Since the summer of 2021 the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) has been investigating a large drug trafficking organization (DTO) led by Alejandro Ramirez Luna (52 years old from Eureka). During the investigation agents were able to identify multiple houses in Eureka that Luna was using to hide large quantities of methamphetamine.
California is ordering a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces to go into effect on Wednesday. This affects those counties who do not currently have an indoor mask mandate which is about 50 percent of the population.
This is a precaution due to a surge in coronavirus cases and concerns about the Omicron variant. The per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47 percent in the past two weeks. The statewide indoor mask mandate order will last a month and will expire on January 15.
A burst water pipe has caused flooding and the loss of heat throughout the Oakland Federal Courthouse (Ronald V. Dellums Building). For the safety of staff and visitors, the Oakland Clerk’s Office will remain closed until further notice. The dropbox at the Oakland Courthouse remains available for manual filings, and the San Francisco Clerk’s Office remains open.
Jesse Smith sent these photos and said,"sounds like a taxi caused an accident right by my house again on Harris by N street. Lots of police. Ambulance is supposed to be on it's way. My mom heard the crash and called 911 to alert them."
Ray Christie hearing December 16 on defense motion to supress in federal court was vacated. If Humboldt Superior Court screws around with the evidentiary hearing on the motion to supress in Christie's local case and doesn't follow the law, they provide another opportunity for the state and nation to see Humboldt injustice and be embarassed and excoriated like the Magney case.
According to the court grapevine, Humboldt Deputy District Attorney Steven Steward wants to run for Judge. If true, that would be a change for the Humboldt bench.
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Mayor Debra Garnes officially opened the City’s new “Rio Dell Big Battery” energy storage facility built by Tesla. The facility was made possible through the California Public Utility Commission’s (CPUC) Equity Resilience Self‐Generation Incentive Program.
On Dec. 10, 2021, at about 1:40 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the unincorporated area of Eureka conducted a vehicle investigation on a suspicious occupied vehicle parked at the Herrick Park and Ride.
On June 28, 2021, 32-year-old Kiera Lynn Foley was reported as a missing person under suspicious circumstances. She was reported to be last seen in Eureka with her dog in April of 2021.
A civil service workshop and hiring event for incarcerated individuals was held at the California State Prison, Solano on November 17, 2021. Twenty-three individuals received conditional job offers for employment from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) before returning to their communities.
This is the previous post about Melecio Lorenzo Sandoval's arrest.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/11/bail-for-melecio-lorenzo-sandoval-is.html?m=1
The District Attorney's office issued a press release regarding the verdict.
A bipartisan bill has been sent to the full Senate for consideration. This would make the federal judiciary's PACER electronic court record system and downloading of filings free for the public through the elimination of costly fees currently charged.
On December 9, 2021, at about 2:39 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Lucas Street and Myrtle Avenue, in the County’s jurisdiction of Eureka, for the report of a possible arson incident.
The Campus Store, Eureka will be located at 218 F Street in the Ritz Building. This site is in addition to The Campus Store on the Arcata Plaza, which is expected to open in the spring.
Corbett Craig Petersen was arrested for a DUI on August 24.