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Sonoma County Releases Alert and Warning Exercise Findings in Report
Sonoma County Division of Emergency Management, in collaboration with local public safety agencies, conducted a first of its kind alert and warning exercise on the West Coast of the United States on September 10 and 12, 2018. Read full story
Man Sentenced in Felony Assault of Bicyclist on Joe Rodota Trail
DefendantMichael Anthony Howard-Lafond, 20 years old of Sonoma County, was sentencedtoday by the Honorable Christopher Honigsberg after pleading no contest inSeptember of this year to felony assault by means of force likely to producegreat bodily injury. The charges were the result of a May, 2018 incident whereHoward-Lafond punched a bicyclist in the face on the Joe Rodota Trail. Read full story
Petaluma Man Sentenced in Robbery of Petaluma Business Owner
DefendantJason Lloyd Bryson, 47 years old of Petaluma, wassentenced today by the Honorable Jennifer Dollard to 20 years in state prisonafter he was found guilty by a jury in July of this year of committing robberyand making criminal threats. Read full story
Investigation ongoing into Potential CriminalCharges Following Trespass of Petaluma Poultry Farm
On September29, 2018 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department deputiesresponded to multiple 911 calls of trespassers on the private property of theMcCoy’s Poultry Services, located in the 100 block of Jewett Road in Petaluma,CA. Read full story
Sonoma County Animal Services Hosts Coffee with an ACO
Sonoma County Animal Services invites members of thecommunity to its Coffee with an ACO (Animal Control Officer) event on WednesdayOctober 3rd from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Kaffe Mocha located at 397Aviation Boulevard in Santa Rosa. Read full story
Judge Sentences Mother of Son Who Died of DrugOverdose to the Maximum Term in Prison
DefendantDanielle Foernsler, aka Danielle Falleto of Santa Rosa, was sentenced onSeptember 25, 2018 by the Honorable Judge Bradley Demeo to the maximum term of 19years 4 months in state prison after she pled no contest in July of this yearto negligently contributing to the death of her sixteen year old son on April16, 2018. Read full story
Draft Recovery & Resiliency Framework Open for Public Comment
Yesterday, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors received the Draft Recovery and Resiliency Framework which provides a blueprint to help the county rebuild and recover from the October 2017 wildfires and emerge stronger and better prepared for future disasters. Read full story
Gang Member Sentenced for Attempted Murder
Defendant KevinAnthony Torres, 18 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by theHonorable Patrick Broderick to serve 19 years in state prison after having pledno contest in July of this year to charges of attempted murder. Read full story
County Targets Unpermitted Cannabis Operations
As Sonoma County’s cannabis industrymoves into the regulated commercial market, the County’s Code Enforcement staffhas increased its efforts to halt unpermitted cannabis operations. Read full story
County, City to Observe One-Year Anniversary of Wildfires
The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa will hold a ceremony on October 8, 2018 in observance of the one year anniversary of the Sonoma Complex fires. The ceremony will include a memorial bell ringing to remember those who lost their lives in the fires and provide an opportunity for community grieving, healing and reflection through public chalk art expression. The chalk art will continue on October 9th. Read full story