North Bay man arrested for alleged possession of child pornography

PETALUMA, Calif. - A man was arrested in Petaluma on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing child pornography, police said.     

Police detectives and officers received a tip that Nicholas Petersen, 31, of Petaluma, may have possessed child pornography.  

A warrant was out for his arrest.   

On Tuesday, officers stopped Petersen while he was driving into a Petaluma shopping center. Petersen was arrested on probable cause and a search warrant for his house was served.   

According to Petaluma police, Petersen was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of possessing images/data of persons under 18 years of age engaging in or simulating sexual contact.   

The department asks anyone with information regarding the investigation to contact Detective Vedder at (707) 781-1241 or ppdtips@cityofpetaluma.org.