Overnight outage in West Marin; 911 unavailable for some
Hundreds of residents in West Marin had no power for much of Monday, through the night and into Tuesday morning after a tree limb fell across power lines near Point Reyes Station. The Pacific Gas &...
View ArticleNovato police investigate fake 911 call, suspected crime jag
Novato police arrested a woman after an alleged crime spree over the weekend. The events unfolded as police and firefighters were called to the 1400 block of North Hamilton Parkway just after 8:30 p.m....
View ArticleNovato police arrest man over alleged threats
Novato police arrested a 66-year-old man who allegedly threatened medical workers. A patient, upset that his belongings were moved, threatened staff members “with great bodily harm” shortly after 5...
View ArticleMosquito Fire grows overnight, pushing containment lower
The Mosquito Fire, burning in Placer and El Dorado counties, was reinvigorated by a change in weather conditions late Tuesday and early Wednesday, allowing the blaze to grow beyond already-established...
View ArticleNovato man arrested in Lee Gerner Park assault
A Novato man was arrested after allegedly attacking a woman with a portable speaker near Lee Gerner Park. Police officers first went to the park on Seventh Street shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday to...
View ArticleMagnitude 4.4 and 4.3 earthquakes in Santa Rosa jolt Marin, Bay Area
SANTA ROSA – Earthquakes of magnitude 4.4 and 4.3 jolted the North Bay on Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquakes hit within a minute of one another, with the magnitude...
View ArticleMap: Mosquito Fire grows by 8,000 acres overnight, evacuation zone expanded
The Mosquito Fire grew by 8,000 acres overnight during a fight to protect the Sierra Nevada communities of Todd Valley and Foresthill. It was at 58,544 acres Wednesday morning (91½ square miles), said...
View ArticleSan Rafael cops arrest DUI suspect after pursuit, standoff
San Rafael police arrested a man they say drunkenly led them on a chase from downtown to the Mount Tamalpais Cemetery before a brief standoff Tuesday night. The chase began when 25-year-old Bryan Donan...
View ArticleFour arrested in Novato juvenile trafficking sting
Authorities arrested several men in Novato who believed they had arranged to meet minors for sex. The arrests are part of a larger push by police in Marin County to combat sex trafficking of minors....
View ArticleFormer USC water polo coach gets new ‘Varsity Blues’ admissions scam trial
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for a former decorated University of Southern California water polo coach convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. U.S. District...
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San Rafael police abuse probe draws FBI interest, official says
Cesar Lagleva of San Rafael and other demonstrators participate in protest on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, over a bloody arrest in the Canal area. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Protesters make...
View ArticleAs California starts over on concealed gun law, another sheriff faces permit...
California has been hailed as a model for gun laws by those who favor tough restrictions, but the Golden State’s effort to limit who can carry a concealed weapon in public has looked more like a...
View ArticleNorthern California woman sentenced for kidnapping hoax
A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search...
View ArticleNovato police probe flurry of antisemitic flyers
Authorities are investigating the distribution of antisemitic flyers in neighborhoods around southern Novato. The Novato Police Department first received reports of the flyers around 9:30 a.m. Monday....
View ArticleSausalito pedestrian dies after e-bike collision
A Sausalito man died after being struck by an electric powered bicycle, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said. A 911 caller reported the collision at 8:40 p.m. Aug. 31 on the Mill Valley-Sausalito...
View ArticleMarin detectives arrest suspected fentanyl dealer
Marin County sheriff’s investigators arrested a suspect on allegations of selling undercover detectives scores of counterfeit pills dressed up as the tranquilizer alprazolam but instead containing the...
View ArticleSan Quentin ex-guard, conspirators admit smuggling scheme
A former guard at San Quentin State Prison, his half-brother, another associate and the romantic partner of a death row inmate have pleaded guilty in a smuggling ring to slip cellphones to inmates. The...
View ArticleNovato man arrested in San Rafael theft case
San Rafael police arrested a theft suspect with an assist from a store security guard. The alleged crime happened on Friday at Northgate mall, where a man took merchandise at Macy’s without paying for...
View ArticleSan Rafael police arrest knife assault suspect
San Rafael police arrested a suspect in a knifing that sent a man to a hospital. Officers went to the 1000 block of Cresta Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday after a 911 caller reported an assault,...
View ArticleSan Rafael police: Suspect sicced dog on pedestrians
San Rafael police arrested a man on allegations he set his dog on random passersby at the downtown transit center. Police officers went to the center at 850 Tamalpais Ave. shortly after 1 p.m. Monday...
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