Petaluma police seek help finding wanted man

<p>Petaluma police were looking for a man wanted on two outstanding, no-bail warrants who twice evaded capture Wednesday.</p><p>Jonathan Newman, 36, first escaped on a bicycle when an officer, not realizing he was wanted, attempted to stop him in the Petaluma Estates mobile home park on North McDowell Boulevard around 11 a.m. Wednesday.</p><p>Police found the abandoned bicycle and figured out it had been used by Newman, who apparently had been staying in the mobile home park, according to Sgt. Jim Stephenson.</p><p>Another officer spotted him on foot about 20 minutes later and tried to chase him down, but Newman scaled several walls and got away.</p><p>Newman is wanted on one local warrant and one from Yuba County for assault and violation of probation. Anyone who sees him is asked to call police at 778-4372.</p><p>-- Mary Callahan</p>