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Diane Aguillon May 20, 2013 at 07:36 pm
As a resident of this area, the lack of communication really bothers me. We did in fact see a…Read More Sheriff truck drive down our road, right in FRONT of our house, and when we went out to see what's going on, he did not stop to inform us to stay inside or stay aware or provide any information as to what was going on. I have very young children in our house and it concerns me that that our law enforcement didn't bother to let us know what's going on. I'm very disappointed. Very disappointed.
Lisa May 21, 2013 at 08:51 pm
The stupid ass just got arrested for the THIRD time and released AGAIN!!!!!!
Jim Welte (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 03:39 pm
Hi Craig,
We're certainly not "laying off" this issue. We'll check back in with the…Read More police dept. about Wyndover.
Jim
Craig Belfor May 17, 2013 at 02:36 pm
I saw cops at Wyndover last week, but since the developers have "persuaded" the cops and…Read More the Patch to lay off these crimes until they can mount another successful affordable housing punch to Novato's lifestyle, I guess we'll never hear about these stories again.
Rico May 15, 2013 at 05:54 pm
I think that Robert is right, especially being a retired "peace" officer.
But I disagree…Read More about 2 beers are all the same alcohol content.
Most mainstream (or downstream) beers used to be 4.2 %, and now most regular beer beers have been upped to 5.2 %. Then we have the ales which can vary from 6 to 9 %, and malt liquors even much higher.
If this new threshold becomes a law, it will stop many people from going out to music venues, bars and restaurants, which will hurt those industries immensely, and the locally economy.
Take a look at all the businesses in any of the cities and towns in Marin, the predominant businesses are bars, restaurants and music venues. This will (or may) cause thousands of people to stay home and have parties at home (sleepovers?) and avoid the new police state.
I have heard that even the first DUI costs a person $2500.00 in fines and insurance premium rises in rates. That's enough to scare me into staying home, but I feel sorry for my friends who are in the restaurant and bar businesses. Most all of them have really been hurt by the downturn in the economy so far, and this new law (if enacted) will do them in. It will be time for them to find a new gig, like selling healthcare insurance and pharmaceutical drugs.
Robert J. Cleek May 15, 2013 at 01:54 pm
I'm no apologist for driving while impaired, but I'm not hearing what scientific basis there is for…Read More a "conclusive legal presumption" that EVERYONE with a .05% BA level is too impaired to safely operate a motor vehicle. It may be true, but not in my experience. How might a peace officer justify "probably cause" to make a DUI stop if a driver "blew" a .05 and exhibited no observable symptoms of intoxication? If they want to propose that NO ONE may drive with ANY measurable blood alcohol level, that's a separate issue, but to establish the "presumed" level at .05% seems to be cutting it closer than is a practical from an enforcement standpoint, if nothing else. Are YOU "impaired" after two alcoholic drinks? (2 beers, 2 glasses of wine, 2 mixed drinks... they're all the same) Some may be and shouldn't drive. Some are not. How the heck do you know what your BA is, anyway? Sounds like a "full employment act" for drunk driving attorneys to me.
novatomom May 21, 2013 at 10:23 am
Oh God. How utterly sad. My heart goes out to the family as does prayers for strength.
Jerome J Ghigliotti Jr May 14, 2013 at 03:00 pm
I recall my statistics professor saying that there are lies, d*mned lies, and statistics. NPD…Read More policy was and is to excuse illegal alien crimes because it is politically correct to do so and to prosecute those who expose that. First person experience. Come to my trial on May 22nd.
Jerome J Ghigliotti Jr May 14, 2013 at 02:56 pm
@ M. Manzano, but 71% of the registered voters in Novato declined to cast a ballot in the city…Read More council elections. The old adage that you get the politicians that you deserve was never more true. Vote! Make "incumbent" a four letter word.
Jerome J Ghigliotti Jr May 14, 2013 at 02:53 pm
Frisly Rivera-Ortega, 20, and Jose Rivera-Ortega, 19, were arrested after resisting arrest, on car…Read More burglary charges AND others. Although they are Novato residents, the public is not privileged to know if they are American citizens or illegal aliens because of the Turquoise Palace social engineers' exception to their "transparency" policy when it serves them to add privileges to their chosen people.
