City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE CITIZEN TIPS LEAD TO METH ARREST The Arcata Police Department had been receiving tips from citizens of a suspicious vehicle in the area of the Arcata Community Center (321 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway). The concerned citizens believed the vehicle was involved in drug sales and provided officers with a…
DA: Lawson investigation needs more time
Jack Durham Mad River Union ARCATA – The mother of David Josiah Lawson, who was stabbed to death at an Arcata house party 21 months ago, says that a knife retrieved by investigators has tested positive for both the blood of her son and the alleged killer. “The Department of Justice {has} identified my son’s…
Applicants sought for McK CSD seat
Jack Durham Mad River Union MCKINLEYVILLE – The McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors is looking for applicants to fill a seat vacated by George Wheeler, who resigned Dec. 10 due to illness. The board agreed at its Jan. 2 meeting to fill the vacancy through an appointment rather than holding a special election. …
Massive multi-violation cannabis operation raided in Samoa
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office SAMOA – On Jan. 10, 2019, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) served a search warrant on the 900 block of Vance Avenue in Samoa. Phillip Morgan Likos, 36, was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance.…
Arcata Fire does vehicle extrication on Old Arcata Road
Arcata Fire Protection District ARCATA, CA – On January 13, 2019 at 4:39 a.m., Arcata Fire District responded to a vehicle vs. pole crash at the intersection of Old Arcata Road and Stephens Lane. The first arriving engine found a small sedan with significant damage and intrusion of the pole into the passenger compartment and…
Arcata Police Log: Only non-werewolf officers need respond
• Thursday, December 13 12:46 p.m. Multitasking of sorts took place within a G Street bank’s decorative planter when a woman’s hand was located inside the trousers of a man with whom she was reportedly “making out,” the other hand holding a cat on a leash. 1:16 p.m. A fuzzy burrito impeded access in front…
Dungeness crab season opens Tuesday
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – After delays due to low meat levels, the commercial Dungeness crab season in the state’s northern region is set to start on Tuesday, Jan. 15. As of press time the status of the Trinidad area was pending a second round of testing for the algae-derived domoic acid toxin. …
Jeep gets jacked and a high-speed chase ensues, ending in a rollover
Mad River Union EUREKA/TRINIDAD – A man was hospitalized last night, Jan. 10 after he allegedly car jacked a Jeep in Eureka, led officers on a high-speed chase and then rolled the vehicle several times on Patrick’s Point Drive near Trinidad. Eureka Police were dispatched to the 2200 block of Harrison Avenue in Eureka at…
Humboldt Bay Trail funding appears assured
County of Humboldt HUMBOLDT – The project to complete the four-mile gap in the Humboldt Bay Trail between Eureka and Arcata is on the list of projects recommended for funding through the state’s 2019 Active Transportation Program. The Active Transportation Program is a competitive grant program that funds bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout California. The…
Man arrested after weekend stabbing
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE ARCATA MAN ARRESTED AFTER WEEKEND STABBING On Saturday, Jan. 5 at about 7:20 p.m., Officers from the Arcata Police Department were dispatched to the Valley West area of Arcata near U.S. Highway 101 on the report of a male who had been stabbed. The victim was located in an encampment off…