CRIME & SAFETY
Santa Rosa man accused of killing sister-in-law to undergo competency review
Days before final trial preparations were to begin in the case of a Santa Rosa man accused of fatally stabbing his sister-in-law in 2022, the man’s defense attorneys voiced concerns about his competency. If all had gone according to schedule, Varinder Singh’s trial readiness conference would have happened Monday...
Skull found in Sonoma County identified as 1980s homicide cold case victim
(KRON) — The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office identified the skull of “‘Motorcycle Mountain’ John Doe” as Thomas Jeffrey Rupen, the victim of a cold case dating back to the 1980s, officials announced Tuesday. On Feb. 15, 2001, a civilian turned a human skull into the sheriff’s department office in Santa Rosa. The civilian said they […]
Windsor attorney convicted of taking $500,000 from family trust
An attorney was convicted in Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa on Tuesday after he pleaded no contest to stealing more than $500,000 from a family’s trust he had been managing. Michael Voorhees of Windsor reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and pleaded no contest to six counts...
Watch: Helicopter crew rescues injured tree trimmer near Santa Rosa
A helicopter crew airlifted an injured tree trimmer to a Santa Rosa hospital Monday in a dramatic rescue captured on video.The California Highway Patrol said on its Golden Gate Division Air Operations Facebook page that its H-30 helicopter assisted a Sant Rosa Fire Department crew in rescuing the injured tree trimmer.The injured worker was in the area of Hood Mountain east of Santa Rosa when he was hurt, and access to the area was difficult, the CHP said.Firefighters first made their way to the injured worker to give him first aid and prepare him for transport. The H-30 arrived overhead and crews performed a hoist rescue, taking him to a waiting ambulance.The CHP said the man's injuries were not life-threatening. It was not clear how the man became injured.The unidentified patient was being treated at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Worker killed in Healdsburg tractor rollover ID’d
Authorities identified the worker who was killed last week after the tractor he was operating overturned in a Healdsburg vineyard. Ezequiel Orozco, 28, of Geyserville, was driving the tractor on a muddy private road at 6355 Mountain View Ranch Road just before 8:44 a.m. April 15 when the vehicle overturned and crushed him.
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