Jose Orozco-Abaraca was accused of possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and shooting at an inhabited dwelling.
The fires happened a day apart in the same area, Santa Rosa police said.
In the North Bay, there is a widespread search for three goats stolen from a Santa Rosa home in the middle of the day.
Capt. Heard was a husband, father, son, brother and 21-year veteran of the Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District.
While some officers pulled the driver from the burning car, others used fire extinguishers to stop the flames from spreading.
The shooting was considered attempted homicide.
Police said five suspects tried to rob a Santa Rosa dispensary, then led police on a high-speed chase.
The two-alarm fire damaged several apartments, officials said.
Hand crews are making progress, Cal Fire said, no structures are threatened, and the rate of spread is moderate.
The rider also had 14.25 grams of suspected methamphetamine, a scale and packaging consistent with narcotics, police said.
Firefighters brought a Santa Rosa residential fire under control in about 20 minutes Saturday night and saved a dog, according to SRFD.
The man received what police described as "significant burns" to his arms and the front of his torso.
The CHP alleged a person driving on Highway 101 was under the influence of drugs and was illegally carrying multiple weapons.
The injured worker was in the area of Hood Mountain east of Santa Rosa when he was hurt, and access to the area was difficult, the CHP said.
Police initially issued an alert shortly before 7 a.m. on social media saying westbound College Ave. was temporarily closed at Orchard St.
Westergaard said the crews extinguished the garage fire and were able to keep it from extending into the living area of the house.
A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing a crash in Rohnert Park early Sunday.
A 58-foot commercial fishing vessel ran aground Friday night two miles southwest of Bodega Bay.
A man died from a single gunshot wound in the parking lot of a shopping center, police said.
Police say the car collided with several objects including a drainage culvert, fence, and metal pole.
The man's dog also died in the Rohnert Park collision.
The man stuck a knife to his neck immediately upon contact and continued lunging at officers, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety.
Rohnert Park Officer Deborah Lamasion, Santa Rosa PD's K9 Ghost and the Santa Rosa Maui Recovery Team were honored by the Congressman.
First responders dealt with two vehicle collisions involving pedestrians and their dogs in just over an hour Sunday morning.
A Gangs Crimes Team detective was familiar with the two suspects from prior contacts and arrests and positively identified them.
The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, Rancho Adobe Fire District and Sonoma County Fire District responded to the blaze.
Students no longer needed to shelter in place, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said.
The crash was at the intersection of Sebastopol Road and Dutton Avenue.
The American Red Cross assisted the two displaced Rohnert Park families, while firefighters spared their Christmas.
The new officer comes to Cotati after graduating from the Santa Rosa Junior College Basic Police Academy.
The driver of a Mitsubishi 3000GT and his sister, the passenger, died, authorities said.
The weekend crash involved a Mistsubish 3000GT and a Toyota 4-Runner, the California Highway Patrol said.
Ruby O'Brien, 21, of Rohnert Park was booked into Sonoma County Jail for attempted murder, police said.
Antonio Kronidis was accused of identity theft, fraudulent use of an access card, grand theft and conspiracy, police said.
A resident reported seeing the large cat on a local trail, police said.
The Cotati resident died from injuries suffered in a crash Monday on U.S. Highway 101 in Petaluma.
Officers made contact with nearly 650 drivers during the checkpoint held Friday night at Morgan and Fifth streets.
A monitor confirmed there were high levels of carbon monoxide in the apartment, the Santa Rosa Fire Department said.
The fatal collision happened at Golf Course Drive near the intersection of Commerce Boulevard in Rohnert Park.
Thanks to operational smoke detectors, all eight residents of the home, including two small children, were able to safely evacuate.