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CHP Arrests 2 North Sonoma County Men After Traffic-Related Incidents

One man from Gueneville; the other from Cloverdale .

Calfornia Highway Patrol officers in North Sonoma County arrested two men Wednesday in separate incidents.

CHP spokesman Jon Sloat said one man, Jesus Villanueva, 32, of Guerneville, was booked on suspicion off DUI, possession of cocaine and an outstanding warrant for failing to appear.

The other man, Rodney Hopkins, 24, of Cloverdale, was held on suspicion of being a wanted parolee with an outstanding felony no bail warrant.

Sloat said the two incidents unfolded as follows:

On Wednesday at approximately 2:45 p.m. CHP officers responded to a call of a single vehicle collision on Mays Canyon Rd. near Guerneville.

Upon arrival, they found a 1998 Toyota Tacoma that had run off the road and struck a gate and embankment.

They observed the driver passed out behind the wheel. After several attempts to wake him, the driver eventually stumbled out of the vehicle.

The driver was identified as Jesus Villanueva, 32, of Guerneville, and he denied having been drinking. Villanueva failed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest.

A records check revealed that Villanueva had just been released from probation in June for a previous DUI conviction, and was arrested for another DUI violation in November.

Officers also found that Villanueva had an outstanding $50,000 warrant for failing to appear in court for a third DUI arrest in 2010. A small amount of cocaine was found in the Toyota. 

At 4:10 p.m. Officer Kimberly Lemons was on patrol on in Cloverdale on South Cloverdale Boulevard.

The officer observed a Chevrolet sedan pass her location and noticed that the male passenger was not wearing a seatbelt. The officer made an enforcement stop on the vehicle and contacted the occupants.

The passenger was identified as Rodney Hopkins, 24, of Cloverdale. A records check revealed that Hopkins was a wanted parolee with an outstanding felony no bail warrant. Hopkins was placed under arrest and booked into the Sonoma County Jail.

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Kevin J. McCann April 20, 2013 at 02:15 pm
Although I received your invitation notice in the morning I was unable to attend because of plannedRead More activities. However, I think it's a good idea for you to do and thanks for initiative. The Patch could be a good idea however, for me, in addition to local community events and activities the articles have to offer objectivity. If you have a political and/or ideological scant I would discontinue to be a reader and thus not a contributor or letter writer. I think open discussion is good and that conflict is good as it could be about positive change however, I have many too many activities to occupy my time. 1. My question to you is as the editor what is your vision for Patch and at this point what is your plan to accomplish that vision. Societies large and small are looking for people with vision and mission. I am not suggesting you write your vision because the readership will see it soon enough. 2.What is Patch really? 3. What is the criteria to inspire you to write an editorial? 4. What makes Patch different from the other online newspapers? Christian, I would suggest that you encourage discourse but set up a few basic ground rules. I prefer that all communication be courteous and civil but being comfortably edgy is OK. You should reserve to right to pull any vindictive commentary/communication. How about a section or column with interviews with people who are doing interesting things outside the realm of Healdsburg events. Good luck!
zoe moire April 19, 2013 at 06:26 pm
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Mr. Joe April 7, 2013 at 04:19 pm
I find this often with the people over at the Healdsburg patch. Yes, you are right Christian we haveRead More plenty of sandwich places but come on! its our job as locals to be supportive of new business in healdsburg. They're investing in our tiny closknit town. Togos might be a franchise but what about that place called partake? Just another wine tasting room. I don't see an article about them listing all the other random tasting rooms it's competing with. I don't worry The Healdsburg patch has such little following in town anyway, they should just stick to recycling old articles from the Press Democrat. Thank you Healdsburg Patch for wasting our time. Yours truly the healdsburg local
Marilyn's worst nightmare April 5, 2013 at 01:11 am
Marilyn, read the article again...the article clearly states the business is not needed. So please,Read More lighten up, reread the article and form a clear argument for why you are upset. This article was well researched and simply showed there is no need for yet another sandwich shop.
Marilyn April 5, 2013 at 01:03 am
Christian, you were RUDE. Is that the way to welcome a new business to Healdsburg? You tell us toRead More lighten up???