Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Unprovoked Attack With A Metal Pipe: Petaluma PD
A man was arrested after he wielded a pipe in an unprovoked attack of another man in Petaluma, according to police.
PETALUMA, CA — A 54-year-old Petaluma man was arrested for allegedly attacking another man with a metal pipe, Petaluma police said on Saturday.
Joseph Anderson is accused of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking the victim without provocation on Thursday evening at Steamer Landing Park.
A 911 call from a witness allegedly reported Anderson was attacking the man with a pipe. When Petaluma police officers arrived he was not using the pipe, but was actively attacking the victim, according to the Petaluma Police Department.
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Anderson was taken into custody and booked into Sonoma County Jail.
The victim was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
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