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CBS News
22-05-2025
- CBS News
Santa Rosa officer attacked while towing vehicle with expired registration
A Santa Rosa police officer was attacked while towing a vehicle with an expired registration on Tuesday, police said. Santa Rosa Police said the officer was working with the vehicle owner for several weeks after finding a vehicle with its registration expired for over six years. When the officer learned the vehicle was still not registered, he began the towing process around 4 p.m. on the 1900 block of Santa Rosa Avenue, police said. Police said that a man, not involved in the situation, "aggressively" approached the officer during the towing process, yelled profanities and said that the vehicle would not be towed. The man allegedly struck the officer's face and then punched him several times. Police said the officer pushed the man to the ground and detained him after a brief struggle. Police identified the suspect as 68-year-old Michael Prater of Santa Rosa. He was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of threatening an executive officer and battery on a peace officer. The officer had minor injuries.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Santa Rosa man arrested for allegedly attacking ex-coworker with cleaver
The Brief The attack occurred just before noon Wednesday at a restaurant in the 2700 block of Yulupa Avenue. The alleged attacker was found at a nearby park and arrested. The victim was listed in critical condition. SANTA ROSA, Calif. - A man is in police custody after he allegedly attacked a former co-worker with a cleaver at the Santa Rosa restaurant where the two worked. The Santa Rosa Police Department responded about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday to the restaurant in the 2700 block of Yulupa Avenue on reports of a stabbing and found the 43-year-old victim at the scene suffering from "severe" head and arm injuries, the SRPD said in a statement. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. What we know Witnesses at the restaurant identified the worker's alleged attacker as 39-year-old former employee Li Zhiqing. Police found Zhiqing at a nearby park and he attempted to flee on foot, but was arrested without further incident. The SRPD alleged Zhiqing attacked his former coworker with a cleaver and threatened others at the restaurant before he fled the scene. The cleaver was found near the scene of the attack, police said. Zhiqing was booked into the Sonoma County Jail for attempted murder, mayhem and making criminal threats. What we don't know Sonoma County Jail records did not list a court date for Zhiqing. A motive for the attack was not revealed. The Source Santa Rosa Police Department
