Last night in Blue Lake at around 9:45 p.m., an attendant allegedly shot a man who was attempting to rob the Patriot Gas Station, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged robber — who has yet to be identified — died from a gunshot wound at the scene. The gas station attendant — […]
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BOLO for Suspect in Armed Robbery of Trinidad Business
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help locating a suspect connected with the armed robbery of a Trinidad business last night. The unknown male suspect allegedly pointed a handgun at two employees before taking cash and physically assaulting the employees. He is suspected to have later fled southbound on U.S. Highway 101 in a […]
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Tribal Chair: ‘Huge Discrepancy’ in Hoopa Election Results Being Referred to U.S. Attorney, Sheriff’s Office for Investigation
Hoopa Valley Tribal Chair Byron Nelson Jr. said in a statement today that a recount of election results “indicated a huge discrepancy in the number of calculated votes” for one district and findings suggest “individuals and potentially groups of individuals have engaged in efforts to manipulate election results.” The matter, he said, will be referred […]
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Coroner’s Office Identifies Human Remains Found in Manila Last Week
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the human remains that were found near Manila on June 18 as 22-year-old Ajani S. Wilson. “Wilson was reported missing to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on May 28 after falling into the ocean in the Elk Head area of Trinidad. Search teams were unable to locate Wilson […]
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UPDATE: Coroner, Sheriff’s Office Recover Body Found in Dunes Near Manila
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports a body was recovered from the waveslope in the area near Ma-le’l Dunes this afternoon. “The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office is in the process of scheduling an autopsy and identifying the body,” a news release states. “More information will be released when available.” PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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The Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program to Resume in July
The Humboldt County Sherrif’s Work Alternative (SWAP) program will resume on July 6. The program that gives low-level offenders an alternative to incarceration by letting them work off their sentence closed due to COVID-19 concerns but will resume with health and safety precautions. SWAP participants can work at the Sheriff’s Wood Lot or Farm, the […]
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Gas Station Robbed in Blue Lake
This morning, about 7:50, two white male adults possibly in their twenties wearing “blue and white hoodies” robbed the Blue Lake Patriot station on Blue Lake Boulevard, according to scanner traffic. The two fled the scene on foot possibly up the hill toward State Route 299. However, later, one hoodie and a bandanna believed to […]
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Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Eureka Police Department (Partly) Bans Chokeholds; 8 Can’t Wait Campaign Policies
On June 11, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued a departmental directive suspending the use of the chokeholds and strangleholds by deputies. “The decision to suspend the use of carotid restraint will be formally documented in an upcoming update to our use of force policy,” the press release reads. The Eureka Police Department also banned […]
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One Rescued by Helicopter Near Blue Lake
About 7:30 this morning, scanner traffic indicated that there was a rescue ongoing southeast of Blue Lake. We were unable to ascertain the reason for the rescue but Chopper 102 has been dispatched to the area and is attempting to locate the distressed individuals. The area is foggy. At 9:04 a.m., a first responder said […]
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Sheriff’s Office IDs Man Killed in Southern Humboldt
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man whose body was found on a property in the Ettersburg area on Feb. 18 as Southern Humboldt resident Jason Todd Garrett. According to a release, the 33 year old died of a gunshot wound. A suspect in Garrett’s shooting, Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was taken into […]
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Human Remains Found at Suspected SoHum Homicide Scene
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office found human remains while searching a Southern Humboldt property Feb. 18 and is working to identify the individual, according to a press release. Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was arrested on suspicion of homicide a day earlier after a daylong search that included a CHP helicopter and SWAT team members. Sheriff’s […]
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SWAT Operation Nabs Homicide Suspect in SoHum
After a daylong search that included a CHP helicopter and SWAT team members, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man suspected of homicide in the Ettersburg area around 7:15 p.m. Feb. 17. According to a release, Ryan Anthony Tanner, 32, was taken into custody without incident. The sheriff’s office states detectives and investigators responded […]