Crime & Safety
Market Robbed; Coach Arrested: Solano Co., North Bay Police Logs
Recycling company fined; man charged in girl's kidnapping, rape; and other North Bay police, fire and court news.
DIXON, CA — The following is a week's worth of police, courtroom and fire stories from Solano County and elsewhere in the North Bay.
Sonoma Man Charged In Kidnapping, Rape Of Middle-School Student
- Jesse Granado-Lopez, 49, was arraigned Thursday. He is accused of abducting a 14-year-old girl at knifepoint as she walked to school.
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- Freon Free, which has sites in American Canyon and Fairfield, will pay $145,800, according to the CA Dept. of Toxic Substances Control.
Cash Taken In Armed Robbery At Lola's Market: Police
- The employees were not injured in the robbery, Santa Rosa police said.
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- In the unit where the fire started, the mother escaped through the front and her son through a back window.
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Fairfield
- North Texas Street was closed between Air Base Parkway and Atlantic Avenue as police investigated the fatal collision.
- The driver of a BMW became trapped in his car in the crash on Leisure Town Road, a fire official said.
Cal/OSHA Investigating Fatal Petaluma Silo Collapse
- Authorities say the worker who died was welding atop the silo.
- A coordinated effort by multiple agencies allowed for the patient to arrive at the hospital within 40 minutes, a Petaluma FD official said.
1 Dead In Browns Valley Road Crash, Napa Police Say
- Browns Valley Road was closed between Thompson Avenue and Robinson Lane as Napa police investigated the fatal crash.
Boy, 7, Says Man Tried To Kidnap Him At Knifepoint: Vacaville PD
- The attempted kidnapping was reported at a local park near a school, Vacaville police said.
Arrest Made In Abduction, Sex Assault Of Sonoma Girl, 14: Sheriff
- "We are confident that there is only one suspect, who is in custody."
Sebastopol Tennis Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl: SCSO
- "This illegal relationship continued for two years while the victim was a minor," a Sonoma County sheriff's official said.
- The unveiling was held on the 1-year anniversary of Officer Natalie Corona's line-of-duty death.
Beware: Scammers Posing As PG&E Employees, Petaluma Police Say
- Petaluma police said they've received several reports of the scam over the past few days.
County Holding Town Hall Meeting On The Death Of David Ward
- In an effort to keep the community informed about the David Ward investigation, law enforcement is holding a Town Hall Meeting.
Highway 116 Shut Down Near Petaluma Due To Downed Power Lines
- All lanes have reopened after downed power lines shut down traffic on State Route 116 east of Petaluma Wednesday afternoon.
Man Faces Murder Charges In Dublin Home Invasion
- Police say Adrianna Marie Navarro of Vallejo was killed while she and accomplice Rickey Tyrone White tried to rob her ex-boyfriend's house.
- A deputy pulled over a vehicle in Marin City. One of the passengers was a felon with a loaded and concealed weapon, officials said.
Victim Sues US Tennis Over Convicted Marin Child Molester
- The Tamalpais Union High School District in Marin County fired Normandie Burgos for sexual misconduct in 2008.
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