MILL VALLEY
Flashing Gun: A kid entered a coffee shop on Camino Alto on Aug. 8 and brandished a gold toy gun, pulling it out in front of other kids. A concerned citizen called the cops who had a talk with the kid. Cops released the kid to his parents.
Gone: A resident of Lovell Avenue woke up on Aug. 3 to find their car gone. It was parked on the street. Report taken.
No Fishing: Two men were fishing on the Park Avenue bridge. A citizen told them fishing was not allowed. The citizen asked police to swing by and make sure they were gone. They were.
Sleeper: A man was passed out in his car on Elma Street on Aug. 3. Citizens became concerned the may be having a medical emergency. Police and fire responded. He was sleeping.
Car Living: A rusty old car with trash in the back has been parked King and Lyon Streets for about 3 months. Citizen worried someone is living in it. Police marked the car for future reference.
Mom & Daughter: Police responded to a family dispute between a mother and her daughter. The daughter told police that her mom pulled her hair and slapped her. Until things calmed, the mother promised to say upstairs and the daughter downstairs. Both given police contact information should things flare up again.
Bad Behavior: A homeless woman set up camp on school property on Throckmorton Avenue and proceeded to hell at parents and children coming back to school. Woman refused services from the police, so there’s nothing they can do.
Speed Bumps: A paratransit rider called police and told them the driver was deliberately going over speed bumps too fast and trying to hurt passengers. Police told the complainant that they found no merit to the crime. The complainer said the driver “hated” her because she was white. Also, no merit to a crime.
Grocery Theft: A woman filled a canvas bag with frozen groceries and left a store on Corte Madera Avenue without paying. Several stores have been hit with similar incidents involving a “gang” of four.
Move Along: A woman complained to police that a homeless man had set up camp across from her house and she wanted police to move him along. Police said they contacted the homeless man and offered him services but he refused. Police told them woman that police can’t just make him “move along.”
Homeless Camp: A citizen reported that a white van pulled up alongside a homeless encampment on Lovell Avenue. A verbal argument ensued, with profanities being slug loudly and often. Calmed down when police arrived.
Tarp Man: A citizen reported a homeless man sleeping under a tarp at the entrance of the school on Lovell Avenue. He yelled at passersby for no reason. The next day he moved a few feet down the road. Police monitoring.
Vagrant: A man set up camp on private property off of Throckmorton Avenue. Owner asked that they leave. They left.
Trash Picker: A woman was seen picking recyclables from a trash can. Gone when the police arrived.
SAUSALITO
Dance Assault: A woman in a local bar called police and claimed she was assaulted by a man who pressed his “male anatomy” against her while dancing. Police found all involved were drunk. Police investigating.
Naked Sleeper: A homeless person slept naked as a jaybird in the trash in a garage on Bridgeway. Police moved him along.
Book Drop: On Aug. 2, trash was found stuffed inside the library’s book drop. Staff thought it may have been done on purpose to damage the books. Police responded. Intent of the incident was impossible to determine.
Reckless Bikers: On Aug. 1, a number of reckless bicycle riders knocked a pedestrian down on the path along Bridgewater. Bicycle cowards fled the scene. Police were called.
Bad Behavior: A man walked along the shoreline. He approached several women and said stuff that freaked them out. He appeared to be drunk or mentally ill. He wore a blue tank top and an American flag bandana on his head. He told one woman that he was going to stab her dog.
Agitated: A man with a gray beard yelled at another person at the bus stop on Second Street. The yeller continued yelling at the man, even when got into his residence. Yeller left before police arrived.
Bounced: A customer with neck tattoos got into it with a bar’s bouncer. The customer hit the bouncer. The bouncer hit the customer. Customer went down. When police arrived, neither party wanted to pursue charges. The customer was banned from the bar.
Theft: A fat woman in her 50s with “ashy brown” hair and a “flowy silk shirt” hopped out of an SUV on Lower Crescent Avenue and stole mail from the porch and mailbox.
Interview: A citizen seeking a concealed carry permit for a firearm called to schedule an interview as part of the permitting process.
Followed: A woman parked in front of the library to return books. Three other cars pulled in after her. She called 911 and told police they were following her. She had made similar reports before, all unfounded.
Camper: A homeless man camped out on Spring Road on Aug. 1. Police moved him along.
Hoodie Fight: A man and woman, both wearing hoodies, were engaged in a shouting match on Easterby Street. Police separated the two.
CHP
Patrol: On July 27, the Marin Area Motor Squad set forth to focus on education of the motoring public. Five motorcycle patrol officers and one sergeant focused our day on training, being visible to the commute traffic and educating those in need. As a squad, they made 51 enforcement contacts resulting in 40 citations issued for multiple unsafe offenses.
The Marin Area motor squad is dedicated to the furtherance of our training as well as a strong focus on the safety of the roadways we patrol.
I wish all the news were so mundane!