I reported on the City Hall burglary and the suspect the day it happened

 

I reported on the burglary with specifics and who the suspect was with a booking photo on November 29. This press release is four days old. The City didn't even issue a press release the day the arrest happened. They could have followed up with details of what was taken later.

In his response to me on November 30, Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery did not include the details in this four day old press release.

This City press release still does not address the window being left open or how the suspect got in and Miles Slattery did not address it in his November 30 response to me.

Kenneth Mohamed was arraigned in most recent case on 12/1; the Public Defender's office was appointed. He had an OR/bail hearing today; OR and supervised release was denied. Preliminary hearing was scheduled for 12/9/21.

Mohamed had 28 cases in the system before this recent arrest. 

City of Eureka Press Release:

On November 29, 2021, around 6:20 a.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to a report of a commercial burglary at City Hall.

After a full review, it was determined that the suspects were not able to access financial data, the City’s IT network, historical documents or personnel records during their time in the building. Several small items were missing however many of these items were recovered elsewhere in the building. City staff have been working on compiling a list of missing items for the investigation and reviewing video camera footage.

One of the suspects removed the replica “Lord of the Ring” ring that was gifted to the City by Nelson, New Zealand, the City’s sister city in 2004. The maker of the ring, Jens Hansen, a New Zealand based jewelry maker made a limited number of the rings for the Lord of the Ring trilogy and Eureka’s ring is number 2 of 100.

36-year-old Kenneth Amin Mohamed, of Eureka, was found inside of the facility and arrested on felony burglary charges.

Eureka Police is actively investigating the burglary and has questioned additional suspects. A $1,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to the recovery of “The Ring”. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Terry Liles at 441-4010 or tliles@ci.eureka.ca.gov.

Previous posts:

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-incident-at-city-hall-was-committed.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2021/11/eureka-city-hall-repeatedly-burglarized.html?m=1