Man arrested in rape of Forestville woman

A man who sneaked up behind a woman walking on a Forestville road, held a knife to her and then raped her at nearby El Molino High School was in custody Tuesday morning, said Sonoma County sheriff’s Sgt. Ruben Martinez.

David Kocalis, 24, was being held at the Sonoma County Jail without bail. He is suspected of five felonies, including rape and kidnapping.

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Rape reported at El Molino High School in Forestville

Sheriff’s investigators are looking into a report of a rape at El Molino High School in Forestville on Saturday night.

A sheriff’s official said Sunday afternoon that a female victim reported the crime at 9 p.m. The victim told sheriff’s investigators that a man armed with a knife confronted her near the school, officials said.

The suspect walked the victim to the east side of the school’s tennis courts, next to a small shed, where he raped her, officials said.

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Sonoma County: Deputies arrest man who allegedly choked girlfriend

A Washington state man has been arrested in Sonoma County on suspicion of attempted murder and felony domestic battery after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, sheriff's officials said.

At about 10:15 a.m. Monday, deputies responded to a report that the victim of a domestic violence incident that had occurred in Forestville was at the Santa Rosa Police Department, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

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Missing woman found, 2 men arrested after Forestville standoff

A missing 19-year-old woman was found and a wanted felon considered “armed and dangerous” was taken into custody without incident Saturday after a Sonoma County Sheriff's Office SWAT team and an armored vehicle swarmed around a Forestville-area home, officials said.

About 50 law enforcement officers responded to the scene, with firefighters and an ambulance standing by, as hostage negotiators ultimately got the wanted man and the property owner to come out of the house in the 9400 block of Westside Road south of Old River Road, Sheriff's Lt. Tim Duke said....

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Wild chase ends in suicide of Santa Rosa man

A Santa Rosa man who broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and held her at gunpoint before she fought her way free late Thursday night took his own life after a wild chase and a slow-speed law enforcement pursuit on the outskirts of Windsor and Forestville, police said.

Jordan Hector, 34, shot himself in his disabled pickup early Friday morning after Sonoma County sheriff's deputies flattened his tires with a spike strip, Santa Rosa police said...

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Camp Meeker man arrested after chase

A man driving through Forestville with his seven-months pregnant girlfriend Wednesday evening fled when deputies tried to pull him over for erratic driving, triggering a pursuit that ended with him crashing into a River Road vineyard, sheriff's officials said...

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DUI suspect walks away from Forestville crash, arrested

CHP officers arrested a Forestville man early Tuesday, suspecting he was drunk when he crashed into a tree off Highway 116.

Firefighters called to the 6:10 a.m. crash found the injured driver on Martinelli Road, walking away from the scene, said CHP Officer Jon Sloat...

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Three Sonoma County men arrested in stabbing near Forestville

Three men were arrested over the weekend after an apparent stabbing near Forestville left one person injured, authorities said.

Cesar Cortez, 22, of Santa Rosa; Julio Jimenez, 22, of Sebastopol; and Eric Suazo-Cortez, 21, of Graton were arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, participating in a criminal street gang and conspiracy to commit a crime, Sonoma County Sheriff's Lt. Glenn Lawrence said.

Few details were available about the confrontation reported at 5:41 p.m. Saturday at Martinelli and River roads. Initial reports indicated the incident may have taken place near Steelhead Beach.

One person was apparently stabbed and taken by Russian River Fire ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, dispatchers said. That person's condition was unavailable Sunday.

Jimenez remained in custody Sunday at the Sonoma County Jail on $100,000 bail. Cortez and Suazo-Cortez were released on bail, jail staff said.

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Colorado man tied to deadly Forestville pot deal now in Sonoma County Jail

A Colorado man arrested two weeks ago in connection with a triple homicide near Forestville has been booked into Sonoma County Jail and will make his first court appearance Tuesday.

 Mark William Cappello, 46, had been jailed in Mobile, Ala., after his Valentine’s Day arrest in the Feb. 5 slayings in which three men were shot and killed during a marijuana deal.

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Two more suspects arrested in Forestville triple homicide

A father and son who share ties to central Colorado with a third man already in custody have been arrested for suspected murder in connection with a Feb. 5 triple homicide near Forestville, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

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Letter of the Day: Cash crop

I’m a 74-year-old grandmother local to the west county since the 1960s. This Forestville murder has touched almost everyone I know — a wave of thousands (“Authorities pursue leads in Forestville triple slaying,” Feb. 12). Pot isn’t the cause.
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Police Notice Increase In Violent Pot-Related Crimes In Sonoma County

Sonoma County law enforcement officials say they’re increasingly involved with trying to solve a type of crime that barely existed a few years ago that centers around marijuana.

The slayings of three men on Tuesday in Forestville is just the latest in a string of drug-related crimes. According to investigators, the men were trying to buy a cache of pot when the deal apparently went sour.

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Trial in Healdsburg pot garden slaying delayed due to Forestville killings

The trial of two Sonoma County men accused in a 2011 slaying at a Healdsburg pot garden was postponed Thursday because of publicity surrounding a triple homicide near Forestville this week that authorities said was tied to a marijuana sale.

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3 men shot, killed at Ross Station Road

Three men were found dead at a rural home off Highway 116 between Forestville and Graton, according to Sonoma County sheriff's investigators.

Investigators responded to a 3:13 p.m. emergency call indicating that a person arrived at the home in the 9700 block of Ross Station Road near Douglas Lane and found three bodies inside.

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Hitchhiker stabs man who gave him lift

Authorities were looking for a hitchhiker who stabbed a man Saturday night after being picked up near Guerneville, a sheriff’s spokesman said. ... The driver was able to stop the car near Mirabel Road and get the hitchhiker out, Duke said.

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45 years to life sentence in Point Arena bank robbery

A Butte County bank robber who targeted small, rural institutions in hopes of easy getaways was sentenced last week to 45 years to life in state prison for a Point Arena robbery and is a suspect in two other holdups, including one in Forestville, authorities said...

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Forestville bank robber convicted?

From Lake County News

A serial bank robber was convicted on Friday of having committed the August robbery of the Redwood Credit Union in Point Arena....According to investigators, Orlando remains a suspect in other bank robberies, including at least one that involves a Forestville bank.

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FYI: The bank robbery happened on January 13, 2011

Forestville man sent to prison for molesting girls

A Forestville mortgage broker who prosecutors described as the epitome of the “dirty old man” was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for molesting two young girls. George F. Adair, 69, gasped in apparent disbelief and stared at family members in the Santa Rosa courtroom as Judge Robert LaForge rejected his bid for probation.
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Man convicted of attempted murder arrested in Forestville

A man wanted since 2010 after being convicted of attempted murder and kidnapping in Redding was apprehended Monday in Forestville after a several-hour standoff with Sonoma County sheriff's deputies....
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Santa Rosa father arrested after leaving daughter, 8, at Forestville park

A report of a missing 8-year-old girl in Forestville sparked an extensive west county search by Sonoma County sheriff's deputies, ending with the finding of the girl and the arrest of her father, who deputies suspected of felony child endangerment...
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