Crime

December 2018

Harden the Homefront Against Holiday House Burglars and Here’s How, Says HCSO

The Identity of This Guy, Who is Apparently a Would-Be Car Burglar, is Still Unknown to Park Rangers and They Would Like to Rectify That

Highway 36 Homicide Victim Identified; Sheriff’s Office Still Investigating

Big Environmental Violations Found on Unpermitted Alderpoint Grow Raided Last Week

Deputies Respond to Alarm at McKinleyville Storage Facility, End Up Stumbling Upon Hash Lab Gear and a Whole Lot o’ Weed

Eureka Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

New Eureka Ordinance Makes it Illegal For Jerks to Stay Inside a Business After They Get 86’ed

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide in Dinsmore; Man Found Shot Inside Car on Highway 36

Redding Police Shoot and Kill Man Previously Arrested for Stealing 14 Show Dogs From the In-n-Out Parking Lot

Eureka Police Searching for ‘Dangerous’ Man Driving Purple PT Cruiser

Three Men Wanted for Stealing 60 Pounds of Weed, Stabbing McKinleyville Man in His Home

Someone Lit a Bunch of Dumpsters on Fire in Downtown Eureka This Morning

Armed Robbery at Eureka Gas Station; Sheriff’s Office Provides Suspect Description

EPD’s POP Team Arrests Two After Finding Stolen Motorcycle, Burglary Tools During Probation Search

SWAT Raid Near Orleans Turns Up Scads of Stolen Property; Two Arrested

Five Stolen Motorcycles Recovered From Green Belt Along Broadway Eureka

20-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Morning Shooting

Recognize This Guy? Sheriff’s Office Suspects He Committed a Eureka-Area Home Burglary

‘Four or Five’ Men in Face Masks Force Their Way Into Myers Flat Home, Steal 30 Pounds of Marijuana

Used Car Deal Goes Bad on Cummings Road; Police Seek Two Armed Robbery Suspects

(UPDATING) Shooting on Heather Lane in Arcata This Morning; Arcata High Briefly Placed on Lockdown

Victim of McK Home Invasion Robbery Turns Out to Harbor Large Cache of Stolen Goods, Sheriff’s Office Says

November 2018

Humboldt Drug Task Force is Wise to the Ol’ Meth in the Cheez-It Box Trick; Two Arrested; Infant Child Taken Into Protective Custody

Two Arrested at Clam Beach on Stolen Vehicle Charges

Hillsdale Homeowner Detains Teen Burglarizing His Garage; Same Teen Seems to Have Burglarized Victim’s Car the Previous Day, Cops Say

Armed Robbery at Azalea State Reserve Last Night; Suspect Rammed Victim’s Vehicle, Demanded Wallet

Man Wearing Redwood Curtain Brewery Sweatshirt Suspected in Multiple Bank Robberies in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties

Eureka Man Arrested in Connection with Multiple Vehicle Burglaries

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault; Suspect Offered Ride to Woman in Eureka Then Drove Her to Fairhaven and Forced Himself On Her

High-Risk Sex Offender Arrested in Eureka Last Night Near Carson Mansion

‘Tis the Season for Eureka Car Break-Ins, Says EPD

Stealing Myrtle Avenue Gas Station ATM Proves More Difficult Than Would-be Burglar Expected

Man Arrested After Crashing Car, Fleeing from Deputies on Foot on Highway 36 Near Carlotta

Missing Eureka Man’s Bullet-Riddled Van Found Burning Near Leggett With Body Inside; Mendo Sheriff’s Office Searching for Man Seen Fleeing the Scene While Legs Were on Fire

Vehicles and Property Taken in Honeydew Home Invasion This Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

Redway Weed Deal Goes Bad; Police Seeking Two Armed Robbery Suspects

Two Masked Men Rob McKinleyville 76 Station at Gunpoint. Do You Recognize Them?

SoHum Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

(PHOTOS) Sheriff’s Office Hopes Stolen Credit Card Transaction Leads Them to Baker Beach Burglary Suspect

Heroin, Stolen Guns Found After Deputies Observe Apparent Narcotics Transaction in Pine Hill

New, Crowdfunded K-9 Deputy Collars Fugitive Hiding in the Brush Outside Loleta

(UPDATE) Armed Man Steals Car After Robbing Gas Station at Blue Lake Casino This Morning

Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse, Possession of Heroin While in Jail

Nonprofits Warned of Fraud After Email Scammer Gets Nearly $3,300 from Local League of Women Voters

ANOTHER PHONE SCAM! Sheriff’s Office Offers Tips on How Not to Be Suckered by Shady Telephonic Slicksters

Drug Task Force Says It Has Confiscated More Than 60 Pounds of White Powdery Drugs This Year; Seeks Public Help Apprehending Seven Fugitives

Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Eureka Motel, Says Drug Task Force

(VIDEO) University Police Officers’ Shooting of Armed Man on Arcata Plaza Last Year Was Justified, District Attorney Concludes

Arcata Police Searching for Stabbing Suspect Who Fled Scene on Skateboard Early This Morning

Cemetery Murder Hearing Postponed Due to Dispute Over Teenage Eyewitness’ Testimony

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