MILL VALLEY
On Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, at approximately 11:15 AM, Mill Valley police officers were dispatched to the area of Shelter Bay Avenue and Hamilton Drive for a report of an auto burglary. The caller reported that they had located a male subject in their vehicle, and it was believed he may have been burglarizing the vehicle.
Officers were in the area and arrived on scene at the time this incident was being dispatched. Officers located a person matching the description provided by the caller, at which time the person began to flee the area on foot. Officers pursued the suspect as he discarded various items. During the chase, the suspect fled the area by running across US HWY 101 on foot. As officers attempted to recontact the suspect near a business in the 500 block of Redwood Highway Frontage Road, one officer witnessed the suspect enter a vehicle in an attempt to steal the vehicle and flee the area. The suspect was unsuccessful and again attempted to flee the area on foot after attempting to steal two other vehicles, one of which was occupied by at least one person. A short distance later, the suspect was apprehended by officers from the Mill Valley Police Department, the Tiburon Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
During their investigation, officers suspected the person arrested in this case may have been responsible for a residential burglary that occurred in the 2000 block of Shelter Bay Avenue earlier in the morning. The suspect in this case was in fact later determined to be responsible for the residential burglary through additional investigation and the discovery of evidence linking him to both crime scenes.
The suspect is identified as 45-year-old James Joseph Estes, who does not have a listed Address.
While this case continues to be investigated, and additional charges are possible, Estes has been taken into custody and will be booked into the Marin County Jail.
SAUSALITO
Christmas Tree Theft: A porch pirate stole a Christmas Tree still in the box on Rodeo Avenue.
Skinny Dipper: A homeless man has been seen bathing in the hot tube at a complex on Cypress Place. Police keeping a sharp eye out to catch him in the act.
Night Nurse: The car of a night nurse was broken into overnight. Service provided.
Rock Slide: Officers cleared enough rocks from a slide out of the way to make Marion Avenue passable on Dec. 23. DPW will clear the rest on Christmas Eve.
Suspicious: A city employee reported a homeless man inside City Hall at time in which he should not be there. Officers made contact and escorted him out.
Yeller: A homeless man slept in front of an office door on Bridgeway on Christmas morning. When people approached the man, he yelled at them. Service provided.
Yeller II: The same homeless guy was sleeping in front of the office door on the day after Christmas. Police moved him along … again.
Move It: A Range Rover on Dec. 1 was parked in a spot labeled “5 minute parking” for two hours. Driver contacted, but driver got all snooty about it. So police called and suddenly the driver moved the Range Rover.
Toilet Man: The city librarian was trying to close the library on Nov. 27 and man would not come out of the men’s room. Police called. He came out and left peaceably.
MARIN COUNTY SHERIFF
Girlfriend: A man in Homestead called deputies and said his ex-girlfriend stoll $2,000 from his wallet and left in an Uber. The man was having trouble remembering the ex-girlfriend’s name. He decided not to file a complaint at this time.
Cow Alert: A cow stood in the roadway on Point Reyes Petaluma Road. CHP cleared the road.
Tagged: Deputies tagged a camper van parked on Reed Boulevard in Strawberry for two weeks.
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