Multiple news agencies are reporting that a Eureka man, Jacob Weber Gabriel, is dead after a high speed pursuit that began near State Route 36 in the Red Bluff area. Law enforcement had been on the lookout for the 2006 Infinity he was driving in connection with multiple armed robberies and an assault of a […]
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Hundreds of Humboldt Cannabis Felonies Reclassified as Misdemeanors
To align cannabis-related convictions of the past with current laws, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office identified 801 relevant felony cases and re-designated them as misdemeanors, according to a press release from the DA’s office. The health and safety code violations included marijuana possession, cultivation, possession for sale and transportation dating back to 1982, the […]
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Could Racially Motivated 911 Calls Become Hate Crimes?
Barbecuing at Lake Merritt in Oakland. Selling water without a permit. Both instances in which a Black person was doing something deemed criminal by a white person. Both instances in which a white person called the police. Now, as racial tensions continue to flare as the nation protests the death of George Floyd and others, […]
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EPD Arrests Suspected Bank Robber
Eureka police detectives arrested Stephen David Long, 70, of Eureka, this morning on suspicion of having committed yesterday’s bank robbery on Fifth Street. Long, who EPD said was identified as the suspect, was taken into custody without incident. Yesterday, EPD announced that a male suspect appearing in his 50s or 60s, wearing a blue surgical […]
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EPD Investigating Eureka Bank Robbery
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. today. According to a press release, police believe a man entered a bank in the 700 block of Fifth Street, handed a note to the teller demanding money and made off on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. According […]
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Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte to Suspend Outdoor Vegetation Burning; Issues Warning Ahead of Fourth of July
Due to atmospheric conditions changing, Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte unit will be suspending outdoor vegetation burning in Humboldt, Del Norte and western Trinity counties. Cal Fire would also like to remind residents to celebrate responsibly during the Fourth of July, as only fireworks with the “Safe and Sane” logo are legal for use in California. […]
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Suspect in Eureka Murder, Two Other Recent Stabbings Ruled Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial, LoCo Reports
The Lost Coast Outpost is reporting that Wesley Lee Starritt, who is accused of killing an elderly Eureka man and brutally stabbing two other people, has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. According to the story, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Timothy Canning, referred Starritt to the state agency Conrep after receiving a doctor’s […]
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HSU Independent Review of UPD ‘Uncovered Organizational Issues’ Within the Department
The Office of Independent Review group completed its independent review of the University Police Department and allegations against then Chief of Police Donn Peterson and Lt. Melissa Hansen and found “there were broader problems within the department that need to be addressed,” including communication and leadership at all levels, internal division, and organizational dysfunction.” Last October, […]
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CHP Investigating A Vehicle That Nearly Collided with Pedestrians During Last Week’s BLM Protest in McKinleyville
The Humboldt Area California Highway Patrol is asking the public with information about a silver Hon da Pilot that nearly collided with protesters during last week’s “Stand Against Racism and Police Brutality” protest to contact them as the agency is investigating the incident. According to a release, a video showed a silver Honda Pilot traveling […]
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HCDTF Arrests Suspect Who Already Has 13 Pending Cases
After weeks of surveillance, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested Casey O’Leary Menanno on suspicion of possessing narcotics for sale. Meananno had already been alrady arrested three times this year and has 13 other pending cases from local law enforcement agencies where he’s suspected “in weapons, narcotics and […]
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Hit and Run on Avenue of the Giants, CHP Asking for Help Identifying Driver
The California Highway Patrol in Garberville is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a 2011 GMC pickup that crashed into a car and a power pole and later fled the scene. According to the report, around 2 a.m. a 2011 GMC pick up truck that was traveling north on Avenue of […]
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PG&E Pleads Guilty to 85 Counts of Involuntary manslaughter, agrees to pay $25.5B to Camp Fire Victims, T-S Reports
The Times-Standard is reporting that PG&E has pleaded guilty to 85 counts of involuntary manslaughter and has agreed to pay $25.5 billion to Camp Fire victims. Read the full story here.