Crime

August 2020

Man Found Shot Dead in Southern Humboldt After Deputies Receive Tip from Out-of-Town Attorney, Sheriff’s Office Says

Shot Fired During Late Night Disturbance on Humboldt Hill, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Arrested

Lots of Meth and Hash and Evidence of Trafficking Found in Rio Dell Residence, Drug Task Force Says

Over 30,000 Unpermitted Cannabis Plants Destroyed in Three-Day Raid in the Blake Mountain Area, Sheriff’s Office Says

Trinidad Traffic Stop Results in Seizure of More Than 10,000 Xanny Bars, Half an Ounce of Meth, Drug Task Force Says

(UPDATE) McKinleyville Man Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Shooting at Neighbor’s Home Near Hiller Park Last Night

Eureka Man Found Inside First Street Business in the Early Morning Hours, Police Say; Surveillance Shows Suspect Passing Equipment Out a Window to Accomplice

Arcata Woman Arrested After Early Morning High-Speed Stolen Vehicle Chase That Ran From Eureka to Del Norte County

Kidnapping Suspect Apprehended in Oregon; Victim Unharmed

Anderson Man Arrested After Twice Fleeing From Cops, Ramming Patrol Car in McK Area, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE) Fieldbrook Woman Believed Kidnapped; Law Enforcement Searching for Suspect Who May Be Armed and Dangerous

One Injured in Shooting Near Bridgeville; Suspect Vehicle Description Released

July 2020

Two Arrested, Five Pounds of Heroin Taken in Arcata-Area Bust, Drug Task Force Says

HSU Police Arrest Two Murder Suspects Out of Virginia Who Were Found Sleeping at a University Facility

NEW PHONE SCAM: There’s a New, Technologically Sophisticated Scam in Which the Scammer Impersonates a Particular Sheriff’s Office Investigator

Eureka Police Release Name of Person Shot By Officers Yesterday; Chief Issues Statement

Eureka Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Being Spotted Walking Near Henderson Center

OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING: Eureka Officers Shoot, Kill Man Who Had Leveled Weapon at Them, According to Police Report; Man Had Been Making Suicidal Threats

Two Women Carjacked in Eureka at Gunpoint; At-Large Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous

Sheriff’s Office Dismantles Large BHO Lab on Humboldt Hill After Fire Breaks Out Inside

Weed Robbery in Eureka’s Rosewood Neighborhood Leaves One Out-of-Towner Shot, Hospitalized; Deputies Searching for Suspects

North Bay Police Recover Purse Pistol Reported Stolen Out of Humboldt County 25 Years Ago

(VIDEO) Firearms Stolen in Eureka; Do You Recognize This Vehicle?

Woman Blocks 101, Assaults Deputy, Escapes From Custody After Being Taken Into Custody For Child Endangerment, Sheriff’s Office Says

Attempted Murder Suspect Turns Himself Over to Authorities After Stabbing in Valley West, APD Says

Two Taken to Hospital With Gunshot Wounds After Encounter With Armed, Masked Group in Trinity County

One Arrested After Deputies Witness Her Ram Another Vehicle; Suspect Later Said Victim Was ‘Driving Too Slowly,’ Sheriff’s Office Says

11,000 Unpermitted Plants Taken Down in Shively, Honeydew and Briceland This Week, Says Sheriff’s Office’s Marijuana Enforcement Team

(UPDATE: ARRESTED) DA’s Office Seeking Fugitive Wanted for Felony Hit-and-Run, Child Endangerment

DTF: Fortuna Woman Arrested After Meeting with Drug Traffickers in SoHum

Man Arrested in Pine Hill Alleged to Have Shot Through the Front Door of an Acquaintance at Two in the Morning

The Bomb Squad Was Called Out to a Eureka Corner Last Night After Someone Was Reported as Attempting to Ignite a Possible ‘Bottle Rocket’

Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Tests Positive For COVID-19; Inmates Being Tested, Cleaning Underway at Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says

(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Says Prison Inmates Due to be Released in Humboldt Pose Contagion Risk to Community

Bomb Squad Discovers Suspicious Humboldt Hill Packages Contained ‘Vinyl Records’

HCSO Explosives Team Investigating Suspicious Packages on Humboldt Hill Road

Three Pounds of Heroin Discovered, One Arrested During Eureka Police Bust

(UPDATE: ROBBER NAMED) District Attorney Won’t Prosecute Gas Station Worker in Recent Blue Lake Shooting; Investigation Shows He Acted in Self-Defense, Fleming Says

Police Arrest Eureka Man for the Alleged Repeated Sexual Abuse of a Minor

(VIDEO) Citation Issued, Mortars Seized After Illegal Firework Explodes Next to Eureka Police Officer on 4th of July

(UPDATED) Neighbors Who Responded to Alleged Blue Lake Murder Describe Trying to Save the Victim’s Life

Blue Lake Gas Station Employee Arrested on Charge of Murder in Shooting of Alleged Armed Robber

CAL FIRE Seizes More Than 10,000 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks From a Home in Eureka

Two Arrested with 4.5 Pounds of Heroin in Fortuna, Says DTF

Armed Robbery at Murphy’s Market in Trinidad Last Night; Employees Assaulted; Suspect Still at Large

Following New State Law, District Attorney Retroactively Redesignates Over 800 Weed Felony Convictions as Misdemeanors

June 2020

Shot Fired in Assault on Eureka’s Third Street Sunday Afternoon; One Arrested For Negligent Discharge of Weapon, Felon in Possession of Firearm and Body Armor

Eight Thousand Plants Taken Down in the Honeydew Area Today; Once Again, Many Serious Water Violations Were Noted, Marijuana Enforcement Team Says

Mendo Sheriff Investigating Possibility That Minor Located at Raided Covelo Grow is a Victim of Sex, Labor Trafficking

Ten Thousand Plants Eradicated, Illegal Water Diversion/Pollution Violations Cited in Disnmore Raid Yesterday, Sheriff’s Office Says

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