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Here’s the Documentation You’ll Need to Keep the Sheriff’s Office From Busting Your Weed Grow
Ryan Burns / July 20, 2017, 4:07 p.m. / Cannabis
… the most egregious violators of the law. The following will be the priorities for Sheriff’s marijuana enforcement for the county: 1. Enforcing state …
Armed Men Allegedly Pose as Law Enforcement in Attempt to Steal Northern Mendocino Marijuana Crop
Andrew Goff / July 17, 2017, 12:06 p.m. / Cannabis
… Armed Men Allegedly Pose as Law Enforcement in Attempt to Steal Northern Mendocino Marijuana Crop Mendocino County Sheriff's Office press release: On 07 …
OPERATION YUROK: Tribe Launches Annual Marijuana Eradication Effort With Wave of Search Warrants This Morning
Hank Sims / July 17, 2017, 8:41 a.m. / Crime
… OPERATION YUROK: Tribe Launches Annual Marijuana Eradication Effort With Wave of Search Warrants This Morning Operation Yurok officers fill full-sized truck bed with dried …
HARDIN: Humboldt’s Economic Potential
John Hardin / July 17, 2017, 6:39 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… for marijuana, we should realize by now that drug dealers will say anything to keep the cash rolling in. In truth, government price support programs for marijuana don't support our local economy, here …
Arcata Man Attempting to Fly Out of ACV With 12 Pounds of Pot Has Pot Seized But Gets to Fly Anyway
John Ross Ferrara / July 14, 2017, 1:23 p.m. / Crime
… Mogensen (36 years old) of Arcata. Prior to deputies’ arrival TSA had located 12 one-pound bags of processed marijuana in Mogensens checked baggage.On 07-14-17 Deputies responded to the California Redwood …
Two Arrested in Eureka at Residence Allegedly Containing Heroin and Meth For Sale
Andrew Goff / July 13, 2017, 1:44 p.m. / Crime
… a usable amount of methamphetamine, packaged marijuana and a large amount of concentrated cannabis. Arrested in this investigation were Nancy Burks for possession of heroin for sale and maintaining …
Mother of Murdered Arcata Man Will Get Back $7K Seized by Police But Must Wait for Her Marijuana
Rhonda Parker / July 13, 2017, 10:04 a.m. / Courts
… Mother of Murdered Arcata Man Will Get Back $7K Seized by Police But Must Wait for Her Marijuana The mother of murdered Arcata resident Trevor Mark Harrison will get back the nearly $7 …
Everything I Need to Know About Art I Learned from the Comments Section of Lost Coast Outpost
Amy Stewart / July 12, 2017, 4:41 p.m. / Art , Guest Opinion
… . Check it out and let me know if I’ve missed anything.1. Murals must depict their immediate surroundings. For instance, murals in small towns must depict small towns. Murals in cities must depict cities …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Carrot and the Stick
Matthew Owen / July 12, 2017, 1:11 p.m. / In the Middle
… with a production and manufacturing facility.Here’s our dilemma in Humboldt County. Only a fraction of the county's marijuana growers have submitted applications for a cannabis growing permit. That’s less than 1 …
Humboldt Sheriff’s Office Eradicates 5,491 Marijuana Plants on Parcel Without Commercial Grow Permits
Andrew Goff / July 12, 2017, 8:06 a.m. / Cannabis
… Humboldt Sheriff's Office Eradicates 5,491 Marijuana Plants on Parcel Without Commercial Grow Permits Photos: HCSOHumboldt County Sheriff's Office press release …
Over 30,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated at Trespass Grow on National Forest Land in Trinity County; Three Arrested
Andrew Goff / July 11, 2017, 1:55 p.m. / Cannabis
… and eradication operations in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest.Officers eradicated over 30,400 marijuana plants and collected and removed 1,450 pounds of garbage, half a mile …
DA’s Office Seeks Bigger Bail, Consolidation of Charges For Blue Lake Man Recently Acquitted of Murder
Rhonda Parker / July 6, 2017, 12:10 p.m. / Courts
… of murder and burglary, but his legal troubles aren’t over.Huntzinger, 37, had three criminal cases pending when he was arrested for the slaying of Trevor Mark Harrison during a May 2015 marijuana transaction …
Nearly 5000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, Stream Diversions Discovered, Two Arrested at Trespass Grow Site
Andrew Goff / July 5, 2017, 11:56 a.m. / Cannabis
… Nearly 5000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, Stream Diversions Discovered, Two Arrested at Trespass Grow Site Marcelino Bautista and Celcilio BautistaMendocino County Sheriff's …
HARDIN: What’s the War on Drugs Got To Do With the Humboldt Brand
John Hardin / July 3, 2017, 6:57 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… HARDIN: What's the War on Drugs Got To Do With the Humboldt Brand Right now I see a lot of people scrambling frantically to find their niche in the legal marijuana market. In our eagerness …
Eureka Probation Stop Yields Heroin For Sale, Weed, Meth and One Re-Arrested Probationer, Cops Say
Hank Sims / June 29, 2017, 4:03 p.m. / Crime
… of Nelson, officers located over 19 grams of heroin packaged for sale, a useable amount of methamphetamine, and US currency. Two pounds of processed marijuana bud was located inside the vehicle …
(UPDATE) 21,389 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, 758 lbs., $80k, Firearms Seized, Two Arrested After DTF Raids in McKinleyville and Eastern Humboldt
Andrew Goff / June 29, 2017, 11:40 a.m. / Cannabis
