Marin lawyer impersonator sentenced in federal fraud case
A woman who posed as lawyer in Marin County Superior Court — then went on to steal more than $300,000 in federal coronavirus aid — was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday. Miranda Devlin, 37, of...
View ArticleMarin sheriff knocked at forum on migrant detainees
The fate of undocumented immigrants who have been arrested for a serious or violent crime but not convicted dominated the discussion during a Marin TRUTH Act forum this week. The Transparent Review of...
View ArticleUS-Canada border towns assess damage from devastating floods
By LISA BAUMANN and ELAINE THOMPSON SUMAS, Wash. (AP) — Residents of this small U.S. city along the Canadian border were assessing damage from flooding that hit an estimated three quarters of homes, as...
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Overturned big rig on Highway 101 in Novato leaves debris, snarls traffic
Workers clean up the scene on a stretch of Highway 101 near the De Long Avenue exit where a big rig carrying crushed cars crashed into the median, spilling its cargo and blocking lanes before the...
View ArticlePolice: Driver suspected in hit and run arrested
San Rafael police arrested a woman this week suspected of causing major injury motorcycle crash in October. Coraima Pampin Pasos of Novato, 28, was taken into custody Thursday in San Rafael, Sgt. Raul...
View ArticleElizabeth Holmes takes witness stand in Theranos trial after prosecution...
SAN JOSE — In a surprising twist, failed startup founder Elizabeth Holmes took the witness stand at her trial Friday, defending herself against criminal fraud charges involving her defunct Palo Alto...
View ArticleSwarms of thieves ransack Bay Area department stores
About 80 people, some wearing ski masks and wielding crowbars, ransacked a high-end department store in the San Francisco Bay Area, assaulting employees and stealing merchandise before fleeing in cars...
View ArticleMarin man accused of ramming police vehicle after chase
Police arrested a San Rafael man after a 100-mph chase that began in Marin County and ended when the man crashed into an officer’s vehicle in Petaluma, authorities said. The chase began at about 8:20...
View ArticleBay Area retail robberies: Marin law enforcement, businesses cast watchful eye
Marin businesses and law enforcement agencies are on alert this week after a series of high-profile robberies across the Bay Area over the weekend. The Marin County Police Chiefs Association –– a group...
View Article3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder
By Russ Bynum/Associated Press BRUNSWICK — Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when...
View ArticlePG&E fined $5 million for failing to maintain Sausalito power line
The California Public Utilities Commission has fined Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $5 million for failing to inspect and repair a transmission line in Sausalito between 2009 and 2018. The citation...
View ArticlePolice: Mob hits business in Larkspur; $250,000 in damages, lost goods
A mob of thieves smashed the window to break into a Larkspur business Sunday night, resulting in $250,000 in damages and loss of merchandise in a crime similar to those occurring around the Bay Area,...
View ArticleMarin district attorney and recorder ally to prevent deed fraud
Marin’s Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk and District Attorney have teamed up in an effort to prevent the mushrooming white collar crime of deed fraud from taking off in Marin. “Deed theft occurs when...
View ArticleBay Area news crew security guard dies from shooting
A security guard has died after he was shot while he protected a Bay Area television news crew covering a smash-and-grab theft, part of a rash of organized retail crime in the region. “We are...
View ArticleBay Area: Police chase 13-year-old carjacking suspect
A 13-year-old boy suspected in a carjacking was arrested after leading police on a chase and crashing the stolen vehicle in the parking lot of an Oakley coffee shop, police said. Antioch police...
View ArticleCentral Marin police continue probe into retail raid
Authorities are continuing to seek suspects in connection with an organized heist at a retailer in Larkspur, Central Marin police said Monday. The theft at the RealReal at Marin Country Mart on Nov. 21...
View ArticleElizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos president Balwani forced sex on Holmes, she...
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes testified tearfully Monday that former company president Sunny Balwani, her romantic partner for more than a decade, belittled her, controlled her diet, sought to keep...
View ArticleSan Rafael police investigate suspicious liquid dump
A hazardous materials team was called to Terra Linda on Tuesday to remove an acidic liquid a man dumped in a mall planter box, police said. A suspect has been identified through video surveillance...
View ArticleNovato police chief to retire at end of year
Novato’s police chief announced he will retire on Dec. 30 after a six-year tenure with the police department, including two years in the top post. Matthew McCaffrey, 59, was appointed police chief in...
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos founder gruff, and emotional, under...
Separated by 10 feet and a see-through, anti-COVID barrier, Elizabeth Holmes faced off against federal prosecutor Robert Leach for six hours Tuesday as Leach sought to highlight her alleged lies about...
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