San Rafael police say suspect stole idling car
San Rafael police arrested an auto theft suspect after finding him near the crime scene about three hours later. The victim reported the theft at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Novato Street in the Canal area,...
View ArticleSan Rafael police cite 2 men in bike theft sting
San Rafael police cited two men during a sting targeting bicycle thieves. The operation on Tuesday involved locked bikes that police placed at various locations to watch for thieves. Dionysios...
View ArticleCorte Madera thief denied bid for lower conviction
A state appeals court has denied a Corte Madera identity thief’s petition to have his conviction reduced to a misdemeanor. Francisco Javier Espinoza was arrested at the Nordstrom store on Redwood...
View ArticleFairfax man arrested in Corte Madera drug probe
Investigators arrested a Fairfax man after linking him to a Corte Madera hotel room containing suspected LSD and ecstasy, according to the county drug squad. Central Marin police contacted the man on...
View ArticleSan Anselmo man accused of DUI in 3-car crash
Central Marin police arrested a man on allegations of intoxicated driving after a three-vehicle collision in San Anselmo. The crash happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on Sir Francis Drake...
View ArticleCigarette butts blamed in San Rafael fire
Firefighters stop a deck fire before extending into dwelling at 410 Mission Ave. pic.twitter.com/0ORT2Qz4Qr — San Rafael Fire (@SRFD) May 29, 2020 A single-alarm fire that destroyed a backyard balcony...
View ArticleFloyd: Marin law enforcement reacts, community protests planned
Leaders in Marin’s law enforcement community on Friday denounced the actions of a former Minneapolis police officer in connection with the in-custody death of George Floyd. San Rafael Police Chief...
View ArticleSausalito, Mill Valley to share police services
Cities and towns in Southern Marin are considering ways to cut into mounting costs as the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues. Sausalito’s short-term solutions include freezing...
View ArticleMarin sheriff gets apology for Newsom account of racial bias
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has apologized to Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle for remarks accusing his department of a racist traffic stop. Newsom had based his comments on a story relayed by a...
View ArticleGhost Ship fire retrial further delayed due to coronavirus
OAKLAND — The Ghost Ship criminal retrial of master tenant Derick Almena could be delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. After a hearing on Friday, Judge Trina Thompson set the next...
View ArticleCalifornia photographer charged with child porn distribution
SACRAMENTO — For years, Stockton resident Jonathan Thornton made his living by running a photography studio that mostly shot portraits of children. But federal authorities said he had a horrifying side...
View ArticleNorth Bay looting suspect killed by police
A man suspected of looting a pharmacy in Vallejo was fatally shot by officers who thought he was carrying a firearm in his waistband, but it turned out to be a hammer, police said Wednesday. Details of...
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North Bay-based soldier accused of deadly ambush on police
Gutzwiller (Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office photo) The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy...
View ArticleSausalito attempted murder suspect arrested after 30-foot fall
An attempted murder suspect in Sausalito was arrested after vaulting down a hillside to escape and impaling his arm on a piece of metal, police said Sunday. The incident started at about 11:30 p.m....
View ArticleCoronavirus detected in San Quentin prison transfers
Fifteen inmates at San Quentin State Prison have tested positive for the coronavirus, but officials say the inmates have been kept separate from the prison’s general population. The inmates who have...
View ArticleCoroner IDs Novato pedestrian killed in suspected hit and run
The pedestrian killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Novato this week was identified as Melissa Hisel, 25, of Santa Rosa, the Marin County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Division said. Hisel was found in the road...
View ArticleNovato robbery suspect identified as Vallejo man
Investigators have identified a suspect in an armed robbery at a Novato market, police said Wednesday. The robbery happened March 28 at the 7-Eleven on Diablo Avenue. The clerk told police the robber...
View ArticleSausalito police intercept suspects with stolen mail
Sausalito police arrested a man and a woman found in possession of stolen mail. The incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, police Cpt. Bill Fraass said. A witness reported seeing a black Honda...
View ArticleBelvedere man charged in boating death of son, 11
After an eight-month investigation, prosecutors have charged a Belvedere man with manslaughter and intoxicated boating for the death of his 11-year-old son. Javier Burillo Azcarraga, 58, is scheduled...
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Marin agencies review use-of-force policies amid reform demands
Marin County sheriff's Detective Adam Schermerhorn uses a use-of-force training program at the department headquarters in San Rafael on Nov. 12, 2019. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)San Rafael...
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