A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents from around Rohnert Park and Cotati and across the North Bay.
The impact sheared in half one of the vehicles involved, police said.
"Tyler (Bratton) is a monster and he's getting away with a horrible murder," said aunt of victim, Steven John Garcia, 26.
Heads up! New stop sign is in place, as well, at a local intersection.
The K-9 stopped a Napa man on a stolen motorcycle, who allegedly tried ditching law enforcement, officials said
The female victim told campus police the incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
The 28-year-old register offender was on parole from a 2015 conviction, authorities said.
The device was found Thursday near a PG&E substation, officials said.
The victim, 27, died at the scene. Another person, who tried to help, was uninjured, but also rescued, officials said.
The 25-year-old said she went to man's Rohnert Park home to retrieve books when she was choked, bit, had clothes ripped off, officials said.
"He didn't have a violent bone in his body. ... Now he's taken away because of a door ding," said daughter of victim "Milo" Andrade.
Dozens of witnesses, students and parents were interviewed by Santa Rosa detectives following the Friday fight.
With involuntary manslaughter no-contest plea, Tyler Bratton will be sentenced to time served, probation in killing he said was self-defense
Victim allegedly was severely injured after being pushed down, hitting his head following confrontation over door ding, officials said.
The Santa Rosa man allegedly drove 100 mph with open rum bottle in car allegedly taken without permission from his mom, officials said.
"Miraculously, we are both OK and unharmed," said the motorist, who was behind the wheel of the SUV Friday near Rohnert Park.
The accident was reported north of the Rohnert Park Expressway.
The "suspicious" vehicle of the man and his companion caught the eye of an officer patrolling a local motel's parking lot.
Responders extricated the woman from her car, and she was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial. The other motorist suffered minor injuries.
Tributes to include a memorial bell-ringing for those who died.
"Thousands of dollars" in clothing was swiped by suspects, who then fled the Santa Rosa store in a black Mercedes, police said.
Photos and video released by Santa Rosa police in hopes public can identify motorist who killed man Saturday night near Round Table.
Deputies arrested a suspect for the attack that followed a Graton Resort parking-lot confrontation over a vehicle-door ding, officials said.
Leak stopped by crews after Department of Public Safety issued the order Monday morning.
The man, 29, possibly wearing headphones, "walked" in front of train while looking at something in his hands, officials said.
The 39-year-old Sonoma County man reportedly fell asleep two times while his car was in the middle of the roadway, police said.
Four residents displaced in the Monday blaze in the Rincon Valley area of Santa Rosa. SEE VIDEO.
Santa Rosa police said the perpetrator was riding a yellow and red, beach-cruiser bike.
Officers will be checking for alcohol- and drug-impaired motorists, and valid driver licenses.
Fabian Carreras-Hermosillo, 23, was killed on his motorcycle when the driver's truck pulled in front of him.
The 19-year-old's blood-alcohol level was four times the legal limit, officials said.
George Varela, 47, was taken into custody after being released from care at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Calls came in to police Thursday evening of a person walking near tracks who did not seem to hear the train's warning horn, officials said.
The 29-year-old did not seem to hear the warning horn when he "walked" in front of the oncoming train near Rohnert Park, one witness said.
Victim punched, kicked, stomped, knocked unconscious and Tazed, as male held gun to ward off anyone coming to her aid, Santa Rosa cops said.
Arriving officers found a man lying on the sidewalk with a significant head wound.
The public's input is sought, with a community forum scheduled for tonight.
CHP alleges a Napa woman was intoxicated when she drove the wrong way on U.S. Highway 101 in Sonoma County.