Crime

December 2018

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

Robbery at Downtown Eureka Chase Bank Branch This Morning; Suspect, Who Had Previously Robbed the Same Location, Taken Into Custody

Two Men Flee From Deputies, Ditch Firearm After Abandoning Stolen Vehicle in Eureka This Morning

EPD Officers Arrest Man Armed with Loaded Shotgun, Recover Stolen Vehicle

Loleta Homeowner Traps Burglary Suspects’ Truck in His Driveway; One Arrested, One Beat Feet

Two Arrested in Loleta on Assault Charges

Two Arrested in Connection With This Week’s Grouse Creek Megagrow Bust

LAWSON CASE: Arcata Police to Wrap Up Investigation This Week; ACLU Decries ‘Excessive Police Presence’ at City Council Meetings

October 2018

Felony Warrants, Drugs, Nunchucks Play Role in Pair of Pine Hill Arrests

McKinleyville 76 Station (Yes, That One) Almost Got Robbed Again! Surveillance Image Released of Suspect

Raid Near Dinsmore Nets Lots of Weed and Environmental Violations Galore, Says Sheriff’s Office

District Attorney’s Office Asks For Public’s Help in Finding Man Wanted for Many Crimes

Man Stabs Person Who Tried to Shoot Him; Both Hospitalized, Says HCSO

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