Fatal Shooting; Animal Cruelty Case; Memorial Highway: Patch PM

NORTH BAY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties that people are talking about today:

Man Fatally Shot In San Rafael Park: Police

• A young man was shot and killed in San Rafael's Pickleweed Park Monday night, police said.

Boys & Girls Clubs Sued By Sonoma County Sex Abuse Victims

• The suit alleges Boy & Girls Clubs of America, Sonoma Valley and Central Sonoma County covered up child sex abuse committed by a director.

Lawmaker Seeks Memorial Highway For Fallen Solano CHP Officer

• A state Assembly resolution calls for renaming part of I-505 in Vacaville — where fallen CHP Officer Kirk Griess lived with his family.

Man Killed By SMART Train Had Drugs In System: Rohnert Park DPS

• Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said toxicology results showed the 29-year-old fatally struck in August was also distracted.

Explosion Leads Cops To Alleged Honey Oil Lab In Larkfield

• A 64-year-old man was arrested after a refrigerator was found blown out and part of a fence destroyed, a Sonoma sheriff's official said.

Puppy Dies, Man Arrested For Animal Cruelty: Napa County Sheriff

• The 4-month-old Springerdoodle appeared dead when found inside a man's vehicle on Silverado Trail, a Napa County Sheriff's official said.

Officials Break Ground On Rohnert Park Affordable Housing Complex

• Mayor Pam Stafford said Parkside, with 218 apartments, is one of the largest affordable projects ever built in Sonoma County.

Sonoma County Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Season To Open

• The commercial Dungeness crab fishery in districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties remains closed, however.

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