Crime

September 2023

With $2M in State Grant Money, Humboldt County DA’s Office Will Create a Retail Theft Prosecution Team

Leggett Man Arrested Following Wednesday’s Crash at Richardson Grove That Killed a Pedestrian, CHP Says

Sheriff’s Office Says it Found a Little Bit of Drugs And Not As Many Guns as the Drug Task Force Did in Fortuna During Blue Lake Raid Yesterday; One Arrested

Drug Task Force Says it Found a Little Bit of Drugs But a Whole Lot of Guns During Fortuna Raids Yesterday; Four Arrested

EUREKA HOMICIDE: EPD Seek Suspect They Say Stabbed Roommate to Death; Victim Identified

One Arrested, Two At-Large After Drug Task Force Raid in Redway

Sheriff’s Office Releases More Info on Sunday’s Officer-Involved Shooting in Hoopa

Officer-Involved Shooting in Hoopa Leaves Suspect Dead; HCSO and DA’s Office Investigating

29-Year-Old Arrested For Attempted Murder After Altercation in Downtown Eureka

Attempted Murder Suspect Found Sleeping in Vehicle in Orick

(UPDATING) Eureka High on Hard Lockdown as Police Investigate Off-Campus Incident

Second Fortuna Student Arrested Friday in Possession of a Different Handgun

15-Year-Old Fortuna Kid Arrested Today For Allegedly Bringing a Gun to School Had Been Arrested for Attempted Homicide Earlier This Year

Sheriff’s Office Warns of ‘Sophisticated, Large-Scale’ Online Scam That Cost Local Resident Thousands of Dollars

Fortuna Juvenile Taken Into Custody After Bringing Gun to School, Says FPD

The Sheriff’s Office is Taking Another Look at a Decades-Old Missing Person Case, and Wonders if You Might Have Any Information That Could Help

Three People Found Dead in McKinleyville Residence in Apparent Murder/Suicide; HCSO Investigating

Three Arrested Following Weekend Car Burglary Spree in Samoa and Cutten, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting and Pepper-Spraying a Stranger Unprovoked at Clam Beach

August 2023

Six Pounds of Meth Found on Suspect After Being Pulled Over Near Trinidad, Drug Task Force Says

80-Year-Old Man Arrested for Vehicle Theft and Resisting Arrest After Attempting to Flee Officers by Clambering Over a Metal Gate, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Felony Warrant Suspect at Kimtu, Allegedly in Possession of a Great Deal of Fentanyl

Man Leads Sheriff’s Deputy on Three-Mile Chase Before Getting Arrested for DUI

Arcata Police Arrest Suspect in July 2 Homicide, With Help from Humboldt and Mendo County SWAT Teams

Eureka Police Follow Trail of Blood to Site of Downtown Stabbing; Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder

73-Year-Old Punched by Panhandler Outside Willow Creek Gas Station, Says HCSO

Sheriff’s Office Says it Would Like to Meet the People Who Shot Up the Fort Seward PG&E Substation Near Alderpoint, Causing $200,000 Worth of Damage

Fortuna Resident Arrested For Possession, Transportation of Fentanyl and Meth After Trip to Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says

Some Guy Tried to Snatch People’s Mail From Them, Used a Road Sign and PVC Pipe as Weapons, Then Barricaded Himself in a Fortuna Home, Sheriff’s Office Says

Estranged Family Member Allegedly Forces Entry Into Eureka-Area Home, Steals Valuables and Vandalizes the House, Sheriff’s Office Says

Woman Wanted on a Felony Warrant Arrested in Blue Lake While Sitting in a Car With Drug Paraphernalia in Plain Sight, Sheriff’s Office Says

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Invites You to the SWAP Farm for Free Coffee and Hayrides This Weekend

Drug Task Force Serves Search Warrant at Suspected Drug House in Eureka, Arrests One Resident

After Following Suspect to Oakland and Back, Drug Task Force Seizes 1.8 Pounds of Fentanyl, a Kilo of Meth, Plus Pills and Currency; Two Arrested on Numerous Charges

K9 Deputy Rex Conducts ‘Open Air Sniff,’ Alerts Agents to 2 Pounds of Meth, Drug Task Force Says

Traffic Stop in Arcata Leads to Arrest for Meth Possession and Probation Violation

Man Arrested on Mad River Beach for Possession of Stolen Vehicle and Meth After Trying to Flee into the Dunes, Sheriff’s Office Says

Redway Neighbor Dispute Leads to Arrest for Elder Abuse, Assault and Burglary

Much Fentanyl Discovered During Search of Sleepy Suspect’s Vehicle in Trinidad

Felony Warrant Suspect Arrested in Blue Lake

Sheriff’s Office Mourns the Loss of Veteran Sergeant to Cancer at Age 44

Some Faker is Out Here Pretending to Be a Fire Inspector, Arcata Fire District Warns

Eureka Police Provide Update on Thursday’s Wabash Shooting Investigation (And the Nearby DUI Hit-and-Run)

Deputy Spots a Stolen Motorcycle on 299, Arrests the Dude Who Was Riding It, Sheriff’s Office Says

51-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Physical Assault at the Garberville Town Square, Sheriff Says

Woman Dies After ‘Physical Altercation’ With Man Results in Apparent Stab Wounds to Both, EPD Says

(UPDATED With Photos) 41-Year-Old Fortuna Woman Arrested for Threatening to Kill Local Government Officials, Says Fortuna Police

Convicted Felon Arrested With Fentanyl and a Folding Firearm the Size and Shape of a Credit Card, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Says

Two Young Children Removed From Fortuna Home During Meth Bust

July 2023

Man Throws Camp Chairs During Fight at Swimmer’s Delight Campground, Injuring Two Women, Sheriff’s Office Says

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