Manila Residential Structure Fire: Multiple reports of a house on fire in the area of Peninsula Dr. possibly on Ward St.; For Arcata Fire all call, Samoa Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire on order; Utilize North Bay for command, Arcata Tac for tactical; Kneeland Chief 8902 (who just happened to be in the area) is on scene with a wooden storage building fully involved with threat to the vegetation. 8902 is assuming “Ward IC”; Westhaven Fire, Fieldbrook Fire and one engine from Cal Fire Trinidad have been added to the response.

Water IC is reporting that they are unable to locate a victim and that the RP possibly saw “marine life”. HBF units are going to clear and the Coast Guard will remain in the area searching

For clarification, it sounds like HBF made contact with the RP at the foot of T St. who reported the victim in the water waving for help, but HBF has not located a victim yet. HCSO also has resources responding code 3, possibly to retrieve their boat to aid in the search

Per Water IC, the possible location of the victim is “North of Woodley Island, north of the bridge, towards the foot of T Street”. The Coast Guard boat is on scene

Per “Water IC”, the victim may be north of Woodley Island near the second span of the Samoa Bridge. HBF units are moving to Woodley Island. The Coast Guard boat has launched

Eureka Water Rescue: Waterfront Drive cross of T Street for a report of an individual in the bay north of that location calling for help. HBF is responding and the Coast Guard is being notified; Units are on scene with one subject in the water waving for help. Battalion 8102 is establishing “Waterfront IC”. Requesting Engine 8112 and Truck 8181 respond to the foot of T St

Per Engine 8112, “This is a confirmed coroner’s case”. EPD dispatch is advising CHP will be responsible for the coroner request. (Correction on prior, it is EPD and CHP at scene)

Humboldt Hill Major Injury Traffic Collision: Highway 101 in the area of Tooby Road for a vehicle that left the roadway at high speed and rolled multiple times in a field; HCSO and CHP are on scene with CPR in progress. HBF Engine 8112 also at scene and involved in a code

The missing chid has been located safely and returned

Weitchpec Missing Person: Multiple agencies are on scene with more resources responding and on order for a report of a missing child in the Weitchpec area. CHP Air Ops has been requested for a helicopter from Redding. HCSO has a full search and rescue response coming and Orleans Fire has been ordered as well. HCSO has established IC with an incident command post (ICP) set up in the New Village area. It sounds like tactics will be on CLEMARS (VHF). This incident has been expanding for over an hour now

The Caltrans Quickmap is currently reporting that Highway 299 is closed between Blue Lake and Willow Creek as a crash on that stretch is being investigated.

Check the map below: If there’s no big red STOP sign in the center of it, then Caltrans is reporting the road open again.

#UPDATE 5:42 pm 4/18/2023
Third individual has been located and determined to not be a suspect. The are NO OUTSTANDING SUSPECTS at this time. (1/2)

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) April 19, 2023

From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page:

At approximately 3pm the Sheriff’s Office was notified of an Armed Robbery/Assault outside of the Bayshore Mall involving three suspects. One person was injured as a result of this assault. The suspects fled prior to law enforcement arrival.

Sheriff’s deputies located the suspect vehicle in the Cutten area and began a pursuit. At the intersection of Harris and Dolbeer Streets the suspect vehicle was involved in a traffic collision and an officer involved shooting occurred. Two suspects sustained gunshot related injuries and were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. At least two additional parties sustained injuries and are in unknown condition. No deputies were reported injured.

One involved person is believed to be outstanding at this time and is wanted by law enforcement for questioning. The suspect is described as a heavy-set light skinned male, approximately 6 feet tall, with short hair, blue jeans and a dark sweater. The man may be associated with a white Toyota Tundra.

Harris/Dolbeer is closed and law enforcement will remain in this area investigating for some time. Please use an alternative route. Parents of children at Washington Elementary and Teachers Pet Preschool should contact the schools directly for student pick up instructions.

About half an hour separated police being notified about the incident at the Bayshore Mall — see below — and the shooting at Harris and Dolbeer. About halfway between those incidents, a red pickup truck that matched the description of the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run collision near Washington Street and Summer on Eureka’s West Side, according to scanner traffic.

It’s worth noting that although the police have issued no information on the subject of the incident at Harris and Dolbeer — which is, still, ongoing — they radio traffic is no longer on “code 33,” or emergency status.

North Coast News went live at the scene a few minutes ago:

From the scanner archives: Witnesses at the Bayshore Mall told police that the two men who attacked a third near the Bayshore Mall “pistol-whipped” their victim before leaving in the red pickup.

Going back a little further in the scanner archives — it appears that this began about a half an hour before the shooting, when two males associated with a red pickup truck assaulted a person, or possibly multiple people, near the Bayshore Mall before fleeing in the vehicle. It was this truck that police tracked to the Harris and Dolbeer location.

There’s a massive police presence at the corner of Harris and Dolbeer in Eureka at the moment. That’s down by near the hospital, a block away from Harris’s intersection with Harrison.

According to scanner traffic, two people were shot in the last hour following a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies at that location. Both of the shot people were “suspects,” according to scanner traffic, rather than law enforcement officers.

