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Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Miami Herald
81-year-old with dementia vanishes in CA. ‘Superstar bloodhound' saves the day
When an 81-year-old California woman with dementia was nowhere to be found, it was up to a 'superstar bloodhound' to save the day. The Santa Rosa Police Department got a report about the woman who went missing at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, police said in a May 21 Facebook post. Officers scoured the Oakmont area for the missing woman, but 'despite their best efforts, they couldn't find her,' police said. 'That's when Dolly, the superstar bloodhound, stepped in,' police said. The K-9 joined the Cotati Police Department in October 2023 and 'specializes in finding missing individuals,' Cotati police said in a Facebook post. Dolly searched the area for the missing woman with her handler, police said. 'With her keen nose and determination, Dolly tracked the missing' woman down just six doors away from her house, police said. The woman was found safe and returned home, police said. 'Thank you, Dolly and Cotati PD, for another successful mission,' police wrote. Users on Facebook were also quick to applaud Dolly with some calling her a 'hero.' 'Wow. That's amazing!' one user commented. 'Good girl, Dolly.' 'Love this! That's a very good girl,' another wrote. Santa Rosa is about a 55-mile drive north from San Francisco.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Yahoo
Grand theft suspect rams car into patrol vehicle: PD
(KRON) –A grand theft suspect rammed their vehicle into a patrol car in an attempt to evade police, according to the Cotati Police Department. At 3:10 p.m. on Friday, Cotati police officers were dispatched to Lowe's Home Improvement for the report of a theft. Police dispatch was informed that one of the suspects stole multiple items earlier that day and returned to shoplift again. Dispatch was also given the suspect's vehicle information. Cotati police, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Helicopter 'Henry 1', Sonoma State University Police and Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety found the suspect's vehicle in the Lowe's parking lot. The suspect entered the car and another suspect was waiting in the car. As police began to approach the vehicle, the suspect rammed into a patrol car and fled, according to Cotati PD. The suspect traveled to Novato, where he crashed into a passing motorist in the intersection near the De Long Ave exit. Juveniles arrested after Vallejo armed robbery: PD Authorities detained the duo after they both attempted to flee on foot. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Fairfield resident Bryan Beardsley. The passenger was identified as 38-year-old Oakland resident Danie Sieng. Both were arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Jail. Beardsley was charged with grand theft, assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon, reckless evading, resisting arrest, felony hit and run with injury and three outstanding warrants. Sieng was arrested for a felony warrant. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
