Crime

September 2018

Arson at St. Bernard’s Church in Eureka; Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Suspect

Armed Men Tie Up Redway Residents in Their Home, Make Off With Cash and Jewelry, Says HCSO

(GRAPHIC) Dead Bear Found Near Patrick’s Point With Paws Removed, Rope Strung Around Its Neck

Man Shot on Ettersburg Road Last Night After What He Described as a ‘Road Rage Incident’

Sheriff’s Office Stakeout Nets Suspect in Ongoing Theft, Trespassing Issues at McK Business

Two Arrested, Suspected of Dealing Heroin, Meth in Fortuna, Eureka

McKinleyville Post Office Vandalized; Damages Estimated at More Than $10,000

Dead Man Found in Roadway on Bell Springs Road; Death Ruled Suspicious by Sheriff’s Office

August 2018

Arcata Business Owner Arrested in ‘One of the Largest Cocaine Seizures in Recent County History’

Hoopa Man Arrested on Child Molestation Charges Today, Sheriff’s Office Says

Drug Task Force Arrests 17-Year-Old Found With a Pound and a Half of Heroin

Citizen Tips Sheriff’s Office to Felony Car Thief Suspect Hanging Out Behind Avenue of the Giants Market

Man Arrested After Firing Rifle From His Vehicle, Says Eureka Police Department

For the Fifth Time in a Month, Local Police Warn Residents Not to Fall for Phone Scams

DA Asks Public for Help Finding Woman Wanted for Hit & Run, Vandalism

(UPDATE) McKinleyville Man Stabs Roommate With Garden Shears

Acting on Citizen Tip, Fortuna Police Arrest Local Man Wanted on Child Sexual Abuse Charges Sleeping in Someone’s Backyard

McKinleyville Stabbing Victim Hospitalized; Suspect Arrested

Big Ol’ EPD Contingency Downtown; One Person Detained in Connection With ‘Shots Fired’ Call

(VIDEO) ‘We’re Changing Ourselves’: Dell’Arte Brings Theater Classes to Inmates at Pelican Bay

Sheriff’s Office Names Homicide Victims Found in Burning Car; Says Both Were Shot Dead

SWAT Team Finds 13 People Tied Up at Marijuana Grow on Dyerville Loop Road; Masked, Heavily-Armed Suspects Reportedly Still at Large

Someone Stole a Bunch of Dahlias From Eureka’s Beloved Public Dahlia Garden

Citizen Spots Arcata Serial Burglary Suspect Climbing Through Her Own Window

CHP Identifies Vehicle Possibly Associated With Fatal Hit-and-Run, Seeks Public’s Help to Gather More Information

Arcata Police Seeking Suspected Serial Burglar

Chico Man Arrested in Connection to Two Bodies Found Inside Burning Vehicle Near Ettersburg Junction

Rangers Looking For Two Men Suspected of Stealing from Vehicle at Redwood State and National Park

Two Arrested After Being Observed Openly Smoking Meth on the Eureka Boardwalk, Says EPD

Drug Task Force Busts Suspected Heroin Dealer in Loleta

Humboldt DTF Arrests ‘One of the Main Heroin Suppliers to the Hoopa Valley’

(UPDATE: IN CUSTODY) EPD Searching for ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Robbery Suspect Who Possibly Knocked Over Two Eureka Gas Stations

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Two Suspicious Deaths After County Supervisor Reports Vehicle Fire Near Ettersburg Junction

Now the Phone Scammers Are Pretending to be From Redwood Memorial Hospital!

Coroner’s Office Identifies 16-Year-Old Eureka Teen Stabbed to Death in Ocean View Cemetery

Inmate Rearrested After Allegedly Threatening Humboldt Correctional Deputies with Sharpened Spork

HOMICIDE: Boy Stabbed to Death at Ocean View Cemetery Last Night; One Adult Woman, One Kid Arrested, Police Say

Funny Money Labeled ‘For Motion Picture Purposes’ Reportedly Being Passed Around SoHum

(UPDATE) Victim, Suspect in Last Week’s Murder/Suicide Identified by EPD

Man FedExes Phone Scammer $13k in Cash, Realizes His Mistake Just in Time

Registered Eureka Sex Offender, Child Molester Arrested for Sexual Battery

Eureka Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Meth

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Reported Armed Robbery in Pine Hill; Victim Says He Was Shot, Declines Treatment

Man Arrested After Leading Police on Lengthy Pursuit Through Fortuna Neighborhoods

Beware the Humboldt DIRECTV Scam, Says Sheriff’s Office

McKinleyville Man Arrested After Alleged Burglary Attempt at Central Avenue Dealership

EPD Investigating Murder/Suicide Incident on D Street

Heroin-For-Sale Suspect Has Skipped Court Date, DA’s Office Says; Investigators Ask for Public’s Help Tracking Her Down

K-9 Kai Helps Bust Suspected Meth, Heroin Dealer Carrying Loaded Semi-Automatic Rifles With High-Capacity Magazines

Sheriff’s Office Looking for Man Suspected of Robbing Fairway Market at Gunpoint


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