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Sonoma County man sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for molesting two children
A man was sentenced earlier this week to 12 years and eight months in prison after he was convicted last year of molesting two children, Sonoma County prosecutors said. A jury found Robert Herrera guilty in August 2023 of six charges of child molestation; two charges related to crimes Herrera committed against one child when she was younger than 14; and four charges for conduct with the other victim when she was 14 and 15 years old, prosecutors said Thursday. Herrera's charges stemmed from a report of abuse in 2021 by one of two child victims. At a jury trial...
Sebastopol Police Arrest Transient Woman After High-Speed Chase And Probation Violation
A routine welfare check by Sebastopol Police spiraled into a high-speed pursuit that ended with the arrest of a 53-year-old transient woman yesterday afternoon. Officers had initially responded to a call about a woman, identified as Carrie Mitchell, who appeared passed out in her car in the 600 block of Gravenstein Highway North.
State investigation finds activists may have spread avian flu in Sonoma County last year
Could animal rights activists have been responsible for spreading avian flu at Sonoma County poultry farms? Investigators say probably, but activists say that regulators are trying to divert blame away from problems inherent in the poultry industry.
California Inmates Get the Chance to Become Composers Through Nonprofit's Program 'Music for the Future'
The nonprofit Project: Music Heals Us has developed a program called “Music for the Future," which offers incarcerated individuals an opportunity to tap into their musical sides. The goal is to give the inmates hope.
Santa Rosa public safety event showcases growing role of female first responders
With dogged determination, Deja Jones and Lewelyn Orlandi, both 18, used heavy hydraulic rescue tools, commonly known as jaws of life, to cut and pry the doors and roof off a green mini-SUV. Standing behind a line of orange safety cones, parents and children — many of them grade-school girls...
What military grade equipment does the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office have? Annual report offers details
photo credit: Noah Abrams/KRCBSonoma County Sheriff's Lenco Bearcat armored vehicle on display in Santa Rosa on April 16, 2024. Armored vehicles, grenade launchers, flashbang grenades - they’re all considered military equipment by a state law passed in 2021, called AB 481. The law gives cities and counties oversight and approval power for certain equipment purchases by local law enforcement. It also requires law enforcement agencies to make public their inventory, how the equipment will be used, and when it's been deployed. Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram presented on the departments "military equipment" in mid-April. "I think it benefits not only the sheriff's office,...
New rehab center in Santa Rosa will bolster local options for drug and alcohol treatment
The county’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services for low-income residents is to reopen a drug addiction recovery and detox center in Santa Rosa, restoring a key element to the landscape of addiction services in Sonoma County and also adding a new component. The facility will have...
3 Santa Rosa residents charged in federal human smuggling case
Three Santa Rosa residents have been indicted in a federal investigation into human smuggling across the U.S. border in Blaine, Washington, officials announced Thursday. The suspects are identified as Sushil Kumar, 35; Bobby Joe Green, 67; and Rajat Rajat, 26, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Also arrested was...
Sonoma County makes strides filling vacant positions, but some departments still struggling
Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram on Wednesday touted the strides his department has made in reducing the number of job vacancies that have plagued his office in recent years, resulting in huge overtime workloads and staff burnout. Engram said vacancies among jail deputies, whose positions are among the county’s hardest...
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