City of Arcata ARCATA – Arcata Police Department continues an active investigation into the homicide of David Josiah Lawson. Since criminal investigations can take time, the City wants to remind the community that this is an active and open case. The Police Department is working through a defined investigative strategy based on all the physical…
Alleged drunk, armed driver arrested after Janes Road crash
Arcata Police press release HIT AND RUN DRUNK DRIVER ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM On Thursday, Aug. 31 at about 12:55 a.m., an officer with the Arcata Police Department observed a Toyota pick- up drive around a stopped vehicle at the intersection of Alliance Road and Spear Avenue and into the opposite lane of traffic at…
Arcata crime now online
Mad River Union ARCATA – Those wishing to keep close watch on Arcata crime can now do so in near-real time in the comfort of their web browser. With a $6,340 purchase of a module called Citizen RIMS, the Arcata Police Department has put its crimefighting activity online. The website, arcata.crimegraphics.com, includes a range of…
Sunny Brae bear’s death a reality check
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Seven weeks after the July shooting death of a bear in Sunny Brae, the state Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) has released the investigating warden’s incident report. The document provides little fresh insight into the events of that night, but it does offer an expansive view…
Man shot by, and accused of shooting at APD free on own recognizance
Paul Mann Mad River Union ARCATA – Joshua Adelynia Hoffman, 26, the former Eureka resident accused of assault with a deadly weapon against an Arcata police officer in May, is free on his own recognizance, pending a decision by the District Attorney’s office on whether to prosecute. Arcata Police Chief Tom Chapman said in an…
Bear shot and killed by Sunny Brae resident (caution: disturbing images)
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union SUNNY BRAE – A bear was shot and killed outside a Sunny Brae house Tuesday night. The black bear, a young male, was seen in the street at about 9 p.m. by the home’s resident, Matthew Hartman, outside a low wire fence bordering the front lawn. Hartman said he fired…
Be like Jessiah – help APD fund a new police dog
Ginger Campbell Special to the Union ARCATA – Has it really been seven and a half years since Zari set all four feet in Arcata as Sgt. Ron Sligh’s 24/7 patrol protection canine? Yes it has! Zari, is turning nine on March 23, and is in great health and still anxious to get in the…
A mostly Happy New Year in Arcata so far, well, except for this guy
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – All was calm, all was relatively bright under a 59 percent waning gibbous moon New year’s Eve 2015/2016. That is, until a man unlikely to be described with either of those first two terms chugged furtively down the alley connecting H Street to I Street. His uncertain…
Busman Bibber boogies barefoot, bags bike, becomes boxed, bounces into backyard, is arrested at gunpoint
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OUT OF STATE WARRANT SUSPECT LEADS OFFICERS IN FOOT CHASE On 4/17/2015 at about 6:00am, the Arcata Police Department was notified by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in Maine, that a subject wanted for an extraditable burglary warrant, Drew James Bibber (age 23), was in the Arcata…
Arcata Fire wants more firefighters
Jack Durham Mad River Union ARCATA – As part of its modernization plans, the Arcata Fire Protection District hopes to increase its staffing in the coming years. The goal is to bring the district closer to National Fire Protection Association staffing standards and the accepted California industry standard, which are designed to provide a rapid…