IED thrown under patrol car

[Erick Gelhaus]

https://local.nixle.com/alert/6723690/

Sonoma County man detained in Guerneville Explosion

One Sonoma County man has been detained after igniting an explosive device and throwing it under a Sonoma County Sheriff’s patrol car. This incident began shortly before noon today as a deputy was getting lunch from the Safeway grocery store in Guerneville.

The deputy had parked his car on the west side of the parking lot and entered Safeway. As he was in the store there was a loud explosion from the parking lot that rattled the windows of the Safeway. The deputy ran out to the parking lot to see people pointing at a man running northbound through the parking lot and was being chased by, what was later determined to be, an off-duty law enforcement officer. The off-duty officer was able to tackle the suspect and hold him until the deputy arrived and they quickly handcuffed him.

The suspect was holding a backpack at the time of the arrest that was believed to contain more explosive devices. The suspect was removed from the scene and transported to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Substation nearby while other deputies evacuated the Safeway and surrounding area.

Witnesses saw the man throwing suspicious items under his patrol car prior to the loud explosion. One witness near the explosion was a Safeway employee who suffered minor injuries. She was treated at the scene and was able to return to work. There were no other injuries reported.

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad arrived and neutralized the backpack, rendering it safe. At this time the parking lot is still closed as the Sheriff’s bomb dog is sweeping the area for more explosives and the suspect’s car is being investigated for further explosives. The Safeway store is open for business with limited access. All other businesses in Guerneville are open and the town of Guerneville is considered to be safe on this busy tourist weekend.

The suspect’s name is not being released at this time however he is believed to be a local Sonoma County man. More information will be released as details are learned. Sheriff’s Detectives have been called to the scene and have initiated an investigation into this matter.

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If/when more info becomes available I'll try to share. Until then, re-read your copy of Days of Rage. You have a copy, right?

[BobM]

[url]https://local.nixle.com/alert/* * *

If/when more info becomes available I'll try to share. Until then, re-read your copy of Days of Rage. You have a copy, right?

Yes I do. It’s a highly recommended read.

[blues]

Be careful out there, folks.

Angus, thanks for the report.

[AMC]

Dang, man....I was just up there with the family last week. Was going to go back for my daughter's birthday this weekend, until I read about the "Lazy Bear" music fest...nope. Y'all be careful up there!

[Totem Polar]

https://local.nixle.com/alert/6723690/
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If/when more info becomes available I'll try to share. Until then, re-read your copy of Days of Rage. You have a copy, right?

Just got a copy, due an earlier thread here.

[awp_101]

Before I add it to my list, is this the book: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Rage-Underground-Forgotten-Revolutionary/dp/0143107976

[Drang]

Before I add it to my list, is this the book: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Rage-Underground-Forgotten-Revolutionary/dp/0143107976
Yes. Highly recommended.

[Erick Gelhaus]

Before I add it to my list, is this the book: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Rage-Underground-Forgotten-Revolutionary/dp/0143107976

Yes

[awp_101]

Thanks I’ll add it to my list!

[Jay585]

Guerneville? Seriously?

I've been through that town, and it's a nice tourist town that gave the impression of a Mayberry (https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?26714-Mayberry) town. It's really nice and picturesque, a type of town to have a little vacation cabin in - if one were inclined to live in CA.

I wonder if this was some type of drug manufacturer/dealer with a vendetta or maybe some anti-Government Weaver type of dude.

[HCM]

Guerneville? Seriously?

I've been through that town, and it's a nice tourist town that gave the impression of a Mayberry (https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?26714-Mayberry) town. It's really nice and picturesque, a type of town to have a little vacation cabin in - if one were inclined to live in CA.

I wonder if this was some type of drug manufacturer/dealer with a vendetta or maybe some anti-Government Weaver type of dude.

There ain’t no such thing as Mayberry.

[Erick Gelhaus]

Guerneville? Seriously?

I've been through that town, and it's a nice tourist town that gave the impression of a Mayberry (https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?26714-Mayberry) town. It's really nice and picturesque, a type of town to have a little vacation cabin in - if one were inclined to live in CA.

