Full Notification

Issued By:
Kelsey McCarthy, Community Engagement Liaison

Incident:                       Arrest made for man harassing juveniles
Report Number:           24-0990
Occurred Date :           March 6, 2024
Occurred Time:           3:47 p.m.
Location:                     Kenilworth Dr  
Suspects:                     John larson (69, Petaluma)
Charges:                      Annoying or Harassing a Juvenile (647.6 PC)
                       
Incident Summary

Arrest made on suspect harassing juveniles:

On Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 at approximately 3:47pm, Petaluma Police officers responded to a call for service coming from a juvenile female victim in the East Washington Place shopping center. The victim reported that a man, later identified as John Larson (69, Petaluma) was attempting to lure the victim and her friends into sexual intercourse and to supply them with marijuana and cocaine.The suspect followed the victims into another shop before nearly getting into a fight with another community member. After arriving on scene, officers were able to locate and positively ID Larson in the surrounding area before making an arrest and securing a bail enhancement to be added as Larson had previously been booked under similar circumstances.

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