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Old habits always die hard

During a 2:20 p.m. probation search on Saturday, Jan. 26, at a residence in the 900 block of Walnut Avenue, Sheriff’s deputies found their suspect, Juan Aguayo-Camacho, 26, had locked himself in the bathroom and refused to come out. Instead, Aguayo-Camacho tried to launch himself to freedom out the bathroom window, but he leaped into the arms of a waiting deputy. During the following probation search, deputies located 6 grams of methamphetamine, a .38 caliber handgun and various drug paraphernalia. Aguayo-Camacho was arrested and charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of methamphetamine for sale, felony armed with a firearm in commission of a felony, obstructing a peace officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and a probation violation.

Aguayo-Camacho was jailed, then bailed out of jail, and on Friday, Feb. 1, while he was making a court appearance for this arrest, deputies returned to his residence on a probation search and located more drug paraphernalia. Aguayo-Camacho was re-arrested on possession of paraphernalia charges and went promptly back to jail.

In other incidents reported to local law enforcement:

Sunday, Jan. 13:

12:45 a.m. – K-9 deputy to the rescue. Deputies responded to a residence in the 100 block of Marin Avenue following a domestic disturbance report. The female victim, who met deputies in the street, told them she had been assaulted by her boyfriend. When the deputies tried to talk to the boyfriend, he shut and locked the front door, turned out the lights and refused to acknowledge their knocking at the door.

The deputies then called in a K-9 unit from Santa Rosa and made entry into the house, yelling for the boyfriend to give himself up or they’d let the dog loose.

The 45-year-old man eventually walked out before the deputies released the dog, and he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and resisting arrest. The deputies gave the woman an emergency protective order before they took the boyfriend to jail.

3:30 p.m. – Houdini could have done it. Sheriff’s deputies went to a residence in the 18000 block of Railroad Avenue to make a felony warrant arrest on a suspect charged with possession of stolen property. After arresting 29-year-old Antonio Torres, the deputies put Torres in the squad car and began the transport to county jail in Santa Rosa. Before they got there, the deputies saw strange movements in the back seat and pulled the car over. They then discovered that Torres, who was cuffed with his hands behind his back, had removed his shoes and, with his toes, was trying to hide the methamphetamine and pipe that was in his sock. Torres was arrested on additional charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

10 p.m. – Smash and grab. A resident in the 600 block of Crocus Drive reported that someone had broken a window in her car and took a cellphone and a charger.

Monday, Jan. 14:

7:10 a.m. – Ransack and grab. A resident in the 1400 block of Mission Drive reported that sometime overnight, someone had gotten into his vehicle, ransacked it and walked away with a laptop computer. There was no estimate on the loss.

Thursday, Jan. 17:

10:40 p.m. – Wrong place to park with meth. A Sheriff’s deputy, on patrol in the vicinity of Eighth Street East and Napa Road, noticed a vehicle near a closed business. The deputy contacted the occupant of the vehicle, discovered the man was on searchable probation, conducted the search and discovered a small amount of methamphetamine in the driver’s possession. That was enough to arrest Steven Suits, 36, of Kenwood on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and a probation violation. He was booked into the Sonoma County jail.

Friday, Jan. 18:

2:15 a.m. – He’s not asleep and that’s not his name. Sheriff’s deputies were sent to a residence in the 100 block of Boyes Boulevard on the report of a domestic incident. When they arrived, they initially talked with the female victim while the suspect allegedly pretended to sleep in a nearby bedroom. Deputies found him lying in a bed under the covers where he claimed he had been sleeping for several hours, although the strong odor of alcohol emanating from his person did not support that scenario.

The man in the bed claimed nothing violent happened between him and the woman, but she told a different story. The alleged victim said she had accused the man of cheating on her and a verbal confrontation ensued that then turned physical. The man allegedly pinned the woman to the bed and held her mouth closed, while children in the residence watched.

Deputies arrested Sergio Figueroa, 28, of the Springs, on charges of felony false imprisonment, misdemeanor spousal abuse and misdemeanor child endangerment, and they issued an emergency protective order for the woman. When they got to jail, the deputies found that Figueroa had given them a false name, so a misdemeanor charge of giving false identification to a police officer was added to his portfolio.

12:41 p.m. – Food, flashlights and wine. A resident in the 200 block of Leveroni Road reported that sometime in the previous week, someone got into an outbuilding and a trailer on the property. Several cases of wine and tools were missing from the outbuilding and food and flashlights were among the missing items from the trailer.

6:10 p.m. – Felons can’t have ammo. Deputies were sent to the 100 block of Rancho Bonita in response a report of a family disturbance. When they arrived at the residence, the deputies talked to several people and did a pat-down search of a male who had a plastic bag with one pill of prescription medication sticking out of his pocket. Deputies located more prescription medication of a controlled substance and some live shotgun shells in the residence. The man, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing guns or ammunition, so deputies arrested Daniel Polan, 51, of Glen Ellen, on felony charges of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, felony possession of a narcotic substance without a prescription and felony possession of a narcotic controlled substance. Polan was booked at county jail.

