Previously missing person located.

On 12-06-2013 at about 4:00 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) asking for help identifying an adult male they had detained in the Redwood Valley area of Mendocino County. The male had been reported as a suspicious person outside a church. When MCSO Deputies arrived on scene the male subject appeared disorientated, but otherwise unharmed and could not answer questions. MCSO could not positively identify him but noted he was wearing a sweatshirt with “Humboldt” printed on the chest. The sweatshirt prompted investigators to contact Humboldt County for help identifying the male. MCSO sent the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office a photograph of the subject.

The male in the photograph was positively identified, by Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies, as Kenneth Ray Richards (30 years old) of Loleta. Kenneth was reported missing by his mother on this date at about 7:30 a.m.

Kenneth’s mother was notified that he was located.

Previously: On December 6, 2013, at approximately 7:30 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person. The mother of Kenneth Ray Richards reported that her son had been taking care of her residence, located in the 3100 block of Table Bluff Road, Loleta while she was out of town for the last week. On 11-29-2013, she spoke with Kenneth on the telephone and everything was fine. When she arrived home on 12-4-2013, he was gone. She checked with neighbors and they had not seen him. A deputy located a witness who saw Kenneth near the intersection of Quinn Road and Table Bluff Road on 12-4-2013 during the day, and the witness told the deputy Kenneth seemed disoriented.

The mother told the investigating deputies that Kenneth has been known to take walks to Table Bluff or down to the South Jetty. He does not have a car. The mother told investigating deputies this is very unusual for Kenneth.

Kenneth Ray Richards is described as: White male adult, 30 years old, 5’9” tall, 150 lbs, blond short hair, blue eyes. He is believed to be wearing yellow or blue jacket and a black DC hat.

Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
Mike Downey
Sheriff

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a wanted suspect.
Zachariah Scott Friedland, 35 years old, has two felony warrants for his arrest. The first warrant is for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and oral copulation with a minor, the bail is set at $110,000.00. The second warrant is for possession of a controlled substance and possession of stolen property. There is no bail on the second arrest warrant.

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.

Mike Downey

Sheriff

On December 4, 2013 at approximately 1:34 pm the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a residence in the Peanut Mill Camp located outside of Hayfork, CA. It was reported that 2 armed male subjects dressed in all black and wearing ski masks entered the residence in Peanut Mill Camp and held two men that lived in the residence at gun point. The two men were detained within the residence while the suspects stole an unknown amount of processed marijuana and firearms from the residence. The two suspects left the residence in a vehicle that was stolen from the victim’s residence and left in an unknown direction. A search of the area by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol was unsuccessful. A BOLO for the stolen vehicle was put out to neighboring counties. The case is under investigation and as of the time of this press release the stolen vehicle has not been located.

The description of the vehicle stolen at the scene is a dark blue 1994 Chevy Astro Van with a California License plate DP034CE. The van has a painting on the back door of a pig’s head with the words “A Pigment of Your Imagination” around the pig’s head also painted on the door. Please contact your local Law Enforcement Agency or Trinity County Sheriff’s Office at 530-623-2611. Do not contact subjects in the vehicle please call Law Enforcement if the vehicle is spotted.

TCSO Case Number: 2013001331

Agencies involved:

Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol

On 12-5-2013, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a home invasion robbery, which just occurred in the 3600 block of A Avenue, Hydesville. When deputies arrived on scene, they met with the two victims, a  55 year old male who is the homeowner, and his 38 year old male friend who was visiting from Fortuna. They told the deputies they heard a knocking at the front door of the residence at approximately 11:30 p.m., on 12-4-2013. When the homeowner answered the front door, an unknown black male adult shoved a dark colored semi auto handgun into his face and said, “Get on the ground, I’m not playing”. Five or six other black male adults all wearing dark colored clothing, gloves, ski masks and pantyhose over their faces armed with dark colored semi auto handguns ran into the residence demanding marijuana and cash. The homeowner was tied up with zip ties around his wrists and ankles then left on the floor near the front door. One of the suspects then rummaged through the homeowners pockets and removed his wallets and keys. The homeowner was then dragged into a bathroom while the suspects demanded to know where the safe was inside the home. Suddenly one of the suspects yelled they needed to leave, all the suspects fled. The suspects stole approximately 150 pounds of processed marijuana in seven 50 gallon plastic garbage bags, along with the homeowners keys and wallet.

            The second victim related the same story to the deputies as the homeowner, however, told the deputies he had been tied up by a different suspect who used duct tape. The second victim was dragged into a back bedroom and told not to move. One of the suspects held a gun to his back during the entire robbery.

            After the suspects fled the scene the second victim was able to free himself and untied the homeowner.

            The suspects fled in two newer white sedans and a newer white Chevy Tahoe.  The victims were not injured.

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. 

Case:  201306032

Mike Downey

Sheriff

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