Full Notification

PRESS RELEASE

                                   For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                    Friday, March 27, 2015

Issued By:

Sergeant Rick Cox, Petaluma PD, 707.778.4372, email: [email protected]

Incident:                     Two Arrested During Investigation Related to Displaying a      

                                    Deadly Weapon in a Threatening Manner                  

Report Number:       15-1649

Occurred Date :        03-27-2015

Occurred Time:         Approximately 7:30pm

Location:                    Plaza Shopping Center, Petaluma

Incident:                     11377(a) H&S, Possession of Methamphetamine

                                    11364 H&S, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

                                    417(a)(1) PC, Display Deadly Weapon in Threatening Manner

                                    21310 PC, Carrying Concealed Dirk or Dagger

                                    1203.2 PC, Violation of Probation

Suspect(s):                Abraham Santos, 36 years old, Petaluma resident

                                    Celeste Vogler, 44 years old, Petaluma resident

On the listed date and time, the victim telephoned the Petaluma Police Department to report that Celeste Vogler had tried to hit him with her vehicle.  In addition, the victim reported that Abraham Santos exited the vehicle and pulled out what the victim believed to be a handgun from his waistband.  Santos displayed the suspected handgun in a threatening manner.  Both Santos and Vogler then fled the area in their vehicle.  A vehicle description was given and K-9 Officer Corie Joerger later located the vehicle at Motel 6, Petaluma.  

Based on the belief that Santos was in possession of a firearm, several rooms at the hotel had to be evacuated.  Volger and Santos later exited their hotel room and were detained without incident.  Santos was found to have several misdemeanor arrest warrants and to be on probation.

During the investigation, it was determined that Santos did not have a firearm at the time of the original incident.  The item Santos had in his waistband was a large fixed blade knife.

Petaluma Police Department K-9, Jeff, and his handler, Officer Aaron Lindh, were called to assist in searching the hotel room and vehicle for narcotics.  During a probation search, K-9 Jeff assisted officers in locating approximately 5 grams of suspected methamphetamine and additional drug paraphernalia.

Volger was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.  Volger was held on $10,000 bail.  Santos was arrested for his arrest warrants, displaying a deadly weapon in a threatening manner, possession of a concealed dirk or dagger, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of probation.  Volger was held on no bail.