Police say the 37-year-old allegedly attacked two elderly people with a skateboard inside a North Oak Street home.
Author Archives: Kiley Russell, Bay City News
Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Family of man who died during June arrest sues Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, Willits police
The suit claims that the deputies and officers involved used excessive force and failed to provide medical care to Nicholas Bakewell.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
‘Dry January’ leaves California snowpack below average
State survey finds Sierra Nevada snowpack at 59% of normal after warm, dry month.
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Willits man arrested after high-speed chase to nearly Hopland and back
After his car’s tires were flattened, the man fled on foot and hid in a vineyard.
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Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office releases bodycam footage, name of suspect who died during arrest
Nicholas Bakewell died after a confrontation with deputies involving pepper spray and a Taser.