family Murder-Suicide to Be Released Next Week

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