Eureka robbery rash worsens; gas station holdup is No. 9 since March 25
An early morning armed robbery of a Broadway gas station in Eureka on Tuesday makes it nine holdups of city businesses in less than a month. At 12:48 a.
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Armed robber makes off with Eureka pharmacy narcotics
Law enforcement is looking for a suspect in yet another brazen daytime armed robbery on Monday, although this most recent incident has not been linked to seven others since March 25.
Willits bank robber guilty
Rick William Robison, 56, Lakeport, pleaded guilty Monday to a series of robberies which occurred over a period stretching from March to May 2009 in Mendocino County including two in Willits. His sentencing is scheduled for June and he faces even more charges in similar robberies in Napa and Sonoma counties during the 2009 robbery spree.
Reward offered for info leading to Eureka armed robbery suspect’s arrest
A Eureka resident has started a reward fund to help spur citizen tips to help the investigation into a recent string of robberies that have hit businesses close to his home.
Guilty plea in bank robberies
A 56-year-old Lakeport man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing three banks and other related charges in a robbery spree last year.
BREAKING NEWS: Suspected bank robber pleads
A 56-year-old Lakeport man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing three banks and other related charges in a robbery spree last year.
Eureka armed robbery spree continues; Safeway robbed at gunpoint — police name suspect in seven holdups
Local law enforcement agencies continue to search for a Eureka man suspected of committing a string of seven armed robberies, the latest of which occurred Monday night when he allegedly held up a grocery store at gunpoint.
Eureka man arrested as person of interest in robbery spree
The Eureka Police Department arrested a 33-year-old Eureka resident Tuesday morning who allegedly had evidence in his car related to the recent string of robberies.
Minor Theatre robbed at gun point
On Saturday, April 3, at 8:50 p.m., Officers from the Arcata Police Department responded to the Minor Theater at 1015 H Street for a report of an armed robbery.
Eureka Police Department continues search for suspect in six armed robberies
The sixth armed robbery in less than two weeks hit Eureka early Wednesday morning, but this time the robber did not disguise himself. Witnesses and police have identified the suspect of Wednesday morning’s robbery as Ezra Williams, 25, of
Man sought in Willits robbery sentenced in Idaho
The man police suspect of robbing the North Valley Bank in April 2009 pleaded guilty and was sentenced in November to 10 to 20 years in Idaho state prison for the robbery of the Ireland Bank in Inkom, Idaho, a few days later.
Trial for James Robert Stanko continued to May in 2009 Eureka stabbing
The jury trial for James Robert Stanko, who faces charges of murder and armed robbery, was moved to May in a trial confirmation hearing on Monday. Humboldt County public defender Ken Robinson submitted a motion Monday to continue Stanko’s trial,
Arcata police consider theater robbery connections
Investigators with the Arcata Police Department are working to determine if there is a link between Saturday’s Minor Theatre robbery and a string of armed robberies in Eureka.
Similarities in rash of armed robberies has Eureka police considering link
The third in a spate of recent robberies Wednesday morning has police believing a robbery last week, one over the weekend and a new one on Broadway in Eureka may all be related.
Four Laytonville home invaders guilty; two remain on the lam, one awaits trial
Juan Octavio Fernandez , 35, of Long Beach was found guilty during a jury trial in February of home invasion robbery, aggravated kidnapping, child endangerment and 10 other felonies, and 13 special allegations for his part in a January 2008 Laytonville home invasion robbery.