The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who it believes attempted to steal a plane from the county airport in October, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. On the morning of Oct. 13, deputies were dispatched to the airport for the report of a man trying to steal planes.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected of trying to steal a private plane from the Sonoma County Airport, the sheriff’s department said Tuesday. On Jan. 12, officers from the Santa Rosa Police Department arrested Augustin Ortiz,

The final passenger total was 772,558, up 20.5% from the 641,178 travelers flown in 2023, surprising even airport officials.