Crime

April 2023

Eureka Traffic Stop Yields Quantities of Fentanyl; Two Arrested

Hoopa Traffic Stop Yields Quantities of Meth; One Arrested

On the Sixth Anniversary of the Death of David Josiah Lawson, Arcata Police Once Again Ask Witnesses at the Party to Come Forward

Family Members ‘Blindsided’ Following the Early Release of Local Man Charged with Fatal Humboldt Hill Collision

McKinleyville Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder After Shooting, Killing Former Partner, Sheriff’s Office Says

(CONTENT WARNING) Rio Dell Police Find Emaciated Dogs Abandoned on the River Bar, Ask Residents Not to Do Such Things

A Loleta Man Accused of Striking Victims With Vehicle After Doing Donuts In Front of Them Following an Argument Was Later Arrested in Fortuna, Sheriff’s Office Says

Huge Drug/Gun Bust on Eureka’s McCullens Avenue, Says Drug Task Force

Explosive Devices and Bomb-Making Materials Found — Along With Drugs and Guns — at Bayside Residence, Sheriff’s Office Says; Two Arrested

March 2023

Briceland Man Arrested Today on Charges on Producing Child Pornography, Sexual Assault on Child Under 10

Correctional Deputies Allegedly Find 17 Grams of Fentanyl On Inmate Being Booked Into County Jail

Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in 2018 Dinsmore Homicide

Sheriff’s Office Ask for Public’s Help Seeking Out Missing McKinleyville Man

Local Woman Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting an 18-Year-Old With a Steel Bar in Front of a Small Child, Sheriff’s Office Says

After More Than a Week, Sheriff’s Office Finally Locates Man Said to Have Fallen Off Steep Cliff to His Death Near Redway; Investigation of the Case Ongoing

(PHOTOS) Sno-Cat, Weed Company Bulldozer Deployed to Find Two Panther Gap Road Residents Snowed in But Alive and Well in Their Own Home, Sheriff”s Office Says

Multi-Agency SWAT Team Arrests Attempted-Murder Suspect Clayton Miller in Eureka

Fortuna Police Conduct Old-Fashioned Weed Bust Downtown; 100 Pounds, Plus Money, Guns and Shrooms, Confiscated; One Arrested

Deputies Seeking Suspects in McKinleyville Home Invasion Robbery Tuesday Night, Sheriff’s Office Says

Drug Task Force Arrests Two After ‘Months-Long’ Investigation Into Trafficking at Downtown Eureka Building

Sheriff Declares Local State of Emergency in Response to Winter Storms

Probation Search on Warren Creek Road Yields Cornucopia of Illicit Items and Substances, Sheriff’s Office Says

(VIDEO) Sheriff’s Office, Coast Guard, Calfire Team Up to Deliver Hay to Snowed-In Cows

Eureka Police Arrest Suspect in Yesterday Morning’s Fatal Hit-and-Run

Sheriff’s Office Solves Mysterious 25-Year-Old Case, Finally Identifies Human Remains Found in the Eel River Near Cock Robin Island Through DNA Technology

Habitat for Humanity is Coming to Help Repair Earthquake-Damaged Homes, Says Office of Emergency Services

Responding to a Family Disturbance, Drug Task Force Seizes Suspected Fentanyl and Stolen Firearm

February 2023

Suspect in Forcible Carjacking Arrested in Fortuna

Suspect Arrested for Assault in Whitethorn Which Caused ‘Extensive Injuries’ to Acquaintance

ATTEMPTED MURDER INVESTIGATION: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect They Say Shot at a Man Exiting His Home

18-Year-Old Arrested in McKinleyville for Allegedly Driving a Stolen Vehicle

Fieldbrook Burglary Suspects Arrested After Traffic Stop

Drug Task Force Arrests Man, Seizes Weapons and Two Pounds of Meth From Eureka Residence

Arcata Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting and Threatening to Kill Roommate

Man Wanted on Multiple Warrants Arrested on Woodley Island Following a Traffic Stop; Meth, Fentanyl Found, Sheriff’s Office Says

Humboldt County Drug Task Force Annual Report: Fentanyl and Meth Were the Most-Seized Substances Last Year

Felon in ‘Suspicious Vehicle’ Arrested Because He Allegedly Had an Unsecured Firearm and Ammo in the Car

McKinleyville Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing a Man Multiple Times During Argument

Trespassing Suspect Escapes From Deputies Multiple Times Before Arrest in Redway

Missing Man Found Dead Near Baker Beach in Trinidad, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE) Stop Stealing the Richards’ Goat Goat

One Arrested, Two Cited During Fields Landing Probation Search

Guy Rams Patrol Vehicle, Leads Cops on a High-Speed Chase From Trinidad to Redwood Valley Early This Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

Search and Rescue Effort Locates Elderly Clam Beach Hiker

One Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl Sales After Warrants Served in Eureka and Loleta

Two Dead in McKinleyville After ‘Domestic Violence Incident,’ Says Sheriff’s Office

Warrant Suspect Flees Vehicle Following McKinleyville Traffic Stop; Deputies Arrest Him Following Short Pursuit

Man Found Dead Outside Garberville Ray’s Market Appears to Have Injured Himself While Attempting to Gain Entry to the Business, Sheriff’s Office Says

One Arrested For Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor in Fortuna

THEY GOT THE BLOTTER: 2,400 Tabs of Acid Confiscated, Along With Weed and Cash, During Hydesville Traffic Stop Today, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Arrested

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