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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APD Arrests Three in Robbery and Shooting Investigation
The Arcata Police Department has arrested three suspects in what they’e calling a a robbery and attempted murder that happened Thursday morning in an apartment on L Street. Officers were called to Mad River Community Hospital shortly after 6:30 a.m. Thursday to a report of a gunshot victim. A subsequent investigation found the victim had […]
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UPDATE: Reward Offered in Dog Cruelty Case
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has offered $5,000 for information regarding the Samoa animal cruelty case of a female dog who was found gravely wounded. Along with PETA, a local animal advocate who regularly donates to the Humboldt County Animal Shelter has pledged an additional $1,000 for information leading to the conviction of […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating SoHum Death
The Humboldt County’s Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 38 year old who was found with multiple gunshot wounds after “an out-of-area attorney” called to report the victim, according to a news release. The deceased man has been identified as Wade Daniel Harris and an autopsy is scheduled for Aug. 18. The HCSO […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting Near Bridgeville
One person was injured in a shooting this morning. According to a dispatcher relaying information to emergency personnel over the scanner about 3:55 a.m., the victim was “shot at in vehicle” and the shooting occurred in the Mad River area. However, emergency personnel were sent to Loop Road in Carlotta to find the victim. The […]
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Eureka Police Fatally Shoot Reportedly Armed Suicidal Man
Eureka police shot and killed a reportedly suicidal man last night after he allegedly leveled a firearm at officers, according to a press release from the Eureka Police Department. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of Lowell Street at 5:18 p.m. to a report of a man making suicidal threats via […]
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Shooting in Eureka Sends One to Hospital
A man was shot in Eureka this evening, possibly in an altercation with police. Law enforcement sent reverse 911 calls to residents in the area of Lowell and Henderson near St. Bernard’s Academy in Eureka, asking residents to shelter in place as officers attempted to deal with a distraught individual shortly before 8 p.m. At […]
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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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Homicide Reported in Blue Lake
Someone was shot and killed tonight during a reported armed robbery at a gas station in the 200 block of Blue Lake Boulevard at about 9:45, according to scanner traffic. A dispatcher sent law enforcement and medical personnel to the scene after a report of an armed robbery that left one person with a gunshot […]
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UPDATE: Mother of Teen Arrested in Fatal Shooting, House Fire ‘Accidental’
SECOND UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department and Humboldt Bay Fire are reporting that an early morning fire at the Union Street home where a teenager was reportedly shot by his mother last night during a domestic disturbance was “accidental” with EPD stating in a release that it was “unrelated to the manslaughter.” EPD is not […]