Petaluma teenager reports being assaulted by stranger

A 17-year-old male reported being attacked by a man in Petaluma on Friday afternoon, and police are stepping up patrols in the area while they seek a suspect. According to a Petaluma Police Department news release, the 17-year-old called 911 at 1:25 p.m. saying a man he didn’t know had attacked him 45 minutes earlier while he was on a basketball court in the 100 block of Fairgrounds Drive. The boy described his assailant as an older adult, with long gray or black hair, wearing a green flannel shirt, bluejeans...