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Monday, March 6 8:52am. Two transients were reported sleeping in front of the Flying Goat on Center St. Officers responded and made contact with the subjects, who were advised to leave; subjects complied. The Reporting Party (RP) called back to say the subjects left property,...

A semi truck loaded with wine bottles overturned on northbound Highway 101 at about 12:50pm on Monday, and what could have become a tragedy turned out to be a viral story on Facebook. The initial reports to 911 were of an overturned big rig with...

Social media erupted like popcorn early Saturday morning with posts about gunfire—“sure sounded like semi-automatic gunfire to me” and “Gunshots. I thought possibly as many as 13.”  The next day, the Healdsburg Police Department made their own post, on Facebook, that began, “Did you hear...

The City of Healdsburg is zeroing in on a set of rules and regulations that open the “green door” to the production and sale of cannabis inside city limits. High on the agenda of Monday night’s City Council meeting, March 20, is hearing the recommendation...

Monday, Feb. 27 9:54am. Burglary occurred at Coyote Sonoma on Mill St. Reporting Party (RP) said the safe was open when she got to work; approximately $5000 was missing.  10:17am. Petty theft reported at Safeway on Vine St. Report of a transient subject who stole from...

The blue “P” sign on Healdsburg Avenue, just north of the roundabout, is positioned on the east side of the street between two driveways. Turning into the first takes cars into Lot E, a city-owned lot of 48 parking spaces, most free for up...

Late Sunday morning, March 5, two Healdsburg Police vehicles stopped a white pick-up truck on Presidential Circle near Memorial Bridge, in response to a request from another agency, according to Healdsburg Police Sgt. Kristin Dean. Oscar Aguilar, a 27-year-old Healdsburg man, was pulled over in...

What is the proper role for a woman in the workplace? Is employment equity possible? Women are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns, according to the latest “women in the workforce” study from the Government Accountability Office. Why?  These are still...

The Sonoma County Library Commission voted to appoint Erika Thibault as the new director for the Sonoma County Library at its Feb. 1 meeting, after a nationwide executive search. Thibault has served as interim director since July 2022, when the previous director retired. She was...

Monday, Feb. 20  1:48pm. At Parkpoint Health and Swim Club on Foss Creek Cir., Reporting Party (RP) states that while she was in the gym her vehicle was keyed. Report taken. 4:18pm. A party came into the Police Department (PD) lobby stating that she was verbally...