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Vehicle Break-ins Now All the Rage in Novato

Selected calls from the log books of Novato PD, May 16-18.

May 16 

7:06 a.m. – A complaint of vehicle habitation was made on Oliva Drive about a family sleeping in an RV.  It is believed that a man and a woman and two boys are living out of the RV, which has a tarp over part of the roof.  There has been no response from anyone inside the RV. 

11:40 a.m. – A Novato High School student reported that another student touched her inappropriately.  The other student was cited for sexual battery and released to a parent. 

11:43 a.m. – A woman on Camino Drive reported that she felt suicidal.  She was placed on a psychiatric hold and transported to a hospital unit for evaluation. 

2:50 p.m. – A blinking black box was found in the lady’s room at Novato High School and brought to the attendance office.  It was determined to be a Terminator Zapper that was returned to the owner. 

3:53 p.m. – A vehicle was reportedly keyed on Diablo Avenue.  The victim has suspect information and believes it was a juvenile who vandalized the vehicle. 

5:12 p.m. – A bus stop was reported vandalized at Arthur Street and South Novato Boulevard. 

5:19 p.m. – A bus stop was reported vandalized at Redwood Boulevard and Seascape Drive. 

6:58 p.m. – Unknown(s) broke a window on a silver Toyota Tacoma at the Park-and-Ride on Rowland Boulevard and stole carpentry tools.  The theft occurred sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

10:36 p.m. – A marijuana grow was located at a residence on Leafwood Heights.  The Marin County Sherriff’s Office Task Force responded. 

May 17 

7:55 a.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight in the 100 block of Cielo Lane.  Unknown(s) smashed the front passenger window and stole a backpack, a portable DVD player and 10 DVD’s.  Loss is approximately $290. 

7:55 a.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight in the 100 block of Cambridge Court.  Unknown(s) punched out a lock and stole a Milwaukee Sawzall valued at $200. 

8:41 a.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight in the 1400 block of Dawes Street.  Unknown(s) punched out a lock and stole a key and a digital camera.  Loss is approximately $105. 

8:53 a.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight on Hector Lane.  Unknown(s) smashed the front passenger window and stole two garage door openers, a nicotine inhaler, a Garmin Nuvi GPS.  Total loss is approximately $350. 

9:54 a.m. – An assault with a deadly weapon was reported at the Bay Vista Apartments in Hamilton.  An 18-year-old man pulled a knife on a resident when he came to the apartment to pick up the resident’s son.  The father claims the same man pulled a knife on his son the previous evening and forced his son to drink alcohol.  

12:37 p.m. – A man in the 800 block of Sutro Avenue was said to have pushed a reporting party to the floor and also threw a juvenile on a sofa.  A man was booked into Marin County Jail for spousal abuse. 

2:07 p.m. – A driver cited for speeding in the vicinity of Seventh Street and Grant Avenue was also cited for driving on a suspended license.  The driver’s vehicle was impounded as a result. 

5:21 p.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight in the 400 block of Alameda Del Prado.  The loss included paperwork and a computer. 

6:54 p.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight on Tyler Street.  The vehicle had been locked but the victim found it unlocked this morning.  A stereo was stolen. 

9:23 p.m. – A juvenile that had been reported missing was arrested on Rae Lane after returning home.  Officer’s responded to reports of yelling and banging on doors.  The juvenile was arrested for vandalism and resisting arrest. 

May 18 

5:25 a.m. – A driver stopped for multiple vehicle code violations in the vicinity of Ignacio Boulevard and Palmer Drive also had his car impounded for driving with a suspended license. 

6:49 a.m. – A woman on Elm Drive reported that she was sleeping in bed when a friend of her boyfriend came into her bed naked.  She said he didn’t touch her but that he refused to leave.  The man may have been let into the apartment the previous night.

10:40 a.m. – A vehicle was burglarized overnight in the 1400 block of Indian Valley Road.  The driver’s side door was pried open and a bag containing a backup tape of dental office records was stolen. 

1:20 p.m. – A hit-and-run was reported in the Safeway parking lot on Diablo Avenue.  Witnesses provided said a white Ford F-150 was the suspect vehicle.  A license number was provided as well. 

3:50 p.m. – A woman on Creekview Court requested a welfare check on her husband who had been recently making delusional statements.  He has also recently withdrawing all of their money from the bank.  She is worried that he will act out to Harold Camping’s dooms day prediction on May 21.  She will call back if a welfare check is needed on May 21. 

