This morning, the Arcata Police Department arrested a murder suspect in the 13000 block of Bald Hills Road in Orick. With the Humboldt and Mendocino county sheriff’s department SWAT teams, detectives served an arrest warrant at 6 a.m., according to a press release, and took Gregory Nelson Mattox, 24, of McKinelyville, into custody. Mattox was […]
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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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‘Armed and Dangerous’ Suspect Sought After Pursuit
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of striking multiple patrol vehicles during a pursuit in the Seely Creek area yesterday. According to a press release, law enforcement lost sight of Robert Joseph Cullen’s vehicle during the pursuit that began around 3:30 p.m. when a deputy attempted to pull the 30 […]
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Gun Prompts Lockdowns at Hoopa Schools
This morning, Hoopa Elementary, Hoopa High and Captain John schools in the Hoopa Valley were put on lockdown after a firearm was found on campus at Hoopa Elementary. An investigation followed. “At the conclusion of the investigation, we determined that students and staff were not in harm’s way,” reads a letter posted on the Hoopa […]