Police arrested a 49-year-old Eureka man shortly after midnight this morning after he allegedly told a Weaverville restaurant employee he had plans to commit a mass shooting at a Eureka government building after the employee asked him to wear a mask. Eureka Police Chief Steve Watson said the man, identified as Darin Michael Ward, told […]
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Woman, 72, Dies After Being Hit in Eureka
A 72-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday while she was attempting to cross West Henderson Street at Central Street in Eureka. According to a news release, a preliminary investigation indicates the woman was not in the crosswalk when she was struck. The driver said she did not […]
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Stabbing in Eureka
Eureka Police and an ambulance responded to the Carl’s Jr. at 3160 Broadway about 1:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a twenty to thirty-year-old male who was stabbed. The victim was loaded into the ambulance and taken to the hospital. Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more […]
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UPDATING: Suspect in Custody After High Speed Chase on 101
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning’s high speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 101, which started in Eureka and involved a crash that injured two, including an officer, reached 120 mph at points. The sheriff’s office reports the suspect was a wanted felon who was taken into custody after driving over a spike […]
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Arcata Man Arrested in Eureka Stabbing
The Eureka Police Department has arrested an Arcata man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a September stabbing near West Third and Commercial streets. The victim, a 50-year-old man, suffered multiple wounds and is still recovering. According to a news release, detectives arrested Tory Tasi Parker Mamea, 27, at his residence today “based […]
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West Harris Closed at Broadway
About 7:50 p.m., a vehicle struck a pole on West Harris in Eureka, causing live wires to drop into the roadway. Eureka Police have closed the West Harris ramp off of Broadway. Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
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Police Investigating Fatal Single Car Crash in Eureka
There was a fatal crash on Herrick Avenue west of the Eureka Municipal Golf Course this morning when a Jeep struck a parked Dodge Ram pickup truck. Officers investigating the crash don’t yet know what time it occurred, according to Sgt. Mike Campbell with the California Highway Patrol. Cambell said the victim was driving eastbound […]
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Two Injured During Fight in Eureka This Afternoon
Eureka Police responded to Seventh and M streets at 2:02 p.m. for the report of physical fight between two males. According to Brittany Powell, spokesperson for EPD, “It appears the two males are known to each other. Both received significant injuries and were transported to the hospital.” Powell explained that this is an active investigation. […]
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Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
One suspect has been arrested and another identified in the Sept. 16 robbery of a bank in Henderson Center. Nolan Eugene Colegrove, 38, was taken into custody in Arcata on a drug warrant Sept. 25 and Eureka Police served a search warrant on his room in an Alliance Road residence before later arresting him on […]
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Eureka Police Staging on Central
Eureka Police are on Central Avenue near Winco after multiple people called 911 reporting that a man with a pellet gun was in the backyard of his prior residence yelling he wants to die. Officers escorted a woman who was in the residence out of the home. UPDATE 5:19 p.m.: According to a report from […]
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EPD Arrests Suspected Bank Robber
Eureka police detectives arrested Stephen David Long, 70, of Eureka, this morning on suspicion of having committed yesterday’s bank robbery on Fifth Street. Long, who EPD said was identified as the suspect, was taken into custody without incident. Yesterday, EPD announced that a male suspect appearing in his 50s or 60s, wearing a blue surgical […]
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EPD Flags ‘Fake Troll Account’ Attempting to ‘Incite Conflict’
The Eureka Police Department posted Wednesday night on its Facebook page that it has forwarded information on an Instagram account to the FBI because “fake troll account” is being used to erroneously “incite conflict and controversy.” The account, which purports to be from a young white man, began on May 11 with a photo that […]