Sunday Morning News Roundup

A man and a woman were found dead inside a Petaluma residence Saturday afternoon, according to a police spokesperson.

Petaluma police officers made a welfare check of a residence in the 1200 block of Del Sol Way to check on a husband and wife who had not been heard from for approximately one and a half weeks.

When officers arrived at the residence at 3:05 p.m., they forced entry inside, locating an adult male and an adult female, both deceased.

Police said Saturday evening that there does not appear to be any outstanding suspects, and there are no safety concerns for the neighborhood.

A warning was issued to Rohnert Park residents from its police department Saturday, cautioning the community to be aware of fraudulent door-to-door activity in which solicitors are asking people for monetary donations.

Rohnert Park’s Department of Public Safety said Saturday evening that two such incidents occurred earlier in the day, in which the subjects go door to door, selling candy bars and asking for donations to benefit children’s organizations. In one incident Saturday, a well-intended citizen thought they were performing a good deed by donating. But, according to police, within a few minutes of the suspect leaving their residence, their bank accounts were electronically being emptied of funds. The suspects had a credit card reader device, and police explained that the suspects showed their victims either a small charge, or advised that the charge did not get processed. Afterwards, the suspects would access the account and withdraw funds.

Police investigators remain at the scene of a stabbing Saturday evening near San Jose’s PAL Stadium.

The incident was reported to police at 5:54 p.m. The victim, an adult male, is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

A San Jose police spokesperson said the stabbing occurred in the 1600 block of Virginia Avenue. The motive is unknown. There is no suspect in custody at this time.

A search continues for an at-risk 84-year-old man who wandered away from an Antioch convalescent hospital Friday afternoon.

According to the Antioch Police Department, Ramon Fernandez suffers from a variety of medical issues, including dementia.

Antioch police officers were dispatched early Friday afternoon to the Antioch Convalescent Hospital, at 1210 A St., on a report of a missing patient. Officers immediately conducted a search for Fernandez in the surrounding area. A Silver Alert from the California Highway Patrol was also issued. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department’s search and rescue team has also been assisting in the search for Fernandez.

San Jose police investigators said Saturday that a motorcyclist who was killed after colliding with a tree was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash.

The accident happened just after 5 p.m. Friday in the 2000 block of West Hedding Street, according to police.

A preliminary investigation has determined that the motorcyclist, an adult male, was riding his motorcycle at a high rate of speed while traveling eastbound on West Hedding Street. He lost control and collided with a tree. The motorcyclist was declared deceased at the scene.

Police said the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.

This is San Jose’s 33rd fatal traffic collision of 2021 and the 34th victim of the year.

Interstate 580 through the Altamont Pass in Alameda County was snarled in both directions late Saturday afternoon following a 15-acre brush fire that burned close to the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Firefighters from the Alameda County Fire Department were dispatched to reports of a vegetation fire burning alongside the eastbound lanes of Interstate 580 in unincorporated Livermore, just east of the Altamont Pass summit and east of North Flynn Road near Comstock Road. When fire crews arrived just after 1:35 p.m., about four acres had already burned. Due to high winds and light, flashy fuels, the fire was able to move fast.

Fire officials said additional crews were dispatched to the scene, and forward progression of the flames was finally stopped at 2:08 p.m.

Police are at the scene of a traffic fatality early Sunday morning, after a hit-and-run collision killed a pedestrian near King and Story roads in San Jose.

Officers from the San Jose Police Department responded to the 12:20 a.m. report of the collision and found that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene, according to a 1:11 a.m. tweet.

Police said traffic in the area will be impacted during the investigation and that more information is forthcoming.

Firefighters have contained a fire at an abandoned building near Kelley Park, according to a 12:28 a.m. tweet Sunday from the San Jose Fire Department.

The crews are expected to be mopping up the scene for 1-2 more hours.

The department first posted at 12:02 a.m. that crews were on the scene. There were no reports of injuries.

Sunday’s forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area from the National Weather Service calls for a subtle cooling trend to continue as the sea breeze picks up in the afternoon hours. Overnight lows Sunday morning will range from the mid 50s to the mid 60s. Highs Sunday will range from the mid 60s to low 70s along the coast to the upper 60s to upper 70s around the Bay, with inland valleys reaching the upper 70s to mid 80s. Sunrise is at 6:13 a.m., with sunset at 8:20 p.m.

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