Full Notification

On Friday afternoon, March 22^nd, 2019 at about 12:06 PM, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety began receiving 911 calls reporting a suspect attempting to break into a truck in the 400 block of Southwest Boulevard.  The owner had caught the suspect in his truck and was in a physical altercation, attempting to detain him until police arrived.
 
The first patrol unit arrived and found thirty-six year old Antonio Magana Sandoval of Rohnert Park being detained by several construction workers that had been in the immediate area.  Sandoval was taken into custody without further incident and declined medical attention.
 
Subsequent to an investigation by the officers, it was believed that Sandoval entered the unlocked truck, partially removed the dash, steering column, and shifter with tools found in the truck in an attempt to get the truck started without the key.  There were also a large quantity of construction tools in the truck that officers believed Sandoval was attempting to get away with.  If the alert construction workers had not seen Sandoval attempting to get the truck started and detained him, he could have gotten away with the truck and tools.  Sandoval was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Jail for Attempted Vehicle Theft and Attempted Grand Theft, where he is being held on $10,000.00 bail. 

The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety would like to remind our community to always be aware of and contact our department if you believe something criminal is or could be occurring, so together we can keep our city and each other safe.