I wonder if this was some type of drug manufacturer/dealer with a vendetta or maybe some anti-Government Weaver type of dude.

I have never, ever, heard Guerneville described as Mayberry. The first murder I was involved with the responding to was there during the late 80s while I was in college volunteering at search & rescue. Yeah, not Mayberry.

[Jay585]

Well, I stand corrected.

As I said, it was the impression I got when going through the town.

[JATA]

I would like to hear more info on the type of "explosive" and what damage was done to the patrol car.

Based on what one of y'all says about how nice the town is, I have to wonder if the "explosive" was a M60 (or similar) and this was blown out of proportion by the media.

I would not be surprised if it WAS an actual IED, things are getting that crazy. However, nor would I be surprised if this was exaggerated shenanigans.

[HCM]

I would like to hear more info on the type of "explosive" and what damage was done to the patrol car.

Based on what one of y'all says about how nice the town is, I have to wonder if the "explosive" was a M60 (or similar) and this was blown out of proportion by the media.

I would not be surprised if it WAS an actual IED, things are getting that crazy. However, nor would I be surprised if this was exaggerated shenanigans.

Pipe bomb / IED are much more common than most people think.

The area is about an hour or two north of The San Francisco Bay Area which is a giant nest of crazy freaks of all stripes. Not to mention the so called Picturesque / wine country / Mayberry has significant drug / property theft and gang issues that are not visible at first glance. In fact most “nice” areas in NorCal have a seedy underbelly where the people who do all the day to day work, and those who prey on them live,

[blues]

In fact most “nice” areas in [_____] have a seedy underbelly where the people who do all the day to day work, and those who prey on them live,

Insert locale of your choice.

[Jay585]

Pipe bomb / IED are much more common than most people think.

The area is about an hour or two north of The San Francisco Bay Area which is a giant nest of crazy freaks of all stripes. Not to mention the so called Picturesque / wine country / Mayberry has significant drug / property theft and gang issues that are not visible at first glance. In fact most “nice” areas in NorCal have a seedy underbelly where the people who do all the day to day work, and those who prey on them live,

I'd agree with that - it seems to be everywhere. Anyone who has visited Sequim, WA might fall in love with it (if you ever go, do yourself a favor and eat at the Oak Table Cafe (http://www.oaktablecafe.com/)!) but I was able to take the tour with a former heroin addict and I heard/saw some pretty shady things.

Anyway, my inital impression of the town was as a 13 year old who had lived in Richmond his whole life (remember the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape that made national media? Yeah, that shithole). So it was easy to see the place how I wanted to see it and not as it was.

[HCM]

I'd agree with that - it seems to be everywhere. Anyone who has visited Sequim, WA might fall in love with it (if you ever go, do yourself a favor and eat at the Oak Table Cafe (http://www.oaktablecafe.com/)!) but I was able to take the tour with a former heroin addict and I heard/saw some pretty shady things.

Anyway, my inital impression of the town was as a 13 year old who had lived in Richmond his whole life (remember the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape that made national media? Yeah, that shithole). So it was easy to see the place how I wanted to see it and not as it was.

I’m familiar with Richmond.

Years ago, just before 6am, was driving a minivan full of geared up cops. We were all in external armor with “Police” markings, going to execute a search / Arrest warrant we were stopped at a light with the windows open when one of the local “youths” seeing only a white guy in a mini van, assumed I was a commuter looking to score before work and started asking what we “needed” - hilarity ensued.

[Tabasco]

Pipe bomb / IED are much more common than most people think.

The area is about an hour or two north of The San Francisco Bay Area which is a giant nest of crazy freaks of all stripes. Not to mention the so called Picturesque / wine country / Mayberry has significant drug / property theft and gang issues that are not visible at first glance. In fact most “nice” areas in NorCal have a seedy underbelly where the people who do all the day to day work, and those who prey on them live,

I always thought of Gurneville as a "Castro District" in the woods... Castro is a former working class district in San Francisco that was gentrified by the gay community in the 70's. The thing about living in the country is that we have all of the crime in the urban areas, there's just less of it (like the population).

