Feb. 12 Arcata police log lists welfare check, disturbance, traffic stops

A welfare check on the 5000 block of Valley West Blvd ended in an arrest, according to Arcata Police Department call records. Incident 2602120093 shows the call occurred Feb. 12, 2026, at 4:10 PM and closed at 6:02 PM with Disposition:ARRESTED, making it the most consequential entry in the day’s log.

The morning on Valley West Blvd featured a string of traffic enforcement contacts. LostCoastOutpost listed traffic stops at the 5000 block at 8:59 a.m., 9:11 a.m. and 9:51 a.m., and at the 4900 block at 9:16 a.m. and 9:24 a.m. Arcata Police Department records assign incident numbers 2602120041 (4900 block, 9:16–9:19 a.m.) and 2602120042 (4900 block, 9:24–9:27 a.m.), both with Disposition:WARNED. Arcatapd extracts note “2 Calls Found at this Location” for the 4900 and 5000 blocks, indicating multiple entries tied to the Valley West corridor.

Early-hours enforcement also appears in the log. LostCoast recorded a “DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, Bayside Rd” call at 1:23 a.m. on Feb. 12. Separately, an arrest entry on KymKemp lists MATTHEW ROBERT ENDER as arrested by Arcata Police Department officer BACKMAN at 02/12/2026 01:38 for VC 23152(a) – driving under the influence of alcohol. The two items are temporally proximate; the sources do not explicitly state they are the same incident.

Municipal-code enforcement and public-health calls punctuated the midday shift. Arcatapd shows incident 2602120078, a camping violation at Valley West Blvd / Valley East Blvd from 12:25–1:07 p.m. LostCoast also reports a camping violation at 11:01 a.m. on the 2900 block of Janes Creek Dr. At 10:11 a.m., APD logged incident 2602120047 for pickup of a hypodermic needle on the 1100 block of F St, closed at 10:49 a.m. with Disposition:CAD DOCUMENTATION ONLY.

F Street calls in the afternoon included incident 2602120091 on the 700 block of F St, a suspicious circumstance from 4:01–4:31 p.m. with Disposition:CAD DOCUMENTATION ONLY, followed by incident 2602120102 at 5:31–5:36 p.m. listed as Unwanted Subject with Disposition:CAD DOCUMENTATION ONLY. Arcatapd also carries prior entries tied to Valley West: incident 2602090062 (4700 block welfare check on 2/9/2026, Disposition:UNABLE TO LOCATE) and incident 2602110072 (4900 block suspicious circumstance on 2/11/2026, Disposition:CAD DOCUMENTATION ONLY).

The day’s pattern is summarized in the published log itself: “Arcata Police Department calls-for-service log for Feb. 12, 2026. The day’s log lists numerous calls and traffic stops across Arcata, including (sample entries shown on the published log): DISTURBANCE MISCELLANEOUS, 1400 block of M St; multiple TRAFFIC STOP entries, 5000 block of Valley West Blvd.” City messaging posted during the same period included municipal notices and an agency review: “The National Police Foundation completed its independent review of the Arcata Police Department’s response to the homicide of David Josiah Lawson. Read on to review the full report & for updates on how APD is working to incorporate their recommendations. Read on for more information...” and a seasonal advisory: “February - August is the time when many birds are building nests and raising young ones. Practice safe vegetation management to avoid disturbing them - it's federal and state law! Read on for more information...”

Arrest listings in the source bundle name additional individuals and charges. KymKemp records show DELISSE LALEE BEMIS arrested 02/11/2026 14:45 by APD officer JOHNSON on PC 647(f), PC 148(a)(1) and PC 1203.2(a) with incarceration status O.R., and JOSHUA ADAM FLOWERS arrested 02/11/2026 16:03 by Humboldt County Sheriff P. SMITH on multiple charges including PC 211 and PC 243(b). Fragmentary lines appearing alongside those entries read as follows: “Tawney”, “Yep, a definite pattern”, “Also had “dream of becoming ‘petite’ woman.””, “IMG_1640”, “CsMisadventures”, “Jorge Garcia would have to be reborn into a new body to be a 5-foot tall woman.”, “Arcata Visitor”.

Arcata’s Feb. 12 call set shows a mix of enforcement, welfare checks and public-health responses concentrated in specific corridors, notably Valley West Blvd and stretches of F St. Incident numbers to reference for follow-up with APD are 2602120093, 2602120041, 2602120042, 2602120078, 2602120047, 2602120091 and 2602120102.