Crime

February 2021

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

Humboldt Democratic Headquarters Burglarized After Vandal Smashes Building’s 4th Street Window, EPD Says

Myrtletown Couple Arrested After Agents Find Over a Pound of Meth in Woman’s Pants Following Traffic Stop, Drug Task Force Says

HCSO Seeking Attempted Murder Suspect Believed to Be Armed and Dangerous

Juvenile In Custody After Armed Robbery, Carjacking in McKinleyville Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says

Broadway Motel Search Results in Two Arrests for Suspected Meth Sales

Man Arrested in Connection With Local School Burglary; Second Suspect, Stolen Van Still Outstanding

Arcata Man Shoots Motel 6 Employee, Sets Room on Fire Before Fatally Shooting Himself, APD Says

Eurekan Arrested for Making Over 100 Non-Emergency 911 Calls

Man Arrested for Robbery in Willow Creek After Allegedly Threatening Group With Hatchet, Stealing Backpack

December 2020

Hand Tools Being Used to Build McKay Community Forest Trails Stolen From Storage Shed, Says County Public Works

(VIDEO/PHOTOS) Eureka Police Serve Search Warrant, Detain 14 People at Squires-Owned Nuisance Property

Stop for ‘Minor Traffic Violation’ Leads to Arrest for Possession of Meth for Sale, EPD Says

Ferndale Anti-Hate Billboard Vandalized With Obscure Message


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