Home-Invasion Robbery; New Chief: RP-C, 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.

4 Suspects At Large In North Bay Home-Invasion Robbery: Police

• The victim was accosted and robbed by two black males with ski masks and two white, possibly Latino females, who all had guns, police said.

Felon With Gun Hits Police Car In Pursuit: Santa Rosa PD

• The felon was apprehended by a K-9 after crashing into a tree, police said.

Burglary Suspect Sought By Police In Sebastopol

• The suspect entered a woman's condo and stole her wallet, police said.

House Fire Caused By Cigarette Smoking, Petaluma FD Says

• The structure fire injured a firefighter and displaced a woman and her cats.

Napa Burglary Suspect Arrested Thanks To Community Tips: Police

• Jeffrey Stephenson is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to Napa County jail records.

Officers Respond To Shooting Reports, Find Drugs: Benicia PD

• Officers found shell casings; and in a stop of a car matching the description from callers, drugs and weapons were found, police said.

Truck Loaded With Pharmaceuticals Stolen From Outside Costco: PD

• An East Bay man on federal probation is accused of stealing the box truck from in front of a North Bay Costco store.

Suspect In Kidnap, Rape Arrested After Hiding In Shed: Vallejo PD

• Police said SWAT team members found the East Bay man hiding in a tool shed not far from where they had originally located him.

Oak Fire Contained In Lake County

• Personnel will monitor the area for several days, Cal Fire said.

Cal Fire Makes Arrest In Oak Fire

• A Kelseyville man was arrested on suspicion of causing the fire, according to Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.

Altercation At Downtown Petaluma Bar Ends In 3 Arrests: PD

• Three people with known gang ties are accused of challenging security guards and bar staff to a fight, police said.

Man Jumps From Graton Casino Parking Garage, Takes Own Life

• The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office was on scene and the man was detained but he broke free, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Duo Accused In Petaluma, Marin County Retail Thefts: Police

• The two East Bay men were apprehended Saturday in Petaluma, police said.

Novato Woman Arrested For Identity Theft

• Leticia Marie Algere of Novato allegedly possessed the personal information of at least 19 people in Marin County.

Evacuations Lifted After Fire Sparks Near Highway 37 In Novato

• A brush fire near Highway 37 burned an outbuilding and prompted evacuations Tuesday afternoon in unincorporated Novato.

Man Robs Mill Valley Bank, Flees On Bike: Police

• Police released a surveillance photo of a man suspected of robbing the Wells Fargo bank branch at 525 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley.

New Police Chief Chosen For Troubled Vallejo Police Department

• A deputy police chief from another Bay Area department has been tapped for the job vacated in June by Chief Andrew Bidou.

At Least 1 Dead In Crash Near Calistoga

• The fatal collision closed Highway 128 in both directions, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Calistoga Crash Victim Identified As Sonoma County Man

• The Napa County Sheriff-Coroner's Office has identified a man killed in a crash at state Highway 128 and Tubbs Lane.

Structure Fire Destroys Garage, Cars In Santa Rosa

• Fire officials estimated the cost of the damage at $200,000.

Homeless Man Accused Of Raping 75-Year-Old Sebastopol Woman: PD

• Police said the 26-year-old admitted to officers he had had sex with the woman and was there to visit her again.

Threats Against Deputy Get Sonoma County Man Arrested: Sheriff

• A 35-year-old man is accused of making numerous threats about killing a coastal Sonoma County sheriff's deputy.

'Proud Moment' For Benicia Police Dept.: Photos Of The Week

• In one of Benicia Police Department's "proudest moments," several new members of the force were sworn in, while others were promoted.

3 Fugitives Wanted In Napa County: Crime Stoppers

• Napa Valley Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 cash for information that leads to a fugitive's arrest.

Burglars Take Desserts, Liquor From Santa Rosa Business: Police

• "The two suspects were in possession of five bottles of liquor and two cakes," police said.

Fairgrounds Worker Robbed Of Cash At Gunpoint: Santa Rosa PD

• The suspect had a gun and wore a bandanna over his face when he demanded money from an employee at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, police said.