Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

We’d like to share something new happening at the HCSO. State law requires that all California law enforcement agencies, including the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), report perceived demographic information related to all detentions and searches. The law, the Racial and Identify Profiling Act (RIPA), requires the HSCO begin collecting data on January 1, 2022, but deputies have already begun collecting the valuable information in preparation for reporting. The law ...will require HCSO deputies to document the perceived race, gender, age, and disabilities of people detained or searched. The goal of the law, and the ongoing goal of the HCSO, is to build knowledge and provide high-quality, evidence-based, service to the public. Reports from each agency will be released annually by the state’s RIPA Board which is headed by the Office of the Attorney General and includes a diverse group of members representing the public, law enforcement and educators. See more

This week is also a special week for our Humboldt County Animal Care and Control staff. April 11-17 is National Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week. We’d like to say THANK YOU to our amazing staff stationed at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter who serve our community and our animal friends. Learn more about our Animal Control Division at https://humboldtgov.org/377/Animal-Control-Division.

Thank you so much Mandy's Macs for this sweet donation to our dispatchers in honor of #NationalPublicSafetyTelecommunicatorsWeek.

It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! We’d like to take a moment to recognize the hardworking men and women who serve in our Emergency Communications Center, ensuring that emergency resources reach those in need and providing hope and comfort to those experiencing an emergency. THANK YOU to all of our dispatchers. You are so appreciated. - - - #headsetheroes #sheriff #humboldt #dispatch #voiceofhope #humboldtcounty #norcal

Welcome to the team Officer Kane! This weekend Hoopa Tribal Police Officer Kane was sworn into the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Hoopa Tribal Police Officers train with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in order become cross-deputized to enforce state laws. Cross-deputization agreements with our local tribes allows the tribes to provide more coverage to their communities and gives the Sheriff’s Office an additional resource for mutual aid. #humboldt #sheriff #community #heretohelp

Please STAY OFF THE JETTIES this week!

Happy New Year, #Humboldt! We say it all the time, but we truly mean it, we are honored to serve YOU! Wishing you a safe and happy new year. #sheriff #humboldt #deputies #community #heretohelp

We’d like to give a big THANK YOU to everyone in our community who donated towards Operation Santa Paws. This being our first year participating in this fundraiser, we were so overwhelmed by the support and kindness of our community! We are happy to report that because of you shelter animals across Humboldt County had a very Merry Christmas and their New Year is off to a great start! Learn more about our Shelter and how you can support local animals all year long: https://humboldtgov.org/2658/Animal-Shelter #AdoptDontShop #Sheriff #Humboldt #ShelterDog #ShelterCat #RescueAnimals #heretohelp

THANK YOU Starbucks for these incredible treats!! Yesterday Starbucks in McKinleyville, Eureka and Fortuna teamed up to donate coffee and treats to our staff here at the HCSO. Thank you so much for the support. It means so much! #Sheriff #Humboldt #Community #holidays

2020 was a weird one. We’re so glad to get on with 2021. As we pause and reflect on 2020, while it was a year of hardship and heartbreak for many, we were lucky enough to witness a handful of incredible moments of unity, kindness, heroism, strength and generosity. We did it, Humboldt. 2021 is almost here. Hang in there, we’ve got this. Here’s to better days ahead! #sheriff #humboldt #deputies #community #heretohelp

Please join us in welcoming our newest Sheriff’s deputies! These gentlemen graduated last week from the College of the Redwoods Police Academy and are now undergoing our rigorous Field Training Program. #sheriff #humboldt #deputies #community #heretohelp

Swing on over to our Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services page to enter this AWESOME Go-Bag giveaway (over $350 value)!

We’ve got a new addition at our SWAP farm! Any suggestions for a name? #heifer #sheriff #workalternativeprograms #corrections #farm #ag #humboldt #deputies #community #heretohelp

We need your help to spread some holiday cheer to shelter animals this Christmas! This year the HCSO is teaming up with Safeway, Redway Feed and Garden Supply and Nor Cal Pet for Operation Santa Paws a holiday collection drive bringing toys, treats and supplies to local animal shelters and rescues. Anyone in the community can participate in this collection drive by dropping off a donation in the designated collection bin at one of the following locations: Your local Safeway... Nor Cal Pet Supply - 1580 Nursery Way, McKinleyville. Offering a discount for items being donated in store. Redway Feed, Garden & Pet Supply- 290 Briceland Rd, Redway Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Main Station 826 4th Street, Eureka Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office McKinleyville Substation - 1608 Pickett Rd, McKinleyville Humboldt County Animal Shelter - 980 Lycoming Ave, McKinleyville The collection will end December 23, 2020, and donations will be split equally between our local shelters and rescues. To see our shelter animals’ wish list visit: https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3524 #OperationSantaPaws #Humboldt #Sheriff #happyholidays

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday from our Trinity River Division! We don’t know who needs to hear this today but your past or current situation is not a reflection of your future. It’s a new day. You’ve got this! - #sheriff #humboldt #wednesdaywisdom #halfwaytotheweekend #heretohelp

Join Sheriff William Honsal and the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission for a Digital Town Hall and Listening Session regarding the state of human rights in our county. Sheriff Honsal will be a member of the listening panel THIS FRIDAY, December 11 at noon. This is a Zoom meeting and we want to hear from you! At this meeting you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts regarding what you perceive as the state of human rights in our county and how we can work together to protect all members of our community. We can't wait to hear from you!