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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Stabbing Reported in Eureka Last Night
A 51-year-old man flagged down an officer near West Third and Commercial street in Eureka about 2:50 a.m. with several stab wounds to the back, according to a report over the scanner. An ambulance took the victim to the hospital. We’ve reached out to the Eureka Police Department for more information on the condition of […]
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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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HACHR: City’s Claims Being Taken Seriously
The Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction says the organization is taking seriously allegations levied by Eureka officials in a memorandum to the state outlining “ongoing concerns” about its operations as the center’s syringe exchange program undergoes a reauthorization process. The California Department of Public Health authorized HACHR to run the harm reduction program for […]
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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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EPD Officers Complete More De-escalation Training
The Eureka Police Department announced that it held its fourth in a series of de-escalation and tactical communications courses today, with 19 officers participating. The 10-hour training was offered by “senior” EPD officers who attended a “nationally recognized train-the-trainer course” last year, according to a press release. The training is modeled after the nonprofit Police […]
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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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EPD Identifies Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
The Eureka Police Department identified the man killed in an officer-involved shooting Thursday night as John Karl Sieger. He was 51. According to a news release, the names of the officers involved will be publicly released by Aug. 3 and the Humboldt County Multi-Agency Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting at EPD’s request. […]
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Fire at the Flamingo Motel in Eureka
Humboldt Bay Fire reports the Flamingo Motel on Broadway Street sustained minimum damage to one room today after an individual apparently intentionally set a pile of clothes on fire. The Eureka Police Department detained one person who fled the scene. The call to Humboldt Bay Fire came in just before 11 a.m. and reported a […]
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Motorcyclist Killed in Eureka Crash
A motorcyclist died yesterday after a collision with a van at Union and West Hawthorne streets around 8 p.m., according to the Eureka Police Department. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was unresponsive when officers arrived and he was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital, according to a news release. The driver […]
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Update: EPD Suspect Surrenders, in Custody and Being Evaluated by Mental Health
Update: Eureka Police Department responded to a report of a male vandalizing a wall on Waterfront drive near the Blue Ox Millworks building. When the first officer arrived, the suspect was allegedly swinging a machete “wildly.” He later barricaded himself near the Blue Ox Millworks after police found a backpack with a machete and an […]
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Eureka Police Department ‘Key Takeaways’ of Weekend Protests (VIDEO)
The Eureka Police Department has responded to media inquiries regarding Saturday and Sunday’s protest. In an email, EPD notes the “key takeaways” of the past two days of protest. An incident involving a red Jeep and a pedestrian has been assigned to an officer for further investigation. No arrests were made on Saturday, but Sunday […]