The Eureka Police Department has named a suspect in a fatal Aug. 2 stabbing at a residence on the 100 block of W. Sonoma Street. According to a news release, EPD has secured an arrest warrant for Eureka resident Destinee Grace Rhamy, 20, in connection with the death of 27-year old Holland Elbik. Rhamy is […]
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Death Investigation Underway After Two Found Dead in Eureka Home
The Eureka Police Department and the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office are conducting an investigation into the deaths of two people found in a residence on the 2700 block of Fairfield Street after officers conducted a welfare check around noon on April 21. A news release states the person who requested the check said they had […]
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Driver Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash Off the Eureka Waterfront Trail
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a solo car crash last night that left the driver dead after he accessed an area of the Eureka Waterfront Trail near Tooby Road. According to a news release, officers responded to the scene around 11:30 p.m. and located a gray van about 300 feet off the trail in […]
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Two Suspects in Robbery, Hit and Run in Critical Condition After Police Shooting, Investigation Ongoing
Two suspects, one of whom allegedly fired at least once at a deputy, are in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds following a police shooting that occurred after they crashed into another vehicle at Harris and Dolbeer streets during a police pursuit Tuesday afternoon. At a press conference today, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal identified the suspects […]
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EPD: Suspect Arrested in Hit and Run
The Eureka Police Department has arrested a 53-year-old suspect in a fatal hit-and-run incident that took place Saturday morning, with a pedestrian hit while walking in a crosswalk at Fifth and K streets near Old Town. According to a news release, the department received a call that a vehicle matching the description of the one […]
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Fair Bookkeeper Arrested on Embezzlement Warrant
Ferndale police arrested the Humboldt County Fair Association’s bookkeeper yesterday morning and booked her into jail on suspicion of having embezzled from the fair and another nonprofit. Ferndale Police Chief Ron Sligh confirmed that he personally took Nina Tafarella, 47, into custody yesterday morning at the Bear River Casino. The case spawned out of Eureka, […]
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UPDATE: Both Suspects in Fourth of July Assault Arrested
The two suspects in a Fourth of July assault of a Black man on Eureka’s waterfront in which he reported being called a racial slur have been arrested. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office release, Joseph Bradley Boxell, 20, was arrested July 25 by a deputy who initiated a suspicious vehicle check at 9:42 a.m. […]
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Police Investigating Pursuit, Reported Shootout with Fleeing Vehicle
The county’s multi-agency critical incident response team is investigating a police pursuit yesterday evening that reportedly saw a suspect shoot at officers from the fleeing vehicle and at least one officer return fire before the chase ended in a non-injury car crash at the intersection of Buhne Street and Harrison. No injuries were reported in […]
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Eureka Police: Two Arrest Warrants Issued in Fourth of July Assault
The Eureka Police Department today announced that arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects in a Fourth of July assault of a Black man on Eureka’s waterfront in which he reported being called a racial slur. An EPD news release states a warrant on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and assault by […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Anti-Semitic Flyers with State, Federal Agencies
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is working with state and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate a rash of anti-Semitic materials that have been distributed in the area in recent days. “I would like to thank the numerous members of our community who immediately notified my office upon finding these materials,” Humboldt County Sheriff William […]
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Suspect in Mall Parking Lot Explosion Arrested
A Eureka man was arrested June 3 on suspicion of detonating an explosive device in a Bayshore Mall parking lot that sent debris flying more than 250 feet, nearly hitting two people, according to the Eureka Police Department. According to a news release, Casey William Moore, 44, who was identified as a suspect during an […]
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‘Kevin’ the Baby Seal Has a Name and New Home, For Now
The baby seal rescued by Eureka Police Department officers who responded to a report of a couple taking the pup from near the Samoa Bridge, putting it into an aquarium and driving away has a new name: Kevin. The young one is under the care of the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center, which reports the nonprofit “will […]