About 3:40 p.m., the Humboldt County SWAT team responded to 3300 block of Mendes Lane in Hydesville for the report of a man barricaded inside a residence with a firearm. According to scanner traffic, the man was in the second story of the building. An ambulance was requested to stay outside the area. “Residents of […]
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UPDATE: Suspect Fled, HCSO Reports ‘No Perceived Threat to the Community’
UPDATE: HCSO reports “deputies are clearing the scene” after finding no signs of the man inside the barn where he was believed to be barricaded but states there is “no perceived threat to the community at this time.” “Due to the nature of the investigation, the fact that deputies were unable to obtain a positive […]
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UPDATE: Reverse 911 Lifted in McKinleyville Neighborhood
UPDATE: Sheriff’s deputies found no one inside the Railroad Drive residence where a person was thought to be barricaded after searching the premises and the gas leak appears to be from an underground source, leading officials to cancel the emergency procedures for the surrounding neighborhood. McKinleyville Middle School voluntarily went on lockdown during the incident, […]
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UPDATE: Police Arrest Previously Barricaded Subject in Fortuna
FIFTH UPDATE: According to a Fortuna Police Department release (see below), Eureka resident Melvin Matthews, 35, was wanted on felony warrants for evading law enforcement and making threats against a police officer, grand theft and possession of a stolen vehicle. He surrendered to the Humboldt County SWAT team after a three-hour standoff. FOURTH UPDATE: The […]