A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from around Marin County and across the North Bay.
A police pursuit promoted a neighborhood search and placed four schools on lockdown in Mill Valley.
The suspect, 21, a former student at the school, was wearing mask and carrying replica AK-47 Airsoft gun near the school, officials said.
Reports about a person wearing a mask and possibly carrying a rifle near the school in Mill Valley caused a lockdown and shelter-in-place.
Edgar Martin Ramos Martinez, 37, was struck by a falling tree and suffered traumatic head and body injuries, officials said.
Near drowning of child, prowler returns and other police news this week from Marin County and nearby.
Suspected of passing fake money at two Petaluma stores, the woman may also be connected with $2,400 in fake bills passed in Marin County.
The man is accused of a December break-in at the woman's Strawberry residence, where he fled naked after waking her, deputies said.
Authorities made quick work of the fire, dousing it, before discovering nobody was home.
The sheriff's office says they found obscene images of a minor on his personal electronic device.
The Tamalpais Union High School District in Marin County fired Normandie Burgos for sexual misconduct in 2008.
A deputy pulled over a vehicle in Marin City. One of the passengers was a felon with a loaded and concealed weapon, officials said.
Joshua Lloyd, 34, of San Francisco, allegedly entered the unlocked home, took clothes from the basement and refused to leave, police said.
Convicted murderer Phillip Jablonski, 73, died last week at San Quentin State Prison, officials announced.
A man killed by a falling tree in the Muir Woods National Monument has been identified as Subhradeep Dutta of Minnesota, officials said.
Convicted serial killer Lawrence Bittaker, 79, died of natural causes last week at San Quentin State Prison, prison officials announced.
The attack happened during an argument on a sailboat at the Schoonmaker Point Marina. Both men had been drinking alcohol, police said.
Mill Valley police offer tips to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of theft.
A Lexus reported stolen from Fremont was found in Sausalito the next day after it triggered a license plate recognition camera.
A condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison was found unresponsive and pronounced dead early Thursday morning, officials said.
Marin County detectives served search warrants Wednesday at homes in Sausalito and unincorporated Mill Valley.
Several ferries leaving from the San Francisco Ferry Terminal have new departure locations Monday afternoon.
The Muir Fire, between Stinson and Muir beaches, is fully contained and state Highway 1 has reopened.
The rapidly-spreading blaze broke out near Slide Ranch between Stinson Beach and Muir Beach, according to the Marin County Fire Department.
Mill Valley and Ross parents are among the people who were hit with a new bribery charge Tuesday.
Mill Valley police arrested a San Leandro man who allegedly carjacked a ride-hailing service driver while armed with a machete.