• Saturday, January 23 11:11 a.m. Ann Albright was in a vehicle and allegedly ramming it into another vehicle on Patrick’s Point Drive in Trinidad. When deputies arrived, Albright showed signs of intoxication. She told deputies that she wasn’t ramming the vehicle; it was her boyfriend who was doing so. But the hood on her…
Sheriff’s Log: Gladiator wields sword in dispute
• Monday, December 15, 1:24 a.m. Russell Albers was enjoying himself at a Trinidad casino when he noticed that another man appeared to be talking to his girlfriend. This was unacceptable, so Albers confronted the man and got into a physical altercation. Casino security asked both men to leave the premises, so they did. However,…
Sheriff’s Log: ’High Gravity’ elixir draws drinker earthward
• Tuesday, October 7 12:18 a.m. Deputies took a report for documentation purposes after they responded twice to Wesley Dove’s apartment on Reasor Road in McKinleyville for complaints of loud “people noise.” 11:32 p.m. It was just another hazy dazy falling-down-drunk evening for Gregory Taggart, who was down on the edge of the road near…
Meet The Moronic Mac Town Boys, And Mom
Jack Durham Mad River Union • Friday, April 25 12:14 a.m. There is a little gang of juvenile thugs in McKinleyville who refer to themselves as the Mac Town Boys, apparently too dumb to merit a “k” in their mealy-mouthed moniker. These feral teens like to move around town vandalizing and spreading misery wherever they…
McK Sheriff’s Log: Pair Of Horse Saddles Rustled
Jack Durham Mad River Union • Wednesday, April 9 9:41 a.m. On Dow’s Prairie Road in northern McKinleyville, two horse saddles were stolen. One was a Stubben Siegfried English-style saddle, black in color, with quick-release stirrups, two buttons on the pommel and a half-inch chip on the cantle. The other was a Reining saddle with…
Stick Shift + Poor Night Vision = Careen-O-Rama
Jack Durham Mad River Union • Friday, January 31 3:20 p.m. A motorist crashed near U.S. Highway 101 and School Road, then fled the scene. Deputies were dispatched to assist the California Highway Patrol in locating the driver, who was eventually found in a nearby field. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the…
Yoda Hogtied Is, Glorious Feelings Dampened Are
Jack Durham Mad River Union • Friday, January 24, 6:31 p.m. Two suspects broke a window and entered a residence on Cochran Road through the back door. Little did the burglars know that their actions were being recorded by a video camera. The video was put online by the victim’s father. Numerous calls were received…
A Fussy Fidgeteer, A Dangling IV And An Undulating Sidewalk
Jack Durham Mad River Union • Thursday, January 6 7:37 a.m. A resident on Silverado Avenue in McKinleyville awoke to discover that a vehicle was burglarized some time during the night. 11:37 p.m. On Larissa Circle, Tyler Bradfield wanted his girlfriend to exit their bedroom, so he allegedly shoved her to the ground and dragged…
Because The World Needs More Slapping, Splintered Door Frames And Disconsolate Howling
Jack Durham Mad River Union Sheriff’s Log: • Tuesday, January 7 10:27 p.m. The domestic violence continued in McKinleyville, this time in the 1400 block of Reasor Road. Brent Layton Lynch’s ex-girlfriend was trying to leave her house, but Lynch wouldn’t let her. At one point he allegedly grabbed her by the shoulders and then…
Sheriff’s Log: Terrified Mother Summons Deputies From Attic
Jack Durham Mad River Union • Thursday, December 12 1:51 p.m. Business owners on the 2200 block of Central Avenue reported that a drunk man was harassing customers. Deputies arrived and arrested Gary Bowers on suspicion of public intoxication. He was taken to the drunk tank in Eureka to sober up. • Saturday, December 14,…