Carjacking ends in crash on North Street
A Santa Rosa man was arrested in Healdsburg Wednesday afternoon, July 15, after crashing a stolen vehicle into a resident’s fence on the 400 block of North Street. After a brief foot chase following the crash, 21-year-old Jose Infante Garcia was detained, arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle — a grey Toyota pickup — which Garcia allegedly stole in an armed carjacking the day before.
County Reaches Agreement With Law Enforcement
The agreement, between Sonoma County and two groups representing county law enforcement employees, the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association and Sonoma County Law Enforcement Association, will expand the authority of the county's Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO).
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As Latinx population faces more COVID hurdles, groups say there is aid for food, finance
According to the latest COVID-19 case data by race/ethnicity released by the County of Sonoma, the Latinx/Hispanic population currently accounts for 51% of the coronavirus cases in the county, whereas, only 17% of the county’s cases are among the white demographic. While the disproportionate case numbers (Latinx/Hispanic people make up 25.6% of the county’s population) look grim, local nonprofits and outreach organizations such as Corazón Healdsburg and California Rural Legal Assistance Inc., are reminding folks that help is available for food, rental, housing and legal assistance.
Pokémon fever inspires gamers to get up and go
Rena Charles and Angela Pustorino work at the Aerena Galleries in Healdsburg, but they also have something else in common: the thrill of the hunt.
