
Colin Atagi
Breaking News Reporter at The Press Democrat
Current breaking news reporter with The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, specializing in embracing chaos and running around for a story.
Articles
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Colin Atagi
Residents looking for quick answers to common court questions can now turn to chatbots, newly launched by the Sonoma County Superior Court. The automated tools are available 24 hours a day and are designed to assist with frequently asked questions about small claims, civil matters and traffic inquiries, court officials announced Monday. To use the chatbots, visit the Sonoma County Superior Court website — sonoma.courts.ca.gov — and navigate to either the traffic or self-help section.
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Colin Atagi
Armed with tractors and rifles, Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies stormed properties on the Round Valley Indian Reservation last summer — tearing up cannabis plants, flattening gardens and evicting residents, according to a new federal lawsuit that accuses the sheriff of violating tribal sovereignty and destroying legal grows.
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3 weeks ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Colin Atagi
A former Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy was charged Thursday with stalking and other offenses following an hourslong standoff at his family’s Sebastopol-area home — the culmination of weeks of alleged threats and confrontations that repeatedly drove relatives from the property. Christopher Lomanto, 50, faces one felony count of stalking and misdemeanor counts of violating a restraining order, vandalism and elder abuse.
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1 month ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Colin Atagi
A former Petaluma teacher pleaded no contest Friday to making threats that triggered the evacuation of Penngrove Elementary School in October. Kevin Harrington, who previously taught and coached football at Petaluma High and Casa Grande High, entered his plea in Sonoma County Superior Court to two counts of making threats, along with one count each of elder abuse and auto theft.
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1 month ago |
petaluma360.com | Colin Atagi
A former Petaluma teacher pleaded no contest Friday to making threats that triggered the evacuation of Penngrove Elementary School in October. Kevin Harrington, who previously taught and coached football at Petaluma High and Casa Grande High, entered his plea in Sonoma County Superior Court to two counts of making threats, along with one count each of elder abuse and auto theft.
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