Search for male with tool near Humboldt hotels

Heard on: Glenn County Sheriff's Office

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K-9, 1097[1], 1095 for the male suspect.

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1097[1].

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K-9, 1014, stand by for suspect description.

00:32

14 suspect is a white male in his 20s wearing a gray shirt, red flannel jacket, boots.

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Six foot tall, 160 to 170 pounds.

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He also has a red beard and possibly has a form of wrench or pipe with him.

01:07

All units, copy.

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Affirmative. Do you get a last direction of travel?

01:16

When the RP called in, he said that he was going towards Cedar Hills.

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10-4, I'm 10-85, Cedar Hill for now.

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10-4.

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10-4, 14.

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RP advised that he likes to hang around Humboldt near the hotels, getting into the ashtrays.

01:38

Copy, he likes to hang around the hotels on Humboldt, looking in the ashtrays.

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1097: Arrived on scene

7/24/2026 03:20 AM

Suspicious Activity

N Humboldt Ave, Willows, CA 95988

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies and a K-9 unit are searching near North Humboldt Avenue in Willows for a reported suspicious man. The man is described as a white male in his 20s, about six feet tall with a red beard, seen wearing a gray shirt, red flannel jacket, and boots, and possibly carrying a wrench or pipe. The reporting party said he was last seen heading toward the Cedar Hills area and often hangs around hotels on Humboldt, looking through ashtrays.