As of Dec. 1, Capt. Brian Stephens will step in as acting chief of the Eureka Police Department as the city searches for an interim replacement over the next month while also recruiting for a permanent appointment. “I look forward to this opportunity to maintain the continuity of leadership within the department and will continue […]
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EPD Takes Battle of the Badges Blood Drive Title
With 62 donors, the Eureka Police Department bested 17 other local agencies to take the trophy for the third annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. During the drive, a total of 184 people — some employees of participating agency and others community members donating to the Northern California Community Blood Bank on their behalf […]
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Video: EPD, Community Partners Discuss Domestic Violence Amid Shelter in Place
Eureka Police Capt. Brian Stephens and a panel of community partners came together for a discussion on domestic violence and local resources available to those in need as the city and other communities across the nation are seeing a 50 percent increase in calls for service and in the severity of cases amid the COVID-19 […]
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‘Tipped Over the Edge’
When city officials released a salacious, unsubstantiated, third-hand allegation of impropriety against the city’s most notorious landlord, Eureka City Manager Greg Sparks says the action was meant to impart a message. “We thought that it just added some gravitas in terms of what we are dealing with when it comes to Mr. Squires and his […]
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14-Year Old’s 2014 Killing Gang Related, Says EPD
Jesus “Smiley” Romero-Garcia laid on the front lawn of a residential home in Eureka, bleeding and semi-conscious, for nearly nine hours in the rain before he was found and taken to St. Joseph Hospital. The 14-year-old died of his injuries — three stab wounds to the chest — at around 9:30 on the morning of […]