Sausalito
Nov. 4 – 9, 2021
Parking Violation: Police were called about a gas-only BMW vehicle parked in a parking spot reserved for electric charging.
Boat: An abandoned boat blocked the launch facility off of Turney Street on Nov. 5. Steering wheel was broken.
Yeller: A screaming woman was reported yelling bad words for the world to hear on Bridgeway. She was contacted by police and asked to please, please, please STOP IT!
Fire: A small campfire was reported on Marinship Way. Also a man yelling “at the top of their lungs” was heard in the area. Police assisted the Fire Department on the matter.
Episode: A man inside a local grocery store had himself “a little bit of an episode” when he began yelling explicit sexual remarks. Police rolled but the guy was gone by the time they arrived.
Novato Police Department
Nova Needs Help: Novato Police Department K9 Nova is a Belgian Malinois who has served the Novato Police Department for the past 2.5 years. During this time, he was utilized in handler protection, area searches, building searches, article detection, drug detection and tracking. Nova also served on the San Rafael Novato SWAT team. Nova has been an asset to the Novato Police Department and other Marin County agencies over the last 2.5 years. He has assisted in ensuring the safe surrender of numerous violent suspects and the seizure of copious amounts of illegal narcotics.
Unfortunately, Nova suffered an injury in training to his back leg which required surgery. Shortly after being cleared to return to duty, Nova started showing signs of a bacterial infection. The solution was another surgery to remove the hardware (plate and screws) from his back leg now that the bone was fused and healed.
After healing from the surgeries Nova was cleared to return to work. Another devastating blow to Nova’s career occurred when within a month, Nova became injured again during a SWAT training exercise. Nova was initially treated for a broken carpal bone in his front right foot. After the bone was healed Nova was still showing signs that something wasn’t right on his front foot and he was determined to be suffering from a Carpal Hyperextension. Nova had a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon and his handler, Brian Ringo, was told that an arthrodesis would need to be performed on his front foot to relieve him of pain and to get his front foot back to a normal posture.
At this time, it is apparent that Nova will no longer be able to continue as a police dog and will medically retire at 5 years old. As his handler, Brian will take Nova on as his family pet upon Nova’s retirement. Regrettably the required surgeries are certain to take a toll on Brian’s finances as post-retirement medical cost are not covered by the department.
At this time, an estimate for the required procedures is over $11,000. Additionally, Nova’s post-op follow-up care may create some additional costs.
We hope that with these future procedures, Nova can still live a fulfilling life as a family pet. Anything you can spare to help Brian look after Nova would be very much appreciated.
Mill Valley
Nov. 4 – 9, 2021
Nasty Woman: A woman in Downtown Mill Valley pushed a stroller and yelled bad words at nobody in particular. Police talked with the woman. No crime was committed. Just having a bad mental health day.
Pole: A pole was smacked by a vehicle on Blithedale Avenue on Nov. 5.
Suspicious: A small 30-ish black man with two bags at his side sat at the bottom of Underhill Road. A citizen called the police because he “looked out of place.” Police made visual contact. No crime committed.
Accordian Man: A man playing amplified music on his accordion was reported to be at it again on Nov. 5 in front of the supermarket on Miller Avenue.
Usual State: Police made contact with a distraught woman talking loudly to herself on Nov. 7 on Miller Avenue. She is homeless and known to police. This was her “usual state” and did not want to talk to the police. No crime committed.
I’ll Kill You: A man yelled bad words, including “I’ll kill you” in front of a local coffee shop. Police contacted the man. He was not cooperative and was not talking to anyone specific.
Bike Stolen: Police responded to a report of a bike being taken on Nov. 9 from the bike rack at the school on Miller Avenue.
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