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Eureka Police Actively Investigating Incident on Cousins Street That Allegedly Involved a Gunshot
LoCO Staff / May 29, 2022, 5 p.m. / Crime
… evaluation. At the time of this press release, EPD Detectives are still on scene executing search warrants, conducting interviews, and collecting evidence. Additional information concerning the arrest …
Accused Fortuna High Coach Taken Into Custody After Judge Increases Bail at Arraignment
Rhonda Parker / May 25, 2022, 4:21 p.m. / Courts
… Accused Fortuna High Coach Taken Into Custody After Judge Increases Bail at Arraignment PREVIOUSLY: Fortuna Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery on a Minor# # #A Fortuna High School …
JAIL OVERDOSES: Two Female Inmates Treated With Narcan After Being Found Unresponsive; Fellow Inmate Booked on Fresh Drug Charges
LoCO Staff / May 25, 2022, 2:11 p.m. / Crime
… milligrams, equal in size to a few grains of salt. As of July 1, 2021, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has responded to 15 fentanyl overdose deaths. Due to the rising prevalence of fentanyl in our …
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: Defense Presents Self-Defense Case, While Prosecution Points to the Accused’s History of Jailhouse Fights
Rhonda Parker / May 25, 2022, 7:55 a.m. / Courts
… long hair and shaved his full beard after the killing to disguise his appearance. He shaved and got a haircut “because a family member had died,” he said. Sotolongo said he was arrested March 3, 2016 …
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: New Evidence Shows That Victim in Hoopa Stabbing Was Carrying Knife in His Pocket
Rhonda Parker / May 19, 2022, 4:45 p.m. / Courts
… .” Sotolongo, also known as Roldo Pratt, wasn’t arrested until nearly a month after the killing. No alleged murder weapon has been introduced as evidence. Super testified today that judging by a wound on Yale …
Alderpoint Murder Suspect Told Cops He Shot Man in the Head to Save His Puppy, Investigator Testifies
Rhonda Parker / May 19, 2022, 4:01 p.m. / Courts
… . No mention was made today about the dog’s size, though Head said his impression was the animal was still a puppy.###PREVIOUSLY:29-Year-Old Arrested in Connection With Alderpoint Homicide This Morning …
‘Cold-Blooded and Egregious’: Humboldt Man Sent to Prison for ‘Terrifying’ Abduction of His Ex and Two Others, Feds Say
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2022, 3:49 p.m. / Courts
… of a nearby residence and negotiate the terms of his surrender to police. Rose was arrested in possession of the stolen shotgun and more than two dozen shotgun shells.On May 20, 2021, a federal grand jury …
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: More Witnesses Identify the Accused as the Person Who Stabbed Victim in the Heart
Rhonda Parker / May 18, 2022, 2:38 p.m. / Courts
… with the testimony of Dr. Mark Super, the forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy. Sotolongo was arrested by a Sheriff’s Office SWAT team on March 9, 2016, in a residence on Tish Tang Road. He was 25 …
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: Eyewitnesses Recall Fatal Stabbing at the Hoopa Mini-Mart Six Years Ago
Rhonda Parker / May 18, 2022, 7 a.m. / Courts
… to remember the details of a long-ago arrest of Yale. He recalled having to use his Taser and pepper spray before Yale was finally taken into custody. Also testifying yesterday was Police Chief Gregory O …
Licensed Eastern Humboldt Cannabis Farm Busted for Allegedly Selling Plants to Undercover Cops on Facebook
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2022, 10:32 a.m. / Crime
… to purchase 1,500 cannabis clones. Under California Commercial Cannabis Regulations, the sale of cannabis clones/starts can only be conducted between licensees. The seller agreed to sell the clones …
Complaints of Suspected Drug Activity at Eureka Residence End in Fentanyl Arrest
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2022, 9:55 a.m. / Crime
… Complaints of Suspected Drug Activity at Eureka Residence End in Fentanyl Arrest HCDTFHumboldt County Drug Task ForceOn Monday May 16th , 2022, the Humboldt County Drug Task …
Man With Felony Warrant Found With Drugs and Firearm During Hoopa Traffic Stop
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2022, 10:31 a.m. / Crime
… .46 grams of suspected fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.Ulrich Jr. was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1 …
Traffic Stop in McKinleyville Leads to Discovery of AR-15 and Meth; Two Arrested, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2022, 9:39 a.m. / Crime
… Traffic Stop in McKinleyville Leads to Discovery of AR-15 and Meth; Two Arrested, Sheriff's Office Says Christopher James Diven (left) and Jeramiah Scott Fletcher | Booking …
Arcata City Council to Consider Disciplinary Action, Including Possible Restraining Order, Against Councilmember Brett Watson in Response to Sexual Harassment Investigation
Stephanie McGeary / May 13, 2022, 4:11 p.m. / Local Government
… . ###PREVIOUSLY: Arcata Mayor Brett Watson Arrested for DUI, Drug Possession Late Last NightArcata Mayor Brett Watson Issues Statement on His Arrest for DUI, Drug PossessionIs Arcata Mayor Brett Watson Being De …
Five Things to Know About Nuclear Power in California
Nadia Lopez / May 13, 2022, 8:41 a.m. / Sacramento
… , PG&E found the site was near several seismic fault lines. That spurred lawsuits and massive, statewide protests, culminating in the largest arrest in the history of the country’s anti …
