Crime

April 2020

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

Walkaways From Inmate Work Camp Arrested in Ukiah, Southern California

Authorities Searching for Two Inmates Who Reportedly Fled the Eel River Conservation Camp Friday

Eureka Police Bust Alleged Heroin, Meth Ring in Eureka Motel; Two Children Taken Into Protective Custody

This Badass Humboldt Native Helped Orchestrate a Sting Operation That Recovered Thousands of Stolen Respirator Masks for a Global Humanitarian Aid Organization

Local CHP Office Reminds the Public That It’s Still Enforcing Laws During the Epidemic, Arrests Suspected DUI Driver Caught Doing Donuts in Willow Creek

Eureka Man Breaks Into Three Houses, Gets Arrested After One Proves Occupied: EPD

PG&E SEZ: Don’t Fall For Scams — PG&E is Not Going to Threaten to Turn Off Your Power During the Pandemic

Humboldt County Jail Only Booking Suspects Charged With Serious or Violent Felonies Due to COVID-19

Eureka Police Fire Less-Than-Lethal Bean Bag Round at Uncooperative Man Possibly Armed With Crossbow

SHOOTING IN ARCATA: APD Releases Suspect, Vehicle Descriptions

Guatemalan, Mexican Citizens Arrested With Two Pounds of Heroin Following McK Traffic Stop; Local Arrested for Maintaining a Drug House a Day Later

Man Recently Arrested By County Swat Team on Drugs and Weapons Charges Posts Bail, Gets Arrested By Drug Task Force on Additional Drugs and Weapons Charges

Sheriff’s Office Makes Early Morning Meth Bust in Weitchpec; One Arrested

Large Stash of Heroin Discovered Near Zane Middle School; Suspected Drug Trafficker Arrested

Eureka Residents Used ‘SKIPTHEGAMES’ Escort Site to Attract Clients, Says EPD

(PHOTOS) Can You Identify These Two Guys (And Dog) Who Stole Parts of a Historic Barn in Humboldt Redwoods State Park?

Countywide Fugitive Task Force Caught Up With Five Suspects on the Lam Over the Weekend

Two Arrested in Arcata for Attempted Murder; Victim in Stable Condition With Multiple Stab Wounds

Man Crashes Vehicle With Child Inside While Fleeing From Cops, Arrested on Firearms Charges

Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Fleeing From Cops, Rolling Vehicle Down Highway 96 Embankment

February 2020

Drug Task Force Discovers Packaged Heroin at Eureka Residence; Two Arrested

Texas Man Arrested With Weed, Stolen Guns, Ski Mask During Early Morning Traffic Stop

Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Robbery for Stealing Weed From a Eureka Garage, District Attorney’s Office Says

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