Crime & Safety

Missing Persons; Fire Spreads: North Bay Police Logs

Grass fire spreads to auto shop; pet rabbit stolen; multiple missing person searches; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.

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 around the North Bay.

Grass Fire Destroys Several Vehicles At Fairfield Auto Shop

  • A vegetation fire that broke out south of Armijo High School spread to an auto shop, destroying several vehicles stored at the business.

Pedestrian Hit, Killed By SMART Train In Santa Rosa

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  • It marks the fourth fatal incident since June 27 involving a SMART train in Sonoma County.

Petaluma Sex Offender Arrested For Failing To Register: Police

  • "Our goal is to make sure that the tragedy of what happened to Polly Klaas never happens again."

Girl, 2, Struck At Coddingtown Mall By Suspected DUI Driver: SRPD

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  • A man with prior DUI convictions is accused of felony hit-and-run and felony DUI in the incident on Range Avenue, Santa Rosa police said.

Pet Rabbit Stolen From Marin County Fair

  • "We hope the community will rally together to help find the rabbit and return it home safe and sound."

Pedestrian Hit By Car At Napa Intersection In Critical Condition

  • A woman was struck while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at Soscol Avenue and Pear Tree Lane, Napa police said.

Convicted Sex Offender Residing In Fairfield, Police Advise

  • James Shephard has convictions in California and Washington, according to Fairfield police.

Body Found In Grand Canyon Believed To Be Missing North Bay Man

  • Peter Schwab, 66, of Healdsburg, was reported missing June 28 at Grand Canyon National Park.

Jail Inmate Attacks 2 Deputies: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

  • Additional charges are now sought against Sean Seeman, who has been in custody since July 2018 for an alleged attack on a barista.

Missing Person Search Continues At Lake Mendocino

  • Sonoma Water has slowed releases from the lake so officials can use Marin County Sheriff's underwater robot in the search for Vincent Soto.

CHP Makes 20 DUI Arrests Over Fourth Of July In Sonoma County

  • Statewide during the maximum enforcement period, CHP responded to 32 traffic fatalities — none of which were in Sonoma County.

Pickup Driver Dies In Crash Near Highway 116 in Graton

  • A Sebastopol man has been identified as the driver of Toyota pickup truck who died in a solo-vehicle crash on Oak Grove Avenue in Graton.

Petaluma Man Accused Of Assault With Firearm, Domestic Violence

  • Police say a 46-year-old man was arrested following a July 4 incident.

Deputy Involved In Bodega Bay Shooting Identified

  • An assault suspect on LSD was struck at least three times in the July 4 shooting, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Man Missing Overnight On Russian River Found By Search-And-Rescue

  • The 75-year-old became separated from friends after tubing down the river, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Suspect In Valley Ford Shooting Turns Self In: Sheriff

  • The 21-year-old man was considered armed and dangerous.

Man Accused In Bodega Bay Rampage Arraigned At Hospital

  • The 32-year-old was injured in a deputy-involved shooting after he allegedly assaulted at least 7 people while under the influence of LSD.

Caregiver Facing Charges ID'd In Suspected Suicide By SMART Train

  • Keith Marcum, 68, was facing multiple charges in the alleged sexual abuse of disabled patients who lived in his Rohnert Park care home.

Guilty Plea Entered In Man's Death In Graton Casino Altercation

  • A Lake County man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Dondiego Hermilo Andrade, 55, known as "Milo."

Suspect In Standoff Had Replica Guns, Fairfield Police Say

  • Fairfield Police Department's SWAT team surrounded a Cordelia convenience store in response to reports of a man with guns.

CHP Car Involved In Vallejo Collision

  • At least one person suffered a minor injury, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Freeway Crash Injures 1 In Vacaville

  • Officers discovered one person at the scene suffering from a head injury.

Calistoga Woman Identified In Fatal River Road Crash

  • A Calistoga woman died June 26 in a three-vehicle crash on River Road.

5 Separate Fires Spark Along Highway 1 In Marin County

  • The small fires were reported along Highway 1 and Fallon Road in Tomales.

Cop Killer Dies In San Quentin Prison Cell

  • John George Brown, 71, was convicted of killing a Southern California cop and assaulting two other police officers.

4 Rescued From Sinking Boat In Marin County

  • Four people were rescued from a sinking boat off the coast of Marin County on the Fourth of July, officials said.

Social Host Citation Issued In Larkspur

  • Police issued a citation for violation of Larkspur's social host ordinance, officials said.

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