EPD still waiting for test results in March death
Nearly six months after a Eureka man was found dead in his exploded home, the Eureka Police Department is still waiting for results to determine whether the case is a suicide or homicide.
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Shotgun cleaning goes awry
A Eureka man was injured Thursday night when a gun was accidentally fired on the 200 block of Wabash Avenue. According to a press release from the Eureka Police Department, a gunshot was heard at about 10 p.
EPD schedules checkpoint
The Eureka Police Department is organizing a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint Thursday at an undisclosed location within the city limits. Motorists will be momentarily delayed as the officers screen for intoxication and check driver’s
Man beaten with stick in Eureka
Police found a man semiconscious in Eureka after he was reportedly beaten in the head with a stick Monday night. Eureka Police Department officers responded to the foot of Hilfiker Lane for a report of an altercation between two men, according to
Help sought in finding missing teen
The Eureka Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating teenager Kimberly Tritchler, 15, who was last seen getting into a car with an adult male early Tuesday morning.
Unlicensed security company selling door to door in Eureka
Salesman claiming to be from Elite Security in Eureka and seeking to install ADT systems are likely not legitimate, according to the Eureka Police Department.
Three employees cited for selling alcohol to minors
An undercover Eureka Police Department operation Wednesday led to citations for employees of three Eureka businesses after they sold alcohol to minors.
Eureka man allegedly fires gun in backyard
A Eureka man was arrested at his home on the 1400 block of East Avenue for allegedly firing a shotgun in his backyard. The Eureka Police Department received reports of shots being fired in a backyard.
EPD arrests three on prostitution solicitation charges
The Eureka Police Department arrested three men Wednesday night during a sting operation targeting men soliciting women for prostitution. The sting was in response to neighborhood complaints of prostitution in the Old Town area.
Eureka woman’s disappearance suspicious
A Eureka woman has been reported missing under suspicious circumstances and the Eureka Police Department is asking for help in finding her. Trisha Thomas is 5 feet, 7 inches tall with dark brown, shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes.
Former EPD employee settles in defamation case
Part of a civil lawsuit surrounding allegedly defamatory statements made online about Eureka Police Department employees was settled Thursday for $10,000.
Wanted parolee arrested after foot pursuit
At just before 5 p.m. Sunday, a wanted parolee was arrested by the Eureka Police Department after what authorities describe as a short foot pursuit.
EPD gets $630K from feds to hire two new officers
The Eureka Police Department will soon have more boots on the ground, thanks to the federal government. Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that money from the Community Oriented Policing Service Program
Two arrested for alleged drug activity
Two Eureka residents were arrested at a motel on suspicion of drug-related activities Sunday. Eureka Police Department arrested Lavarr Erickson, 58, and Alicia Kottre, 27, at a motel on the 1600 block of Fifth Street, according to an EPD press
Prostitution sting nets four arrests
A male decoy was sent down Third Street in Eureka on Tuesday night and arrested four in a prostitution sting operation. The Eureka Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit arrested four women on suspicion of soliciting an act of prostitution: