Prowler suspected in thefts arrested in Rohnert Park

A Rohnert Park man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of prowling around an apartment complex where residents had reported a number of thefts, police officials said.

Christian Slayback, 25, matched the description of a long-haired man in a red hat residents said was running around Windsong Apartments on Camino Colegio and yelling at people, Rohnert Park Public Safety Department officials said. Police were called to the complex about 9:30 a.m.

A maintenance staffer told officers Slayback and two other men had been “acting erratic” and hidden a bag behind a fence enclosing a building’s utilities, police said in a news statement.

Officers found the bag, which contained holiday decorations. In a “rambling statement” to officers, Slayback said the decorations had been stolen from a friend and he hoped to return them to her, according to police. Slayback had another bag with him holding a Nintendo game cube. Police officials said they suspect the items had been stolen.

Police asked Windsong residents to report thefts to Officer Brett Layn at 707-588-3564.

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