Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at (707) 431-3377, operational 24/7
Monday, Feb. 3
11:23am The Reporting Party (RP) on Healdsburg Avenue indicated that an employee who was employed for three days in December of 2024 used the RP’s signature to create false checks within the preceding month. The RP’s bank notified the RP regarding a suspicious $2,712.16 check that was processed. The RP said a different $900 check was cashed from a different person using the same signature. The RP indicated she would call back.
2:11pm The RP’s vehicle was hit at Safeway on Vine Street on Jan. 30 while parked in the parking lot. The RP delayed reporting the hit-and-run incident because the RP had been busy. The RP wanted to obtain footage from the business.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
2:11pm The RP on Center Street received a scam email in which a person requested money and threatened to go to the RP’s house. The RP blocked the email address and did not click on attachments. The RP wanted to know if those types of emails were trending in Healdsburg.
3:38pm A 49-Year-Old (YO) man was arrested for a previous incident at Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach on Healdsburg Avenue which involved burglary, repeat thefts, conspiracy and violation of probation. He was also charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia which the officer viewed at the time of his arrest. He was taken to county jail.
9:18pm The RP on East Street stated that his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend threatened him multiple times, including telling the RP he would find out where the RP lived and would come and kill him. The Sebastopol police department conducted a welfare check on the children of the RP’s girlfriend. The RP wanted to press charges for the death threats. A report was taken.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
9:30am The RP said his vehicle was stolen from a parking lot near Bravas Bar de Tapas on Center Street on Feb. 4. The RP had both keys for the vehicle and did not give anyone permission to drive the vehicle. The vehicle had been towed by the California Highway Patrol for blocking the road.
11:35am An unwanted person near Great Clips on Vine Street was panhandling. The RP wanted to press charges. Officers responded and discovered the panhandler was outside the Vineyard Shopping Center on Vine Street.
2:54pm A 47-YO man on Spruce Way was arrested and transported to county jail on outstanding Sonoma County warrants regarding possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Thursday, Feb. 6
11:46am A woman was sleeping on a bench in front of Dollar Tree on Vine Street. The RP and an employee at the store asked her to leave. Officers responded and she moved along. At 3:17pm a caller reported that the same woman was asked to leave again. A therapist responded and gave advice to the woman to move along. At 1:35am on the morning of Feb. 7, the same woman was sleeping next to the water machine near Dollar Tree. The person refused to leave. Officers responded and advised her to leave.
3:15pm A 42-YO man on North Street was contacted on a probation search. He was cited on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding violation of probation, driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a controlled substance.
Friday, Feb. 7
9:05am A U-Haul truck was reported stolen from the RP’s business on Healdsburg Avenue on Feb. 6. The RP saw the truck when it was returned by the customer who had put the key in the lock box. The truck and the key from the lock box were both missing, and there was no damage to the lock box. A report was taken. At 10:41am, the stolen truck was recovered at the Russian River Covered RV Storage on Healdsburg Avenue.
1:27pm An officer contacted a 51-YO man near the Jon Wright Feed Store on Mill Street. He was cited on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding failure to appear and possession of methamphetamine.
1:58pm The RP on March Avenue stated that he received a call from a person who indicated that the RP’s girlfriend hit the caller’s vehicle and that if the RP did not give the caller money, the caller would murder his girlfriend. The RP was told the call was a scam that was circulating. He was advised to block the caller and not pay any money.
8:45pm Reckless driving was reported on Powell Avenue at University Street. The RP heard two different vehicles with tires burning out and engines revving. Officers responded, but the vehicles were gone on arrival and unable to be located.
10:31pm The RP, an employee of Safeway on Vine Street, said a person with trespass paperwork filed against them was possibly drinking in the parking lot. The trespasser entered the store and subsequently left. Officers responded and contacted the trespasser, who left after being advised not to return.
Saturday, Feb. 8
12:31pm The RP on March Avenue stated she did not receive two packages that, per the tracking numbers, had been delivered. An officer advised the RP to report the incident to Amazon and UPS and to consider getting a camera to film where packages are delivered.
12:58pm The RP on West Plaza Park at North Street stated that two transient men fought by the picnic tables behind the Healdsburg Hotel Spa. The RP stated one of the men had a pipe. Officers responded to the area, but the men were gone on arrival and unable to be located. The area was heavily populated and no one else reported a fight.
3:48pm A 44-YO man near the former location of Healdsburg Auto Wash on Healdsburg Avenue was cited and released on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding failure to appear, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
4:14pm A 48-YO man near Jerry’s Valero on Dry Creek Road was arrested and transported to county jail on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding resisting arrest and possession of methamphetamine.
4:50pm The RP at 7-Eleven on Healdsburg Avenue said two men stole merchandise and ran out of the store. The RP stated that one of the men pushed the clerk, and the subjects left on foot going southbound on Healdsburg Avenue. Officers responded and found out there was only one suspect, who was gone on arrival and unable to be located. A report was taken.
6:12pm The RP heard a vehicle speeding and screeching tires for an hour near Healdsburg Avenue at Dry Creek Road. The information was broadcasted to officers on patrol.
7:26pm The RP on Vine Street indicated that a man was in a bakery, bleeding from his hand and acting aggressive. He yelled at people and went towards them. Officers responded and arrested a 40-YO man for violation of probation. He was transferred to Healdsburg District Hospital for clearance and then transferred to county jail.
10:14pm The RP near Safeway on Vine Street stated a truck almost hit her and did not make a complete stop at a stop sign. An officer responded, but the truck was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
Sunday, Feb. 9
1:30pm The California Highway Patrol asked officers to be on the lookout for a vehicle near Hwy 101 at Dry Creek Road being driven recklessly by speeding 100 mph and weaving in and out of lanes. A juvenile and a dog were in the vehicle.
10:50pm The RP indicated the driver of a vehicle near Hwy 101 at the Central Offramp was unable to maintain the vehicle’s lane. The information was broadcasted to officers on patrol, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
Compiled by Carolyn Brenner
