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The Eureka Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in five battery and suspicious activity investigations that date back to...
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On May 5, 2021, a Humboldt County jury found Jason Ryan Barnes, age 48, of Eureka, guilty of one count of involuntary manslaughter for the homicide of Bernhard “Ben” Bertain and two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. The jury also found true the special allegations that Mr. Barnes personally caused great bodily injury or death and personally used a deadly weapon. Barnes had been charged with second degree murder. Prior to jury deliberations, Judge Timothy Canning acquitted Mr. Barnes of that charge and the lesser included charge of voluntary manslaughter. Thus, the jurors...
Eureka Police Department press release: On March 31, 2021, the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Team (POP), with assistance from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (DTF), arrested 41- year-old Jorge Alcazar Vasquez of Rio Dell following a months-long investigation into ongoing sexual assault of a child under 10. The Eureka Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) headed the investigation into the ongoing assaults that occurred in Eureka. The report was submitted to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office and an arrest warrant for Alcazar Vasq...
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On February 28, 2021, at about 6:15 a.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 100 block of Harris Street to assist Humboldt Bay Fire with investigating multiple suspicious car fires. Vehicle fires were located at the 100 block of Harris Street, 100 block of Grotto Street, and 2800 block of C Street. All fires were in close proximity and appeared to have been set within 30 minutes of each other. While patrolling the area, officers located 32-year-old Christopher Flagler exiting the alley where there was an active vehicle ...