Cop Arrested; Machete Assault: Sonoma Co., North Bay Police Logs

ROHNERT PARK-COTATI, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from Rohnert Park-Cotati and elsewhere in Sonoma County and the North Bay.

Driver Drifts Off Road, Dies In Crash Near Sonoma: CHP

• The fatal incident happened on Napa Road east of 8th Street E., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Healdsburg Bicyclist Dies From Hit-And-Run Injuries: CHP

• A Healdsburg man died in the hospital Sunday after he was hit by a car Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP Officer On Leave Accused Of Burglary, Brandishing Gun: SRPD

• "These are very serious charges," CHP said. "We don't take them lightly and we are extremely glad nobody was injured."

Vallejo Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children At Local Church

• According to police, the victims all attended the same church, and some of the alleged "continuous" sexual abuse happened at the church.

Suspected Rowboat Thief Arrested In San Rafael

• A witness spotted a man taking a 15-foot aluminum boat from a dock on Canal Street and rowing the boat into the bay, police said.

Sex Offender Arrested For Chasing Women In San Rafael: Police

• San Rafael police arrested a "high risk" sex offender after he allegedly chased after multiple women.

2 Dead, 4 Injured In Fiery Yolo County Crash: CHP

• An SUV and a box truck became engulfed in fire in the collision on I-5 near County Road 95.

Sonoma Co. Scam Alert: 'Capt. Darin Dougherty' Is Not Calling You

• A captain Dougherty does work at the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office but he is not calling residents about a legal matter as scammers claim.

Petaluma Police No Longer Accepting Ammunition For Destruction

• The police department previously accepted unwanted or damaged ammunition but has discontinued the practice.

Transient Accused Of Threatening Store Clerk, Sonoma Co. Deputies

• The 27-year-old threatened to kill deputies who responded to Bartlett's Market, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Several Fires Break Out Along U.S. Highway 101 Near Windsor

• California Highway Patrol reported numerous fires burning along southbound 101 near Shiloh Road, north of Santa Rosa.

Settlement Reached Over CA HERO Solar Financing Program: Napa DA

• Napa and six other California counties claimed consumers were misled, with elderly and non-English-speaking homeowners particularly vulnerable.

Multiple Incidents Delay Capitol Corridor Trains

• Trains were delayed by up to an hour and a half because of medical emergencies, a trespasser incident and a raised bridge.

Healdsburg Fire Latest: Mandatory Evacuation Orders Lifted

• Residents in the North Fitch Mountain area were briefly under mandatory evacuation orders as flames spread toward hilltop homes.

Man Accused Of Assault With Machete In Benicia: Police

• Two men were injured in the incident on Lindo Street; police said one of the men was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Sharp Fire Near Sonoma, Napa County Line Fully Contained

• The vegetation fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in the Sonoma County community of Mountain, near Calistoga, according to Cal Fire.

Crews Respond To Fire At Storage Yard North Of Rohnert Park

• Buses in an auto storage yard burned in the fire just west of U.S. Highway 101 in southwest Santa Rosa.

Napa PD Cracking Down On DUI Drivers Through Labor Day Weekend

• Additional officers are deployed and a DUI/driver's license checkpoint is scheduled, according to the Napa Police Department.

Novato Police Chief Named Acting City Manager

• A Novato resident, Adam McGill has 28 years of public service experience and has been a police chief in California for the past 10 years.

2 Dead, 4 Injured In Fiery Yolo County Crash: CHP

• An SUV and a box truck became engulfed in fire in the collision on I-5 near County Road 95.

Sonoma Co. Scam Alert: 'Capt. Darin Dougherty' Is Not Calling You

• A captain Dougherty does work at the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office but he is not calling residents about a legal matter as scammers claim.

Healdsburg Man Convicted In Retrial Of Bicyclist's Death

• Courtney Rudin, 75, was originally charged July 25, 2017 in the 2016 death of Amy Suyama, 55, of Sebastopol.

Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run Near Gas Station, Petaluma Police Say

• A juvenile was injured in the collision on East Washington Street, police said.