HCSO maintains commitment and investment of Deputy in Eel River area despite loss of funding; a shout out to Deputy Matt Tomlin

This is a photo I took for my blog previously. To the left is HCSO Undersheriff William Honsal and to the right is Bryan Hall from the Eureka Rescue Mission.

Just ran into Undersheriff  Honsal at the Courthouse. I decided to share something that he mentioned in our informal chat., He wanted to give a shout out to  HCSO's Deputy Matt Tomlin. Some may also know Deputy Tomlin as Coach Tomlin, St. Bernard's Athletic Director. The tribe used to fund the position of Eel River Deputy and this year, they decided not to fund the position. HCSO has continued to have Deputy Tomlin to cover that area. Undersheriff Honsal said "we wanted to maintain our commitment and investment in that community which we feel is very important." The tribe is open to re-funding that position in the future. Deputy Tomlin ":made a lot of connections in that area and wanted to preserve those relationships." In addition to being the Eel River Deputy, he also is the Humboldt Hill Deputy and covers half of Eureka and So Hum when necessary.