Cotati Police Department Report:
On Friday, March 7, 2025 at approximately 3:10 PM, Cotati Police Dispatch received notification of a theft in progress at Lowes. The caller reported the suspect had committed a grand theft earlier in the day and had returned now to commit another theft. Information was received that Lowes had vehicle information for the suspect and was alerted of their return via the Flock system.
Cotati Police Officers responded and with assistance from Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter “Henry 1”, Sonoma State University Police and Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot and a suspect rapidly approached and entered the vehicle. The suspect entered the vehicle where the second suspect was waiting. The suspect then rammed into a Cotati Police vehicle and fled. Officers initiated a vehicle pursuit which entered Southbound Highway 101. The suspect entered Novato and took the De Long Ave exit where he crashed into a passing motorist in the intersection…