Petaluma has suspended the permit of a downtown bar where five bouncers were recently arrested on suspicion of beating a patron. The city confirms Jamison’s Roaring Donkey was served a 20-day suspension notice last Thursday, with the suspension taking effect last Friday. City officials say the suspension is because the bar has failed to comply with the terms of its conditional use permit, since it’s operating without an approved security plan. During the suspension, it cannot operate as a bar, tavern or nightclub, and it cannot serve alcohol or have live entertainment. There is also a Petaluma ..read more

A missing Petaluma man has been found alive and well in Ukiah. Last Monday, 67-year-old Steven Allen was reported as a missing person from a skilled nursing facility in Petaluma. As law enforcement investigated, it was believed Allen had left the facility voluntarily and was possibly attempting to return to Ukiah. Last Thursday, Allen was spotted on surveillance footage entering a business in Ukiah. Then this past Saturday, Ukiah Police located Allen and determined him to be in good health and not in need of assistance ..read more

PG&E is investigating the cause of a power outage that impacted nearly two-thousand homes and businesses in Petaluma. The outage was reported at about 5:45 Thursday afternoon and was mostly resolved in about two hours. The power outage also knocked out some traffic signals, prompting Petaluma police to issue an alert to residents ..read more

Petaluma city officials are in the process of shutting down a downtown bar after a patron was allegedly beaten by bouncers. The five hired security guards were arrested last Saturday night, following an incident with a man at Jamison’s Roaring Donkey. Assistant City Attorney Jordan Green says, on May 14th, Petaluma officials will be going to the city Planning Commission to ask for the bar’s conditional use permit to be revoked. Green says Jamison’s Roaring Donkey has still not submitted an approved comprehensive security plan, which the conditional use permit requires it to have. And, without ..read more

Petaluma Police are looking for an at-risk missing adult. Sixty-seven-year-old Steven Allen was last seen Monday morning walking out of a skilled nursing facility, wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans. He is a white man standing at about 5 foot 4 inches, about 130 pounds, and has blonde hair and a mustache. He has used a cane and a walker to move around and also has one of his arms in a sling. Anyone with information, please call Petaluma Police ..read more

A 22-year-old Rohnert Park man has been identified as the driver who died in a Lakeville Highway crash on April 16th. The crash occurred just outside of Petaluma and claimed the life of Angel Avalos. He was driving northbound just south of Old Lakeville Road No. 3 when he swerved to avoid stopped traffic. Avalos hit the car in front of him and overturned into the southbound lane where he was then struck by an SUV. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Four people inside the car Avalos hit were taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries ..read more

A man has been arrested after recording a woman jogging in Petaluma and then trying to evade police. On the evening of April 10th, police received reports of a man in a black pickup truck following a woman who was jogging along 4th and D streets. When police located the truck, the driver, Jarrod Allen McQueen, didn’t yield but sped away going over 75 miles-per-hour in a residential neighborhood. Police stopped the chase due to the danger but located the truck a short time later and pulled McQueen over and arrested him. They found out he was following the woman and recording her while jogging ..read more

Five security guards have been arrested on suspicion of beating a customer at a popular bar and nightclub in Petaluma. The men, all between the ages of 25 and 31, were arrested after an incident at Jamison’s Roaring Donkey on Saturday night. All five security guards are facing the charges of battery and criminal conspiracy. The management at Jamison’s Roaring Donkey has not commented about the alleged assault. But, police say the security guards were throwing a man out of the bar after an argument. In the process, they allegedly hit him repeatedly and forced him to the ground, then continued t ..read more

Petaluma Butter and Egg Days is this Saturday in Downtown Petaluma. The 41st annual parade’s theme is “Greener Pastures” and will celebrate the importance of sustainability and preserving the beauty of Petaluma and the planet. The parade will have over 100 entries and about 3,000 participants and 200 volunteers. There will also be festival foods, crafts, arts, two large “kid areas,” and so much more all spread over four city blocks. Petaluma’s Butter and Egg Days will go from 10 AM to 5 PM. There will be multiple road closures in downtown Petaluma as a result. Saturday, April 20, 2024 Road clo ..read more

One person has died and four people are injured after a multi-vehicle crash just east of Petaluma. Tuesday afternoon, a Toyota Camry was traveling northbound on Lakeville Highway and was approaching stopped traffic. For unknown reasons, the 22-year-old driver failed to slow down and swerved to the left to try to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of him. However, he hit the rear of Nissan compact and the Camry overturned in the southbound lane and was then hit head on by a Chevy Silverado. The Camry driver suffered fatal injuries. Meanwhile, the driver and three passengers of the Nissan were t ..read more