Solano
Swindler Gets Federal Prison Sentence For Bribing Travis AFB Official
A native of Afghanistan, 41, now a naturalized American citizen, was sentenced September 25 to two years in federal prison. Lida Amin had bribed an Air Force official in charge
Dixon Real Estate Salesman/Bank Robber Convicted of Mail Fraud, Could Serve 30 Years
On September 22, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced that a federal jury had found former real estate salesman and convicted bank robber Hubert Rotteveel, 52, a resident of Dixon, guilty
Prosecutors Drop Embezzlement Charges Against Vacaville Coach For Now
The Solano County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion on September 16 to drop charges of embezzlement against the Vanden High School head football coach. Levon Haynes, 42, had been
Preliminary Hearing Set for Vacaville Pastor’s Firebombing Trial
The preliminary hearing for the trial of the Baptist pastor accused in January of firebombing his former girlfriend’s family home has been set for September 26. Pastor Mark Lewis, who
After High-Speed Getaway From No Crime, Man Lands In Canal.
The driver of a vehicle that led police in a pursuit reaching speeds upwards of 70 mph through suburban Fairfield eventually plunged into the waters of the Putah Creek canal
Hit and Run Suspect in Bicyclist’s Death Identified
In March, 2014, an Alamo man, Dan Taylor, 72, of Alamo was struck and killed as he rode his bicycle along Putah Creek Road near Winters. On September 10, the
CHP Arrests Armed Felon in Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA – Sunday evening September 7th at approximately 9:30 p.m., a California Highway Patrol officer patrolling northbound Highway 101 observed a black sedan entering the freeway at a high
Solano Inmate Sues Jail for $4.5 Million Over 21 Cents Postage Due, Among Other Things.
A Solano County Jail inmate with a long rap sheet dating back more than ten years, and who is now serving time for two felony theft charges, has sued the
Suspects in Gang-Related Shooting in Fairfield Jailed
Michael J. Rodriguez, 22, and Juan F. Sagredo-Sanchez, 17, both residents of Fairfield, have been in jail since they were taken into custody after a gang-related brawl took place on
Costco employees report fraudulent credit card transactions totaling more than $60,000
30-year-old Geino Earl Gosey Jr., A.K.A. Tran Viet Quoc, faces 16 charges under PC 530.5(a), Felony possession of identity through the use of a credit card, and grand theft under
