Crime

September 2017

Homicide Victim Dumped on Road in Northern Mendocino; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Witnesses

Homeless Man Wanted For SoCal Murder Arrested in SoHum

Someone Snatched a Little Old Lady’s Purse in the Winco Parking Lot Monday; Eureka Police Tracked Down and Arrested a Suspect Today

Inmate May Have Used Sharpened Spork During Humboldt Jail Assault

Another Bike-Aided Escape After Another Eureka (Possibly) Armed Robbery, Says EPD

Man Arrested in SoHum For Myriad Alleged Poor Decisions

String of Eureka Armed Robberies in Which Suspect Escapes on Bike Could Be Related, Says EPD

Parolee Arrested in Garberville on Suspicion of Domestic Violence, Meth Possession

Trinidad Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening His Neighbor With Semi-Automatic Pistol

Suspect in Near-Fatal Briceland Shooting Arrested at South Carolina Airport

Drug Task Force Bust Up Rio Dell/Fortuna Narcotics Network; One Arrested for Possession, Sales, Transportation of Heroin, Meth

August 2017

Allegedly ‘Doped Up’ Felon at Eureka Trailer Park Threatens Cops With a Knife and Gets Arrested

Eureka Man Arrested After Allegedly Driving Through a Fence in Arcata With Loaded Rifle in the Car

Sheriff’s Office Releases Identity of Man Shot Dead in Eureka Friday Night

McKinleyville Man Calls Sheriff’s Office to Report Being Robbed at Gunpoint of 10 Pounds of Processed Weed

Recently Fired Gas Station Employee Allegedly Returns With Kitchen Knife, Steals Cash and Chew

CHP Patrol Officer Chases Down Felony Warrant Suspect Who Fled on Foot Following Stop; Heroin Discovered

Arrest Made in Eureka Burglary a Week After the Fact, After Victim Recovers Surveillance Tape, Files Police Report and Locates the Suspect

UPDATE: EPD Releases More Information on Last Night’s Fatal Shooting on 7th Street

EPD: 75-Year-Old Man Arrested for Murder After Calling Police to Report Fatal Shooting

Two Days of Megaraids in the Petrolia Area — Each Centered on a Limited Liability Company — Yield Over 13,000 Plants, Three Tons of Processed Weed, Numerous Environmental Violations

EPD: Man Dwelling Near Eureka Slough Bridge Throws Rocks at Cars, Attacks Officers, Gets Tased

Sheriff’s Office to SoHum Burglar, Car Thief: We Have You on Video and Your Days of Freedom Are Numbered

Three Arrested in Eureka During Sweep of Suspected Heroin Hub

EPD: Woman Arrested for Burning Down Blue Heron Office Had Prior Disagreement with Property Owner

Inmate Tased After Assaulting Correctional Officers, Two Nurses in Unexplained Attack

Two Pounds of Meth Discovered During Traffic Stop Near Benbow; Two Arrested

Stabbing Behind the Old Town Gazebo

Gov. Jerry Brown Commutes Sentence of Woman Serving 25-to-Life for 2001 Eureka Murder

Sheriff’s Office, CAMP Take Down 8,000 Plants in Two-Day Trespass Grow Operation Near Hoopa, Orleans

Suspect in Sunday’s Fatal Hit-and-Run in Laytonville Surrenders to Police

Public Investigator Working With APD in Josiah Lawson Case

Crescent City Man Wanted After Alleged Assault on Officer

Felony Warrant Suspect Smashes Into McK Residence After Chase; Numerous Charges, Including Possession of Gun and Billy Club, Added to His Sheet

(VIDEO) Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Assaulted by Two Inmates

Eureka Man Passed Out in Running Car Arrested for Possession of Black Tar Heroin, Crystal Meth

(UPDATE) Shawn Hof, Suspected of Shooting at Fish and Wildlife Officer in 2016, is in Custody

Another McKinleyville 76 Armed Robbery; Suspect Description Released

Shots Fired During Fight Between Two Women in Orick RV Park; One Arrested For Attempted Homicide

Deputy Punched in the Face While Trying to Apprehend Wanted Man in Loleta, Says Sheriff’s Office

Gunshot Victim Flown to Hospital After Soured Drug Deal in Briceland, Suspects Still at Large

Topless Driver Crashes Through PG&E Security Gate, Goes for a Dip in the Slough Before Being Arrested by Deputies

California Department of Justice Agrees to Take Over Investigation of Humboldt County Public Administrator’s Office

Crescent City Man Arrested in Connection with Numerous Burglaries in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Three Standish-Hickey Cabins Burglarized; Leggett Man Arrested

(PHOTOS) Illegal Grows and Tons of Junk Raided on County’s Eastern Edge; Operations Still Ongoing, Sheriff’s Office Says

July 2017

SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Here’s What to Do When Scamsters Call You Pretending to be Cops, As They’ve Been Doing Lately

EPD Wants Help Finding This Suspected Tool Taker

Bald Briceland Burglary Suspect Detained; Victim Dithers; Suspect Released

(UPDATE) Massive Law Enforcement Raid Going on in Ferndale; Several People Detained While Heavily Armed Officers Search Market Street House

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