Has anyone noticed that Police Blotter used to include the 6 most apparent crimes reported each day and now only one per day is reported? Free Press?
Richard Cochran May 10, 2013 at 02:43 pm
Someone who would flee and crash into a school bus is a clear danger to society. Regardless of the…Read More initial offense, if he tries to endanger so many lives by recklessly speeding away on a blown tire on a crowded highway like 101 at 4:30 in the afternoon, he's demonstrated that it's just too dangerous to let him go free.
Will Lamers May 10, 2013 at 02:09 pm
Guess it was the cops fault for showing up, they should have stayed in the donut shop, right? Then…Read More these poor fellows could have completed their transaction at the bank and left at a leisurely pace...
Will Lamers May 10, 2013 at 02:08 pm
The officer was struck with the side mirror at the Land Rover took off but was not seriously…Read More injured. The suspect then drove directly at a sergeant who was arriving at the scene but did not hit him, Cusimano said.
Witnesses said the Land Rover then went up on a sidewalk, struck a small shed outside Linda's Flower Box at 305 San Anselmo Ave. and went around several cars stopped at a red light.
Andres Stinchfield, 35, who was with his daughter at U-Top It frozen yogurt shop, said the area was filled with cars and pedestrians.
"I'm extremely surprised no one got hurt," he said. "There must be a dozen, maybe 20 witnesses. ... Everyone was basically stunned, like incredulous, I can't believe what I just saw."
Bubbasixpack May 10, 2013 at 11:19 am
Couldn't have happened to a better bunch of people. These real estate pimps have been scamming the…Read More public for years.
J. Pritchard May 10, 2013 at 11:14 am
So, if understand this article correctly, this couple was scammed out of $1.6 million because they…Read More thought they were going to profit by helping the son of the Congo president circumvent U.S. Asset Seizure laws. Sounds like their own greed caught up with them.
Craig Belfor May 8, 2013 at 11:27 pm
1.6 Million? That's nothing. I know of a group of elected officials who scammed their town out of…Read More 15.5 million for a building they didn't need, while private enterprise built a bigger building next door for less that half that price and can't fill it.
Mower Militia May 9, 2013 at 03:15 pm
It'll be nice to have a fire station that withstands a 7.0, but I wish it wasn't at the expense of…Read More every-day services such as wood-chipping programs and making people who live in the WUI pay out the nose for un-needed improvements to their houses that won't do a damn thing in a real wildfire... A real solution to WUI is fire breaks (defensive space,) not ineffective spark-proof basement vents and fire-resistant glass. Most of the homes in the WUI aren't anywhere near wild lands! Just another unfunded mandate from the government while they help themselves to our tax dollars. I bet the kitchen in the new firehouse will look like the "Iron Chef" studio kitchen!
Carl Thompson May 8, 2013 at 04:46 pm
It is going to be odd going by there I have lived in Ignacio since 1974 what a change It's about…Read More time is it something with that place.
dhs May 4, 2013 at 02:45 pm
@Christine I would not jump to such conclusions seeing as it may have been semi automatic and still…Read More looked like something portrayed in a movies to be fully automatic. However, many are not full auto though they may be easily converted. I would agree with Brant's question of "what is an assault pistol?" This term invoked more questions than clarity in my mind and came across as a buzz word to stir things up rather than provide a more clear picture of the event.
Bubbasixpack May 4, 2013 at 11:26 am
You can get them at Wyndover, Richmond's outpost in target rich Novato.
Jeff April 30, 2013 at 01:19 pm
With air the Abalone would be gone! Picked clean in a matter of a few seasons. Bad enough poachers…Read More take more then the legal limit for black market profit. If you pay attention and don't dive alone the drive on the coastal roads is more dangerous then the dive.
Will Lamers April 30, 2013 at 01:04 pm
Because with an air supply a diver can simply clear the rocks of all the abalone. All abalone have…Read More to be taken by free diving...
Will Lamers April 22, 2013 at 12:53 pm
Three green is all well and good, but gravity doesn't care whether you have three green showing or…Read More not. One does have to return to Earth at some point, and it may be that there was a problem with one of the gear so the pilot did a belly landing rather than trying to land on two wheels. They walked away from this landing, so in the end it was successful.
Steve B April 20, 2013 at 11:11 am
BTW, why is the landing gear not down??? Ya need three green to land!
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