Bank robbery update

The Press Democrat article I linked in my previous post has been greatly expanded. It was last modified at 3.30 PM, by when the ordeal was over for most. It also includes now an image gallery with 8 often dramatic photos, one of which is copied below. The most important information at this time is

Authorities are looking for one suspect, described as a light-skinned man, either Latino or white, in his 40s wearing a mustache, a black stocking cap, a black coat and tie.

I guess they are no longer looking for a second suspect. I wonder whether that means they got him or they think now that the robbery was done by a single person.

Bank robbery

I just drove through Forestville on my way home and noticed (it was hard not to) about two dozen police cars and the downtown being blocked off. I asked the policeman directing the traffic away what's going on, but he only told me to move on. Now I am home and learned that there has been a bank robbery about 40 minutes ago. Here is the Press Democrat's reportage as of right now:

Authorities are reporting a robbery at a Forestville bank on Thursday, apparently occurring over the lunch hour on Front Street.

The victim was Bank of the West, based on an address broadcast by sheriff's radio shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday.

One suspect was described as a light-skinned Latino man in his 40s wearing a mustache, a black stocking cap, a black coat and tie. A second suspect was described as a man in his 50s or early 60s with dark brown hair, a mustache and goatee and wearing a black beanie hat.

Additional details were not immediately available

I will post more when I know more.

Windsor driver arrested after mail boxes mown down

The California Highway Patrol on Thursday arrested a Windsor man suspected of driving through a row of mail boxes on Laguna Road at Maryannis Drive near Forestville before getting stuck in a ditch.


Read the whole story at the Press Democrat.

Tree lighting

Bloggers from Forestville

According to the public data there are 29 bloggers on Blogspot from Forestville. Here are the blogs that are active, i.e. that had at least one post in the last two months:

• Spotty Horse News
• Momma Cooks
• Crush Widow
• Hub Blog
• For the love of poetry
• GeriPal - Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog 
• Satisfied Buddhist

2 songs from the Forestville Club

Nowadays that somebody is recording almost every concert at puts them up on YouTube it is easy to find documents of past events, like the ones below.

On October 9, on the day of John Lennon's 70th birthday, Pepperland played in the Forestville Club, including this Beatles song:


Two days later, the Dead Kenny G's played with Radioactive, including this piece:

October 23, Harvest Moon Gala, Shone Farm

The Forestville Education Foundation's second annual benefit auction, "Harvest Moon Gala" will be on October 23 at the Shone Farm.

Exploding aerosol can damages Forestville home

From the PD:

An explosion early Monday rocked a Forestville area home, blowing out windows and damaging a wall.
The cause appeared to be a candle burning too close to an aerosol can, said Forestville Fire Chief Dan Northern.
Firefighters went to the River Road triplex home of Martha Mullen at about 5 a.m.
The explosion caused significant damage to the tiny apartment, estimated at 450-square-feet.

More, including a picture, at the Press Democrat.

October 23, four bands at the Forestville Club

This coming Saturday this four band will play at the Forestville club, starting at 8 PM ($5):

• Angel Island (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
• Great Magnet (MySpace, Facebook)
• Gravity Plan (MySpace, Facebook, ReverbNation)
• Sons of Doug (MySpace, Facebook, SoundCloud)

October 16, Poker tournament to benefit the Youth Park and the Firefighters