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Eureka Mayor ‘Angry’ About Alleged EPD Text Messages
Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman issued a statement this afternoon saying the text messages allegedly sent between Eureka Police Department officers that were released in a bombshell report from the Sacramento Bee earlier this week “are wholly unbecoming of any professional, or any decent human being for that matter.” “Public trust is hard to earn and […]
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Humboldt Dem Headquarters Hit During Siege at U.S. Capitol
As a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday in an unsuccessful attempt to upend the certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ election, the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee’s headquarters was broken into and vandalized. ( North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman was forced to lockdown in his office during the siege and tweeted as […]
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Update: Two Arrested in Eureka Burglary
Update: Last night, law enforcement surrounded an apartment complex on the 2100 block of Spring Street in Eureka after responding to a report of an in-progress burglary. After officers responded to the call, a standoff ensued and the SWAT team and K-9 unite were called to assist. Eureka Police Department arrested 18-year-old Thomas Cookman and 21-year-old Tyler Lemmons […]
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Suspect in Samoa Homicide Arrested
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports a person of interest in a Nov. 15 homicide was arrested Dec. 10 by a Eureka Police Department officer who recognized him. Eureka resident Travontae Javoni Hutson, who was taken into custody at a residence on West Hawthorne Street after initially fleeing the officer, was booked into jail on […]
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UPDATED: Eureka City Council to Consider Camping Ban
The Eureka City Council will revisit the issue of camping within city limits tomorrow night as it considers Bill No. 989-C.S. – Camping Ordinance, a repeal and replacement of its current ordinance banning camping in public spaces. The adjustment appears to be in response to the 2019 Ninth Circuit Court case Martin vs. City of Boise, […]
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UPDATE: Homicide Investigation in Eureka
UPDATE: A 48-year-old man found in Old Town this morning with severe injuries has died and the Eureka Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in the case, which is being investigated as a homicide. Officers arrived at the scene of J and Third streets around 11:30 a.m. to find the man with bleeding […]
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Bicyclist Killed in Eureka Identified
The Eureka Police Department has identified the bicyclist killed Oct. 24 at Broadway and West Wabash as Eureka resident Thomas Burns. He was 67. “Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the driver of the involved vehicle had the green light at the intersection and was turning right on to Broadway from West Wabash Ave.,” […]
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Investigation into Major Injury Crash on 4th Continues
A 25-year-old man hit Oct. 22 while attempting to cross the intersection of Fourth and A streets in Eureka remains in serious but stable condition and the 47-year-old driver is cooperating with the ongoing investigation after initially leaving the scene, according to the Eureka Police Department. A news release states the driver, whose name was […]
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EPD Preliminary Investigation: Protester Possibly at Fault in Last Night’s Collision
The Eureka Police Department has opened an investigation into an incident during last night’s Breonna Taylor protest in which a protester was hit by a truck and suffered non life-threatening injury to her foot. “Preliminary findings indicate that the pedestrian may have placed herself in the path of the vehicle at the time of the […]
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Armed Robbery in Eureka
The Eureka Police Department responded to an armed robbery at a check-cashing business on Fifth Street yesterday. According to an employee, a man brandishing a firearm forced his way into the business and ordered the employee to the rear of the business and stole the till from the cash register. He later ran on foot with […]
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‘I am Done With This Life:’ EPD Releases Video, Audio Recordings, Shedding New Light on July 23 Shooting
Pursuant to a new state law, the Eureka Police Department has released video footage and audio recordings from the tense July 23 standoff that ended with officers fatally shooting 51-year-old military veteran John Karl Sieger, who was reportedly drunk and suicidal when he allegedly raised a pistol at officers, causing them to open fire. The […]