🌱 How police tracked down the suspect in a Santa Rosa bar shooting
Santa Rosa, California Patch AM: a 5 min readMorning Santa Rosa! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How police tracked down the suspect in a Santa Rosa bar shooting
- Have you spotted the new 45-foot mural off Highway 12?
- Sonoma County jury hears new testimony in high-profile Foppoli civil case
Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 50 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Rohnert Park man charged in suspected gang-related shooting outside Santa Rosa bar (pressdemocrat.com) — Santa Rosa police arrested a Rohnert Park man suspected of shooting another man outside The Zoo bar on Barham Avenue, leaving the victim with a gunshot wound to the arm. Detectives used surveillance video and license-plate cameras to track the suspect, later finding a handgun and suspected cocaine, and he now faces attempted murder and gang-related charges. 
• Human Hues: Bud Snow's New Mural Brings Art to Local Architecture (bohemian.com) — A new 45-foot mural at South Park Commons along Highway 12 is reshaping how a Santa Rosa supportive-housing complex feels to residents and passersby. Artist Bud Snow drew on months of neighborhood conversations, and local partners like the Santa Rosa Urban Arts Partnership and Studio B Creative stepped in to fund and support the project.
• Woman says former Windsor mayor sexually assaulted her and a friend in a hot tub (pressdemocrat.com) — A Sonoma County civil jury is hearing testimony from women accusing former Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli of sexual assault, in a case that also names local service chapters including Santa Rosa Active 20-30 #50. The latest witness, identified as Jane Doe 5, described an alleged 2016 hot-tub assault and says speaking out hurt her business but felt necessary once Foppoli sought public office.
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: man’s best friend gets filet mignon! 62 year old Brandon Garrett was driving through the remote US Forest Service Road #39 in Baker County, Oregon… (Nextdoor Bennett Valley) - I just left Catholic charities drop-in center.
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🗞 Nearby News
Rohnert Park
- School Resource Officer Debbie Lamaison Returns To Rohnert Park Campuses (patch.com)
Sebastopol
- Golden State Cider bets on San Francisco with Chase Center taproom (pressdemocrat.com)
- Sebastopol Library Prepares To Partially Reopen After Black Mold Closure (ksro.com)
Petaluma
- Child Sex Abuse Porn Suspect Arrested Following Cyber-Tip: Petaluma PD (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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