3 Gunmen Rob Sonoma County Family

Three armed men robbed a family in their home in a converted garage west of Santa Rosa late Sunday night, a Sonoma County sheriff’s sergeant said.

The 50-year-old father was bound with zip ties and the family was placed on the floor of the residence in the 3900 block of Stony Point Road in unincorporated Sonoma County around 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Cecile Focha said.

The suspects pistol-whipped the father and demanded money, jewelry and the keys to the family’s Toyota truck, Focha said.

There were signs of marijuana cultivation in the residence, on the property and the area where the truck was parked. The suspects stole the truck, cash, an iPhone, collectible coins and possibly several pounds of processed marijuana, Focha said.

A sheriff’s deputy found the stolen Toyota with its keys in the ignition and the stolen iPhone near West Hearn Avenue at Park Meadow Drive around 1:40 a.m. today, Focha said.

The suspects were described as three black men 30 to 35 years old between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, Focha said. One suspect had a small black revolver and another had a black semi-automatic handgun, she said.

The sheriff’s office learned about the home invasion robbery when the California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a stolen vehicle, Focha said.

--Bay City News