Vandalism Suspect Shattered Windows Of Local Business: Police

PETALUMA, CA — The Petaluma Police Department sought the public's help Sunday to identify a man wanted in connection with the vandalism of a local business back in January.

A business owner on Lynch Creek Way contacted the police department on Jan. 3 to report someone all the glass windows of the building were shattered and a black line was spray-painted around the outside of the building.

The cost to repair the business was estimated between $10,000 and $15,000, Petaluma police Sgt. Ron Flores said.

Officers reviewed surveillance video of the suspect and it appeared to be a white man who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, a mask and gloves, and was carrying a backpack.

The same business was targeted twice before in August 2023 by the same person who spray-painted the outside of the business and threw rocks at the windows, shattering them, Flores said.

All three incidents happened around the same time of day: between 5:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m.

The prior cases were also investigated but a suspect could not be identified.

Police asked anyone who recognizes the man or has information about the incident to call Officer Steven Hutchison at 707-781-1215.