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Four Arrested on Fentanyl-Related Charges After Agents Track Suspects’ Tenderloin-to-Humboldt Trek, Says DTF
LoCO Staff / April 25, 2022, 11:12 a.m. / Crime
… Four Arrested on Fentanyl-Related Charges After Agents Track Suspects' Tenderloin-to-Humboldt Trek, Says DTF Levi Jone, Joshua Gensaw-Crum, Mariah Smith …
Two Arrested on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of Garberville Hotels
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2022, 1:01 p.m. / Crime
… Two Arrested on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of Garberville Hotels Maxwell Elliot and Jacob “High Five” Silverman | HCDTFHumboldt County Drug Task Force press …
TODAY IN COURT: Kneeland Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Rhonda Parker / April 21, 2022, 3:35 p.m. / Courts
… driving on the wrong side of the road, before fleeing on foot into the Arcata Community Forest. He was arrested a week later in Santa Cruz as he reportedly was attempting to steal a boat in the harbor …
Teen Leads Law Enforcement on Wild Pursuit Through Arcata Before Arrest, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2022, 10:02 a.m. / Crime
… Teen Leads Law Enforcement on Wild Pursuit Through Arcata Before Arrest, Says HCSO Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 21, 2022, at about 1:05 a …
Alleged Eureka Drug House That ‘Terrorized the Neighborhood’ Raided by Drug Task Force, Eureka POP Team; Three Arrested
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2022, 8:36 a.m. / Crime
… Alleged Eureka Drug House That 'Terrorized the Neighborhood' Raided by Drug Task Force, Eureka POP Team; Three Arrested From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: Over the past two years …
Stillbirths and the Law: Bill Would End Coroner Investigations of Lost Pregnancies
Nigel Duara / April 20, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to the local police department one hour later. She was arrested as she was being discharged from the hospital. In January, Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a legal alert instructing prosecutors and police …
LIFE: As He Continues to Protest His Innocence, Convicted Rio Dell Murderer Demetrius Coleman Sentenced to Life in Prison With No Possibility of Parole
Rhonda Parker / April 19, 2022, 3:19 p.m. / Courts
… men who robbed Coleman of marijuana in Eureka. Weeks after the shooting, Ahumada-Mendoza and Coleman were tracked down and arrested in North Dakota. Outside the courtroom, Schaffer credited the Rio …
Plea From Mother of Bear River Murderer Delayed; Can She be Charged as an Accomplice in Humboldt if She Didn’t Learn About the Crime Until They Reached Shasta?
Rhonda Parker / April 19, 2022, 2:23 p.m. / Courts
… at a Redding gas station that her 18-year-old son was wanted for murder. She continued following him, however, and all three were arrested the following day in Utah. Sanchez-Johnson was prepared to plead …
TODAY in COURT: Fieldbrook Kneeland Murder Suspect Says He Wants to Hire His Own Lawyer
Rhonda Parker / April 18, 2022, 3:36 p.m. / Courts
… Medeiros, whose bail is set at $1 million. But Medeiros said he plans to contact and hire a lawyer, David Skilling, who was recommended to him. No one in the courtroom today was familiar with Skilling …
Shooting Investigation at Eureka Motel Results in Two Meth-Related Arrests at Arcata Motel
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2022, 12:55 p.m. / Crime
… Shooting Investigation at Eureka Motel Results in Two Meth-Related Arrests at Arcata Motel Rashad Blanchard and Sharon Grim | EPDEureka Police Department press release …
Arcata Man Arrested Returning to Humboldt With 2,000 Fentanyl Pills, DTF Says
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2022, 12:18 p.m. / Crime
… Arcata Man Arrested Returning to Humboldt With 2,000 Fentanyl Pills, DTF Says Humboldt County Drug Task Force press release: Since late 2021 the Humboldt County Drug Task Force …
Wanted Felon Arrested in Willow Creek at Home Containing Numerous Firearms and Children
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2022, 10:42 a.m. / Crime
… Wanted Felon Arrested in Willow Creek at Home Containing Numerous Firearms and Children Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 15, 2022, at about 10:45 a.m., Humboldt …
Charmaine Lawson Continues to Seek ‘Justice for Josiah’ Five Years After Her Son’s Death
Andrew Goff / April 15, 2022, 6 p.m. / Activism
… ; Bail Set at $1 MillionUnited by Tragedy, HSU Community Celebrates the Life and Mourns the Death of David Josiah Lawson‘It Should Not Have Happened’: Friend of Arcata Murder Victim Believes Racism Delayed …
Kneeland Homicide Suspect Transferred Back to Humboldt, Will Be Arraigned Next Week
Rhonda Parker / April 15, 2022, 11:27 a.m. / Courts
… of assaulting Lobba’s caretaker, then fleeing in Lobba’s van. Medeiros abandoned the van during a police pursuit and managed to escape on foot into the Arcata Community Forest. He was arrested a week later …
Arcata Police Department Releases Statement on the Five Year Anniversary of Josiah Lawson’s Death
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2022, 11:06 a.m. / News
… ‘He Was the One’: Josiah Lawson, Humboldt State Student and President of Brothers United, Remembered at Campus Prayer ServiceZoellner Pleads Not Guilty to Arcata Stabbing Murder; Bail Set at $1 Million …
California’s Reparations Task Force Explained
Lil Kalish / April 13, 2022, 5:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… slave owners and state officials, allowing them to violently capture and arrest enslaved people. Meanwhile the state also passed a law that allowed only white people to testify in court cases …
The Politics of Violence: Will Sacramento Shootings Influence Attorney General’s Race?
