The suit followed the closure of an encampment outside the Dollar Tree store in Roseland and on the Joe Rodota Trail along Highway 12.
A Santa Rosa man has been identified in the incident north of the Golf Course Drive rail crossing, a Sonoma County Sheriff's official said.
The home was red-tagged as uninhabitable but officers did help the family retrieve some belongings and necessities for their new baby.
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It marks the fourth fatal incident since June 27 involving a SMART train in Sonoma County.
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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.
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Keith Marcum, 68, was facing multiple charges in the alleged sexual abuse of disabled patients who lived in his Rohnert Park care home.
A Lake County man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Dondiego Hermilo Andrade, 55, known as "Milo."
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A Sebastopol man has been identified as the driver of Toyota pickup truck who died in a solo-vehicle crash on Oak Grove Avenue in Graton.
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The driver, 16, is accused of vehicular manslaughter in the Santa Rosa-area crash that left another 16-year-old with major injuries.
The Petaluma man was fatally struck the day after a woman was hit and killed by a SMART train at the same intersection.
The "Nail 'em" app is available to iPhone and Android users, police said.
Even "safe and sane" fireworks are prohibited in the city, police said.
Police chased the alleged prowler about a quarter-mile before taking him into custody.
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A local teacher has been awarded a prestigious Golden State Summer Fellowship by the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio.
The incident — the second fatality involving a SMART train in as many days — happened at the Golf Course Drive crossing, officials said.
SMART ran bus shuttles for passengers between the Santa Rosa and Cotati train stations after the fatal collision.
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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.
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During the undercover operation, the officer was offered "sex acts" by two women, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said.
Students were on campus for summer programs, and the 53-year-old did not have a legitimate reason or permission to be there, police said.
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Sonoma County prosecutors expect the results of DNA tests in time for the 21-year-old's next court date in July.
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Two cars collided, causing one of the cars, a Toyota Highlander, to roll over on the driver's side and spin, according to police.
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The chain-reaction crash shut down Golf Course Drive on Friday.
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A Rohnert Park man on parole for kidnapping was among two people arrested in a case involving a fraudulent check, police said.