BREAKING: A CHP officer tried initially tried to pull over the gray 2005 BMW 325i for speeding on southbound U.S. Highway 101.
Catch up on today's stories from around Rohnert Park and Cotati and across the North Bay.
BREAKING: Public safety officials allege the brothels were part of a larger statewide human sex trafficking network.
BREAKING: The arrest occurred Wednesday at Windsong apartment complex at 8201 Camino Colegio.
BREAKING: A 22-year-old man was arrested as the alleged perpetrator in the incident, officials said.
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BREAKING: Two Santa Rosa men and a Petaluma man were arrested when officers responded to the Rohnert Park Community Center.
Breaking: The 30-year-old was contacted while officers patrolled a parking garage in response to complaints about vandalism and drug use.
Breaking: Ironman Santa Rosa will result in some road closures Saturday in northwest Rohnert Park, public safety officials are advising.
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Breaking: Crews are on scene Wednesday at a grass fire in the Roblar area, west of Rohnert Park and Cotati.
Breaking: A suspicious person was reportedly seen leaving the area of one of the fires.
Breaking: The entangled male sea lion, B-Dock, was sighted Tuesday and Wednesday in Bodega Bay, the Marine Mammal Center says.
"The Department is sensitive to the issue of homelessness and wants to be a conduit to help those individuals."
Breaking: Rohnert Park public safety Commander Aaron Johnson said trucks were stolen from three separate neighborhoods Tuesday.
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Breaking: The suspect armed himself with a golf club when an argument between the two men escalated, Santa Rosa police allege.
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Breaking: Cotati police say the woman accused of defrauding a student at a bake sale was arrested Sunday in Rohnert Park.
Breaking: Authorities evacuated Target and other stores within a 1,000-foot perimeter of the gas leak at a 99 Cents Only store.
Breaking: Police said Wednesday evening they have identified the woman accused of speeding off with $80 she received as change.
All along the 43-mile stretch from Santa Rosa to San Rafael, each of the 10 platforms were packed this weekend.
Breaking: There is still no start date for full, paid train services between Sonoma and Marin counties.
Breaking: A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized overnight from injuries suffered when he was allegedly hit by the man's Jeep, police said.
The 47-year-old female was apprehended Sunday for the Thursday night collision that occurred in Napa.
Breaking: Those caught with illegal fireworks, however, will face a $1,000 fine, authorities say.
Breaking: "Detectives believe this stabbing was a targeted incident and not a random act of violence," a Santa Rosa police sergeant said.
Breaking: Sonoma County sheriff's detectives have secured a $2 million warrant for the suspect's arrest.
Breaking: A judge sentenced the 33-year-old Santa Rosa man to jail time and probation Wednesday.
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Breaking: Authorities put out a renewed call for the public's help in locating the 34-year-old, who was reported missing in February.
Breaking: The grandmother allegedly told responding California Highway Patrol officers the pair were returning from a beer run.
The new Laguna de Santa Rosa Bridge on state Highway 12 provides access during all weather conditions, including floods, an official said.
Breaking: Prior to the tragedy in Santa Rosa, police say they didn't "have any information he was a danger to himself or the children."