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2710 Knob Hill Road Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 15 offenders within 5 miles and 279 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

15 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 2710 Knob Hill Road, Sonoma, CA 95476

1 Rape

12 Child Involved

1 Assault

3 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BAYERBACH, MATTHEW STEPHEN 29 years old Child Involved Violent	SEXUAL BATTERY 2025-08-24T09:08:32 LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD 14 OR 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OFFENDER 10 OR MORE YEARS OLDER THAN VICTIM 2025-08-24T09:08:32	18715 HIGHWAY 12 SONOMA, CA, 95476	5	Medium
ORTIZCALDERON, JOSE 41 years old	PRIOR CODE: SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH FOREIGN OBJECT BY FORCE/FEAR 2025-08-24T09:08:35	202 ENCINAS PL SONOMA, CA, 95476	4.9	Medium
WENZEL, FRANCIS DAVID 81 years old Child Involved	LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE 2025-08-24T09:08:36	22535 BROADWAY SONOMA, CA, 95476	1.9	Medium
FORNEY, MICHAEL DAVID 33 years old Child Involved	ORAL COPULATION WITH A MINOR UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OFFENDER IS 21 OR MORE YEARS OF AGE 2025-08-24T09:08:33 POSSESS/ETC OBSCENE MATTER OF MINOR IN SEXUAL ACT 2025-08-24T09:08:33	19200 RAILROAD AVE SONOMA, CA, 95476	4.8	Medium
LYONS, SAMUEL JOHNSON 49 years old Child Involved	LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD 14 OR 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OFFENDER 10 OR MORE YEARS OLDER THAN VICTIM 2025-08-24T09:08:34	800 PETALUMA AVE SONOMA, CA, 95476	4.5	Medium

279 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

36 Severe

26 Medium

45 Low

172 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:02 PM	Oregon St Apartment 100-18, Sonoma, CA 95476	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a fall medical call was reported near Oregon Street in Sonoma, at Merrill Gardens close to Anthony Court and Gregory Circle. Engine 31 and Medic 31 were dispatched for the incident.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:58 PM	Oregon St Apartment 100-18, Sonoma, CA 95476	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded urgently without lights or sirens to a fall near (number withheld) Oregon Street, Sonoma, at Merrill Gardens near Anthony Court and Gregory Circle.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 08:04 PM	W Napa St, Sonoma, CA 95476	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible suspicious person at a Safeway in Sonoma who may have been trying to hit parked cars. The subject, described as wearing a white shirt and black shorts and associated with an older light-colored Lexus or Camry, was reportedly seen leaving the store and getting into a different vehicle in the parking lot. A be-on-the-lookout alert was issued for the person and vehicle.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:00 PM	1st St W, Sonoma, CA 95476	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medical aid was dispatched near First Street, at an apartment on the third floor. Law enforcement was present on scene.
Other Non-Crime Event 07/16/2026 05:49 PM	3rd St W, Sonoma, CA 95476	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, sheriff personnel provided an agency assist to fire-medical crews for two small dogs near 3rd Street West in Sonoma. County roads were also asked to handle cleanup in the area.

Crime & Safety Report for 2710 Knob Hill Road, Sonoma, CA 95476