Camera lens falls from sky 
CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
NEWS RELEASE
Police Administration, 969 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4372 Fax (707) 778-4376 E-mail:[email protected]
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Petaluma Police Department
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release/Broadcast
DATE: September 15, 2011
Report Number: 11-4405
Occurred Date and Time: Friday, September 2, 2011at approx. 4:05 PM
Incident: Camera lens falls from sky putting hole in roof of a house
Location: 300 block of Walnut Street
Summary: Officers reviewing a mailed in police report yesterday were alerted to this incident. Petaluma resident Debbie Payne reported on September 2, at approx. 4:05 PM she heard a loud bang inside her house. She went outside to investigate. Her next door neighbor also heard the noise and was outside. She found an approx. 9” hole in her roof and a damaged Canon camera lens lying below it. The lens had traveled through her roof and skipped down the side of her house damaging two screens, then struck the ground. Payne did not see any aircraft in the immediate vicinity. Payne said an estimated repair bill from a local contractor was $4600.00. The officer assigned to the case is following up on the serial number on the lens, contacting the FAA, and the Petaluma Airport. Payne was concerned because she lives near an elementary school and that no one was injured from this falling object.
Prepared by: Lt. Tim Lyons
Address/Location
Petaluma Police Department
969 Petaluma Blvd N
Petaluma, CA 94952
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