8:34 p.m. – A customer demanding to buy cigarettes with no many threw a cup of soda at an employee at the Circle K gas station on Ignacio Boulevard.  The man was arrested for assault. 

9:22 p.m. – An arrest was made in the 100 block of San Joaquin Place for an outstanding Marin County warrant.

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Tina McMillan May 18, 2013 at 04:36 pm
Craig I thought I was being overly suspicious but the new site eliminated months of research andRead More commentary and has replaced it with irrelevant banter and Ads. It won't even let you edit thoughts into smaller blocks or comment directly to another post. It is the ultimate dumbing down of Patch. If you have been following the Plan Bay Area debate here is a link to the response from the Supervisor's: http://www.marincounty.org/Main/~/media/Files/MarinGov/Board%20Actions/20130514CDAPlanBayArea-LTR.pdf There is also a presentation by the Marin Economic Forum on Plan Bay Area: Is it good for the region? Is it good for Marin? Calendar: Novato Community Alliance Title: Marin Economic Forum on Plan Bay Area Date: 30.05.2013 18:30 - 20:30 Location: Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael " A forum sponsored by the Marin Economic Forum on the Plan Bay Area will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 30th in the Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael. Panelists will be Plan Bay Area proponents Marin Supervisor Steve Kinsey; Napa County Supervisor Mark Luce, president of ABAG; and critics Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute, author of "Gridlock"; and Thomas Rubin, an Oakland-based transportation consultant and former chief financial officer of the Southern California Rapid Transit District. Moderator will be Marin Superior Court Judge Verna Adams. Admission is free."
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Tina McMillan May 17, 2013 at 11:41 am
Peter I am not sure which group you are referring to. I belong to Novato Community Alliance andRead More Novato Homeowners Association. Both are grassroots groups working with local government to ask much needed questions regarding Plan Bay Area. Your comments are reminiscent of a previous poster named Bud Lite who was engaged in heated exchanges. Since his name continued to evolve it was only his message that made him recognizable. No one can give you the world but NCA and NHA are both resources that can provide information and discussion of important local issues.
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Eleanor Sluis May 21, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Regarding the new city document: I am continually amazed by the increase and use of words, whichRead More have little relevance to reality of government by the city staff and by the expense of $ 500,000 tax dollars to change simple language into a bureaucratic soup of terms. Government is complex because of the politics behind the scenes and the need for flexibility in enforcing the laws, but that does not justify the reconstituting the information into a new terminology. Here are some definitions, which should be retained for those interested in better information for the public. Fiscal Sustainability means a balanced budget. Tool means a process to get a balanced budget (required by the state). The staff, council, finance Measure F, and economic commission’s goals are to see that the process of determining that a budget balances the income of the city with the expenses regardless of the number of so called buckets and bucket lists needing to be shovel ready in city and council terms. Web-based option tool is information on the web and users are given three choices only or a survey to fill out. Revenue is money from property taxes, sales, permits, and grants. Revenue should not be combined with economic development choices, but in a separate category. Economic development needs to include the impacts of housing, building, and transportation on the needs and character of Novato in terms of traffic, safety, and schooling. Combining the above categories trivializes the budget, choices, and the future of Novato. Thanks to Tina and others who are concerned about the direction the city is taking. http://ci.novato.ca.us/agendas/pdfstaffreports/052113_C-1.pdf
Joe May 21, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Tina , Brent is gone and maybe its now time for you to move on also . We wrote letters to stopRead More your 50 out of 63 posts as 99 percent your garbage did not impress anyone. Please tell us what happened to our e mail addresses you and your other phonies collected to save the value of our houses.
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I think I'm a victim of elder abuse. I've worked hard all my live, amassed enough to get me by, butRead More now find my resources being sucked dry by some non working parasites that seem to be imune to all attempts to rid them.They've got the neighbors on their side, the support of the city council, and the cops are powerless to do anything about it as long as the courts refuse to take the situation seriously. They're holed up in a crack house across from 7-11 on Diablo, and although the cops bust them daily, they've been able to keep their address off the news and police reports. Anyone who opposes them is called a racist redneck and harrassed for not being more caring of the less fortunate, but they don't do anything to support themselves as it's too easy to steal my money. Most of them have crimminal records, guns, drugs, and fatherless children, and are soaking up my resources to the point of banckruptcy. The local high scools keep suspending them, but they just keep comming back. They hang out begging on every street corner, break into cars, get drunk in public, and spend my tax dollars getting high. Can anyone help me?