Saturday, Jan. 19:

1:42 p.m. – Carrying stolen silverware in an inflatable kayak? A resident in the 13000 block of Arnold Drive discovered some items missing two days earlier. Among the missing items was a set of sterling silver tableware carrying the monogram “M”; two inflatable kayaks and a jar with approximately $80 in change. The victim said the last time the silverware had been used was at Thanksgiving. There was no sign of forced entry.

3:45 p.m. – Speeding with speed.While on patrol in the vicinity of Broadway and Leveroni Road, a Sheriff’s deputy stopped a motorcyclist who was traveling almost twice the posted speed limit. After seeing a glass pipe in the motorcyclists’ pocket, the deputy placed him under arrest and, during the subsequent search, the deputy found three bundles of methamphetamine – one weighing less than 3 grams, a second weighing less than 2 grams and the third weighed less than a gram. Tyler Field, 51, of Sonoma, was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and booked into county jail.

Sunday, Jan. 20:

12:30 a.m. – Bad time for Ancient Age. While on patrol on Highway 12, a deputy noticed a pedestrian cross the road in front of him. The deputy stopped to chat with the man who was obviously intoxicated and turned out to be in possession of both a partial bottle of Ancient Age whiskey and probation terms allowing random search and seizure by officers of the law. The inevitable search turned up a glass pipe and some .6 grams of methamphetamine. The deputy arrested James Cloud, 29, a transient from Sonoma, on charges of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, consuming alcohol in public and a probation violation. He was booked into the county jail without his Ancient Age.

Monday, Jan. 21:

11 a.m. – They took the padlock too? An employee at a business in the 23000 block of Arnold Drive reported that when she left the business at 5 p.m. the previous day, a Weber gas grill was chained to the patio. When she returned at 10 a.m., the grill, a grill cover – and the padlock – were all missing. There was no estimate of the loss.

Tuesday, Jan. 22:

12:12 p.m. – Unlocked tools taken. A burglary was reported at a house in the 1000 block of East MacArthur Street that was being remodeled. When the worker left the previous day at 5 p.m., all the doors, save one in the garage, were secured and locked. When he entered the garage the next morning, he noticed sheetrock and plywood had been moved and discovered that tools, including an electric ripsaw, were missing. There were also tools missing from an unlocked trailer in the back.

8 p.m. – Missing Russian. A resident in the 400 block of Verano Avenue reported that someone took a bolt-action rifle from her garage – back in October. The woman didn’t report the missing Russian, 7.26 mm bolt-action rifle missing because she was scared. Her son finally convinced her to report it to the police.

Wednesday, Jan. 23:

10:04 a.m. – That’s s lot of liquor. Sometime between Jan. 10 and Jan. 18, someone made entry into a banquet storage room at the Sonoma Fairmont Mission Inn and Spa, and absconded with more than several bottles of liquor. There were what appeared to be pry marks on one door, but there were other doors that may or may not have been locked. The loss was set at $913.

Thursday, Jan. 24:

8:32 a.m. – Broken and entered? A resident in the 1000 block of Lovall Valley Road reported that when he arrived at his residence after an absence of a couple of days, a door to the garage appeared to have been tampered with, and a window in the master bedroom was open. The resident hadn’t supplied deputies with a list of missing items.

Friday, Jan. 25:

2:12 p.m. – Threats against family. Deputies located and arrested a Sonoma man after the District Attorney’s office informed them he had made threats against his own family. Deputies arrested Gregory Weber, 45, of Sonoma, on charges of felony making threats with intent to terrorize, felony committing a felony while on bail and disobeying a court order. When he was booked into county jail, a bail enhancement was also entered.

Saturday, Jan. 26:

9:53 a.m. – Two guys and a big truck? A woman who was moving things into her residence in the 1000 block of East MacArthur reported that sometime overnight, someone had gained entrance to the residence and made off with several Ikea chairs worth $260, and her washer and dryer worth more than $1,100. The intruder apparently picked the front door lock to make entry, and the garage door was also open. Neighbors reported that they didn’t see or hear anything.

4:52 p.m. – A swinging highchair on .37. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Taco Bell on Highway 12 on the report of a domestic disturbance in the parking lot. By the time deputies arrived, an inebriated man had gone into the restaurant and picked up a highchair that he was swinging at employees. He wanted to fight with the deputies as well, but when your blood alcohol level is .37 – a level that renders some people unconscious – the odds of wining a fight aren’t good. The 46-year-old Springs resident was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and public intoxication.

11:30 p.m. – Chatting with vodka and a meth pipe. Sheriff’s deputies pulled over a vehicle at Highway 12 and Verano Avenue on a registration violation and, during the course of a chat with the driver and the occupants, they noticed that one of the passengers was quite intoxicated and had an open bottle of vodka in hand and a glass pipe next to him. The 25-year-old El Verano resident was arrested on charges of public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia and a probation violation.