[SeriousStudent]

Holy smokes, I am glad no good folks were killed, and hope that the wounded make a speedy recovery.

You folks be careful!

[11B10]

Holy smokes, I am glad no good folks were killed, and hope that the wounded make a speedy recovery.

You folks be careful!



This ^^^^ !!!!

[Dog Guy]

https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Santa-Rosa-man-high-on-meth-set-off-M-80-under-13135935.php?t=200d05c13c

Looks like it was an M-80, and the guy was using meth. Who'd a seen that coming??

[Erick Gelhaus]

Word was M1000-size HMEx with blast & boom but no frag.

[Hambo]

There ain’t no such thing as Mayberry.

Oh, there's a Mayberry, but it's full of meth labs, human trafficking, and assorted other bad shit.

[Tabasco]

Here's an article:

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8608316-181/man-suspected-of-guerneville-explosion

Guess he don't like cops.

[scw2]

There ain’t no such thing as Mayberry.

Reminds me of Tom Givens' post, and the illusion of Mayberry (https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?26714-Mayberry):



Almost exactly one year ago Lynn and I moved to a quaint little town of 35,000 folks in a rural area 35 miles east of Tampa, Florida. It’s a quiet, Mayberry-like town. The police department has 99 employees, including 74 sworn officers, and there is little crime.

A few months after we moved here, there was a fatal shooting here involving a person with a Florida Concealed Weapons License. The shooting was ruled justifiable self defense and no charges were involved. Today, two of our police officers shot to death a violent felony suspect during a confrontation after a vehicle chase, at 7:00 in the morning. The deceased had multiple prior arrests for domestic violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

That’s two fatal self defense shootings in one year in my little town. The lesson: there are no longer “safe places”, except where you make yourself safe through vigilance, commitment and skill. Carry your damn gun. Accept that violence can occur suddenly, anywhere. Be mentally prepared. Someone in a setting much like my town once asked John Farnam, “How many times do people get killed around here, anyway?”. John’s classic response was, “Just once, just like every where else.”

[CS Tactical]

I'd agree with that - it seems to be everywhere. Anyone who has visited Sequim, WA might fall in love with it (if you ever go, do yourself a favor and eat at the Oak Table Cafe (http://www.oaktablecafe.com/)!) but I was able to take the tour with a former heroin addict and I heard/saw some pretty shady things.

Anyway, my inital impression of the town was as a 13 year old who had lived in Richmond his whole life (remember the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape that made national media? Yeah, that shithole). So it was easy to see the place how I wanted to see it and not as it was.


You grew up in Richmond? :eek: I grew up in Vallejo.

[Jay585]

You grew up in Richmond? :eek: I grew up in Vallejo.

I've heard Vallejo is similar to Richmond, but Vallejo gets cool points because they have Marine World (now 6 Flags Marine World) and a cool little surplus store that's now since closed down. I think it was Adventure Army Surplus and Survival. I can't remember what street it was on, I was too young to pay attention to that stuff. Might've been Valencia St.

EDIT: Still making the move to Meridian?

[CS Tactical]

I've heard Vallejo is similar to Richmond, but Vallejo gets cool points because they have Marine World (now 6 Flags Marine World) and a cool little surplus store that's now since closed down. I think it was Adventure Army Surplus and Survival. I can't remember what street it was on, I was too young to pay attention to that stuff. Might've been Valencia St.


I remember going to Victory Stores off of Virginia Street when I was a kid, I don't recall the place you're referring to. Growing up Richmond was always really bad with violent crime, gangs and drugs while Vallejo started it's downturn when Mare Island closed in the mid 90's.

Yes Meridian is on the horizon for Summer of 2019 :cool:

[Jay585]

Adventure Surplus on Couch St.

https://m.facebook.com/pages/Adventure-Store-Surplus-Sales/116672402039889

Congrats on the move, I hope you'll like it here!

[CS Tactical]

Adventure Surplus on Couch St.

https://m.facebook.com/pages/Adventure-Store-Surplus-Sales/116672402039889

Congrats on the move, I hope you'll like it here!


Thank you, I hope we do as well :cool: