Two brothers were sentenced to life in prison today by Humboldt County Judge Steven Steward after being found guilty last month of the attempted murder of a peace officer and robbery, as well as other counts, for a crime spree in Eureka that left several people injured and ended with both men shot by police. […]
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Missing Eureka Woman Found Dead in Impounded Van Driven by Son
UPDATE: An autopsy performed Oct. 14 on Christine Ann Randolph’s remains found no obvious signs of foul play, Capt. Gregory Van Patten told the Journal, adding final findings remain pending toxicology results and the case remains under investigation as a suspicious death. PREVIOUSLY: The body of a Eureka woman reported missing earlier this week after […]
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UPDATE: CHP IDs Pedestrian Killed in Arcata Hit and Run, Releases More Information on Vehicle
UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian killed in an apparent hit and run on U.S. Highway 101 yesterday morning as Reno resident Chad Macias. He was 45. The CHP news release also reports that further analysis of debris found at the scene indicates the vehicle believed to be involved is a silver […]
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EPD Investigating Fatal Hit and Run
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a fatal hit and run crash that occurred shortly before 7 a.m. today at the intersection of Fifth and K streets, between the county jail and city hall. According to an EPD press release, someone called 911 to report someone lying in the roadway there visibly injured with no […]
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Arcata Investigating Fatal Hit and Run
The Arcata Police Department is looking for anyone who may have witnessed a fatal hit and run crash before dawn this morning on Valley West Boulevard. According to a press release, APD received a 911 call at 5:53 a.m. advising a pedestrian was down in the roadway in the 500 block of Valley West Boulevard. […]
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Felony Hit and Run in Eureka
A person is injured and unconscious but still breathing after a vehicle struck them at A Street on Fourth Street in Eureka and fled about 6:10 p.m. An EPD officer is on the scene with the victim who is still on the road. An ambulance was asked to respond to Code 3 (with lights and […]
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Hit and Run on Avenue of the Giants, CHP Asking for Help Identifying Driver
The California Highway Patrol in Garberville is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a 2011 GMC pickup that crashed into a car and a power pole and later fled the scene. According to the report, around 2 a.m. a 2011 GMC pick up truck that was traveling north on Avenue of […]
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Stapp Sentenced to 11 Years in Fatal DUI Crash
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Killoran sentenced a 25-year-old Fields Landing man to serve 11 years in prison today, months after he drunkenly crashed his truck into a Humboldt Hill house, killing Robert Beland, 64, who was sleeping in bed at the time. Ryder Dale Stapp tried to flee the scene of the crash […]
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Eureka Police Release Descriptions of Trucks Sought in Fatal Hit and Run
The Eureka Police Department released new information today about two vehicles believed to have been involved in a Dec. 15 fatal hit and run on Broadway south of 14th Street. According to EPD, witnesses said Ashley Madonia, 36, was hit as she walked outside of the crosswalk around 8 p.m. Officers who arrived on scene […]
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EPD Investigation: Fatal Hit-and-Run on Broadway
The Eureka Police Department is looking for the driver of at least one vehicle that is believed to have fatally struck a woman crossing Broadway just south of 14th Street after 8 p.m. on Sunday and left the scene without stopping. According to EPD, witnesses said Ashley Madonia, 36, was hit while she walked outside […]
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UPDATE: EPD Recommends Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Hit and Run
UPDATE: Eureka Police Det. Ricahrd Bise tells the Journal that the report he forwarded to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office in the case recommends charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. Bise, the lead investigator in the Dec. 13 hit and run crash that killed 29-year-old Michael Kenneth Pohl, declined to discuss how […]
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Man Killed in Eureka Hit and Run Identified
The man found dead in a green belt area near U.S. Highway 101 on Dec. 14 has been identified by the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office as Michael Kenneth Pohl. He was 29. According to a release, Pohl died of “impact injuries due to a motor vehicle.” No suspect has been identified. Earlier information from the […]