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Santa Rosa grapples with youth gun violence as arrests for firearms possession soar 500%

The number of juveniles arrested in possession of firearms has soared 500 percent this year, say Santa Rosa police who blame an increase in gang violence. So far this year, 21 youths have been arrested for possessing guns, compared with just four in 2022, police said Friday. Five of Santa Rosa’s nine homicides this year […]