Marin deputies use Tasers to subdue combative suspect in Kentfield
Two Marin County sheriff’s deputies fired their Tasers at a 44-year-old man after he refused to identify himself and became “combative,” the department said. The incident unfolded at 1:46 p.m. Thursday...
View ArticleSan Rafael police accuse suspect of starting downtown bonfire
A homeless man wanted in an arson case was arrested after allegedly setting a bonfire in downtown San Rafael. Police responded at 7:20 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fire near the Golden Creme doughnut...
View ArticleIn Your Town for April 4, 2020
THE COUNTY Daily online updates available on virus The latest numbers on coronavirus tests and cases from the Marin Health and Human Services are available at bayareane.ws/3aFp74e. The daily report is...
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Marin releases jail inmates early amid COVID-19 pandemic
Marin County has released 43 jail inmates as of Friday morning and could release more on a case-by-case basis to curb the potential spread of COVID-19, according to county criminal justice officials....
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Feds indict Bolinas child pornography suspect
A Bolinas man who was facing local child pornography charges is now under a federal indictment instead. John Baptist deLorimier Jr., 72, pleaded not guilty to one count of possession. The indictment...
View ArticleJudges reject sweeping California inmate release
SACRAMENTO — Federal judges on Saturday refused on procedural grounds to order California to free thousands of prisoners to ease crowded conditions that attorneys representing inmates likened to a...
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Marin pursuit thwarts Sonoma auto theft suspect
An auto theft suspect from Sonoma County rides south on the northbound shoulder of Highway 101 toward the Smith Ranch Road area in San Rafael on April 4, 2020. (Sonoma County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleState judiciary considers cutting bail to $0 in virus crisis
SACRAMENTO — California judicial leaders are expected to adopt a statewide emergency order setting bail at zero for lower-level offenses and suspending evictions and foreclosures to deal with the...
View ArticleCentral Marin police arrest Larkspur mail theft suspects
Central Marin police have arrested two suspects found in possession of a bag full of stolen mail. Police responded at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a man who allegedly broke into mailboxes in a...
View ArticleMarin deputies arrest San Rafael knife suspect
A 34-year-old man was arrested in the Santa Venetia neighborhood of San Rafael on Wednesday on allegations he made death threats the night before. Ali Mustafa Omar of Santa Venetia was booked into...
View ArticleSausalito arrest ends 100-mph chase of DUI suspect
A suspected intoxicated driver was arrested at gunpoint in Sausalito after leading police on a wild 100-mph chase from Sonoma County through Marin, the California Highway Patrol said. Eric James Hjul,...
View ArticlePolice fatally shoot Bay Area carjacking suspect
Police in South San Francisco shot and killed a man Sunday suspected of threatening officers with a knife at the end of a violent rampage that included stabbing two people, including an off-duty...
View ArticleNovato man booked on gun theft, drug allegations
San Rafael police arrested a Novato man suspected of possessing a stolen gun, stolen property and illegal drugs. Police said stopped the suspect’s car at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the area of Bellam...
View ArticleNovato police investigate armed robbery at market
A robber with a knife threatened a Novato store clerk and escaped with cash from the registers, police said Tuesday. The crime was reported at about 11:30 p.m. Monday in the Loop market at the Shell...
View ArticleSan Rafael woman accused of attacking detective
A San Rafael police detective arrested a Terra Linda woman after she allegedly attacked him with a 9-inch kitchen blade. The detective went to Megan Kenyon’s apartment on Merrydale Road on Tuesday...
View ArticleSan Rafael police arrest gang attack suspect
San Rafael police arrested one suspect in an alleged gang beating and are seeking two other attackers. The crime happened at about 4 p.m. Monday in the 3600 block of Kerner Boulevard, said Lt. Dan...
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Marin DUI suspect accused of 2 crashes in 2 cars
A Mustang and a Toyota rest in the garage of an Idylberry Road home in Lucas Valley after a DUI suspect crashed both cars there on April 15, 2020, police said. (Provided by the California Highway...
View ArticlePolice: Corte Madera cognac thief hits worker with bottle
Central Marin police arrested a shoplifting suspect who allegedly struck a store employee with a $45.77 bottle of Hennessy cognac. The incident occurred at about 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Nugget Market at...
View ArticleMill Valley gas leak forces downtown closure
Crews are working a gas leak please avoid the area. Also this is a great reminder to call 811 prior to digging. SMFD and MillValley working the scene. pic.twitter.com/yExRidHU79 — Southern Marin Fire...
View ArticleMarin day laborers risk violating anti-virus orders
As Marin day laborers struggle to find work in an ailing economy, they could be violating the public health orders to contain the coronavirus. The issue arises with laborers who congregate at places...
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