Crime

June 2020

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Knifepoint Robbery at Blue Lake Gas Station

EPD Chief Steve Watson Explains Department’s Use-of-Force Policies: ‘Most’ Align With ‘8 Can’t Wait’ Demands

Sheriff’s Office Says it Has Suspended Carotid Restraint, Addresses Other Use-of-Force Tactics in Letter to Community

(VIDEO) Sheriff Wants to Prove to the Community and the Country that Law Enforcement Officers Aim to Serve and Protect, Honsal Says

(UPDATED: CHP Cannot Confirm Antifa Buses) Sheriff Honsal Stands By ‘Antifa Bus’ Reports Despite Evidence That It Was All a Hoax

Covelo Man Arrested for Kidnapping for Ransom, Pistol-Whipping Victim After Dispute at Marijuana Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says

Weed Raids in SoHum Continue; Enforcement Team Takes Down Over 10,000 Unpermitted Plants in Rancho Sequoia, Sheriff’s Office Says

EPD Hosts Virtual Roundtable on Domestic Violence During the Pandemic, Publishes List of Resources Available to Victims

Marijuana Enforcement Team Destroys 353 Weed Plants at Unpermitted Petrolia Grow, Seizes 62 Grams of Meth, Six Firearms and Numerous Prescription Pills Packaged for Sale, Sheriff’s Office Says

(VIDEO) Eureka Police Department Holds Press Conference on Campton Road Murder Investigtion

Sheriff’s Office Eradicates 58,000 Unpermitted Plants in Blocksburg Raid; Numerous Water Violations Noted, Deputies Say

May 2020

Suspected Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Arcata

MISSING: Search and Rescue Looking for Man Who Fell in the Ocean Near Trinidad

Nearly 10k Plants and More than 7k Pounds of Weed Destroyed in Bust of Un-permitted Grows Near Dinsmore

(UPDATE: FOUND) Search and Rescue Operation Underway for Two Hikers Last Seen Near Orick

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

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