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CITY OF PETALUMA, CA
POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/BROADCAST

DATE: 6-5-2013

REPORT NUMBER: 13-2589

OCCURRED DATE AND TIME: 6-4-2013 11:39 PM

INCIDENT: ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
VIOLATION OF PROBATION
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OUTSTANDING WARRANT

LOCATION: QUICK STOP 1510 EAST WASHINGTON ST, PETALUMA

SUSPECT: LAUREN GOOLER 19 YEAR OLD PETALUMA RESIDENT
BENJAMIN FELKINS 23 YEAR OLD SEBASTOPOL RESIDENT

SUMMARY: ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME THE PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE VICTIM ON 911. THE VICTIM STATED HE HAD EXITED THE QUICK STOP MARKET AFTER MAKING A PURCHASE AND WAS GETTING INTO HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED BY GOOLER. GOOLER WAS ALONE IN THE PARKING LOT, HER FRIEND FELKINS, WAS IN THE QUICK STOP STORE PURCHASING ITEMS. GOOLER PRODUCED A KNIFE AND DEMANDED THE VICTIMS MONEY. THE VICTIM REFUSED TO GIVE GOOLER HIS MONEY AND QUICKLY GOT INTO HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER’S WINDOW OF THE VICTIMS VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY DOWN AND GOOLER REACHED IN THE CAR WITH THE KNIFE DEMANDING THE VICTIMS MONEY AGAIN. THE VICTIM GRABBED GOOLER’S ARM IN AN ATTEMPT TO NOT BE INJURED BY THE KNIFE, THE VICTIM RECEIVED A SMALL LACERATION TO THE FINGER DURING THE STRUGGLE. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE DRIVE AWAY WHILE CALLING 911. FELKINS AND GOOLER GOT INTO A VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO LEAVE THE AREA. A PETALUMA POLICE OFFICER WAS A BLOCK AWAY WHEN THE CALL CAME IN AND SAW THE VEHICLE DRIVEN BY FELKINS PULL OUT OF THE QUICK STOP LOT WITH THE VICTIM FOLLOWING. A TRAFFIC STOP WAS CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE AND GOOLER WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY THE VICTIM. THE KNIFE WAS LATER LOCATED ON GOOLER’S PERSON. AFTER INTERVIEWS WITH ALL PARTIES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FELKINS WAS UNAWARE OF THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

GOOLER WAS CHARGED WITH: ATTEMPTED ROBBERY/ ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

FELKINS WAS CHARGED WITH : DUI/ VIOLATION OF PROBATION/ OUTSTANDING WARRANT.

GOOLER AND FELKINS WERE LATER BOOKED INTO SONOMA COUNTY JAIL.

PREPARED BY: SGT ANDREW URTON

Sergeant Andrew Urton
Petaluma Police Department
969 Petaluma Blvd N
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4372