3rd UPDATE: The man shot in the area of Mad River Road and Miller Lane in Arcata this morning by law enforcement responding to a suspicious person call was declared dead after being taken to the hospital, according to an update. The man’s identification was not immediately released. The HCSO reports multiple officers with the […]
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Skeletal Remains Found Near Fields Landing
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after human skeletal remains were found last night in mudflats north of the Fields Landing boat ramp. According to a news release, the individual has not been identified and it appears the remains have “been submerged underwater for some time.” The HCSO states no other details are currently […]
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UPDATE: All Clear Given in Scotia
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has given the all clear in Scotia. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team is on the scene in Scotia after what could be a military-grade mortar was reported to be located inside a garage in the area of Second and Third streets, where residents are […]
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Suspect in Samoa Homicide Arrested
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports a person of interest in a Nov. 15 homicide was arrested Dec. 10 by a Eureka Police Department officer who recognized him. Eureka resident Travontae Javoni Hutson, who was taken into custody at a residence on West Hawthorne Street after initially fleeing the officer, was booked into jail on […]
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UPDATE: State AG Closes Probe into Public Administrator’s Office
The California Attorney General’s Office has indicated it will not pursue criminal charges following an investigation into the handling of estates overseen by the county’s Public Administrator’s Office that began in August of 2017. The Public Administrator’s Office, which came under the umbrella of the Humboldt Sheriff’s Office following a merger with the coroner’s office […]
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McKinleyville Stabbing Under Investigation
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a McKinleyville stabbing that resulted in one man being taken to the hospital, with another claiming he acted in self-defense after an apparent road rage incident on Haven Lane. According to a news release, the suspect contacted the sheriff’s office following the stabbing that took place just before […]
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Garberville Homicide Victim Identified as 21-year-old Redding Woman
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the human remains discovered near the south Fork of the Eel River in Garberville Oct. 9 as those of 21-year-old Kadie Lynn Jones, of Redding. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Jones’ death as a homicide after her body was found in a brush fire near […]
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UPDATE: Carlotta Shooting Investigation Ongoing
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports the gunshot victim is being transported to the hospital but the individual’s condition was not immediately available. An investigation is ongoing. PREVIOUS: At approximately 2:30 p.m., a man called 911 reporting he had been in a shootout with three masked suspects on Hwy 36 near Carlotta. According to […]
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Shooting in Eureka Sends One to Hospital
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release this morning indicating the shooting appears to have occurred during a cannabis robbery gone wrong. See the full release copied below our original post. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. in a possible attempted home […]
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HumCo Correctional Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19
A Humboldt County correctional officer as tested positive for COVID-19, the Sheriff’s Office announced this morning. The deputy tested positive for the virus during a routine medical screening and is asymptomatic, according to a press release. They will undergo a 14-day isolation period required by Public Health, the release states, adding that contact investigators have […]
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More Than 10K Pounds of ‘Dangerous Fireworks’ Seized in Eureka
CalFire reported this morning that in a joint operation with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office it seized more than 10,000 pounds of “dangerous fireworks” from a residence on Alpha Street in Eureka. Zackery Edward Brown, 34, of Eureka, was arrested at the scene and booked into the Humboldt County jail on suspicion of possessing dangerous […]
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Eureka Man Dies in Fatal High Speed Pursuit Near Red Bluff
Multiple news agencies are reporting that a Eureka man, Jacob Weber Gabriel, is dead after a high speed pursuit that began near State Route 36 in the Red Bluff area. Law enforcement had been on the lookout for the 2006 Infinity he was driving in connection with multiple armed robberies and an assault of a […]