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Novato police investigate shooting at 7-Eleven
Novato police officers investigate a shooting at the 7-Eleven along Diablo Avenue on April 28, 2020. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)A surveillance image from the 7-Eleven in central Novato...
View ArticleSausalito police intercept suspects in package theft case
Sausalito police detained four suspects after a witness reported an apparent package theft outside a home. A resident on San Carlos Avenue called police at about 4 p.m. Tuesday to report that she saw a...
View ArticleIn Your Town for April 30, 2020
LARKSPUR Commission clears home on Oak Road The city Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a three-story, 4,235-square-foot home at 65 Oak Road. The commission cleared the project in a 5-0...
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Marin arrests decline sharply amid coronavirus clampdown
CHP officer Dave Bruestle keeps an eye out for speeders along north bound Highway 101 in San Rafael on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)The Marin County Jail is seen in...
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San Rafael knife suspect accused of kicking officer
Tompkins (Marin County Jail) A San Rafael woman is accused of attacking a victim with a knife and then kicking an officer in an attempt to escape, police said. Castanya Tompkins, 23, was booked into...
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San Rafael police arrest woman in alleged street beating
Harris (Marin County Jail) San Rafael police arrested a woman on allegations she beat a man with a metal object in a dispute over a debt. The incident occurred at about 12:25 a.m. Wednesday in the 800...
View ArticleIn Your Town for May 1, 2020
THE COUNTY Rescanning needed for antenna TVs Marin residents who receive television via an antenna will need to rescan their TVs to continue viewing local networks. The Federal Communications...
View ArticleSan Rafael drug suspect nabbed after bike pursuit
A 27-year-old man was arrested on drug allegations after a bike pursuit in San Rafael, police said. The incident unfolded at about 12:15 a.m. Friday when a San Rafael police officer spotted a group of...
View ArticleSan Rafael suspect arrested in Safeway purse theft
A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with a grocery store purse theft after a brief foot chase in downtown San Rafael, police said. The alleged crime was reported at 2:07 p.m. Thursday at the...
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Marin dog walkers squeezed in virus ‘gray area’
Professional dog walker Will Lane, owner of the pet walking service Tiburon Dog Butler, walks his dog, Pancho, along a scenic trail in Tiburon on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Since shelter-in-place many...
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Sausalito parking cop finds sideline as pandemic artist
Beth DiLego, a parking enforcer in Sausalito, looks out for a possible photo on April 23, 2020. DiLego is taking pictures around the city to show its changes during the coronavirus pandemic. (Sherry...
View ArticleNovato knifing suspect booked on attempted murder count
A Novato man accused of stabbing his roommate early last month has been booked into the county jail on suspicion of attempted murder. Aaron Morse, 35, was taken to the jail Saturday afternoon after his...
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Marin parents vexed by vandalism at daughter’s memorial
Erika and John Brooks lay flowers at the memorial bench in Strawberry for their daughter Casey on May 3, 2020, which would have been her 30th birthday. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin...
View Article‘Ghost Ship’ homicide defendant released over virus risks
A man facing a second trial for a fire that killed 36 partygoers at an Oakland warehouse he’s accused of illegally converting into a cluttered artists enclave was released from jail Monday over...
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San Rafael police suspect arson in 6 Canal fires
San Rafael firefighters clean up after a suspected arson at an apartment complex at 95 Medway Road on May 6, 2020. Five other suspicious fires were reported in the Canal neighborhood around the same...
View ArticleForest Knolls man accused of DUI crash, threats
A man who crashed his pickup truck outside Fairfax was arrested on allegations of intoxicated driving and threatening police, the California Highway Patrol reported. The suspect drove off an embankment...
View ArticleSan Rafael bike theft suspect collared by owner
A 22-year-old Novato resident was arrested on suspicion of stealing a bike from an open garage in a Terra Linda home. Police responded to a report of a fight at 1:44 p.m. Monday in the area of Las...
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Marin first responders honor hospital staff’s virus valor
Novato Community Hospital staffers receive cheers from police and firefighters on May 13, 2020, in honor of their work during the coronavirus pandemic. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent...
View ArticleWest Marin carjacking suspect arrested after chase
An unlicensed driver accused of joyriding in two stolen vehicles was arrested on carjacking allegations after a police chase in West Marin, authorities said. The incident began at about 9:50 a.m....
View ArticleHighway shooter attacks vehicle in Novato
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on Highway 101 in Novato. The crime happened at about 8:45 p.m. Friday in the southbound lanes at Atherton Avenue. The victim told police...
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