Full Notification

On May 31st, at 6:34 A.M., Officers with the Petaluma Police Department were dispatched to the area of Grouse Ln and Quail Dr for a non-responsive adult male subject lying in the roadway next to a parked vehicle. Petaluma Fire Department and EMS were also dispatched. Once they arrived on scene, they discovered a male subject down in the street where he was pronounced deceased.

Due to the circumstances, the Petaluma Police Department Detective unit responded to conduct an investigation. During that time, a portion of Grouse Ln, between Quail Dr and Ivy Ln was temporarily blocked off while Detectives conducted their initial investigation.
 
A cause of death has not yet been determined however preliminary investigative efforts indicate that the death was not suspicious in nature and there were no obvious signs of foul play. The Sonoma County Coroner’s Unit responded to the scene and took custody of the deceased male. The name of the male subject is being withheld until the proper family notifications have been made.
 
If you have any information regarding the above incident, please contact Officer Adam Wirtz at [email protected] or call the non-emergency contact number at 707-778-4372.
 
For media inquiries, please contact Lieutenant Z. Rivera at [email protected]. Or please contact 707-781-1277 and reference case 25-1883.