… (UPDATE) 21,389 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, 758 lbs., $80k, Firearms Seized, Two Arrested After DTF Raids in McKinleyville and Eastern Humboldt UPDATE, 2:33 p …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZIGER TRIAL: Two Defendants — One Guilty of Murder, the Other Acquitted — Both Shed Tears as Jury Rules on 2015 Arcata Killing
Rhonda Parker / June 27, 2017, 6:24 p.m. / Courts
… doubt about whether Harrison was armed.Another big issue for the jury was the burglary charge. Three witnesses testified that after Giddings pulled a gun during a marijuana transaction and shot Harrison …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Weed Robbery or Bad Weed Deal? Defense Attorneys Highlight Witness Lies, Shady Actions in Closing Arguments
Rhonda Parker / June 23, 2017, 6:55 a.m. / Courts
… Haug brought out $1,900 in cash to pay for a pound. That deal fell apart when Haug decided the bag of weed didn’t weigh enough. Huntzinger was accompanied by marijuana broker Kimberly Steele. When Steele …
OBITUARY: James Michael Stone, 1949-2017
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… the College of the Redwoods Police Academy,was promoted to Deputy Sheriff. Over a career that spanned some 40 years, he worked for the County of Humboldt on patrol, as a beach deputy, on the Marijuana Task …
McKinleyville Woman Arrested After Routine Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of 108 lbs. of Weed
Andrew Goff / June 21, 2017, 4:48 p.m. / Cannabis
… followed it for about one mile. As the Deputy approached the vehicle, driver Sharon Patrice Erickson, age 47 of McKinleyville was contacted. A strong smell of marijuana was detected coming from inside …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Giddings Takes the Stand, Explains Why He Shot Harrison During Marijuana Deal Gone Bad
Rhonda Parker / June 19, 2017, 11 p.m. / Courts
… GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Giddings Takes the Stand, Explains Why He Shot Harrison During Marijuana Deal Gone Bad PREVIOUSLY:Giddings-Huntinger Trial, Day OneGiddings-Huntzinter Trial, Day …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Jurors Shown Photos of Victim’s Gunshot Wound as Trial Winds Down
Rhonda Parker / June 15, 2017, 4:46 p.m. / Courts
… Giddings allegedly shot him during a marijuana transaction at the Arcata home of Harrison’s mother.The trial is wrapping up, with Judge Dale Reinholtsen telling jurors they have now heard “the bulk …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Mother of Victim Admits on Stand That She Asked a Friend to Hold Off Calling 911
Rhonda Parker / June 14, 2017, 7:36 p.m. / Courts
… come into the house with his duffel bag to load it with stolen goods? Harrison, 38, was visiting his mother at her home in Arcata when Kimberly Steele and Giddings showed up with a bag of marijuana trim …
Supervisors Consider Changes to Cannabis Ordinance as Public Expresses a Variety of Concerns
Ryan Burns / June 14, 2017, 12:48 p.m. / Cannabis
… hearing and a special permit before allowing marijuana businesses within 1,000 feet of any city limits or within a city's sphere of influence, planning boundaries defined by Humboldt's Local Agency …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Mother of Victim Takes the Stand, Describes String of Failed Weed Deals That Preceded Killing
Rhonda Parker / June 13, 2017, 6:50 p.m. / Courts
… went to her bedroom to get $1,900 in cash to pay for the weed, but then she weighed it and found it wanting.“It was 300 and some grams,” Haug said, noting that a pound of marijuana plus packaging should …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Caregiver Confirms That He and Victim’s Mom Hid the Weed While Trevor Harrison Died
Rhonda Parker / June 12, 2017, 7:18 p.m. / Courts
… .###PREVIOUSLY:Giddings-Huntinger Trial, Day OneGiddings-Huntzinter Trial, Day Two###Less than a minute after he arrived at the Arcata home of marijuana dealer Kay Haug, Billy Joe Giddings pulled a gun from his coat pocket and shot Haug …
HARDIN: The Failure of Humboldt County’s Medical Marijuana Permit System
John Hardin / June 12, 2017, 7 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… HARDIN: The Failure of Humboldt County's Medical Marijuana Permit System Today, more than six months after the deadline to apply, the Humboldt County Planning Department has received fewer than …
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER DAY TWO: Witness Describes 2015 Killing in Arcata’s Sunset Neighborhood
Rhonda Parker / June 6, 2017, 7 p.m. / Courts
… ###As soon as the marijuana transaction went south, according to testimony today, Billy Joe Giddings pulled a gun and started giving orders.Eyewitness Kenneth Eskeridge, who was at his friend Kay Haug’s house …
‘You Will Find Them Guilty of Murder’: Trial in 2015 Arcata Drug Killing Finally Gets Underway With Opening Statements From Prosecution, Defense
Rhonda Parker / June 5, 2017, 6:31 p.m. / Courts
… ’s mother Kay Haug stepped over her son’s body and went about the business of throwing 17 pounds of marijuana out her bedroom window, handing it to people who stashed it in an outdoor shed. “Meanwhile, Trevor …
… will happen if we develop a marijuana-related tourism sector here in Humboldt — bud 'n' breakfasts and the like? Would you stand to benefit? Would it scare away some families who would otherwise visit …
