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DNA Solves Case | Carjacking: Healdsburg, North Bay Police Logs
Explosion with injuries; transient accused of grabbing jogger; gang probation sweep; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
HEALDSBURG, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from Healdsburg and elsewhere in Sonoma County and the North Bay.
Brush Fire Closes Highway 37 Near Skaggs Island Road
- A Sig-alert was issued for eastbound SR-37, according to the California Highway Patrol.
DNA Links Suspect To 2002 Rape, Kidnapping Of Girl: SoCo Sheriff
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- A Santa Rosa man is now jailed on suspicion of raping and kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in 2002 in the Roseland area.
Explosion In Sebastopol: Honey Oil Lab Injures 2 People, 3 Pets
- One person was jailed and two others were hospitalized and cited. Two cats and one dog were taken by animal control.
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- Police say a 20-year-old local transient was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after he grabbed a woman's buttocks.
Woman Hit By Car Near Rohnert Park Dies In Hospital: CHP
- The 38-year-old was outside a crosswalk when she was struck by a Nissan Frontier driven by a Glen Ellen man Sept. 23, according to the CHP.
West Sonoma County Man Rescued From Fire By Son Dies In Hospital
- Following a fire that destroyed the man's Occidental home, he was hospitalized at the regional burn institute at UC Davis Medical Center.
Accused Identity Thieves Had U-Haul Full Of Documents: Police
- The three suspects, all out of Sacramento, were busted this week at a Vacaville hotel, police said.
- A man who died in a solo-vehicle crash involving a 2001 BMW was a Cotati resident, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office.
School Employee Accused Of Sexting 14-Year-Old: Santa Rosa PD
- Police believe a 54-year-old Santa Rosa woman posed as a teenage girl while messaging a 14-year-old boy for several months.
NuStar Refinery Tank Fire Prompts Benicia Health Advisory
- Two large tanks of ethanol are burning and affecting local air quality, city officials say.
Woman Suffers Major Injuries In Crash Between VW Bus, Car: SRPD
- The broadside collision closed the intersection of S. Wright Road and Price Avenue for about two hours, police said.
Vallejo Police Identify Local Man Fatally Shot Outside 7-Eleven
- The death is being investigated as the ninth murder this year in the city of Vallejo, according to police.
- The fatal incident caused a power outage and closed Hoen Avenue for several hours, police said.
Warrant Issued For Davis Armed Robbery Suspect
- WANTED: Eric Paul Rodriguez, 34, is believed to be responsible for one of five recent armed robberies in the city, according to Davis police
Petaluma Man Accused Of Assaulting Officer, DUI: Police
- The 26-year-old crashed into a parked car and grabbed an officer by the throat, according to the Petaluma Police Department.
Solano County Man Accused In Davis Home-Invasion Robbery
- The 33-year-old suspect was booked into Yolo County jail, police said.
Red-Bearded Robber Sought In Petaluma Robbery, Attempted Robbery
- Police say the suspect robbed a Petaluma business at gunpoint, then attempted to rob another one.
Mobile Home Destroyed By Fire In Rohnert Park Senior Community
- "The mobile home is considered a total loss of approximately $154,000," fire officials said.
5 Violations Issued In Marin County Gang Probation Sweep
- Unannounced searches were conducted in Central Marin, Novato and San Rafael.
Man Armed With Machete Arrested For Carjacking In Mill Valley
- Mill Valley police arrested a San Leandro man who allegedly carjacked a ride-hailing service driver while armed with a machete.
Napa Valley Vintner Sentenced In College Admissions Scheme
- Agustin Huneeus Jr. was sentenced Friday in Boston after admitting in May to paying $300,000 to have his daughter's SAT score improved.
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced To 31 Years For Raping Girl, 11: DA
- Alejandro Garcia, 35, molested the 11-year-old daughter of a woman he was romantically involved with, according to prosecutors.
- The 33-year-old suspect was booked into Yolo County jail, police said.
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