Crime & Safety
Helicopter Search Rattles Napa Residents After Reported Stabbing
After a helicopter search Tuesday night left neighbors looking for answers, Napa police are still looking for a suspect in a reported stabbing at Maple and Pine streets.
In Facebook posts and comments on Patch, Napa residents in and around the "tree streets" neighborhood expressed concern about a police search Tuesday night that included overflights by the Napa CHP helicopter.
Here's what we know:
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Napa Patch contributor Robert Peebles, Jr. heard on his police scanner that Napa police were investigating a stabbing at Maple and Pine Street.
"They are searching for the suspect. The victim got himself to the hospital," Peebles reported via text at about 9:15 p.m.
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Apparently the has also been hearing from rattled readers: The newspaper posted a brief item late Wednesday afternoon, saying the continues to investigate the stabbing reported around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The Register article confirms that the CHP helicopter was in use for about 15 minutes and that the suspect is still at large.
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