Saturday, May 19, 2012
Investigators are searching for the tenant of an apartment that appears to have been intentionally set on fire.
Investigators are searching for the resident of a Larkspur apartment that was set ablaze in the early morning hours Saturday in a suspected case of arson. Firefighters from Larkspur, Corte Madera, San Rafael and Kentfield, along with the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority, arrived at the Serenity Apartments at 7:10 a.m. at 2700 Lincoln Village Circle to find the ground-floor apartment filled with smoke, according to the Larkspur Fire Department. An initial search found no one inside the apartment unit at the time. Fire crews located the main body of fire in the bathroom, which was quickly extinguished. Crews then confirmed that the fire had not spread to units on either side or to the second or third floors of the complex. Smoke had to be …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
The suspect in Monday's Wells Fargo robbery is also suspected in a series of bank robberies in San Francisco. Police are asking for the public's help in finding him.
The suspect in Monday's bank robbery at the Wells Fargo in Greenbrae's Bon Air Shopping Center is now believed to be responsible for a series of San Francisco bank heists as well. "It may be the same person," Twin Cities Police Detective David Woo said. "The way the robberies all went down are similar. Plus, the physical description is similar." The suspect is described as a white man between 40 and 50 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 160 to 170 pounds, according to San Francisco Police. He is wanted in connection with a string of robberies that started with a robbery at a bank in the 300 block of Clay Street in the Financial District at about 11:30 a.m. on April 30. He was last seen wearing a sun hat with a wide brim …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Driving while texting can even interfere with law enforcement, CHP says
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Tuesday, May 15
Cell phone calls, texts and other distractions on the road earned approximately 5,900 Bay Area motorists citations from the California Highway Patrol last month, officials announced Friday. The 5,900 citations to drivers throughout the region came during the CHP's "It's Not Worth It" campaign to remind the public of the dangers distracted driving poses as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to CHP officials. "We were overwhelmed with the support here in the Bay Area," CHP Chief Teresa Becher said in a statement. "Our allied law enforcement agencies as well as many other public and private entities in the community stepped forward to make a difference." Last month, the CHP issued roughly 30,000 citations statewide…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Police are examining video to get further evidence in the robbery that occurred in the Bon Air Shopping Center, just before 6 p.m.
Twin Cities Police are searching for a suspect who got away with an undisclosed amount of money after robbing the Wells Fargo bank at the Bon Air Shopping Center on Monday evening. The suspect is described as a white male adult, between 5-foot-8 and 5-10, weighing about 200 pounds, according to Sgt. Toby Miller. The suspect has dark hair, but was wearing a blue hat that covered most of his face. He is also described as wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue jeans with a faded paint stain on them. The suspect waited in line for an available teller, then presented a folder that contained a note demanding all the $50 and $100 dollar bills. He reportedly displayed a handgun that was stuffed in his waistband. The teller put the money in the folder …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Nobody wants to see the flashing lights of an advancing patrol car in the rear-view mirror. Here are some tips for avoiding the inconvenience and potential expense of being stopped by the statewide police agency charged with keeping roadways safe.
No matter where you drive in Marin or throughout California, you could be pulled over by the California Highway Patrol, which has jurisdiction not only on state highways but on all roadways open to the public. And while the CHP is best known for nabbing speeders and drunk drivers and investigating highway crashes, the patrol also combats less-spectacular threats to public safety, such as distracted driving, cell phone use and seat belt neglect. "We're always enforcing these violations," said CHP officer Jaret Paulson. Driving behaviors that put you most at risk of being stopped by CHP Pull over, call back or go hands-free Driving a white CHP cruiser, Paulson made a series of low-key stops on Napa city streets during a recent "ride-along." …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Larkspur firefighter suffers mild injury in fire at Boca Pizzeria.
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Friday, May 11
Diners were alarmed Thursday evening when a fire broke out at Boca Pizzeria in The Village. The fire broke out in the flue over the wood-fired pizza oven, according to Larkspur Fire officials. The fire started at 5 p.m. and was out by 5:40 p.m. The restaurant was shut down for the night, but was expected to be serving patrons again Friday. One firefighter suffered a muscle strain during the action, the Marin IJ reported.
Twin Cities Police Log May 2-8: The weekly report from the Twin Cities Police. Arrests do not necessarily indicate convictions.
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Friday, May 11
• A resident of the 400 block of Via Casitas reported via 9-1-1 she could hear a male subject yelling in the street fronting the apartments. A second caller reported the same and that the subject was pounding on a door and yelling. Officers responded and located the male subject, a Petaluma man, who was arrested for Public Intoxication. He was booked at the Marin County Jail. • A resident of the 500 block of Via Casitas reported her windshield was vandalized on her vehicle. Two other vehicles were also located with damage. The owners were contacted and the Vandalism was documented. • A resident of Corte Del Norte reported someone pried open the lock and broke into his storage unit. He advised his belongings were rummaged through, but did …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Max Wade, of San Rafael, has been charged as an adult with seven felonies, including two counts of attempted murder and commercial burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle for Guy Fieri's Lamborghini.
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Thursday, May 10
A 17-year-old boy suspected in an April shooting in Mill Valley and the theft of celebrity chef Guy Fieri's yellow Lamborghini from a San Francisco dealership last year made a brief appearance in Marin County Superior Court this morning. Max Wade, who attended Redwood High School, has been charged as an adult with seven felonies, including two counts of attempted murder for the shooting, and commercial burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle for the Lamborghini theft. He appeared in court at the Marin Civic Center this morning, although he did not enter a plea, and will return to court June 20 for a hearing requested by his attorney, Charles Dresow, on whether the case should proceed in adult court or be moved to juvenile court. “I …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Police arrested a man suspected of ransacking his ex-girlfriend's apartment.
Police arrested a Corte Madera man suspected of ransacking an ex-girlfriend’s apartment after she broke off their relationship, according to police spokesperson Margo Rohrbacher. Justin Charles Blanchfield, 29, was arrested at the Cheese Cake Factory on Tuesday on suspicion of burglary. On April 30, the 34-year-old female victim came home to find her apartment on North Avenue had ransacked. Thousands of dollars worth of valuables were broken and destroyed. Police officers determined that the suspect entered with a key, according to the police log. The victim told officers that her boyfriend threatened to vandalize her place if she broke up with him, which she did the previous Thursday. A framed picture of the couple was missing among the …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Worries over how a drive-by shooting could occur here are eased with word that it was apparently an isolated incident involving a social media dispute and a girl.
For the past week, the media has been abuzz over the thought of a 17-year-old Marin kid rappelling down the side of a San Francisco car dealership and stealing a celebrity chef’s Lamborghini with a “GUYTORO” vanity plate – and somehow eluding police for more than a year afterwards. And while that incredible, Hollywood-esque tale justifies the attention it’s received, Homestead Valley residents have had another important part of the story on their minds: How (and why) the heck did a drive-by shooting happen on April 13 on Evergreen Avenue? The answer has come in the form of an affidavit filed against Max Michael Wade, the Tiburon native and San Rafael resident suspected of both crimes, as well comments made by one of the shooting victim’s …