Wanted Felon Arrested in Myrtletown in Possession of Fentanyl, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2022, 9:52 a.m. / Crime
… Wanted Felon Arrested in Myrtletown in Possession of Fentanyl, Says HCSO Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On May 11, 2022, at about 2:06 p …
‘This is a Crisis for Humboldt County’: St. Joe’s Admin Issues Call to Action in Response to Surge in Violence Against Hospital Staff
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 11, 2022, 10:39 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Health Care
… -Rodgers said the uptick in violence in the emergency department “is related in part to individuals with mental illness and in part to other factors, including individuals needing to be detained or arrested …
Man Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Into Relative’s Home, Threatening Her With Machete, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2022, 9:33 a.m. / Crime
… Man Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Into Relative's Home, Threatening Her With Machete, Sheriff's Office Says Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office …
Four People Arrested, Five Vehicles Abated in Raid on Alleged Humboldt Hill Drug House, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / May 10, 2022, 3:32 p.m. / Crime
… Four People Arrested, Five Vehicles Abated in Raid on Alleged Humboldt Hill Drug House, Drug Task Force Says From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:On Tuesday May 10th, 2022, the Humboldt County …
TODAY in COURT: Second Ray Christie Trial Scheduled for August; Mother of Convicted Bear River Murderer Can Stand Trial in Humboldt
Rhonda Parker / May 10, 2022, 1:56 p.m. / Courts
… , set Aug. 1 as the date for the new trial. Including jury selection, the trial is expected to last about five weeks. Christie himself is scheduled for cancer surgery later this month …
A Week After Last Raid, Arcata Woman Arrested Again on Fentanyl/Meth Charges
LoCO Staff / May 10, 2022, 1:21 p.m. / Crime
… A Week After Last Raid, Arcata Woman Arrested Again on Fentanyl/Meth Charges (From left) Lockwood, Grzymski, Lehman. Photos: HCDTF.###PREVIOUSLY:Heroin, Meth, Weed, Prescription …
(UPDATE) Investigation Sustains Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson; Former Mayor Was ‘Obsessed’ With Staff Member, Report Finds
Hank Sims / May 6, 2022, 5:13 p.m. / Local Government
… of events that included Watson's arrest for driving under the influence and drug possession, his ouster as the city's mayor, a council vote of “no confidence” in him, a stint in a rehab …
OPINION: Puff, Puff, Pass the Blame. Hypocritical Humboldt Hits Chesa Boudin on Drugs (A View from San Francisco)
Gil Duran, San Francisco Examiner / May 6, 2022, 4:04 p.m. / Opinion
… against marijuana growers on American soil. And so it came to pass that military raids eradicated the scourge of cannabis from the land. Yeah, right. The invasion netted 1,200 marijuana plants and tons …
While Conducting Aforementioned Drug Bust in Rio Dell, Drug Task Force Agents Spot Hoopa Man Wanted for Suspected Fentanyl Trafficking
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2022, 12:49 p.m. / Crime
… Drug Traffickers Arrested in Rio Dell # # #Humboldt County Drug Task Force press release: On Friday May 6th, 2022 at approx. 1 a.m. the HCDTF was serving a search warrant on a vehicle in the 500 …
Suspected Arcata Drug Traffickers Arrested in Rio Dell
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2022, 12:31 p.m. / Crime
… Suspected Arcata Drug Traffickers Arrested in Rio Dell Humboldt County Drug Task Force press release:Since mid-April the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) has been conducting …
Four Arrested on Suspicion of Trafficking Fentanyl from Oakland to Humboldt
LoCO Staff / May 5, 2022, 12:32 p.m. / Crime
… Four Arrested on Suspicion of Trafficking Fentanyl from Oakland to Humboldt By Battles, Reed, Miguelena and Early | HCDTF.Humboldt County Drug Task Force release …
Bill Would Put Homeless Courts Where the Unhoused Live
Nigel Duara / May 5, 2022, 7:43 a.m. / Sacramento
… for her arrest. She said she became even more determined to avoid the courthouse. But on a Wednesday in April – nearly two years after getting the ticket – Garibay stood by while Los Angeles County …
Eureka Police Officers, Sheriff’s Deputies Find Live Explosive Device While Serving Search Warrant for Drug, Firearm Offenses, Department Says
LoCO Staff / May 4, 2022, 3:29 p.m. / Crime
… . | All photos courtesy EPD.###Press release from the Eureka Police Department: Garrett JuchtzerOn May 1, 2022, Officers with the Eureka Police Department and a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) K9 …
TODAY in SUPES: Board Agrees to Send Revised Letter to SF DA About City’s ‘Open Air Drug Market’
Ryan Burns / May 3, 2022, 4:33 p.m. / Local Government
… fentanyl arrest numbers have skyrocketed from two in 2019 to 40 so far this year, plus 22 from the county's Drug Task Force.Sgt. Matt Tomlin with the Drug Task Force addressed the supervisors, saying …
Criminal Proceedings Against Suspected Kneeland Killer Suspended; Judge Orders Psychiatric Evaluation
Rhonda Parker / May 3, 2022, 12:32 p.m. / Courts
… of assault on a correctional officer, battery on a correctional officer and manufacturing a weapon in a correctional facility. Today Medeiros, whose bail is set at $1 million, wore a red jumpsuit …
