SECOND UPDATE: Community tips led to the identification and arrest of a 56-year-old man suspected of assaulting another person with rocks following what the Arcata Police Department describes as a bicycle road-rage incident. According to a news release, Bryan Wayne Bach was contacted at his residence on the 4800 block of Union Street in Arcata. […]
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Investigation Finds 2 Suspected Meth Runners
Two suspected “runners” for a drug trafficking organization were found with a combined 3 pounds of methamphetamine during traffic stops Aug. 29 as part of a Humboldt County Drug Task Force operation, including a Hoopa woman who was allegedly transporting the drug with her 3-year-old grandson in the car, according to authorites. According to a […]
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APD Arrests Three in Robbery and Shooting Investigation
The Arcata Police Department has arrested three suspects in what they’e calling a a robbery and attempted murder that happened Thursday morning in an apartment on L Street. Officers were called to Mad River Community Hospital shortly after 6:30 a.m. Thursday to a report of a gunshot victim. A subsequent investigation found the victim had […]
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Hoopa Teen Charged With Murder, Potentially Faces Two Life Terms, LoCo Reports
The Lost Coast Outpost is reporting that 18-year-old Bronson Moon Lewis, Jr., who was arrested on suspicion of homicide in connection with the death of Julius Tripp, faces the possibility of two life terms in state prison if convicted of all charges in the shooting death of Tripp. The Hoopa man’s remains were recovered earlier this month, near where […]
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UPDATE: Reward Offered in Dog Cruelty Case
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has offered $5,000 for information regarding the Samoa animal cruelty case of a female dog who was found gravely wounded. Along with PETA, a local animal advocate who regularly donates to the Humboldt County Animal Shelter has pledged an additional $1,000 for information leading to the conviction of […]
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UPDATE: Teen Homicide Suspect Turns Self In
Today, law enforcement rescinded a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) after the suspect in the homicide of Julius Tripp turned himself in, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Tripp, 42, went missing at the end of July and a vehicle associated with him was located off State Route 96. Tripp’s remains were located on […]
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Dog Found Shot in Samoa
Humboldt County Animal Control is seeking help from the public in investigating an animal cruelty case after a dog was found with several gunshots wounds in Samoa. Due to the injuries, the dog was euthanized. According to a news release, a community member found the female dog at the ATV Staging Area on Bunker Road […]
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HCSO Arrests Suspect in Saturday Knife Attack in Garberville
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 32-year-old woman named Ruby Jean Tyldsley on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse after responding to a call about a possible stabbing in the Alderpoint Road area on Saturday. They ask anyone with information to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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Homicide Suspect Sought After Remains ID’d as Missing Hoopa Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the remains found Aug. 20 as missing person Julius Barthel Tripp and have determined his death was a homicide. According to a news release, an arrest warrant has been issued for 18-year-old Bronson Moon Lewis Jr., who has been identified as a suspect in the case. “A cause […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Death
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was found yesterday by emergency personnel responding to vehicle in the Klamath River. According to a news release, the man’s body was found 400 feet down an embankment off State Route 96 and retrieved that evening. Few other details were immediately […]
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Injury Traffic Collision Involving HCSO Patrol Vehicle
Earlier this morning the Eureka Police Department responded to an injury traffic collision involving a Humboldt County Sherrif’s Office patrol car and a pedestrian. According to the release, the HCSO patrol car was traveling eastbound on Fifth Street when it struck the 44-year old Eureka resident on the roadway. The Eureka man suffered moderate injuries […]
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Human Remains Found in Northeast Humboldt
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has found human remains in Northeast Humboldt near Highway 96, between Hoopa and Weitchpec. The identity and sex of the deceased are unknown, as is the cause and manner of death. HSCO has launched a further investigation and will release more information when available. Read the full release below. Human remains […]