Crime & Safety
Petaluma Men Arrested for Assault With a Deadly Weapon
One of the suspects tried to slash someone with a night during Friday night incident
Two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of attempted assault with a deadly weapon inside a Petaluma shopping center early this morning, according to police.
Andres Martinez, 19, and 18-year-old Vicente Martinez, both of Petaluma, got into an argument in the Golden Eagle Shopping Center located at 80 East Washington St. at about 12:10 a.m., police said.
Andres took out a crowbar and Vicente tried to slash someone nearby with a knife, and both suspects then ran away, according to police.
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Officers quickly located both suspects near a parking garage on C Street, and the pair was then arrested.
Andres and Vicente were booked at Sonoma County Jail on weapons charges. Both weapons were recovered, police said.
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