Crime

January 2016

(UPDATED With Wheetley Statement) Arcata Councilmember and County Supervisor Candidate Mark Wheetley Arrested for DUI

Deputies Put the Taser to Man Crashing Out in Unfinished McK Home

Armstrong Sentenced for 2014 Dean Creek Resort Murder

SCSO: Redding Man Upset by Obama’s Gun Policies Opens Fire on Apartment Building, Later Shot and Killed by Numerous Officers

14-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Steals Car, Ditches it at Smug’s Pizza and Leads Deputies on Foot Pursuit Before Being Arrested

Maid Finds Heroin-Toting Trespasser Sleeping With Pistol in Unrented Hotel Room

Eureka Woman Arrested for DUI, Child Endangerment After Smashing Into Tree, Bush, Parked Cars

Hoopa Man Arrested After Surveillance Video Captures Him Wearing Stolen Items

(UPDATED) Standoff on Broadway; Eureka Police Surround El Milagro Rancho Viejo Market With Guns Drawn

Fortuna Motorcyclist Takes Cops on High Speed Chase in the Wee Hours of 2016, is Arrested on Bevy of Charges

December 2015

92-Year-Old Humboldt Woman’s $500 Rescued From Mail Scam by US Postal Inspector Interception!

Here is Your Updated ‘SoHum Most Wanted’ Poster

Eureka Police — With Help From Sole Savers — Take Unpermitted Car-Borrower Into Custody at Safeway

McK House Alarm Leads Sheriff’s Deputies to Big Indoor Grow

Commercial Burglary Suspect Popped Popcorn and Took a Nap Mid-Theft, Fortuna Police Say

Couple Mace Good Samaritan, Make Off With Wallet and Phone, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATED) Two People Stabbed in Separate Incidents in Hoopa, McKinleyville

SoHum’s Most Wanted! Garberville Sheriff’s Office Substation Knows What It Wants For Christmas…

Stolen Vehicle Takes Fortuna Police On High-Speed Chase to Hydesville and Back; Driver Arrested, Passengers Detained

Hoopa Woman Allegedly Goes to Post Office Parking Lot With Loaded Gun and Drug Paraphernalia, Gets Arrested

Del Norte Postal Service Supervisor Charged with Three Counts of Felony Burglary, Suspected of Abusing Postal Duties to Steal Pain Medication

(UPDATED) Kia-Driving Couple Currently on Mass Shoplifting Spree, Warns EPD

Some Christmas-Ruining Jerk-Face Is Following UPS and FedEx Trucks and Stealing Packages

Fortuna Police Foil Salon Burglary When Suspect Spotted With Mismatched Shoes

Revolver Stolen in Florida Two Decades Ago Emerges, Brandished, in Fortuna Bar

Stolen Car Twofer at Downtown Fortuna Gas Station

Assault Weapon Found Under the Hood of Pickup After EPD Drug Dog Alerts to Weed

Two More Guns From Pac Outfitters Heist Found on Redway Man With Felony Warrants

Those Pernicious Phone Scammers Who Pretend to be From the IRS Are Still At It, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Stabbed While Spectating at a Trinidad Bar Fight After Hours

These Are the Eight Dudes That the Arcata Police Department Wants Most

Jason Warren’s Surviving Victims Discuss Cruz Waivers, the Death Penalty and the Importance of Cultivating Goodness

Tell-Tale Hot Dog Bun Gives Away Burglary Suspects, Says Ferndale Police Department

59 Arrested/Cited in Trinity County Over the Last Month During ‘Interdiction Operation’

Armstrong Found Guilty in 2014 Dean Creek Resort Murder; Faces 40 to Life

McK Man Bleeding From Face Arrested for Meth Sales Near McKinleyville High

(UPDATE) Eureka Police Raiding Home Near Cooper Gulch

(UPDATED) Eureka’s Most Wanted: The Latest Poster

Slow-Speed Highway 36 Motorcycle Chase Ends When Suspect Runs Out of Gas

EPD: Seven Arrested at West Avenue Eureka House Containing All the Drugs

Fortuna Police: Increase in Phone Calls From Scammers Posing as Bail Bondsmen, IRS

Two ‘Southern Humboldt’s Most Wanted Poster’ Stars Spotted, Arrested (with Drugs)

Eureka Police Dismantle Alleged Devil’s Playground Drug Dispensary, Find Stolen Property

Three Arrested in Loleta After Speeding on Singley Road with Heroin and Weed On Board

Youravish Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole For 2013 McKinleyville Murder

Who Steals a Turkey Fryer From the Eureka Safeway on Thanksgiving Eve? Allegedly This Guy!

November 2015

Ayer Found Guilty of Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of Heroin, Meth

Man Stabbed Near Arcata Marsh; Suspect Still at Large

Tipsters Help Sheriff’s Office Nab Two Fugitives, One a SoHum Most Wanted

(VIDEO) ‘Let’s Get the Hell Out of Eureka,’ Says Traveling YouTube Star After Surviving Crime Gauntlet

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