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May 02, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Defendant Sentenced to 150 Years to Life tor Multiple Counts of Child Molestation
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Paul Dwayne Kilgore, 70, of Sonoma, was sentenced to 150 years to life by the Honorable Judge Robert Laforge. Read full story
May 02, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Defendants from Petaluma Home Invasion Robbery in Federal Custody
Eight defendants involved in the Petaluma home invasion robbery that occurred onMarch 12, 2018, were removed to federal custody. All eight defendants wereindicted on April 26, 2018 by the U.S. Attorney's Office on charges related tothe robbery. They are expected to appear in Federal Court this afternoon. Read full story
April 30, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Ivan Morales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempted Murder and Robbery
Defendant IvanMorales, 25 years old of Lakeport, was sentenced today by the Honorable PatrickBroderick to six years plus thirty-two years-to-life in state prison. Read full story
April 27, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Murder’s Parole Release Overturned by Governor at DA’s Request
After a parolehearing in December 2017, the California Board of Prison Terms decided to release68-year-old Larry Bunke for the 1982 murder of his wife, Linda. After the board granted parole, DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch, as well as multiple supporters amongst the victim’sfamily and friends, sent letters to the Governor’s office requesting that hereverse the board’s decision. Read full story
April 26, 2018 | Natural Resources
Eco-Friendly Garden Tour Focuses on California Natives and Urban Gardens
The annual Eco-Friendly Garden Tour (Tour) willtake place on Saturday May 5th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Now inits eighth year, the Tour is sponsored by the Sonoma-Marin Saving WaterPartnership (Partnership) and focuses on low water-use sustainablelandscaping. The 2018 tour includes gardens in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Valley,Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and San Anselmo. Read full story
April 23, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Man Sentenced to Six Years Prison for Burglary and Looting of Hope Village
DefendantDouglas James Rosado, 50 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced on April 20,2018 by the Honorable Dana Beernink Simonds to 6 years in state prison afterpleading no contest on March 15, 2018 to charges of first degree burglary andfelony looting during a state of emergency in Sonoma County. Read full story
April 17, 2018 | Board of Supervisors Department
New Gas Tax will Fund Pavement, Ditching, Culverts and More
On April 17th, 2018, the Sonoma CountyBoard of Supervisors approved road improvement projects which will make iteasier and safer to travel in Sonoma County. These improvements will be fundedwith the new gas tax, also known as Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair andAccountability Act of 2017. Read full story
April 16, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
District Attorney Ravitch Advises that Governor Brown Has Extended the Price Gouging Protections through December
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today thatGovernor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued an Executive Order on Friday extending theprotections against Price Gouging under Penal Code Section 396 through andincluding December 4, 2018. Read full story
April 11, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Healdsburg Man Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder Denied Parole for the 16th Time
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch has announced that on April 10, 2018, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole for the 16TH time to 70 year oldManuel Avalos Flores, who was convicted of the 2nd degree murder of23 year old Ricoberto Arroyo in 1981. Read full story
April 11, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney
Santa Rosa Man Convicted as a Teen of Torture in 2006 Denied Release on Parole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that on April 10, 2018, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole to 29 year old Eddie Menefee, who wasconvicted in 2006 of torture and sexual assault of John Doe, a 15 year old boy.Menefee who was 16 at the time was prosecuted as an adult. Read full story