Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming has charged the driver of a red Jeep that drove through a crowd of protestors May 30 with reckless driving. In its investigation, the DA’s Office found that as the driver of the red Jeep was driving through a group of protestors who were walking in the road outside of a […]
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Texting 9-1-1 is Now Available in Humboldt County
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today that texting 9-1-1 for emergencies is now available in unincorporated areas of Humboldt County, the city of Fortuna, Arcata, Humboldt State University and California Highway Patrol (other local cities will be launching Text to 9-1-1 capabilities soon). Calling 9-1-1 during an emergency is still the preferred way to ask […]
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Woman’s Remains Found at Garberville Brush Fire
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation after the burned remains of a woman were found Oct. 9 near Garberville on a South Fork Eel River bar. According to a news release, CalFire personnel responding to a brush fire discovered the remains after putting it out. “The remains were collected and an […]
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Attempted Carjacking, Lack of Gas Led to Murder Suspects’ Arrests
Two murder suspects wanted in Washington state were arrested in Humboldt County on Oct. 10 — one after running out of gas in Redway and the other after reportedly trying to carjack a local car dealership owner at gunpoint during a purported test drive. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news release, Matthew Collett, […]
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UPDATE: Washington Murder Suspects Arrested in Humboldt
UPDATE: Read an update on the arrests of the murder suspects, one of which includes a reported attempted carjacking in Samoa, here. PREVIOUS: Yesterday afternoon, a pink car out of gas and an interaction with a helpful Garberville-based CHP officer led to the arrest of a couple suspected in the kidnapping and murder of 31-year-old […]
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Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
One suspect has been arrested and another identified in the Sept. 16 robbery of a bank in Henderson Center. Nolan Eugene Colegrove, 38, was taken into custody in Arcata on a drug warrant Sept. 25 and Eureka Police served a search warrant on his room in an Alliance Road residence before later arresting him on […]
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APD Searching for Suspects in Robbery
The Arcata Police Department is searching for two suspects in a strong-arm robbery who fled in a black Nissan Rogue. According to APD Detective Sgt. Chris Ortega, at about 12:51 p.m., his department received a report of the crime and responded to a motel in the 4800 block of Valley West in Arcata where they […]
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Ford Sentenced in Cannabis Insurance Embezzlement Case
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Christopher Wilson sentenced John Ford to serve 90 days in jail and five years probation after the former insurance broker pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement. An investigation by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and the California Office of Insurance alleged that Ford contracted with various clients […]
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EPD Preliminary Investigation: Protester Possibly at Fault in Last Night’s Collision
The Eureka Police Department has opened an investigation into an incident during last night’s Breonna Taylor protest in which a protester was hit by a truck and suffered non life-threatening injury to her foot. “Preliminary findings indicate that the pedestrian may have placed herself in the path of the vehicle at the time of the […]
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Attempted Kidnapping in Ridgewood Neighborhood
A Sacramento man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly breaking into a home in an attempt to kidnap his estranged wife and threatening to kill others in the Eggert Road residence if they called law enforcement or tried to stop him. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Ridgewood neighborhood on a disturbance call around […]
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Stabbing Reported in Eureka Last Night
A 51-year-old man flagged down an officer near West Third and Commercial street in Eureka about 2:50 a.m. with several stab wounds to the back, according to a report over the scanner. An ambulance took the victim to the hospital. We’ve reached out to the Eureka Police Department for more information on the condition of […]
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Spate of Fires Sparks Arson Concerns
Early in the morning of Sept. 19, firefighters responded to four suspicious fires in the Franklin K. Lane Grove just north of Phillipsville. “CalFire Law enforcement is investigating these incidents,” CalFire Battalion Chief Paul Savona said, noting there has been “an increase in fire activity in the Phillipsville-Redcrest area. “The community is advised to be […]