DNA Solves Case | Carjacking: Dixon, North Bay Police Logs

DIXON, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from Solano County and elsewhere in the North Bay.

Brush Fire Closes Highway 37 Near Skaggs Island Road

• A Sig-alert was issued for eastbound SR-37, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Solano County Man Accused In Davis Home-Invasion Robbery

• The 33-year-old suspect was booked into Yolo County jail, police said.

DNA Links Suspect To 2002 Rape, Kidnapping Of Girl: SoCo Sheriff

• A Santa Rosa man is now jailed on suspicion of raping and kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in 2002 in the Roseland area.

Explosion In Sebastopol: Honey Oil Lab Injures 2 People, 3 Pets

• One person was jailed and two others were hospitalized and cited. Two cats and one dog were taken by animal control.

Transient Accused Of Groping Jogger In Healdsburg: Police

• Police say a 20-year-old local transient was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after he grabbed a woman's buttocks.

Woman Hit By Car Near Rohnert Park Dies In Hospital: CHP

• The 38-year-old was outside a crosswalk when she was struck by a Nissan Frontier driven by a Glen Ellen man Sept. 23, according to the CHP.

West Sonoma County Man Rescued From Fire By Son Dies In Hospital

• Following a fire that destroyed the man's Occidental home, he was hospitalized at the regional burn institute at UC Davis Medical Center.

Accused Identity Thieves Had U-Haul Full Of Documents: Police

• The three suspects, all out of Sacramento, were busted this week at a Vacaville hotel, police said.

Cotati Man Identified In Fatal Sebastopol Crash

• A man who died in a solo-vehicle crash involving a 2001 BMW was a Cotati resident, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office.

School Employee Accused Of Sexting 14-Year-Old: Santa Rosa PD

• Police believe a 54-year-old Santa Rosa woman posed as a teenage girl while messaging a 14-year-old boy for several months.

NuStar Refinery Tank Fire Prompts Benicia Health Advisory

• Two large tanks of ethanol are burning and affecting local air quality, city officials say.

Woman Suffers Major Injuries In Crash Between VW Bus, Car: SRPD

• The broadside collision closed the intersection of S. Wright Road and Price Avenue for about two hours, police said.

Vallejo Police Identify Local Man Fatally Shot Outside 7-Eleven

• The death is being investigated as the ninth murder this year in the city of Vallejo, according to police.

Crash Kills Woman, Dog In Parked Car; DUI Suspected: SRPD

• The fatal incident caused a power outage and closed Hoen Avenue for several hours, police said.

Warrant Issued For Davis Armed Robbery Suspect

• WANTED: Eric Paul Rodriguez, 34, is believed to be responsible for one of five recent armed robberies in the city, according to Davis police

Petaluma Man Accused Of Assaulting Officer, DUI: Police

• The 26-year-old crashed into a parked car and grabbed an officer by the throat, according to the Petaluma Police Department.

Solano County Man Accused In Davis Home-Invasion Robbery

• The 33-year-old suspect was booked into Yolo County jail, police said.

Red-Bearded Robber Sought In Petaluma Robbery, Attempted Robbery

• Police say the suspect robbed a Petaluma business at gunpoint, then attempted to rob another one.

Mobile Home Destroyed By Fire In Rohnert Park Senior Community

• "The mobile home is considered a total loss of approximately $154,000," fire officials said.

5 Violations Issued In Marin County Gang Probation Sweep

• Unannounced searches were conducted in Central Marin, Novato and San Rafael.

Man Armed With Machete Arrested For Carjacking In Mill Valley

• Mill Valley police arrested a San Leandro man who allegedly carjacked a ride-hailing service driver while armed with a machete.

Napa Valley Vintner Sentenced In College Admissions Scheme

• Agustin Huneeus Jr. was sentenced Friday in Boston after admitting in May to paying $300,000 to have his daughter's SAT score improved.

Santa Rosa Man Sentenced To 31 Years For Raping Girl, 11: DA

• Alejandro Garcia, 35, molested the 11-year-old daughter of a woman he was romantically involved with, according to prosecutors.