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
Hayward man arrested in Marinwood lottery-ticket burglary
Marin County Sheriff's detectives arrested Mario Anthony Bass, 39, of Hayward after he allegedly broke into the Marinwood 76 station with a crowbar and stole more than $5,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets, then tried to cash them in Alameda County.
Public Safety
San Rafael launches donated Yamaha rescue WaveRunner
San Rafael Fire held an Oct. 8 launch ceremony for a Yamaha water rescue craft donated by Jeff Craemer and the San Rafael Fire Foundation.
Public Safety
Hayward man arrested in Marinwood lottery-ticket burglary
Marin County Sheriff's detectives arrested Mario Anthony Bass, 39, of Hayward after he allegedly broke into the Marinwood 76 station with a crowbar and stole more than $5,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets, then tried to cash them in Alameda County.
Public Safety
Hayward man arrested in Marinwood lottery-ticket burglary
Marin County Sheriff's detectives arrested Mario Anthony Bass, 39, of Hayward after he allegedly broke into the Marinwood 76 station with a crowbar and stole more than $5,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets, then tried to cash them in Alameda County.
Public Safety
San Rafael fire officials refine cause of July 15 marsh fire near Home Depot
The San Rafael Fire Department's July 23 press release says two power lines contacting during high winds, not a single fallen line, ignited the July 15 vegetation fire near Home Depot on Shoreline Parkway. The department also credited the retailer's vegetation clearing for helping firefighters contain the roughly 4,000-square-foot blaze in about 20 minutes.
Public Safety
McNears Beach gets C grade as Marin logs 10 sewage spills
McNears Beach in San Rafael received a C grade in Heal the Bay's 2026 annual water quality report, the only non-creek Marin beach to miss an A, as the county recorded 10 sewage spills totaling 55,000 gallons during the reporting period.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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