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.
The suspect entered a woman's condo and stole her wallet, police said.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office was on scene and the man was detained but he broke free, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.
DNA evidence leads cops to rape suspect; student convicted in bomb threat; police chase; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Bail for Dr. Thomas Keller, who is being held in Sonoma County Jail, is set at $12 million.
The FBI identified a former student as the person who solicited and paid for threats made by an Israeli man on the Dark Web, police said
Authorities say the woman was driving at an unsafe speed in the crash on Bodega Highway at Watertrough Road.
The grieving family of Dondiego Hermilo "Milo" Andrade, 55, told the judge he was killed "over a car door ding" in a parking lot.
The Santa Rosa Police Department's gang crimes team is investigating the incident that left two men hospitalized.
Officer accused in burglary; bicyclist dies in crash; freeway fires; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
The 27-year-old threatened to kill deputies who responded to Bartlett's Market, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
Buses in an auto storage yard burned in the fire just west of U.S. Highway 101 in southwest Santa Rosa.
Cigarette causes wildfire; police standoff; RVs cleared from park & ride; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Multiple brush and house fires; passenger dies in police chase; rape investigated; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Officers chased the burglary suspects around school grounds until three were in custody.
The shoplifting suspect is accused of brandishing a knife at Santa Rosa Plaza mall security guards and at the deputy, according to police.
A handgun found in the 68-year-old's home is believed to be the murder weapon, police said.
A Novato man, a Petaluma man and a Rohnert Park woman were arrested in the suspected DUI incidents, police said.
School officials notified Rohnert Park police that a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a walking path.
The chase went down after Friedman's Home Improvement on Santa Rosa Avenue reported the theft, the sheriff's office said.
Police said a man was shot dead by his neighbor in the first homicide in the small Sonoma County city in 24 years.
Santa Rosa police said numerous tips were received from the public which helped investigators identify the suspect.
Driver suspected of meth crashes into house; fifth SMART train fatality; Suisun standoff; North Bay police, fire and court news.
The fire produced a cloud of dark smoke as it burned dangerously close to Edgewood Apartments.
The home was red-tagged as uninhabitable but officers did help the family retrieve some belongings and necessities for their new baby.
Grass fire spreads to auto shop; pet rabbit stolen; multiple missing person searches; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
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.
A Lake County man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Dondiego Hermilo Andrade, 55, known as "Milo."
"Armed and dangerous" suspect; jewelry store heist; missing person search; teen mourned; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Police chased the alleged prowler about a quarter-mile before taking him into custody.
Sonoma Raceway arrests, injuries; suspects lead cops on pursuits; duo accused in shootings; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office used a helicopter to locate and arrest the man.
The city of Rohnert Park is challenging a San Francisco jury's verdict awarding $4 million to the parents whose son died.
During the undercover operation, the officer was offered "sex acts" by two women, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said.
Sonoma County prosecutors expect the results of DNA tests in time for the 21-year-old's next court date in July.
Barrels of toxic acid abandoned; Sand Fire forces evacuations, road closures; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
A Rohnert Park man on parole for kidnapping was among two people arrested in a case involving a fraudulent check, police said.
The 15-year-old girl has been missing from her home since Friday, police said.
Police are searching for a suspect and ask anyone with information to call SRPD.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department's Bomb Squad came to Rohnert Park to collect the homemade explosive device, police said.