Petaluma police arrest high-risk sex offender

The suspect had failed to register with law enforcement, police said.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Petaluma police arrested a high-risk sex offender and convicted arsonist after getting calls that he was harassing people at an eastside apartment complex, according to Petaluma police officials.

Gilbert Valentino Solis, 54, remained in custody in the Sonoma County Jail Monday with bail set at $10,000. He was arrested late Friday night at a complex on East Washington Street, police said.

Officers went to the complex about 10:20 p.m. and found Solis, described by police as a San Francisco transient. A criminal history check showed Solis was a convicted high-risk sex offender and arsonist, and that he had failed to register with law enforcement, a requirement of his parole.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter@rossmannreport.

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