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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Man Arrested in Fatal Arcata Stabbing
A 34-year-old Arcata man was arrested on suspicion of homicide last night after he reportedly stabbed his brother at a residence on the 1800 block of 11th Street before barricading himself inside when police arrived at the scene. According to the Arcata Police Department, responding officers found a 39-year-old man with a life-threatening stab wound […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Rock Throwing Assault Suspect Arrested
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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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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Meth Found at Fieldbrook ‘Stash’ Property
An alleged “stash location” in Fieldbrook yielded nearly 4 pounds of methamphetamine today but the “primary suspect” of the multi-agency operation was not located, according to a news release. The Humboldt County Drug Task Force, assisted by the Eureka and Arcata police department, served the search warrant at a property on the 2300 block of […]
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Attempted Murder Suspect Taken into Custody
A press release from the City of Arcata states a man suspected in the stabbing of another man in the Valley West area on Friday, July 17 turned himself in to the Arcata Police Department Sunday and was subsequently booked for attempted murder. For more information on the stabbing, read the full press release below. On […]
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Civil Grand Jury Releases Report on David Josiah Lawson Case
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury released a report on the Arcata Police Department’s response to the homicide of Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson with recommendations to improve the law enforcement agency. “The most difficult question the civil grand jury had to evaluate was the charge of racial bias within the police response,” […]
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APD Chief Releases Statement on Budget Cuts, Calls for Reform and Policing
Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn released an extensive statement today addressing a number of issues, including budget cuts to his department and what it will mean, as well as calls for reforms and the spotlight shone on law enforcement following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last month as Black […]
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City of Arcata, APD Facing Budget Cuts, LoCO Reports
The Lost Coast Outpost reports that the Arcata City Council voted Wednesday to move ahead with its 2020-2021 budget, which will see about $1.3 million in reductions amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including nearly $750,000 to the police department. Read the full story here.
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Parking Tickets Will Soon Return to Arcata
The grace period on parking violations in Arcata will draw to an end July 1, according to a news release from the police department. Enforcement was temporarily suspended during the initial phases of the COVID-19 shelter in place. Members of the public are encouraged to pay any citations online, by calling 822-2428, using a drop […]
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NCJ Preview with Access Humboldt
This week: What went wrong in the Arcata Police Department’s investigation of David Josiah Lawson’s stabbing? A 66-page independent report finally has answers about organizational failings and racial bias. Also, we’re diving into Filipino food at the Asia’s Best Market. Find out what we’re loading our baskets with from coconut bread to instant noodles.
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‘Organizational Failures’
The commanding officer who oversaw the first steps in the Arcata Police Department’s probe into the April 15, 2017, stabbing death of David Josiah Lawson had no specialized training in crime scene management or homicide investigation. The officer tasked with photographing the crime scene used a point-and-shoot camera, had been working in law enforcement less […]