Mendocino County, CA · Daily edition
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Public Safety · Mendocino County
The Cooley Fire, which started on October 16 west of Cloverdale in Mendocino County, California, had burned 1,365 acres by Tuesday afternoon. Cal Fire Mendocino Unit reported that the fire was 57% contained as of 3:35 p.m. on October 20. The cause of the wildfire remains under investigation.
Crime · Ukiah, CA
A Ukiah man was arrested Oct. 16 after a stolen vehicle led police pursuits in both Fort Bragg and Ukiah, the Ukiah Police Department reported. The theft was reported around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 from Pomo Drive, and UPD's Flock ALPR camera system tracked the vehicle to Highway 101 via Gobbi Street. On Oct. 16, the same vehicle evaded Fort Bragg Police before being spotted by a Ukiah ALPR camera around 10:30 p.m., leading officers on a pursuit through Observatory Drive, Talmage Road, and Old River Road during which the driver traveled wrong-way and struck another motorist's vehicle. Ashtyn Taylor, 20, of Ukiah, fled on foot at the Burger King parking lot on East Perkins Street but was found hiding in a backyard on El Rio Street with help from CHP and Mendocino County Sheriff's Office officers. Taylor was booked into Mendocino County Jail under $50,000 bail on charges including vehicle theft with prior conviction, evading an officer, hit and run, and vandalism.
Public Safety · Mendocino County
A wildfire named Wood Fire was discovered at 1:52 p.m. on October 20, burning on private land in Mendocino County, California. As of the report's publication at 2:33 p.m., no containment information was available and the cause remained undetermined. The fire was reported through the National Interagency Fire Center.
Social Events · Ukiah, CA
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Ukiah Rotary Clubs and Ukiah High School Cross Country team hosted a Marathon Relay along State Street from Redwood Valley through downtown business districts between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., as part of the 300-mile "End Polio Now Torch Relay" spanning 46 Rotary Clubs across five Northern California counties. Mayor Susan Sher and County Commissioner Mo Mulheren greeted runners downtown, while the torch was passed from Willits Rotary Club to Ukiah clubs and then on to Lakeport Rotary Club. The regional effort aims to raise $50,000 for the World Polio Fund and concludes Oct. 24 in Petaluma on World Polio Day. Community members can still donate via the Ukiah Rotary Donation Link.
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