Thirty Humboldt County jail inmates sentenced to prison terms during the COVID-19 pandemic, some who had been waiting in limbo for months, have now been sent to state prisons, Sheriff William Honsal reported to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Honsal said the state prison system, which has been plagued by COVID-19 outbreaks and worked […]
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Arcata Man Arrested in Eureka Stabbing
The Eureka Police Department has arrested an Arcata man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a September stabbing near West Third and Commercial streets. The victim, a 50-year-old man, suffered multiple wounds and is still recovering. According to a news release, detectives arrested Tory Tasi Parker Mamea, 27, at his residence today “based […]
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APD Releases Information About Assault Death Last Week
Arcata Police released the name of the man who died last week reportedly after his brother hit him on the head with a wine bottle. According to Arcata Police Sergeant Chris Ortega, a call reporting a “physical altercation between two brothers residing in the same house” came in on Monday, October 26, about 4:35 p.m. […]
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Death Investigation Underway in Garberville after a Body Found at the South End of Town
A death investigation is underway in Southern Humboldt after a body was located at the south end of Garberville’s main street not far from the exit from Hwy 101. According to Lt. Jesse Taylor of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the “deceased subject [was] located in the grass.” He explained that the identity of the […]
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HCDTF Seize One-Fourth Pound of Meth and 1,300 Oxycodone Pills
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized one-fourth pound of methamphetamine and about 1,300 Oxycodone pills after serving several warrants in unincorporated areas of Eureka. The warrants were in response to “a seizure by customs agents in Peru who intercepted multiple packages containing large quantities of Oxycodone that were being shipped” to the Eureka addresses […]
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Stabbing in Arcata Last Night
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stabbing in Arcata last night. According to the report, a 28-year-old man was stabbed while riding his skateboard by two unknown suspects on Upper Bay Road. He was transported to a local hospital by a friend and is expected to survive his injuries. The stabbing […]
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Shots Fired Arrest in Eureka
A man was arrested early Saturday morning on the 4000 block of E Street for allegedly firing a shot and pointing a gun at another man who had been called to the home by a woman who asked for assistance in leaving. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office release, deputies were called to the […]
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APD Arrested Suspect from Last Night’s Pursuit
Officers from Arcata Police took a suspect into custody this morning who was wanted for multiple counts of allegedly breaking vehicle windows and for fleeing law enforcement in pursuit through city streets, out Highway 255, and into a field before fleeing on foot. Officers weren’t able to locate the suspect at that time. However, Sgt. […]
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Felony Hit and Run in Eureka
A person is injured and unconscious but still breathing after a vehicle struck them at A Street on Fourth Street in Eureka and fled about 6:10 p.m. An EPD officer is on the scene with the victim who is still on the road. An ambulance was asked to respond to Code 3 (with lights and […]
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Robbery at Bayshore Mall
The Eureka Police Department is looking for two white male adults and a woman in a white 2003 Chevy Tahoe after a robbery at the Bayshore Mall around 2 p.m. The vehicle reportedly headed south on Broadway after the robbery. One of the suspects had a knife and the other may have a firearm, according […]
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Garberville Homicide Victim Identified as 21-year-old Redding Woman
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the human remains discovered near the south Fork of the Eel River in Garberville Oct. 9 as those of 21-year-old Kadie Lynn Jones, of Redding. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Jones’ death as a homicide after her body was found in a brush fire near […]
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Humboldt Man Found Dead in Pelican Bay Prison Cell
Pelican Bay State Prison authorities are investigating the death of Joshua E. Kirtley, who was in prison for the 1998 murder of Paul Sanders at a marijuana grow in the Southern Humboldt area, as a homicide. Staff found 42-year-old Kirtley dead in his cell on Oct. 17. Jesse A. Rippee, Kirtley’s cellmate, who was in […]