The Eureka Police department has launched a homicide investigation after an 84-year-old man was found dead in his home in the 400 block of Campton Road. According to a press release, a family member found Roger Mitchell Clark, more commonly known as “Mitch,” alone and dead in his home at 7:38 p.m. yesterday. “It was […]
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Fortuna Police Searching for Attempted Murder Suspect
Fortuna Police are looking for a man this morning after he allegedly attempted to shoot another person last night. According to a police BOLO, on May 17 a little before 10 p.m., Zachary Haggard was involved in an argument in the 2300 block of Acacia Drive in Fortuna. During the argument, he allegedly brandished a […]
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Drug Task Force Seizes 5 Pounds of Suspected Heroin
Around 5:15 p.m., the Humboldt County Drug Task Force pulled over a vehicle near the onramp to U.S. Highway 101 from the Miranda bridge. According to Humboldt County Sheriff Sgt. Jesse Taylor, the vehicle contained about 5 pounds of heroin. Taylor responded to our request for information in an email reply, saying, “I can confirm […]
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APD Renews Calls for Witnesses on Third Anniversary of Lawson’s Death
On the third anniversary his death, the Arcata Police Department is calling on witnesses to step forward in the April 15, 2017, stabbing of Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson. In a joint public service announcement released with Lawson’s mother, Charmaine Lawson, they urge witnesses who may have attended the party at which Lawson […]
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DA Warns About Price Gouging Amid COVID-19 Shelter in Place
While no cases have been reported in Humboldt County, District Attorney Maggie Fleming issued a warning today against price gouging in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak that has the state sheltering in place. It is illegal to raise prices on needed products, such as food, medical supplies, gasoline and building materials, by more than […]
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Sheriff’s Office IDs Man Killed in Southern Humboldt
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man whose body was found on a property in the Ettersburg area on Feb. 18 as Southern Humboldt resident Jason Todd Garrett. According to a release, the 33 year old died of a gunshot wound. A suspect in Garrett’s shooting, Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was taken into […]
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Lawson Report: Lack of Training, Crime Scene Management Hindered Investigation
A long-delayed National Police Foundation report released today commended the initial officers’ response to the fatal stabbing of Humboldt State University student David “Josiah” Lawson nearly three years ago but found a systemic failure by the police department’s then leadership to provide adequate training on crime scene management and command skills, which severely hindered the […]
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Human Remains Found at Suspected SoHum Homicide Scene
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office found human remains while searching a Southern Humboldt property Feb. 18 and is working to identify the individual, according to a press release. Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was arrested on suspicion of homicide a day earlier after a daylong search that included a CHP helicopter and SWAT team members. Sheriff’s […]
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UPDATE: Mother of Teen Arrested in Fatal Shooting, House Fire ‘Accidental’
SECOND UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department and Humboldt Bay Fire are reporting that an early morning fire at the Union Street home where a teenager was reportedly shot by his mother last night during a domestic disturbance was “accidental” with EPD stating in a release that it was “unrelated to the manslaughter.” EPD is not […]
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SWAT Operation Nabs Homicide Suspect in SoHum
After a daylong search that included a CHP helicopter and SWAT team members, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man suspected of homicide in the Ettersburg area around 7:15 p.m. Feb. 17. According to a release, Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was taken into custody without incident. The sheriff’s office states detectives and investigators responded […]
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HSU Investigating Allegations of Faculty Member Soliciting Students
Humboldt State University stated in a press release today that it has “expanded” an investigating into allegations that a member of its faculty “may have” solicited students for paid sex. Providing few details, the release states the university has “taken precautionary steps in order to protect students from harm” since receiving the “anonymous reports” last […]
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NCJ Preview with Access Humboldt
This week news editor Thad Greenson and arts and features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill talk with host David Frank about an off-duty assault that cost a local police officer his job, a not weird enough Netflix series set (but not filmed) in Humboldt and a couple of classic Chinese American recipes for crab. Watch the […]