Eureka Man Arrested

Eureka Police Department officers arrested a Eureka man late Saturday after responding to a burglary alarm at a home on the 1200 block of L Street.

Officers formed a perimeter around the residence and summoned a K-9 unit to the scene shortly after 9:15 p.m., according to a press release, after hearing movement inside the home and a seeing a broken window. The suspect ran out the front door when the K-9 officer demanded he exit the back door, and a brief foot pursuit ended outside the front of the house a short time later.

Kevin Thompson, 41, was arrested and transported to the Humboldt County jail where he was booked on suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest. Thompson was also charged with a parole violation after officers learned he was on active parole.

During the investigation into the burglary, officers reported finding numerous items that officers believe Thompson had intended to steal piled on the floor of the residence.