Suspect Flees Officers in Fortuna

This is a press release from the Fortuna Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Robert M ZabelFortuna Police Officers apprehended a suspect who fled a traffic stop in the Campton Heights area this morning.

On August 7, 2018 around 11:30am, Fortuna Police officer made traffic stop on a vehicle after observing the driver run a stop sign at School and Rohnerville Road, in the Campton Heights area.

After the vehicle stopped, the officer smelled the odor of marijuana and asked the driver to step out of the vehicle for further investigation.

The driver then sped off at a high rate of speed into a residential neighborhood, stopped abruptly, and took off running away from the officer; jumping over fences and into neighboring back yards.

The suspect continued to run around the neighborhood jumping into backyards, and over fences while being seen throwing items away.  He led officers on a nearly 30 minute foot chase around the area.

With the assistance of observant neighbors in the neighborhood, the suspect was located and taken into custody.

Robert M Zabel, 24, of Joliet Illinois was arrested and booked into Humboldt County Jail for the following offenses:

  • Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Evading a Police Officer
  • Possession of Concentrated Cannabis
  • Possession of Concentrated Cannabis for sales
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binbearda4
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binbearda4
5 years ago

for sales,,,how much was he running and jumping over fences with????

LostCoastEMT
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LostCoastEMT
5 years ago

Illinois!?! Lol. Probley thought he was going away for 25 years! Little did he know he’s in ol dumboldt county. Site and release .Lmao

Canyon oak
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Canyon oak
5 years ago

Wonder why this sweetheart was visiting our friendly city..
Couldn’t it be medicinal?
I hope all these people eventually leave, back to the Midwest and the east coast when the grow scam is up..
East of the Rockies? That’s a foreign country to me. I can’t hardly get east of the Central Valley let alone the Sierra Nevada!
Deport these drugged up whippersnappers back to the brick cities they come from!
Namaste

TQM
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TQM
5 years ago
Reply to  Canyon oak

the friendly city? not!

Allch Chcar
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Allch Chcar
5 years ago
Reply to  TQM

Fortuna is very friendly hence why some boy from Illinois was able to run through town.

Lefty 4 life
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Lefty 4 life
5 years ago

ECOCANNATOPIA

other guest
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other guest
5 years ago

it was all caught on video:
https://youtu.be/IDi83T4wEf8

Crumple
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5 years ago
Reply to  other guest

Where are the scantily clad ladies … can’t have a proper Benny hill chase without that 🙂

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
5 years ago

RUN!

Perspective
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Perspective
5 years ago

If you have ever heard any of the fortuna city councilman talk, they sound like they are from 1950 when it comes to cannabis. It’s funny and sad at the same time. No cannabis delivery??

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5 years ago
Reply to  Perspective

Not everyone treasures living in a cloud of marijuana. At 3 am this morning, I was awakened by what I first thought was a skunk letting loose right under my open window. Turned out it was my neighbor from over 200 ft away. I hate it when the wind is from that direction. Of course a couple of hours later she is on the road driving into town.

Gee, what’s not to like about 2018… I know, I know, you don’t mind the stink at all and everything is always all about you.