The Humboldt County multi-agency Critical Incident Response team is investigating a police shooting of an unidentified male suspect on Fern Street around 10:40 a.m. The man is receiving treatment at an area hospital, as is a 75-year-old woman he allegedly shot prior to being contacted by police. According to a press release, the Sheriff’s Office […]
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Body Found in Blue Lake Identified, Determined Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found near Hatchery Road in Blue Lake on Sept. 11, as 65-year-old Blue Lake resident Eugene Steven Segal. Segal’s death has been deemed a homicide after an autopsy revealed his cause of death to be blunt force trauma and stab wounds. The investigation is ongoing and the […]
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Sheriff’s Office Launches Death Investigation After Body Found Near Blue Lake
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after man was found dead yesterday near Hatchery Road in blue Lake under “suspicious” circumstances. According to a press release, deputies were dispatched to the area at about 11:40 a.m. after someone reported finding a deceased male near a trail off the road. The man’s […]
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NCJ Preview: Policing the Police, Return of the Crabs and Rice Dumplings
This week we’re talking about the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Sgt. Jason Daniels, who remains on the payroll despite documented misconduct, and why it’s so hard to make “separation from employment” stick. We’re also celebrating the return of Humboldt Crabs baseball and learning to make zongzi rice dumplings at home. Hit subscribe for weekly […]
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Humboldt County Sheriff Deputies Reunite Dog/Owner
It’s happy trails and happy tails again after a scare this morning when a hiker and her canine companion became separated at Hiller Dog Park in McKinleyville after the pooch got loose and the hiker found herself lost in the wooded trails while searching for her dog. Fortunately, after a call to 911 and some nimble […]
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Two Arrested in SoHum Assault, Robbery
Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men for suspected assault and robbery of a 51-year-old Honeydew woman that took place on Sunday, Nov. 15. Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 6700 block of Wilder Ridge Road near Honeydew for the report of an assault and robbery that had just occurred that left the […]
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Evacuation Order Downgraded for Communities South of Highway 36 to Casterlin Road
The evacuation order for communities south of Highway 36 to Casterlin Road (not including all properties on Casterlin Road) has been downgraded to an evacuation warning. Residents who live in this area can start going back home via Highway 36 to Alderpoint Road only but should be ready to evacuate again at a moment’s notice. […]
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Property of Murder Suspect Searched: No Bodies Located
On Wednesday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office not only assisted the DFW on serving a search warrant in the Sprowel Creek area and served their own search warrants on properties in Shelter Cove, but they conducted an investigation associated with murder suspect, Ryan Tanner. Late yesterday, Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the department told us via email, […]
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Humboldt County Law Enforcement Responds to Death of George Floyd
Humboldt County Sherrif William Honsal, Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn and Eureka Police Chief Steve Watson have released statements regarding the arrest and death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd died after a white officer Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis Police Department knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes during an arrest. […]
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Shelter in Place Order is ‘Law of the Land;’ Here’s What it Means
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal would like to remind local residents that the shelter-in-place order that Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich authorized early this morning is “the law of the land” and mandatory. The order is a legal order issued under California law; violating it is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine, imprisonment or […]
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Murder Arrest in Hoopa
In the early hours the day after Thanksgiving, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call at a home in Hoopa Valley and found wounded woman who died at the scene. Deputies have arrested Lorence Emmanuel Bailey for her murder and his bail is set at $1,000,000. This is Humboldt County’s 20th homicide of the […]