[UPDATE 3:13 p.m.] Stabbing Victim Reported Near Ferndale
A little before 8 a.m., law enforcement received a report of a stabbing that occurred in the middle of the night, according to traffic on the scanner. The assailant or assailants were no longer at the scene of the incident.
Medical personnel responded to an address near Sub Station Road not far from Ferndale. They described finding a single victim with stab wounds and lacerations to the back and neck.
UPDATE 3:13 p.m.: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following press release:
On Thursday, May 4, 2017, at about 7:45 am, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a male subject had been stabbed at a residence on Waddington Road in Ferndale. The victim asked an acquaintance to call 911.
The victim sustained several, non-lethal, stab wounds to his arms and upper torso. The victim was transported by ambulance to Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna for medical treatment.
Witnesses believed the suspects in the case, two males and one female, left the area in a blue Acura. At this time, the suspects are still outstanding. The investigation is ongoing.
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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Again? WTF?
Is there something in the air around this county??? Seems that way lately A stabbing the other day in Arcata a vehicular homicide, & now this stabbing, WTF Over???!!!
They keep up with the stabing we will lose our knife rights to. Just like we r w our guns. How I’m I going to cut up my stake
Seems like hardly a week goes by without at least one homicide. Such a stark contrast to the beauty of this place.
Kym do you know how many murders so far this year ?
I don’t. I’ll check in with the Sheriff’s Office next week and see what they have to say.
any follow up on this?
Slight update added at 3:13 p.m.
So so scary and sad….This County used to be so safe as long as you didn’t go looking for trouble…now it scary everywhere. I’m from Ferndale…vertually no crime here….till this last year…sigh
It was just last year that we lost our two best officers.
If derelict Downy would just do his job that would be spectacular and try to slow down the influx of meth and heroin coming into our beloved County,the sheriff’s office doesn’t do any proactive policing cut off the supply of drugs the DTF they show up after ,and the fact pot is not your cash cow any more,so that being said .the cops should go after the big time dealers the source of meth coke ,and herion
If derelict Downy would just do his job that would be spectacular and try to slow down the influx of meth and heroin coming into our beloved County,the sheriff’s office doesn’t do any proactive policing cut off the supply of drugs .wistful thinking
If derelict Downy would just do his job that would be spectacular and try to slow down the influx of meth and heroin coming into our beloved County,the sheriff’s office doesn’t do any proactive policing cut off the supply of drugs .wishful thinking
Mayhem