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Sonoma County team searches for missing 61-year-old man
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 61-year-old man. Lyle Keller, who lives on Peaks Pike Road on the outskirts of Occidental...Read More
Supervisors to appeal state board ruling on voter-approved Sheriff’s Office oversight
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to appeal a ruling by the California Public Employment Relations Board that voided provisions of a voter-approved measure expanding law enforcement...Read More
Coroner raises doubts on suicide in Camp Meeker gun death
The death in February of a man in the unincorporated community of Camp Meeker, initially thought to be a suicide, is now being investigated as a homicide, the Sonoma...Read More
Investigation leads to seven arrests across two counties, 19-pound meth seizure
An investigation by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration led to the arrests of seven people and seizure of about 19 pounds of methamphetamine...Read More
Helicopter crew rescues injured mountain biker from Annadel State Park
A mountain bike rider with a severe knee injury was rescued Saturday afternoon from Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa. The rider was reached using the Sonoma County Sheriff’s...Read More
Santa Rosa standoff ends in arrest after officers deploy chemical, K-9, foam rounds
Police in Santa Rosa on Friday night arrested a man wanted in connection with several warrants following an hours-long standoff. On Friday at 8:19 p.m., officers with the Santa...Read More
Deputies find Sonoma inmate dead in cell 10 minutes after serving breakfast
A Sonoma County Jail inmate died Tuesday after being found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning, according to the county sheriff’s office. The inmate, whose name hasn’t been released,...Read More
Deputies arrest man ‘covered in soot’ on suspicion of setting Rio Nido fire
A 28-year-old man was arrested for felony arson Thursday in the unincorporated community of Rio Nido, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies, Cal Fire, and the Sonoma County...Read More
Glass Incident evacuations expand as fire grows to 800 acres near St. Helena
Evacuations orders have expanded Sunday morning for residents near St. Helena and Deer Park in Napa County due to a rapidly spreading brushfire, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire...Read More
Some Sonoma County evacuees can return home at own risk
Evacuation orders in the Armstrong Woods and Dry Creek areas near Guerneville in Sonoma County have been downgraded to evacuation “warnings,” from evacuation “orders,” and residents are allowed to...Read More
Sonoma County sheriff explores legal challenge to watchdog ballot measure
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick appears poised to challenge a ballot measure that would give more powers to the watchdog office that oversees his department. The ballot measure, placed...Read More
Noose found at Sonoma Raceway sparks hate crime investigation
Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies received a phone call Monday morning about a noose found hanging from a tree at the Sonoma Raceway and are investigating the case as a...Read More
Santa Rosa man, 82, missing from Oakmont area since Monday morning
Santa Rosa police are looking for an 82-year-old man who went missing in the Oakmont area of Santa Rosa on Monday morning. Leonard Manwaring, who goes by the name...Read More
Santa Rosa man faces 12 felony charges, including forcefully pimping 16-year-old girl
A 20-year-old Santa Rosa man was arrested Friday on 12 felony charges, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, causing a minor to engage in commercial sex, and drugs...Read More
Deputies use helicopter to track down suspected domestic violence offender
An El Verano man suspected of domestic violence surrendered to Sonoma police officers after being located by helicopter surveillance and attempting to flee Friday afternoon. Sonoma police were notified...Read More
Police say two women who died of fentanyl overdose presumed to be mother, daughter
Two women who were found dead at a residence in Santa Rosa Thursday are believed to be a mother and daughter who overdosed on fentanyl, a police sergeant said....Read More