The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a string of suspected arson fires in the south end of the Mendocino Coast, and is requesting the public’s help in gathering information. According to an MCSO press release, deputies responded to the 40400 block of Old Stage Road in Gualala around 11 p.m. Jan. 20 for […]
After serving as public information officer for the patrol/investigations division of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office for more than a decade, Capt. Greg Van Patten was re-assigned this month to serve as PIO for its corrections division.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a string of suspected arson fires in the south end of the Mendocino Coast, and is requesting the public’s help in gathering information. According to an MCSO press release, deputies responded to the 40400 block of Old Stage Road in Gualala around 11 p.m. Jan. 20 for a reported structure fire, noting that “South Coast Fire Protection District personnel reported an outbuilding on the property that appeared to have been intentionally lit,” and that deputies secured the scene while firefighters extinguished the fire. The fire reportedly burned “an outbuilding and a half […]
After serving as public information officer for the patrol/investigations division of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office for more than a decade, Capt. Greg Van Patten was re-assigned this month to serve as PIO for its corrections division.