Crime

June 2024

(VIDEO) In the Dead of Night Friday, Someone Stole the County’s Pride Flag From the Pole Outside the Courthouse; Suspect Identified, Arrest Warrant Being Sought, EPD Says

Fortuna Police Seeking ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Suspect They Say Fled From Chop Shop Where Multiple Stolen Vehicles Were Found

Fortuna Police Seek Suspect Who Attempted to Kidnap Two Girls

Eureka Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Felon Whose Vehicle Held Nine Firearms and Various Other Stolen Property, EPD Says

Eureka Resident Arrested With a Pound of Meth Coming Back From Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says

Local Woman Tried to Stop Teen Bullies From Beating a Kid, but When She and Her Husband Intervened, The Kids Attacked Her Instead; APD Seeks Video Evidence

The Sheriff’s Office Has Good Photos of Suspects in a Violent Shooting and Carjacking Two Months Ago, and It Would Like to Know if Anyone Recognizes Them

May 2024

Sheriff’s Office Reports That the Body of the Young Man Drowned in the Trinity Two Weeks Ago Was Finally Located Yesterday

Two Arrested in Eureka on Suspicion of Drug Trafficking, Child Molestation and More, Drug Task Force Says

Eureka Police Department Statement on Yesterday’s Crash Confirms That a 66-Year-Old Pedestrian Was Killed; Witnesses Asked to Come Forward to Assist Investigation

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Hydesville Woman

Two Stung During Underage Alcohol Sales Sting in Eureka Last Week

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office Names Deputy Who Shot and Killed Suspect in Cutten Incident Last Month

The Cutten Man Shot by Deputies in Critical Incident Nearly Two Weeks Ago Died on Friday, Sheriff’s Office Says

April 2024

‘I Just Want Him to Come Back’: Search Efforts Continue for the 19-Year-Old Who Was Swept Away in the Trinity River Last Week

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Fortuna Teen Who Went Missing and Presumably Drowned While Attempting to Rescue a Girl in the Trinity Last Week

Sheriff’s Office Says Homicide No Longer Suspected in Fickle Hill-Area Death This Morning

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Today’s Shootings in Cutten

Former Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Sentenced to 90 Days for Criminal Threats, District Attorney’s Office Says

Two People Stabbed in Rio Dell This Afternoon Morning; Suspect in Custody, Police Say

Nasty Scammers are Stealing CalFresh Benefits From the Humboldt People Who Need Them Most

One Arrested Following Kneeland Home Robbery, Brief Vehicular Chase This Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

Drug Task Force Seizes Over Three Pounds of Fentanyl After Tracking Eureka Man From Oakland, Agency Says

(PHOTOS) Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Large, Illegal Grow Near Berry Summit, Sheriff’s Office Says

Missing Person’s Car Found in SoHum May Have Been Swept Downstream by Winter Storms; Search Continues

Seven Years Later, Arcata Police Hope That More Witnesses to the Killing of David Josiah Lawson Will Come Forward

Humboldt Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Selling Fentanyl, Weapons, Among Other Charges

Sheriff’s Deputies Track Down, Arrest Trinidad Area Man for Making Violent Threats

Westhaven Man Arrested After Girlfriend Flees Home to Escape Domestic Violence, Says HCSO

Federal Disaster Funding Won’t be Forthcoming for Victims of the January Floods, Office of Emergency Services Says

Eureka Gym Owner Arrested for Allegedly Importing, Selling Black Market Chinese Testosterone, Drug Task Force Says

SPEAKING OF TIKTOK: Eureka Police Department Urges Our Dumb-Ass Youth to Resist the Call of the #DoorKickChallenge

Homeowner Detains Late-Night Burglary Suspect at Trinidad House While Deputies Arrive, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Missing Woman, Last Seen in Alderpoint, Who May be Living ‘Transient Lifestyle’

March 2024

(VIDEO) HCSO Releases Body-Cam Footage From January Standoff With Man Who Allegedly Sliced Two Juveniles’ Necks With a Knife

Weapons Seized, Thousands of Cannabis Plants Eradicated During Raid on Airport Road in Fortuna

Suspect in Construction Site Burglary Nabbed After Neighbors Unite to Identify Him, Eureka Police Say

Watch Out, Coast Central Credit Union Customers! Some Phone Scammers Seem to be Targeting You in Particular

Late Night McKinleyville Home Burglary Suspect Taken Into Custody After Foot Chase, Sheriff’s Office Says

Antisemitic Social Media Messages Lead to Arcata Man’s Arrest, Says HCSO

Eureka Teen Arrested After Advertising Drugs for Sale on Social Media, 3D-Printing Firearms, Says Drug Task Force

Eureka Man Robs Bank, Feels Bad About It, Quickly Turns Himself In

Three Home Invasion Suspects Make Off With Weed and a Valuable Crystal After Zip-Tying Hydesville Resident’s Hands, Sheriff’s Office Says

Driver Who Plowed Through Eureka Nail Salon Over the Weekend Arrested for DUI

Rio Dell Man Arrested for Allegedly Stalking Scotia Business Owner

Teenager Arrested on Firearm Charges Following Traffic Stop in Bridgeville, Sheriff’s Office Says

EPD Now Investigating Recent Vehicle Arson as a Hate Crime

February 2024

A Black Business Owner’s Work Truck Was Firebombed and Spray-Painted With the N-Word in Eureka, Owner Says

(UPDATE: WEIRD STORY) Man Arrested in After Allegedly Firing Taser During Garberville Redway Bar Fight

Two and a Half Pounds of Meth En Route from Modesto to Eureka Intercepted by Drug Task Force

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