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Three East Bay men were arrested when Sonoma County sheriff's deputies went to check on the welfare of two toddlers, a sergeant said.
Crews who responded to the blaze at Sparky's Collision Center in Santa Rosa's South Park area found a nearby homeless camp also burning.
Police are also advising residents to be aware of their surroundings and to take extra precautions for personal safety.
"One of the residents tried to use a hose to extinguish the fire; however, it had already begun to burn out of control."
A Rohnert Park man is accused of hiding his cellphone in the employee bathroom of a Petaluma grocery store to record female co-workers.
Police arrested two suspects in connection with an assault at the Santa Rosa Transit mall that sent three victims to the hospital.
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Alyssa Jones, 23, also goes by "AJ" or "Adrian," and could be in Mendocino County, the Sacramento area or Sonoma County.
Two men were arrested after allegedly beating two other men as they "verbalized gang challenges," Santa Rosa police said.
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A perimeter was set up as Sonoma County sheriff's deputies and Santa Rosa police looked for the driver.
The boy was in a pond and did not know how to swim.
A 62-year-old Santa Rosa man was arrested after discharging a firearm in public, forcing businesses to evacuate, police said.
Santa Rosa police asked for the public's help in finding Angelo Julien Lammoglia, 19, who suffers from a brain injury.
The molasses was pushed to the side of the highway and the No. 4 lane was closed for the cleanup.
The fire caused $50,000 in damages and left the upstairs of a Santa Rosa home uninhabitable, authorities said.
Detectives are investigating the death of a man who suffered a medical emergency in the jail's booking area and later died, police said.
Two people were arrested and one person was cited, public safety officials said.
A Rohnert Park woman is accused of solicitation of prostitution at one of two massage parlors visited, a sheriff's official said.
Police in Rohnert Park are searching for the suspect in an armed robbery of a check cashing business on Commerce Boulevard.
Video from the scene shows firefighters using a ladder truck to access the building from the roof.
"She tracked him down to the Joe Rodota Trail and tried to get his attention by chasing him with her car along the trail."
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Pascual Jorge Pilotzi was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in 2007.
A 37-year-old man is scheduled to be arraigned in connection with two arson fires and an attempted arson, police said.
A man riding a mountain bike was seen throwing something at a car, causing the vehicle to catch fire, according to police.
All three residents were taken by ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, while a small dog found in the home was said to be doing fine.
Three dogs were found dead inside a granny unit that caught fire early Saturday, officials said.
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"This illegal relationship continued for two years while the victim was a minor," a Sonoma County sheriff's official said.
The employees were not injured in the robbery, Santa Rosa police said.
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The blaze may have been sparked by a space heater in a garage that had been converted into bedrooms, according to Rohnert Park DPS.
A 28-year-old man is accused of driving the wrong way on a highway and starting a high-speed chase in Santa Rosa on Friday.
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Following an encounter with the four-legged member of the force, the suspected thief was being held without bail.
The man and the intruder exchanged gunfire and the man was hit at least three times, Santa Rosa police said.
Federal prosecutors announced three arrests in connection with the deaths of a 13-month-old baby boy and his 29-year-old father.
Three boys, ages 11, 12 and 13, were rushed to a hospital. The 23-year-old driver was pronounced deceased at the scene, the CHP said.