Mad River Union ARCATA – Investigators have determined that a threat that was emailed to the Arcata School, District was nothing more than a hoax. On Monday, May 7 at about 5:40 p.m., the Arcata Police Department was notified of an emailed threat sent to the Arcata School District. The Arcata Police Department worked immediately…
FBI seeks suspect in 2013 McK robbery
FBI SAN FRANCISCO – The FBI’s San Francisco Field Office and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly robbed a bank in McKinleyville, Calif. On June 27, 2013 at approximately 10 a.m., the bandit entered the Bank of America at 2000 Central Avenue in McKinleyville. During…
Details emerge on mysterious ‘Southern Sweep’ action – January 27, 2010
In June 2008, convoys of state and federal drug enforcement agents, 450 of them, converged on the county. A rugged 2,000-acre Southern Humboldt area known as Buddhaville was the focus of the operation and agents searched numerous homes linked to it. One home in Arcata was raided and a small grow located.