Nigel Duara / April 13, 2022, 5:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… blocks from the state Capitol killed six people and wounded another 12, including two of the men arrested in connection with the violence – brothers Smiley and Dandrae Martin. A third man was arrested two …
Sheriff’s Office Arrests One in Connection With Arson of Motel in Garberville Yesterday
LoCO Staff / April 12, 2022, 11:36 a.m. / Crime
… , deputies located evidence consistent with arson.Jordan was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of arson (PC 451(b)) and vandalism (PC 594(b)(1)).This case is still …
Ettersburg Killer Ryan Tanner Sentenced to 39 Years, but Will be Released Earlier; Friends, Family Members Testify
Rhonda Parker / April 11, 2022, 1 p.m. / Courts
… Tanner,” Taylor said. Tanner had been arrested that day. A couple of days later Garrett’s body was found, buried under a water tank on Tanner’s property. Under current California law, the 34-year …
Kneeland Homicide Suspect Arrested in Santa Cruz Yesterday; Suspect Had Loaded Stolen Firearm and Mushrooms in His Possession, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 11, 2022, 12:11 p.m. / Crime
… Kneeland Homicide Suspect Arrested in Santa Cruz Yesterday; Suspect Had Loaded Stolen Firearm and Mushrooms in His Possession, Sheriff's Office Says Press release from the Humboldt County …
Eureka Police Extract Squatters From C Street House; One Arrested on Weapons Charge
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2022, 2:25 p.m. / Crime
… Eureka Police Extract Squatters From C Street House; One Arrested on Weapons Charge Eureka Police Department press release:On April 7, 2022, at about 5:30 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police …
Suspect, Victim Named in Kneeland Homicide; Public Urged to Be on the Lookout, Motorists Warned Suspect May be Attempting to Hitchhike South
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2022, 10:55 a.m. / Crime
… of Warwick, Rhode Island as the suspect in this case, and have obtained a warrant for his arrest in connection to this homicide.Medeiros is described as a white male adult, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall …
Fortuna Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery on a Minor
Andrew Goff / April 7, 2022, 9:13 a.m. / Crime
… Fortuna Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery on a Minor [Note: Gary Landergen is a math teacher at Fortuna High School and a coach on the school's wrestling team.]Fortuna Police …
From Scandal to Scrutiny: How Intense Citizen Oversight Reshaped Oakland Police
Nigel Duara / April 6, 2022, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… . As a result, in 1998 the LAPD instituted a new policy: All complaints against an officer would trigger an investigation. Complaints against officers piled up, major crimes arrests dropped and officers …
Second Suspect Must Stand Trial in Hoopa Valley Roadside Murder, Judge Rules
Rhonda Parker / April 5, 2022, 2:02 p.m. / Courts
… head, and he was possibly shot as well. Armendariz was not arrested until November 2020, after testimony implicating him was presented during Lewis’s preliminary hearing. Both Armendariz and Lewis …
Looking to Get Back on Your Feet After an Arrest? Some Experts are Coming Up From the Bay Area in a Couple of Weeks, and They’re Eager to Help You With That
Hank Sims / April 5, 2022, 11:43 a.m. / Crime
… Looking to Get Back on Your Feet After an Arrest? Some Experts are Coming Up From the Bay Area in a Couple of Weeks, and They're Eager to Help You With That Root and Rebound …
Man Arrested After Deputies Find 20 Grams of Cocaine, 30 Pounds of Weed, Meth and Xanax During Blue Lake Area Traffic Stop, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2022, 12:20 p.m. / Crime
… Man Arrested After Deputies Find 20 Grams of Cocaine, 30 Pounds of Weed, Meth and Xanax During Blue Lake Area Traffic Stop, HCSO Says The marijuana seized during the traffic stop. | HCSOPress …
Ulisses Rodriguez Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murders of Jeremy Kuemmel and Tiffany Ellebrecht
Rhonda Parker / April 4, 2022, 9:21 a.m. / Courts
… . She said she could be here by 1:30 or 2 p.m., but ended up arriving after 3 p.m., keeping many people waiting for hours. The judge told her off for that.When the sentencing finally began, Sullivan said …
Suspect Calls 911 to Attempt to Divert Deputies’ Attention From Their Mobile Meth Party, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2022, 9:19 a.m. / Crime
… substance paraphernalia (HS 11364(a)), obstruction of justice (PC 148(a)(1)) and misuse of 911 (PC 653x(a)).Elliot was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges …
Vehicle Stolen During Humboldt Hill Burglary Recovered by Deputies; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / March 29, 2022, 4:20 p.m. / Crime
… Vehicle Stolen During Humboldt Hill Burglary Recovered by Deputies; One Arrested Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 28, 2022, at about 11:45 a.m., Humboldt County …