Petaluma Fire Department

Actions to limit a potential spill of petroleum products from a barge sinking in the Petaluma River were under way Sunday, and are expected to result in an “extended incident” involving multiple agencies and a coordinated plan to recover the barge, Petaluma Fire Department officials said Sunday afternoon.

Petaluma police are investigating after a driver crashed his car Friday morning through the window of a Starbucks location at 440 East Washington St., injuring three people inside.

A woman who was trying to retrieve clothing donations from a recycling container died when she became trapped between the container’s doors Wednesday morning, Petaluma police said.

Two people died Sunday after a small plane crashed on a road in Petaluma, according to the Petaluma Fire Department.

The Petaluma Fire Department responded to a small plane on fire Petaluma Municipal Airport on Sunday evening.

Firefighters in Petaluma rescued a 3-year-old girl accidentally locked inside a car Sunday, according to the Petaluma Fire Department.

Police in Petaluma are investigating an alleged shooting that accidentally injured a child Saturday night.

Petaluma firefighters Tuesday morning rescued a female security guard who fell into an outdoor concrete tank containing the remnants of chicken at a poultry processing plant.