SAUSALITO
Poison: A resident on Cazneau Avenue said a neighbor is putting out dead fish and bowls of dog food that he suspects is poisoned. Police responded.
Goldilocks: A heavy woman, who was said to be homeless and wearing a pink tank top, was found in the bedroom of a citizen’s apartment on Bridgeway. Police were called and determined it was actually a roommate dispute.
Causing A Scene: Police were called to the lobby of a hotel on El Portal Street to deal with a woman who was “causing a scene.” Police escorted the woman out of the business and told not to return.
Porch Pirates: A citizen on Sept. 11 told police that someone has been stealing packages from his front porch on Napa Street.
Homeless Encampment: Police received multiple calls about a homeless encampment in the open space just off the exit of Rodeo Avenue. Not in Sausalito PD jurisdiction.
Sleeper: A man slept in the bushes off of Bridgeway, causing some concern among citizens. Police checked him out. He was breathing and told police he was just napping.
Craigslist Pal: A woman met another woman on Craigslist with the intent of renting a room to her. She didn’t rent the room, but would not leave. Police called.
Won’t Leave: A disgruntled worker refused to leave the job. Police called to mediate, which they did.
MILL VALLEY
Down A Hole: A woman got out of her car on Throckmorton and fell into a PG&E box in which the cover was off. Much discussion ensued over who should put the cover back on. In the end, the city’s department of works did so. Many people took pictures of the fall. Lawyers will be involved.
Thinking of Stealing: A citizen called the police because a man was sitting in his car next to a gang mailbox looking like he was going to steal mail. Police checked it out.
Screaming: A woman’s voice pierced the peace on Miller Avenue, causing concerned citizens to call the police. Continuous screaming. The father of the woman was called to arrange to take her to the doctor.
Postal: A resident said the mailman grabbed his shirt and threatened him. Police told him to report the behavior to the USPS, which he planned to do.
Car Running: An elderly woman on Alta Vista left her car running after entering her house. Neighbors noticed, but could not raise her. Police were called and let the woman know her car was running.
Sleeper: A homeless man slept in the bushes on Camino Alto and when asked to leave he refused and began to yell obscenities at standarsby. Police arrived and gave the man a bus ticket out of town.
Fishnet Stockings: A woman wearing fishnet stockings skulked around in the bushes near a business. It made people nervous. Police communicated with her. She is deaf. They took her to a place for care.
NOVATO
Coffee With Cops: Novato officers will be at Marin Coffee Roasters, 466 Ignacio Boulevard from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. to meet with citizens.
Tow Truck: On Sept. 10, 2022, at 6:30 a.m., Officers responded to the report of a stolen tow truck, which was taken overnight from a business on Galli Drive. Officers learned a man rode a bicycle to the business and drove away from the area in the stolen tow truck.
At around 8 a.m., the business re-contacted the police department to report that two of their employees saw a man return for the bicycle. The employees followed the man on the bicycle to Pamaron Way, where they located the stolen tow truck. When officers arrived, the employees were involved in a physical struggle with the man, who attempted to leave the scene and was subsequently detained.
Steven Lawrence Hirai, a 43-year-old Novato resident, was identified by officers at the scene. Hirai had an outstanding felony arrest warrant in Marin County for vehicle theft and was also on active Marin County probation.
Officers placed Hirai under arrest for the felony arrest warrant and for possession of a stolen vehicle. After the arrest, a search was conducted. Officers located a stun gun, drug paraphernalia and controlled substances on Hirai. An associated residence in San Rafael was searched and additional stolen property was recovered.
Hirai was booked at Marin County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, controlled substances, a stun gun, drug paraphernalia and felony arrest warrant. Additionally, he was charged with violating his probation, battery, driving without a driver’s license and being a felon/addict in possession of a stun gun.
SAN RAFAEL
Man With Knife: On Sept. 8, shortly after receiving many calls of a suspect being violent toward several people, San Rafael Police officers arrested Milton Garcia Colomo, a 37-year-old San Rafael resident, on several charges, which included assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery.
Just after 9:45 a.m SRPD began receiving 911 calls for assistance about Colomo, who was hitting and kicking a bus in the 3200 block of Kerner Boulevard. Dispatchers immediately sent officers to the area.
