Eureka Man Arrested Sitting in Stolen Vehicle
This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On June 13, 2018, at about 9 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence located on the 1200 block of Allard Ave., in the county jurisdiction of Eureka, for the report of a disturbance about a vehicle.
When deputies arrived on scene, they located 23-year-old Matthew Lee Cook of Eureka sitting in a running vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Eureka. The vehicle had damaged a portion of the residence’s fence prior to deputies’ arrival.
Cook was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of vehicle theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
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Talk about deer in the headlights
Yes. Judging by the mugshot he was taken by surprise.
What about the poor fence,,,,they always picket,,er,a pick on the fences.
This day and age all cars should have a GPS! people would stop stealing cars..
County bait car with GPS. Start catching these people!
Word up, he said he was going to fence the car.
How many fuking vehicle thefts a day are there in humboldt?!?!?
Too many!!!
The photo was taken the moment he realized his mom wasn’t taking him to disneyland, but to a proctology exam.
Oooo that tickles!
he was nodded out, I bet money he was high as hell on heroin & didn’t know wtf he was doing or where he was.