Someone needs motors but not boats, theft in Trinidad Harbor

On 08-13-2014, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen reporting motors being stolen from boats moored in Trinidad Harbor.

The deputy assigned to the City of Trinidad responded and met with the citizen, who is a Trinidad Harbor employee. The deputy learned two boats, named “ Red Fish Blue Fish” and “Dew Too” had been moored in Trinidad Harbor.    Between 07-12-2014, around dusk, and 7-13-2014, at approximately
 7:30 a.m., the suspect(s) removed a trolling motor from one of the boats, and a trolling motor and fishing supplies (poles, etc) from another boat. The deputy followed the citizen to a location on the beach below the Trinidad Lighthouse.  The citizen showed the deputy a raft that the suspect (s) appeared to have used to access the boats. They deputy also located a black rain jacket and three black shirts near the raft. The shirts were wet. The trolling motors weighed approximately 100 pounds each so it is believed more than one suspect was involved in the theft.

The stolen trolling motors are described as:
1. 2007 Honda 8 hp Trolling Motor, unknown year
2. 2011 Yamaha F-8 Trolling Motor

Total estimated loss of from the boats is approximately $7,000.00 total