City of ArcataOn Friday April 2, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Arcata Police Department responded to a shooting in the parking lot of a motel in the 4700 block of Valley West Boulevard. Officers located a 27-year-old male with gunshot wounds and rendered medical aid until he was transported to Mad River Community Hospital…
Unsafe firearm shooting in county’s crosshairs
The shooting area in Samoa has been checked by the Sheriff’s Office and deemed “a safe place to shoot,” Hunter said, adding that nearby residents “need to go out and investigate themselves and verify that they are not shooting toward their houses – yes, you are hearing them firing the firearms but they are doing it in a safe manner.”
Manila juvenile arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder
Mad River Union ARCATA/MANILA – Arcata Police arrested a 16-year-old Manila boy on suspicion of murder and attempted murder Monday, May 27 in connection to a shooting that took place the night before in Arcata. Police converged on the family’s home in Manila Monday evening and searched it for several hours. The shooting left one…
Arcata Police charge man with attempted murder over shooting
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE ARREST MADE IN MONDAY MORNING’S SHOOTING On Monday, Dec. 3 at about 8:10 a.m., Arcata Police Department officers responded to the report of shots fired in the area of Foster Avenue and Heather Lane. While in route, officers were advised that there was one shooting victim on scene. Witnesses also said…
Man shot in leg this morning in Arcata
Mad River Union ARCATA – A young man was rushed to the hospital after reportedly being shot in the leg during a dispute at an apartment on Heather Lane in Arcata. The man’s injuries are non-life threatening. Several males were in a dispute when the shooting occurred shortly after 8 a.m. The incident resulted…
Suspect kills himself after killing woman in Eureka
Mad River Union EUREKA – A woman was shot to death Sunday evening, May 6 in Eureka and when, hours later, the suspect was located in Eureka, he shot and killed himself. At about 4:52 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to a residence on the 3300 block of H Street in…
UPDATED: Deputies guard firefighters as they douse blaze in Manila
UPDATE AT 11:39 a.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office On Friday, Aug. 18 at about 9:30 a.m., a male subject living in Manila phoned the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office requesting a deputy and medical assistance. He said he had been assaulted at his home in Manila by an unknown subject. The victim said he believed the suspect…
Police identify attempted murder suspect in Arcata shooting
Arcata Police ARCATA – On July 16, 2017, at 2:45am the Arcata Police Department responded to a shooting call at the corner of 12th and C Streets in Arcata. Officers located a 17-year-old male with a single gunshot wound to his upper thigh. The victim was transported to Mad River Community Hospital where he was treated and subsequently released. Arcata…
Security guard pulls a gun, gets shot by deputies near Weitchpec
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office On July 14, 2017, at approximately 2157 hours, 3 Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office were on patrol in two marked patrol vehicles in the area Highway 169 North of Weitchpec. The deputies were in full Sheriff’s Office patrol uniforms driving marked patrol vehicles. As the deputies turned from HWY 169 to…
Update on Sunday shooting in Arcata
Arcata Police ARCATA – On July 16, 2017 at 2:45am, officers from the Arcata Police Department responded to the report of a shooting at the corner of 12th and C Streets in Arcata. Officers located a seventeen-year-old male, of Eureka, who had been struck one time in the leg by a bullet. The victim was transported…