UPDATE: Deputies have cleared the scene at Parkwood Boulevard. A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office release stated there is no “perceived threat to the public at this time.” However, there were “explosive material” in the “suspicious device.” “Utilizing an EOD robot, deputies determined the suspicious device to contain explosive materials,” the release states. “Deputies then rendered […]
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Sheriff’s Office Releases Stats on Marijuana Enforcement Team
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released stats for its Marijuana Enforcement Team, or MET, which just wrapped up its 2019 grant season. According to a release, the team conducted 86 operations on unpermitted grows that eradicated more than 200,000 cannabis plants, seized nearly $100,000 in cash and resulted in the arrest of 16 people […]
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CHP, Sheriff’s Office Upping the Enforcement Ante on Driving Around Livestock
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and CHP are jointly “beefing up” (their words, not ours) enforcement around and awareness of driving on county roads with livestock crossings. According to a release, both agencies “CHP have received numerous reports of livestock being struck by motorists” over the last year. “As a rural county, several Humboldt County […]
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UPDATE: Cullen Arrested With Help of SoHum Citizens, County Workers
Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies took Robert Joseph Cullen into custody this afternoon near Tooby Park, confirmed Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the office. A citizen “saw him walking in the Sprowel Creek area and called it in,” she said. This marks the second time in two days that community members have worked to helped law enforcement […]
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FIFTH UPDATE: Wanted Felony Warrant Suspect Arrested
BREAKING: Robert Cullen has been arrested, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Another man, 53-year-old Gregory Michael Benson, and 18-year-old Gabrielle Marie Jensen were also arrested following a pursuit that began just after 2 p.m. Tuesday when deputies on patrol in the Garberville area attempted a routine traffic stop on Sprowel Creek Road for […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Teen Surfers Rescue Two Swept Out by Rip in Trinidad
Four teenage surfers came to the rescue of a 15 year old and 20 year old who were in severe distress Nov. 11 after being swept out by a rip current off Trinidad State Beach. According to Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges, a call came in around 1:30 p.m. reporting that the swimmers, […]
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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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Bone Positively ID’d as Belonging to Missing Woman
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that a human femur found near the mouth of the Eel River in June is that of Sheila Franks, who went missing in early 2014. The positive identification — first reported by Redheaded Blackbelt — came earlier this month from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Forensic Services […]
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UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office IDs Man Killed in McKinleyville Stabbing
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died in a McKinleyville stabbing as Rohnert Park resident Dylon T. Liakos. He was 30. No new details of the incident were released. According to HCSO, the Criminal Investigations Division is “still actively investigating the case.” See the entire release at the bottom of […]
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Battle of the Badges Nets Record-Breaking Day at the Blood Bank
Yesterday’s Battle of the Badges at the Northern California Community Blood Bank was a competition with one clear winner — patients. The friendly rivalry between 16 local public safety agencies brought the highest number of donors the nonprofit blood bank has seen in a single day since 2001. In total, 188 people gave their time, […]
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UPDATE: National Guard Assisting Sheriff’s Office ‘Throughout the Summer’ (VIDEO)
UPDATE: Sheriff William Honsal released a video today to address what he says are some of the questions that have come up in the last 24 hours since the National Guard began surveying areas of Humboldt County for “illicit cannabis” grows. In the Facebook video, Honsal says the ultimate goal is to bring those growers […]