Man in posession of a firearm , allegedly threatens a victim, then flees from EPD

"At 4:41PM, a male reportedly in possession of a firearm with which he threatened the victim-caller fled an EPD officer S/B on G St. near 11th. Ofc. terminated the pursuit due to reckless driving. Suspect collided into an unoccupied parked car shortly after & fled on foot.

Suspect fled thru yards until officers held him at gunpoint. The idiot then reached for & tossed a concealed replica handgun for which he could have been justifiably shot. Amazing restraint by the officers involved!

Suspect in custody. Press release with more details to follow."

EPD Chief Steve Watson


EPD Press Release:


On May 25, 2018 at approximately 4:23 pm, Officers with the Eureka Police Department were dispatched to a threats report. The reporting party identified the suspect as Titus Gerrell Hill (37 years old of Eureka) and said that Hill brandished a firearm during the incident. The reporting party believed Hill to be driving a white Honda Civic and provided a license plate number for the Honda. A records check revealed the Honda to be a reported stolen vehicle. The vehicle was last seen in the area of G and 11th Streets.

Upon an officer’s arrival, he located the vehicle fleeing southbound on G Street. A traffic stop was attempted, but due to the road conditions and speeds of the suspect vehicle (about 70 mph), the risks to pedestrians and traffic were too great and the officer terminated his efforts to pursue.

Moments later, the suspect vehicle impacted into a parked vehicle and came to rest in the roadway at G and Del Norte Streets. The driver, later determined to be Hill, fled the scene on foot. Officers began searching the area and quickly located Hill between E and F on Sonoma Street. Hill was slow to comply with orders and at one point reached into his waistband, removing a handgun. Hill through the handgun to the ground. Hill was soon taken into custody without further incident. Upon inspection the handgun was determined to be a replica handgun.

Hill will ultimately be booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of stolen property, felony evading arrest, and Hit and run.

This is an ongoing investigation and any further information will be released when it becomes available. 


TS DUI charges filed : 03/04/2013, Titus Gerrell Hill, 32, Santa Rosa