White Supremacist Arrested in Novato While in Possession of Suspected Drugs

A routine traffic stop in downtown Novato early yielded an arrest of a man associated with a white supremacist group and carrying what appeared to be drugs, said.

Officers stopped Allen Jean Faron, 25, of Sonoma County near the junction of Highway 101 and De Long Avenue at 1:03 a.m. Thursday, according to Lt. Keith Heiden. A search of Faron’s vehicle resulted in the discovery of 1 gram of suspected concentrated marijuana and 4.8 grams of suspected hashish oil. Faron admitted to being associated with a White Power supremacist gang in Humboldt County, Heiden said.

Faron was arrested and later released upon issue of a citation.

Novato has spent the past two weeks around the city in response to concerns from the public. Police Chief Joseph Kreins has said that crime statistics overall are average for the past few years but that gang activity is on the rise.