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Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Police arrest man after San Rafael bank threats
San Rafael police arrested Frear Stephen Schmid, 72, of Petaluma after he allegedly threatened to shoot employees at a downtown Third Street Citibank; police said he was booked on suspicion of felony criminal threats and illegal possession of unserialized firearms, and detectives seized multiple firearms, including two unserialized rifles, from his home.
Public Safety
Smoke expected from Mt. Tam prescribed burns
Marin County Fire and Marin Water are conducting two prescribed burns on the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26, closing Bon Tempe roads and producing visible smoke across surrounding communities including San Rafael; residents are asked not to call 9-1-1.
Public Safety
San Rafael firefighters rescue dog from kitchen fire
Public Safety
San Rafael gets $108K grant for traffic enforcement
Public Safety
Police arrest man after San Rafael bank threats
San Rafael police arrested Frear Stephen Schmid, 72, of Petaluma after he allegedly threatened to shoot employees at a downtown Third Street Citibank; police said he was booked on suspicion of felony criminal threats and illegal possession of unserialized firearms, and detectives seized multiple firearms, including two unserialized rifles, from his home.
Public Safety
Smoke expected from Mt. Tam prescribed burns
Public Safety
Police arrest man after San Rafael bank threats
San Rafael police arrested Frear Stephen Schmid, 72, of Petaluma after he allegedly threatened to shoot employees at a downtown Third Street Citibank; police said he was booked on suspicion of felony criminal threats and illegal possession of unserialized firearms, and detectives seized multiple firearms, including two unserialized rifles, from his home.
Public Safety
Smoke expected from Mt. Tam prescribed burns
Public Safety
San Rafael firefighters rescue dog from kitchen fire
Public Safety
San Rafael gets $108K grant for traffic enforcement
Public Safety
Marin hazmat team contained chemical fire after chlorine container ruptured on pool truck
San Rafael firefighters responded as part of the Marin County Hazardous Materials Response Team after a pool service truck's chlorine container ruptured during a vehicle fire, requiring Firefighter Drake Martin to enter the hazard zone in specialized protective gear.
Public Safety
Pedestrian critically injured after being pinned under minivan in east San Rafael parking lot
A pedestrian was critically injured Thursday morning, July 23, after a minivan struck and pinned him in the Burger King parking lot on Francisco Boulevard East in east San Rafael; firefighters performed CPR at the scene and police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation.
Public Safety
Passerby pulls driver from sinking sedan in Civic Center Lagoon
A bystander rescued a driver from a sedan that sank in the Civic Center Lagoon early Thursday, July 23, before San Rafael Fire Department crews arrived; the driver was hospitalized with minor injuries and the CHP is investigating the cause.
Public Safety
Judge rules survivor's statements admissible in fatal Woodacre crash case
A Marin County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, July 22, that statements from a surviving passenger can be used as evidence in the vehicular manslaughter case against a 17-year-old Fairfax driver whose car struck a redwood tree in Woodacre in April 2025, killing four teenage girls.
Public Safety
Marin County launches $830K initiative to prevent firearm suicides
Marin County's District Attorney's Office is using an $829,737 federal grant to educate residents about gun violence restraining orders and secure storage, after county data showed 73% of local gun deaths from 2020–2024 were suicides.
Public Safety
Marin County approves $250,000 for El Niño flood prep after January's San Rafael flooding
Marin County's Flood Zone 9 Advisory Board unanimously approved $250,000 for El Niño flood preparations after federal forecasters reported an 81% chance of a very strong El Niño this fall and winter, raising the stakes for San Rafael residents who saw streets, homes and businesses flooded in January.
Public Safety
Marin County police warn of phone scam impersonating officers
Marin County law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a phone scam in which callers impersonate police officers or sheriff's deputies to demand money or gift cards, with local numbers for San Rafael residents to verify suspicious calls.
Public Safety
Fallen power line sparks brush fire in San Rafael wetlands near Shoreline Parkway
San Rafael firefighters contained a roughly 4,000-square-foot brush fire in the wetlands near Shoreline Parkway on Wednesday, July 15, with Deputy Chief Robert Sinnott attributing the blaze to a fallen power line.
Public Safety
San Rafael man arrested after alleged shovel attack on Irwin Street
San Rafael police arrested Melvin Enrique Delgado Pacheco, 43, on Tuesday, July 14, after he allegedly struck a man with a shovel on Irwin Street in what police described as a sudden, unprovoked attack; he is being held without bail at the Marin County Jail.
Public Safety
San Rafael man among three arrested in Safeway theft; license plate readers led to suspects
Marin County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 36-year-old San Rafael man and two San Francisco residents after nearly $4,000 in merchandise was stolen from the Safeway in Strawberry on July 8, with license plate reader cameras helping track the suspects to San Francisco.
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