Crime

February 2021

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

FBI Seeking Info on the ‘Lost Coast Bandit,’ a Bank Robber With Good Posture Who Has Hit Coast Central Locations in Arcata and Eureka Over the Last Month

Probation Search in Shelter Cove Leads to Discovery of Illegal Weapons and Large Weed Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Department Releases More Records, Including Body-Cam Footage, from July Officer-Involved Shooting

Parolee Knocks Down Deputy, Flees Scene After Being Stopped in Stolen Vehicle Near Hoopa, Says HCSO

Willow Creek Woman Arrested for False Imprisonment After Allegedly Trapping Victim Inside a Trailer, Threatening to Set It on Fire

Family Dispute Ends in 19-Year-Old’s Stabbing Arrest in Freshwater

(UPDATE) Burglars Reportedly Hit SoHum’s Legend of Bigfoot for $20,000 in Merchandise, Cash

EUREKA SHOOTING: Victim in Stable Condition; EPD Investigating Attempted Murder

Sheriff’s Office Seizes More Than 170 Pounds of Weed, Almost 2,500 Plants and $280K at Illegal Grow Sites, Agency Says

Hoopa Man Arrested on Suspicion of Dealing Meth

Burglary Ring Working Bracut Mobile Home Park Broken Up Yesterday, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Arrested, Two Possible Suspects at Large

Eureka Police Arrest Man on Charges of Manufacturing Explosives, Say Federal Charges Possible

‘Largest Seizure of Fentanyl’ in Humboldt History, Says Drug Task Force Following Arrests Relating to Trafficking Investigation

Two Public Porta-Potties Torched Near Westhaven in Three Weeks

Eureka Man Arrested for Suspected Heroin Sales After Officers Observe Him Making Multiple Trips to Drop Vehicle

Van Stolen From Fieldbrook School Found in McKinleyville a Week and a Half Later, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Suspect Still Outstanding

Pacifica Man Arrested With Weed, Assault Weapon After Being Observed Speeding on Highway 96, Deputies Say

High-Speed Chase With Couple in Conflict Ends With Deployment of a Spike Strip, HCSO Says

Rock-Wielding Man Arrested for Vandalizing Willow Creek Business, Physically Assaulting a Man, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sleepy Eureka Man Arrested After Being Found in Possession of Stolen Trailer

Orleans Man Charged With Strangling Fellow Inmate to Death in Siskiyou County Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says

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