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Petaluma Police Department Department NEWS RELEASE

                                                                                                                                                           PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                   
Thursday August 03^rd, 2023
Issued By: Sergeant Ryan Suhrke, Petaluma PD, (707) 778-4372, [email protected]    
Incident:                      Mountain Lion Sighting
Occurred Date :           August 03^rd, 2023.
Occurred Time:           12:15 AM
Location:                     1363 N. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
                                     
On 08/03/2023 at approximately 12:15 a.m., the Petaluma Police Department’s Dispatch Center began to receive calls of a mountain lion being spotted in the parking lots near “Kohl’s” and “Home 2 Suites Hotel” in the 1300 block of N. McDowell Boulevard. Numerous callers stated they were certain that they observed a mountain lion at close distance, and it was traveling between the nearby hotel and other nearby closed stores.
 
Numerous Petaluma Police officers and Animal Control officers saturated the area in an attempt to locate the mountain lion but were unsuccessful. A “Nixle” alert was originally sent out around the time of the incident to make the public aware of the potentially hazardous situation.
 
Although the mountain lion was not located, the Petaluma Police Department is advising the public they can return to the area but remain aware of their surroundings. The Petaluma Animal Control officers and the Petaluma Police Department ask if you observe the animal to please call 9-1-1.