While officers were responding, SRPD’s communications center began receiving additional calls about Colomo. It was reported that in the 200 block of Windward Way, Colomo approached a victim, demanded money, and when the victim refused to cooperate, the suspect pulled a knife. The victim was able to get away without being harmed. As a result of this second incident, dispatchers sent additional officers to the area.
Just before officers arrived on the scene, it was reported that Colomo had approached another person and began physically fighting. Fortunately, nearby citizens could help and pulled Colomo from the victim.
Officers arrived on the scene and tried to stop Colomo, but he refused and fled on foot. Officer gave chase and began establishing a perimeter. Within just a few minutes, Colomo was surrounded by officers in a parking lot on the south end of Windward Way.
Colomo attempted to elude officers by hiding in an empty dumpster paddock but was quickly spotted. Officers confronted Colomo using de-escalation techniques and took him into custody without incident.
Colomo has an arrest history with SRPD and is currently on Marin County Probation for felony robbery and vehicle theft. Colomo also had an outstanding felony arrest warrant for robbery. Colomo was booked at the Marin County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon/knife, attempted robbery, criminal threats, obstructing/resisting a peace officer, violation of probation, and the outstanding arrest warrant.
The victims, in this case, were not physically injured, and this is still an open and active investigation. This case will be forwarded to the Marin County District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call San Rafael Police at (415) 485-3000.
DUI Suspect: On Sept. 13, Bryan Donan Lopez-Lopez, a 25-year-old San Rafael resident, was arrested after almost colliding with a police car, leading police on a chase, and creating a brief standoff in downtown San Rafael.
Starting at 10 p.m., an SRPD officer, who was responding to a medical emergency, was traveling through the intersection at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. The officer became concerned when it appeared the speeding vehicle was about to collide with his police car. Just before impact, the approaching vehicle went into a locked wheel skid and was able to stop.
Since the officer was responding to a medical emergency, the officer was forced to continue on. After getting just a few blocks, the officer was canceled from the call and was able to respond back to the intersection of Third Street and Lincoln Avenue, where he tried to locate the reckless vehicle.
After a brief search, the officer located the vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver, Lopez-Lopez, evaded, and a police pursuit ensued. The pursuit went west on Fifth Avenue into the West End Neighborhood. The vehicle was seen making several evasive maneuvers while fleeing from the officer but was unsuccessful. Lopez-Lopez then turned onto Ray Court, a dead-end, and came to a stop.
Additional officers arrived to assist. Officers began giving Lopez-Lopez directions, and he refused to comply. Bilingual officers attempted to communicate with Lopez-Lopez using both Spanish and English. While attempting to gain Lopez-Lopez’s cooperation, officers observed him making erratic movements in the vehicle. For over 20 minutes, officers continued to use de-escalation techniques and communication with Lopez-Lopez. Finally, Lopez-Lopez began to cooperate, and officers were able to take him into custody without incident.
During their contact with Lopez-Lopez, officers determined that he was intoxicated. Lopez-Lopez was determined to have a blood alcohol content higher than the legal limit. The legal limit for being considered driving under the influence of alcohol is .08% or higher.
Lopez-Lopez was booked into the Marin County Jail for felony evading an officer, driving under the influence of alcohol, obstructing a peace officer, and driving while unlicensed. The case will be forwarded to the Marin District Attorney’s Office.
No one was injured during this incident; fortunately, Lopez-Lopez did not collide with anyone or any other vehicles.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call San Rafael Police at (415) 485-3000. Tips can also be made online at http://www.srpd.org/tips.
NOVATO FIRE
Landfill Fire: At approximately 5:03 p.m. Sept. 6 a construction debris fire was reported at the Sonoma Marin landfill requiring 8 engines, 4 water tenders, 2 dozers and 3 Battalion Chiefs to respond. There were no reported injuries and no structures destroyed or threatened. All water run-off was closely monitored by Sonoma Marin Landfill Waste Management. Heavy smoke drift was reported in the area. The debris pile fire has been extinguished. Smoldering only, expect to see drift smoke in the area for some time.
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