Fentanyl, Pistol Found on Railroad Park Suspects

On Thursday, Feb. 16, Healdsburg Police received a call at about 8pm of vandalism in progress on Ward Street, in an older residential area off Healdsburg Avenue. The vandalism was tagging or graffiti, according to Police Chief Matt Jenkins, related to a subset of Sureno gang activity. Although

Wednesday, Feb. 8

11:33am. Vandalism was reported at Amerigas Propane on Kinley Drive when a front window at the facility was broken. It was unknown at the time of the report if anyone had entered the building or if anything was missing.

2:51pm. A woman reported to the Police Station that her son was being harassed and threatened by older children at St. John’s School, including sending the boy a photo of them waiting for him after school to harm him. The police asked for the photo so they could identify the boys.

Thursday, Feb. 9 the suspects drove away as the call was in progress, officers were dispatched and started checking nearby areas that had a history of prior vandalism.

12:59am. Healdsburg District Hospital security reported that a highly medicated patient who had been told to wait for a ride was seen driving on University Street then turning westbound on Monte Vista.

At Railroad Park, at the intersection of Front Street and Healdsburg Avenue, an officer saw two individuals standing in a dark corner. When

10:54am. An employee of St. John’s Church asked for help escorting off the property an unwanted guest who had been frightening people at mass. The man was described as seated in a back pew with all his belongings; on previous occasions he had urinated in potted plants. When contacted by police the man was hostile but left the premises.

1:12pm. An employee of Wicked Slush reported a trespasser had erected a tent and large encampment behind the business.

5:10pm. A resident of Healdsburg River View Estates on Kennedy Ln. reported that his GenZe E-Bike was stolen on Feb. 7 between 4-6pm from his home. No serial number or photos were available, but the reporting party will check his neighbor's surveillance system.

Friday, Feb. 10 1:52pm. It was reported that at about 4am on he attempted to contact them, one of the subjects began to run away. After a brief struggle with the officer and a back-up officer who had arrived on scene, the subject was detained and searched, during which officers located a loaded gun in his pants.

A search of the second suspect located several pre-packaged baggies of suspected fentanyl, so presumed because of its powder/rock form, Jenkins said. “The officers suspected that the substance was fentanyl based on its appearance and the statement of the suspects,” he continued.

A 17-year-old juvenile resident of Healdsburg was arrested for