City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE TRAFFIC STOP YIELDS FIREARM AND DRUGS On Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at about 10:24 a.m., officers with the Arcata Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a Mercedes Benz sedan in the 1100 block of Spear Avenue for a vehicle code violation. During the traffic stop, the rear passenger of the…
Police arrest crash suspect fleeing scene in cab
Mad River Union BAYSIDE – On Friday, Oct. 20 at 12:19 a.m., APD officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of Old Arcata Road on a report of a hit-and-run traffic collision into a fence. Officers checked the area and located the suspect vehicle on the 2400 block of Golf Course Road, but the…
Two arrested over meth, gun possession
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROBATION COMPLIANCE CHECK LEADS TO ARREST OF ARCATA COUPLE On Saturday, Jan. 28 at about 1:17 p.m., an officer on patrol recognized a subject that was on probation entering a mobile home in the 1000 block of 7th St. Several officers responded to the residence and contacted Sarah Schultz…
HUMMETH helps Supes get up to speed
Annabelle Bassett Eye Correspondent HUMBOLDT, APRIL 1– Emboldened by the cannabis industry having recast itself as a plucky group of family farmers, the meth cooking community is moving in the same direction. The Humboldt Mendocino Methamphetamine Energizing Theocracy (HUMMETH) found an appreciative audience among the Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting. Spokesman Jerry Jitters…
Conviction for heroin, meth possession
Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office EUREKA – Today a jury found 25-year-old Michael Wayne Ayer guilty of receiving stolen property, a felony. The jury also found the defendant guilty of possessing heroin and methamphetamine, both misdemeanors, as well as displaying a false license plate, an infraction. The jury was not able to reach a verdict…
Drug Task Force grabs huge haul, arrests three
Humboldt County Drug Task Force On Tuesday, Nov. 3, agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, assisted by agents with the Bureau of Land Management, served two Humboldt County Superior Court search warrants in Eureka, Fortuna and Rio Dell. Agents contacted Florencio Hernandez-Hernandez (Age 27), Cesar Licona-Carbajal (Age 22) and Alfredo Santos-Goyosso (Age 20).…
Poorly-lit bicyclist arrested on the same charges he was on PRCS for, plus warrants
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WANTED SUBJECT ARRESTED FOR SALES AND TRANSPORTATION On Saturday, Nov. 22 at about 10:40 p.m., an officer with the Arcata Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a bicyclist in the 1800 block of Alliance Rd that did not have necessary lighting on his bicycle. The bicyclist, Eureka…
Meth, Hash, Oxy, Pot Arrests In Fairhaven
HCSO Press Release On 03-27-2014, at approximately 9:50 a.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy patrolling the Fairhaven Boat Ramp saw a white 1997 Chrysler Concorde parked with a blanket covering the windows. The deputy initiated contact with the occupants of the vehicle to check their welfare. The deputy spoke with the male driver who said…
Junkie Burglary Jamboree Spans Eureka, King Salmon And Arcata
HCSO Press Release On 2-7-2014, approximately 11:20 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a burglary victim who resided in the 1900 block of Simmons Road, Eureka. When the investigating deputy arrived on scene, the 62-year-old male victim who is the homeowner told the deputy he left his home for a few…
Woman Arrested With Stolen Van, Meth
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEMALE SUBJECT ARRESTED IN STOLEN VEHICLE On Friday, Jan. 31 at about 5 a.m., an officer from the Arcata Police Department identified a stolen Dodge mini van driving past him in the opposite direction in the 100 block of South G Street. The vehicle was quickly located…