Recycling company fined; man charged in girl's kidnapping, rape; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Jesse Granado-Lopez, 49, was arraigned Thursday. He is accused of abducting a 14-year-old girl at knifepoint as she walked to school.
This is the followup press release to yesterday’s preliminary information about a sexual assault and attempted abduction of two students.
"We are confident that there is only one suspect, who is in custody."
Deputies injured when patrol cars collide; burglar refuses to leave house; silo rescue; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
On December 31, Orren Vicenti, 25 years old, Stewarts Point, was arrested after running from deputies.
Both deputies were treated for injuries suffered in the rear-end collision on state Highway 12 near Melita Road.
On January 1, at approximately 5:25 pm, deputies were dispatched to the 6000 block of Highway 12 for a domestic violence call.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is releasing a video of the critical incident that occurred in Bloomfield on November 27, 2019.
"We believe the report fell short by focusing solely on the 2017 fires, while overlooking our community’s progress since the 2017 fires."
Suspect dies in custody, grandma & grandkids found safe, boat rescue, teen burglars foiled and other police and fire stories from the week.
The fatal incident possibly involving a bicyclist resulted in the closure of SR-12 in both directions.
The suspect was taken into custody after returning to the scene of the crash that totaled the patrol car, Santa Rosa police said.
Find out where the registered sex offenders are living in Sonoma and nearby before the kids go out trick or treating.
The lights are expected to remain out through the weekend.
PG&E says that it may need to turn off power in parts of Sonoma County for safety reasons before potentially damaging winds arrive.
The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County grew overnight to 21,900 acres, and containment was at 5 percent, Cal Fire officials said Friday.
Explosion with injuries; transient accused of grabbing jogger; gang probation sweep; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
The fatal incident caused a power outage and closed Hoen Avenue for several hours, police said.
The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damages.
Alejandro Garcia, 35, molested the 11-year-old daughter of a woman he was romantically involved with, according to prosecutors.
The vegetation fire reportedly destroyed some structures Saturday.
Man accused of fondling children in IHOP; drugs suspected in father, baby son's deaths; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Four sought in home-invasion robbery; truck loaded with pharmaceuticals stolen at Costco; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
The Napa County Sheriff-Coroner's Office has identified a man killed in a crash at state Highway 128 and Tubbs Lane.
The felon was apprehended by a K-9 after crashing into a tree, police said.
DNA evidence leads cops to rape suspect; student convicted in bomb threat; police chase; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
Police say the suspect was interviewed the day the rape was reported but they didn't have sufficient evidence to arrest him until this week.
Fourth Street was shut down as a distressed 34-year-old woman refused to speak with officers, Santa Rosa police said.
When the buyer refused to pay for the marijuana, all four people present allegedly began fighting, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.
Officer accused in burglary; bicyclist dies in crash; freeway fires; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
A captain Dougherty does work at the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office but he is not calling residents about a legal matter as scammers claim.
The vegetation fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in the Sonoma County community of Mountain, near Calistoga, according to Cal Fire.
"These are very serious charges," CHP said. "We don't take them lightly and we are extremely glad nobody was injured."
Cigarette causes wildfire; police standoff; RVs cleared from park & ride; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
A search of the RV also found a handgun and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, in addition to heroin, Santa Rosa police said.
Multiple brush and house fires; passenger dies in police chase; rape investigated; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
The incident happened on Farmers Lane between Sonoma and Hoen avenues, according to police.
Officers were dispatched to reports of a large fight, and arrived to find a man stabbed on the outdoor patio.
A shoplifting suspect accused of threatening to stab a Santa Rosa Plaza mall security guard was shot by a Sonoma County sheriff's deputy.