Listening for a Change, a Santa Rosa-based organization, on Friday will show a series of short videos of people sharing their stories of how the wildfires impacted their lives, and seniors will be encouraged to share their stories, too. In Sonoma Valley alone, nine emotional support groups for seniors formed after the October fires. The fires were “particularly stressful on seniors,” she noted. Tremendous fear of being left behind and being marginalized,” said Tolliver. While emergency preparedness guides and gifts will be distributed, Maddox said community-building and emotional support will also be stressed as important elements for seniors to keep in mind during disasters. It reinforced the best of all of us as individuals.” “We do live in this exceptionally caring community of people looking out for each other. “People learned from the fires that there is a larger community of caring than they realized,” said Kelsey Maddox, Vintage House program and services manager. At least ?600 people have signed up to attend, according to organizers. Kelly said that investigators will try to determine what was going on in Williams' life in the last few months.On Friday afternoon, a workshop at Vintage House Senior Center in Sonoma will address disaster preparedness for older adults, with a focus on what they can do now to plan for future emergencies. Kelly called Williams' record with the department "immaculate." Kelly said that he passed all the reference and psychological tests and there was nothing in his background that would have prevented him from being hired as a deputy. However, he was hired as an Alameda County Sheriff's deputy in September 2021. Kelly added that Williams did not pass the probationary 1-year period at the Stockton Police Department, which he called pretty routine. Silva said he could not say why Williams left the department, citing a "personnel matter." Stockton Police Department Officer Joe Silva said Williams worked for the department there from Jan. Prior to turning himself in, Williams had an emotional phone call with the Dublin police chief.ĭublin police said Williams lives in Stockton. Police are still searching for his duty-issued firearm, which he likely tossed near the Altamont Pass, Kelly said.Īuthorities went down to get him, Kelly said, adding that they wouldn't be back in the East Bay until later on Wednesday evening. "It's a great loss for the community, and it's even more disheartening to find out that one of our own is actually the trigger-person behind this tragedy," Holmes said. Sheriff's deputies provide police services in Dublin. He was taken into custody after about a 45-minute-long conversation with Dublin Police Services Chief Garrett Holmes. on Wednesday, Dublin police issued a news release saying Williams was at large.īut shortly afterward, Williams phoned authorities to surrender. are unknown at this point, Kelly said.Ībout 10 a.m. Kelly said that Williams worked on Tuesday at the courthouse and then took an overtime shift at Santa Rita Jail until 11 p.m. "She was kind-hearted, loving she always went above and beyond as a frontline worker during the COVID pandemic, her cousin Diem Thuy Le said through tears. She was married to her husband for about 20 years. Investigators don't have a motive, but a source close to the investigation said police are looking into various possibilities, including allegations that Williams may have been having an affair with the wife. "He knew them - this was not a random crime," Kelly said.
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