Monsanto Trial; Deadly RV Fire: Sonoma Co., North Bay Police Logs

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

Evacuations Lifted After Propane Truck Overturns, Closes Hwy 128

• The hazmat situation Tuesday closed SR-128 near the Napa, Sonoma county line. Evacuation orders were in place for about three hours.

North Bay Snowboarder Found Dead On Tahoe Ski Slopes

• The avid snowboarder from Solano County was reported missing when he did not return from an overnight trip to Northstar Tahoe.

Knife-Wielding, Masked Robber Who Haunted Victims Arrested: Cops

• A convenience store robbery suspect accused of "striking fear into the eyes of employees he encountered" has been arrested, police said.

2 Dead, 2 Injured In RV Fire At Dixon May Fair

• Firefighters arrived at the fairgrounds to find an older model, class A RV in flames, the fire chief said.

DUI Suspected In Fatal US 101 Rollover Crash: CHP

• A 31-year-old man with prior DUIs was arrested following the fatality near River Road late Monday night, California Highway Patrol said.

Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Stony Point Road In Santa Rosa

• Santa Rosa police identified the deceased as a 53-year-old man.

Downtown Petaluma Assault Investigated As Hate Crime: Police

• Police said the victim, a 60-year-old white man who was hospitalized for two days, described his attackers as a group of young black men.

PHOTOS: Napa Hotel Burglary Suspects Sought By Police

• Do you recognize these three? Napa police are hoping members of the public can help identify them.

DUI Driver Hits Cars, Fence; Tragedy Narrowly Avoided: SRPD

• Witnesses estimated the Chevy Camaro reached speeds as high as 100 mph prior to hitting a car carrying two young children, police said.

Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Who Died In I-780 Crash In Benicia

• A motorcyclist who died Monday afternoon in a wreck on westbound Interstate Highway 780 has been identified as a local 31-year-old.

Napa Police Provide St. Patrick's Day DUI Patrol Results

• In one incident, a bicyclist suspected of DUI ran a red light and collided with a car, suffering a head injury, police said.

Severe Damage Reported In Fire At Petaluma Home

• The fire at a two-story home was reported at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

4 Accused In Gang-Related Robbery At Knifepoint: Sonoma Sheriff

• Four suspects — one armed with a knife — took the victim's backpack and cellphone in the southwest Santa Rosa incident, authorities said.

Lakeville Highway Reopens After Cement Truck Overturns

• CHP reported two trucks — one with a cement mixer — collided and both ended up facing the wrong way.

Jury To Decide Monsanto Liability In Sonoma Co. Man's Cancer Suit

• The San Francisco case is the first to go to trial of more than 760 lawsuits filed against Monsanto in federal courts around the nation.

Driver Sentenced In Crash That Killed Sonoma Valley Mom, Daughter

• Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch said the sentence is the longest possible for a repeat drunk driver.

DA Still Investigating Alleged 'Fight Club' At Cloverdale High

• A special education teacher was arrested last week on suspicion of 13 charges in the alleged fight club, police said.

SRJC Campus Rape Suspect Released From Jail Pending Investigation

• Police have accused the 19-year-old Petaluma man of raping a female student in the library of Santa Rosa Junior College's Petaluma campus.

Car, Ambulance Collide At Vallejo Intersection, Police Say

• The ambulance's emergency lights were activated but the driver of the vehicle reportedly failed to yield, according to police.

7 Arrested, Cited In Rohnert Park DUI Checkpoint, Police Say

• A total of 833 vehicles passed through the checkpoint held Friday of St. Patrick's Day weekend, Rohnert Park DPS said.

Suspect In Fatal Hwy 12 Hit-And-Run Turns Self In, Police Say

• Police say the driver of a Mitsubishi pickup truck has been jailed in connection with Friday's fatality.

Contractor Cited For Job Death At Area Construction Project

• A 59-year-old worker from San Rafael was killed last year when boards fell on him at a housing construction site.

Fake Money, Pepper Spray, Knife Ruin Drug Deal: Police

• Two were arrested after a fight reportedly broke out in a car in San Rafael, officials said.

Man Who Called To Report Shooting, Arrested For Shooting: Police

• The suspect from Sonoma County was calling from a boat docked at Loch Lomond Marina in San Rafael, officials said.

Officer Talks Possibly Suicidal Man Off Freeway Ledge

• "In this instance, Cpl. Zolli’s assistance could not have been implemented at a better time," Novato police said.

Texting 911: Options Expand For Marin County Emergencies

• Call if you can, text if you can’t, police said. And no slang or emojis!

Police Activity At Main Street, Central Avenue Resolved: Napa PD

• Police said a "less-lethal projectile device" was used in a situation involving an uncooperative man.