A woman who may have jumped from the Samoa Bridge was rescued on Sunday, thanks to the efforts of several local law enforcement officers and one Eureka city councilman in a kayak.

The entrances to the Humboldt County Courthouse have been filled by an airport style security system since October. And in that time law enforcement agents have seized hundreds of items ranging from pocket knives to methamphetamine needles.

A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office employee was recognized this month by a state law enforcement association as the regional employee of the year. On Dec.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors cleared the way Tuesday for law enforcement to ticket speeding motorists on Briceland Thorne Road and Shelter Cove Road.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors was cautiously open to the Human Rights Commission’s proposal Tuesday to establish an advisory committee on law enforcement and hire an auditor to review policies and procedures.

Properties involved in a suspected drug trafficking organization, which authorities believe is responsible for growing marijuana on national forests, were raided by law enforcement agents Wednesday.

Law enforcement in McKinleyville have reported a dramatic rise in vehicle burglaries in residential areas over recent months. But at least one suspect, implicated in nine separate burglaries, was arrested Monday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s

The McKinleyville man accused of abusing and torturing his daughter was arrested Wednesday morning after law enforcement officials received an anonymous tip about his location.

In what participants are calling a historic event, tribal agencies throughout Humboldt County and law enforcement agencies came together to expand their resources in dealing with domestic violence and sexual abuse in the Native American community.

A retired correctional peace officer from Crescent City was announced the winner of a $75,000 prize from the California Lottery on Saturday. Bruce Korsmeyer, who worked at Pelican Bay State Prison and in law enforcement for 27 years, won while

Halloween was a busy night for officers with the Eureka Police Department. Among other things, the law enforcement agency reported its officers responded to an array of calls that included assaults, shots fired at a vehicle, an attempted

For many, Halloween is about having fun being scared. But Humboldt County law enforcement officials have some tips to keep the holiday from becoming a real nightmare.

On Wednesday, law enforcement arrested a man suspected of illegally growing marijuana, and seized thousands of plants from a farm on U.S. Forest Service property, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

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A 30-year-old parolee was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly fled from law enforcement and tried to hide in a yard, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

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A 30-year-old parolee was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he fled from law enforcement and tried to hide in a yard, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

A McKinleyville man reportedly led police on a high-speed chase across the California border into Oregon and threatened suicide by pointing a loaded rifle at his head before law enforcement officials were able to successfully negotiate with the

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger inked his name on the state budget Tuesday, bringing an end to an 85-day budget impasse, local law enforcement agencies breathed a sigh of relief.

A man wanted for burglary and weapons violations was shot with a Taser and arrested after running from law enforcement in Eureka Thursday night, the Eureka Police Department reported.

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“Fire in the hole!” a law enforcement officer shouted.

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Blue Lake is continuing to work to address law enforcement issues within the city.

The nearly 75,000 marijuana-related arrests in California last year are prompting marijuana law reform activists to say that laws aren’t stopping people from getting what they want, while local law enforcement responds that the increased number

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Humboldt County native and longtime law enforcement official Frank Jäger wants to come back to the Eureka City Council.

Officials with the Eureka Police Department are requesting public comment to help develop a citizen’s police academy, EPD reported Friday. The academy, created in hopes of fostering better understanding of police procedures and law enforcement

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A Eureka woman was jailed early Saturday morning after law enforcement officials said she allegedly lost control of her vehicle on state Route 299 as a result of extreme intoxication and injured herself and two passengers.

Redwood National Park said law enforcement agents removed nearly 9,600 plants from a large marijuana grow on Bald Hills Road on Wednesday. The pot grow was the first major marijuana operation in the park that officials knew of.

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On the third, and final, day of testimony from witnesses for David Gundersen’s defense, an expert in law enforcement training discussed specifics surrounding two firearms he is being charged with illegally possessing.

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In an effort to help local law enforcement maintain order among those who use and dispense medicinal marijuana, California Attorney General Jerry Brown recently released a set of guidelines detailing and defining how medicinal marijuana can be used lawfully.

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Although former Blue Lake City Manger Wiley Buck was aware of a submachine gun in former Police Chief David Gundersen’s car, he didn’t know the weapon could be loaned out to other law enforcement agencies.

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A lawsuit stemming from the 2007 Arcata homeless raids was recently filed against the county, several cities and law enforcement agencies, including the Arcata Police Department, for alleged civil rights violations.