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California Sheriff Says His Seizure of More Than 600,000 Ballots Is ‘Normal Law Enforcement’
Jeanne Kuang / March 27, 2026, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
… to seize and count 1,000 boxes of ballots cast last November. Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a court filing that Bianco seized 426 additional boxes of election materials this week. A sheriff has …
Teens Walked Out of School to Protest ICE. Police Are Investigating the Adults Who Helped Them
Nigel Duara / March 17, 2026, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
… . s First: Actors take part in a reenactment of an infamous bank robbery during a tour. Last: Historical photos displayed in the Clovis Big Dry Creek Museum in Old Town Clovis on Feb. 28, 2026. Photo by Larry …
Strong-Arm Robbery Outside Bank Branch in Hoopa Last Night; Police Seeking Man Who Made Off With Two Deposit Bags
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 11:13 a.m. / Crime
… Strong-Arm Robbery Outside Bank Branch in Hoopa Last Night; Police Seeking Man Who Made Off With Two Deposit Bags Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Officee: On Feb. 16, at 10:50 p …
California Cities Just Saw Their Lowest Homicide Rates in Decades. It’s Not Clear Why
Nigel Duara / Jan. 26, 2026, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… in Oakland Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said homicides are down along with major gun crimes including robberies and assaults with firearms. Oakland’s 67 homicides in 2025 were its lowest since 1967. It had 134 …
Two Eureka Teens Arrested After Allegedly Attempting to Rob a Homeless Man at Faux-Gunpoint, Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2026, 3:40 p.m. / Crime
… consistent with the reported attempted robbery and brandishing. The firearm used in the incident was determined to be a realistic-looking CO₂-powered BB gun. The investigation identified Jack Nye, 18 …
Humboldt’s Homicide Rate is the Lowest It’s Been in 20 Years
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 30, 2025, 1:21 p.m. / Crime
… Division arrested two suspects: Arcata residents Danielle Durand, 41, and Deunn Willis, 38, both of whom were charged with murder, conspiracy and robbery. While questions remain about what led up …
Redway Couple Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping and Maintaining a Drug House, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 7:54 a.m. / Crime
… 3:29 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3200 block of Redwood Drive in Redway to investigate a reported robbery and kidnapping. Deputies contacted a 41-year-old male …
‘We May Be Deporting the Wrong People’: New Poll Shows Doubts About Immigration Crackdown
Wendy Fry / Dec. 5, 2025, 7:14 a.m. / Sacramento
… Strategic Research describes itself on its website as an “independent opinion research firm.” Researchers wrote the survey questions and polled more than 1,200 self-identified voters. Knight said the partisan …
Eureka Man Arrested for Strong-Arm Robbery of Passenger in His Car, Police Say
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 12:41 p.m. / Crime
… Eureka Man Arrested for Strong-Arm Robbery of Passenger in His Car, Police Say Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On November 7, 2025 at approximately 9:48 p …
Two Arrested Yesterday in Connection With Glendale Homicide; Victim Identified as Fort Bragg Resident
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2025, 10:04 a.m. / Crime
… County Correctional Facility and booked on charges of: Penal Code 187 (Murder)Penal Code 182 (Conspiracy)Penal Code 211 (Robbery) The victim in this case has been identified as Joshua Lee Mc …
They Were Convicted of Killing With Their Cars. No One Told the California DMV.
Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis / June 25, 2025, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… , court officials said. But most penal code violations, including offenses like robbery and assault, do not. Vehicular manslaughter is a penal code violation. Heather Pugh, the Yuba County Superior Court …
California Gave Accomplices to Killings a Second Chance. How a New Case Tested the Law
Nigel Duara / June 4, 2025, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… of murder in California didn’t kill anyone. They were handed long sentences because they drove a getaway car or kicked down a door in a robbery that ended in murder — and the state used to allow …
In Bold Smash-and-Grab at Harry Ritchie’s, Thief Makes Off With $20 Worth of Fake Jewelry, Eureka Police Say
Ryan Burns / April 22, 2025, 11:26 a.m. / Crime
… at the Bayshore Mall emailed the Outpost with a news tip nearly as hot and delicious as those salted knots of freshly baked dough.”Mall Robbery Harry Ritchies,” the subject line read. The body …
Two Brothers Sentenced to Life in Prison for Rampage Through Eureka Two Years Ago
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2025, 4:37 p.m. / Courts
… , multiple counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer, forcefully resisting a peace officer, and robbery. Additionally, Brandon was convicted of felony hit and run causing injury, evading an officer …
Police Reality TV Show ‘On Patrol: Live’ Has Wrapped Up Filming in Humboldt. What Did Sheriff Honsal Learn From the Experience?
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 4, 2025, 9:49 a.m. / Crime , Local Government
… robberies [or] violence — where we just have an uptake in crime in general,” he said. “It’s an up in the air thing, but [the producers] know they are welcome back here.”###PREVIOUSLY: TODAY IN SUPES …
Three Already-in-Custody Men Charged in Connection with Last Year’s Redway Armed Robbery
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2025, 3:07 p.m. / Crime
… Three Already-in-Custody Men Charged in Connection with Last Year's Redway Armed Robbery Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release: On Dec. 7 at about 8:20 p.m., Humboldt …
Trump Wants to Break California’s Sanctuary State Law: 5 Things to Know
Ana B. Ibarra / Jan. 28, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… immigration authorities about an inmate’s upcoming release if that person has been convicted of a serious crime or felony, such as: murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery and arson, among many others …
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Suspect in Attempted Homicide Committed Earlier This Year
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2024, 11:10 a.m. / Crime
… an outstanding suspect named Michael Cady, 34, of McKinleyville. Cady was involved in a robbery and attempted homicide that took place on April 13 in Fortuna. Over the past several months, HCSO investigators …
Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Months-Old Attempted Murder Case; Two More Suspects Still Being Sought
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 2:21 p.m. / Crime
… from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to a reported robbery and attempted homicide in the 3500 block of Newberg Rd. in Fortuna. The victim was robbed at gunpoint, shot …
Three Years Later, Suspect in Eureka Bank Robbery Arrested in Maryland, Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2024, 3:50 p.m. / Crime
… Three Years Later, Suspect in Eureka Bank Robbery Arrested in Maryland, Police Department Says Still from surveillance video of the robbery.PREVIOUSLY:Eureka Police Request Your …
McKinleyville Man Arrested After Pepper-Spraying Employees During Attempted Robbery at Ace Hardware Last Week, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 8:27 a.m. / Crime
… McKinleyville Man Arrested After Pepper-Spraying Employees During Attempted Robbery at Ace Hardware Last Week, Sheriff's Office Says Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office …
Deputies Investigating Armed Robbery at McKinleyville Smug’s Pizza Thursday, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 8:21 a.m. / Crime
… Deputies Investigating Armed Robbery at McKinleyville Smug's Pizza Thursday, Sheriff's Office Says Press release from the Humboldt Cunty Sheriff's Office: On Thursday, Oct. 24 at about 7 …
One Suspect at Large After Armed Robbery at Fairway Market Last Night
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2024, 1:53 p.m. / Crime
… One Suspect at Large After Armed Robbery at Fairway Market Last Night Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Monday, Sept. 30 at about 9 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff …
Some Dude on the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus Tried to Forcibly Take a Backpack From an Employee, University Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2024, 10:26 a.m. / Crime
… in the 1600 block of G Street. After further investigation, 45-year-old Joshua Adam Flowers was arrested for Attempted Robbery and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where his bail was set …
Masked Man Robs McKinleyville 76 Station By Claiming to Be Armed, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2024, 3:04 p.m. / Crime
… County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 76 Gas Station on Central Ave. in McKinleyville for the report of a robbery.A gas station employee reported to the responding deputies that the suspect …
At The Summitt: Doing Things a Little Differently in Arcata’s New Sports Lounge/Queer Speakeasy/Art Gallery/Workspace
Gillen Tener Martin / Aug. 2, 2024, 2:42 p.m. / Business
… began coming together in 2021. As the Covid-19 pandemic’s robbery of social interaction stretched on, Cartier said she found herself and her community craving gathering spaces lost. While she initially …
California Officials Debate Prop. 47 Changes to Curb Crime. On the Street, the Answer Isn’t That Simple.
Yue Stella Yu / April 24, 2024, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
… before dawn, again. This time, so was the cash register. Three people had walked in just before 6 a.m on March 1. One jumped over the counter and ripped out the register. Another held up a golf club …
One Arrested Following Kneeland Home Robbery, Brief Vehicular Chase This Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2024, 3:34 p.m. / Crime
… ;nbsp; Cervantes was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of 460(A) P.C.; Burglary, 211 P.C.; Robbery, 368(D)(1) P.C.; Theft from Elder, 496 P.C.; Possession of Stolen Property, 2800.1 V.C.; Evading …
Eureka Man Robs Bank, Feels Bad About It, Quickly Turns Himself In
LoCO Staff / March 6, 2024, 6:58 p.m. / Crime
… Department (EPD) officers responded to the 700 block of 5th Street for the report of a bank robbery that had just occurred. The reporting party stated a male subject entered the bank, passed the teller a note …
Three Home Invasion Suspects Make Off With Weed and a Valuable Crystal After Zip-Tying Hydesville Resident’s Hands, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / March 5, 2024, 12:50 p.m. / Crime
… Office: On March 3, 2024, at about 8:41 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to a reported home invasion robbery that occurred in the 1700 block of River Bar Rd. in Hydesville earlier …