Scanner traffic indicated that the confrontation followed a traffic collision at that location, which itself was preceded by deputies tracking a suspect vehicle. 

The situation is still very much ongoing. Avoid the area. We’ll update when we know more.

#HappeningNow There is a developing law enforcement situation occurring in the area of Harris & Dolbeer Streets, Eureka. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA. Residents in the immediate area are asked to stay inside. More information to follow.

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) April 18, 2023

Thad Greenson of the North Coast Journal coming in with a hot scoop: In the face of potential $40,000 per day fines, local developer Travis Schneider has agreed to tear down the half-built, dubiously permitted Bayside mansion that became the subject of intense controversy last year.

The story of the mansion rocketed to the forefront of the public conscience in August of last year, when then-Humboldt County Planning Commissioner Alan Bongio used intemperate and frankly racist language to excoriate local tribal concerns about the project. After that, local reporters — notably, Greenson and our own Ryan Burns — dug in and discovered that there was a lot more wrong with the development than even the tribes had objected to.

NCJ story below, links to previous LoCO coverage follow.

Developer Agrees to Tear Down Controversial Home, Faces Daily $40K Fines

Local developer Travis Schneider has agreed to remove his partially constructed 20,000-square-foot home on Walker Point Road in an effort to resolve a litany of…

NORTH COAST JOURNAL

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PREVIOUSLY:

• Heated Meeting Sparks Accusations of Dishonesty and Discrimination, Opening Rift Between Tribes and Humboldt County Planning Commission
• Despite Silence From Tribes, Mega-Home Builder Optimistic Ahead of Tonight’s Continued Planning Commission Hearing to Address Permit Violation Fallout
• After Rebukes and Apologies for Bongio’s ‘Disrespectful’ Comments, Planning Commission Defers Decision on Mega-Home Permits
• A Tour Through the Half-Built Dream Mansion of Travis Schneider, Who Remains Hopeful Amid Mounting Permit Problems

We’d like to recognize the men & women who serve in our Emergency Communications Center in honor of #NationalPublicSafetyTelecommunicatorsWeek.
Every day our #dispatchers do their jobs with compassion, understanding & professionalism. Thank you, HCSO dispatchers, for all you do! pic.twitter.com/xkQZYfwRkD

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) April 13, 2023

A dispatcher is now advising deputies on scene that the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital

The shooting incident was initially dispatched as an unwanted subject that was possibly attempting to force entry into a home. While deputies were responding, it was reported that the individual in the home had shot the individual who was reported to be the unwanted subject. It sounds as though the individuals involved were known to each other. These are unconfirmed, initial reports. Deputies are currently on scene investigating.

The victim is being transported to the hospital by Arcata Ambulance with firefighters from Arcata Engine 8219 on board to assist. 8219 is out of service and responding to the hospital to retrieve its firefighters

McKinleyville Gunshot Victim: Windy Rd cross of Mckinleyville Ave for a report of an individual shot in the abdomen with a pistol. HCSO is now on scene with a confirmed gunshot victim. Fire and medical are also arriving at scene.

The jokers at @calpolyhumboldt (unofficial!) sent out a press release on April Fool’s Eve. It read, in part:

President Jackson announced today a bold plan to stand in solidarity with displaced returning students. This move addresses community backlash to a previous announcement of housing policies that prioritized resources for incoming freshmen.

The President’s office on the top floor of Siemens Hall, along with those of his immediate staff, will be converted to temporary housing for returning and transfer students arriving in Fall 2023. The conversion, while largely symbolic, will make available another 14 beds along with a private lounge (with attached sauna) to the limited housing inventory on campus. “It should,” according to President Jackson, “help relieve on the concerns of students and their families about the availability of quality affordable housing in the campus area.”

Read the whole thing here.

LoCO admits that it had us going for a couple of seconds. And sometimes a couple of seconds is all you need. See below.

Eureka Traffic Collision w/ Possible Water Rescue: An RP is reporting that they observed a vehicle strike a bicyclist on the Samoa Bridge knocking the bicyclist over the bridge into the water. Vehicle reportedly fled southbound into Eureka. EPD is on scene with a bicycle leaned up against the side of the bridge with no sign of the bicyclist so far. EPD is advising that the bicycle does not appear damaged in any way. HBF is sending a full water rescue response. Coast Guard and HCSO are being notified as well with a request for a boat to assist in the search. Battalion 8104 has assumed “Woodley IC”

Maple IC is reporting knockdown on the fire and working on overhaul. Several fire resources and the ambulance have been canceled

Blue Lake Structure Fire: 200 block of Maple Creek Rd. for a report of a trailer on fire with initial reports saying someone was possibly trapped inside; For Blue Lake Fire, Arcata Fire Mad River Station, Arcata Fire all call, Fieldbrook Fire, Arcata Ambulance and Humboldt Bay Fire on order; First unit at scene will be “Maple IC” on North Bay for command, Blue Lake Tac for tactical; Blue Lake Engine 8514 is at scene assuming “Maple IC” with all occupants out of the building, requesting all other responding units stage out on Maple Creek Rd.