5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (663+ words) A long-time Rohnert Park resident and veteran law enforcement officer with nearly four decades of experience has been tapped as the city’s top public safety officer. Ignacio Richard “Rick” Navarro was appointed Tuesday as the new Department of Public Safety…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (390+ words) By DAVE COLLINS and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press A mental health advocate suspected of killing her police officer husband was found dead Monday, six days after she disappeared from her Massachusetts home, authorities said. Karen Solomon, an advocate who called…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (311+ words) Two men are accused in the thefts of $140,000 worth of copper pipes and wiring that were taken from multiple sites in Sonoma and Napa counties, including Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, investigators and records say. Madera resident Abel Gomez-Moreno,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (362+ words) A false report that an armed man had shot a family member and was wearing an explosive device prompted a large emergency response and temporarily restricted access to a Petaluma neighborhood Friday evening, Aug. 21, police said. The report came shortly…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (302+ words) An investigation that began with an alleged armed confrontation in Petaluma in April led authorities to arrest three adults and a teenager this week and seize five illegal firearms, drugs and a stolen vehicle, police said. The arrests came Wednesday…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (657+ words) After she heard from her husband that the Santa Rosa storage unit they had rented for 20 years had been burglarized, Diana Butler wanted to make sure others were aware their units might have been targeted in similar break-ins at US…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (358+ words) ICE shock gloves versus body cams Editor: ICE feels it needs 380-volt shock gloves for all of its agents, at a cost of $20 million. ICE has failed to equip its agents with body cams, even though money for that has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (423+ words) Both men said officers at the airport singled them out because they were Black and grilled them about drugs while other passengers watched during separate stops about six months apart. In an interview when the lawsuit was filed, André called…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (501+ words) A 36-year-old man was arrested Friday night, Aug. 14, after police said he forced his way into an occupied Santa Rosa home, struggled with a resident who tried to stop him and prevented people inside from leaving. Edward Carver, a registered…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (246+ words) A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police said, following an extensive search around two homes and a wooded area. Officers responded just before noon to reports of a shooting at a home…...