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Camera Hidden At Starbucks; Grandma, Grandkids Rescued: Patch PM

Today's headlines from across the North Bay.

Police in Mill Valley, California recovered a camera found hidden in a restroom at Starbucks.
Police in Mill Valley, California recovered a camera found hidden in a restroom at Starbucks. (David Allen/Patch, File)

NORTH BAY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties that people are talking about today:

Grandma, Grandkids Rescued From Jeep Submerged In Pond: RPDPS

  • The woman who had her 3-year-old and 7-year-old granddaughters with her told police she took a wrong turn and ended up in the pond.

Camera Found Hidden In Starbucks Restroom; Police Investigate

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  • An employee found the concealed device in the Mill Valley location, police said.

Driver Accused Of Hit-And-Run, DUI, Resisting Arrest: Petaluma PD

  • The Petaluma man reportedly took off after acting "erratically" when contacted by the other drivers involved in a collision, police said.

New Solano Co. Train Station To Be Named After Former Assemblyman

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  • Tom Hannigan envisioned rail service between the Bay Area and Sacramento; His vision became one of Amtrak's best performing rail corridors.

Sausalito Boat Moorings Pose Ecosystem Threat: Study

  • The number of "anchor-out" boats has grown in recent years on Richardson Bay, causing harm to seafloor habitat, Audubon said.

Hazmat Incident Closes Madison Street In Fairfield: Police

  • The Solano County Hazardous Materials Response Team is working to identify the liquid and assure its proper disposal, police said.

Alert Neighbors Report Fire At Converted Water Tower Near Cotati

  • "If they hadn't called, we probably would have had something quite a bit worse," a Rancho Adobe fire official said.

DUI Probationer Arrested In Petaluma Crash, Police Say

  • A Petaluma woman previously convicted of DUI is suspected of driving under the influence in a rear-end collision Saturday, police said.

Napa County Traffic Alert: Paving Scheduled On Highways 29, 121

  • Lane closures are scheduled for this week in Napa and American Canyon, according to Caltrans.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: Meet Contestant From North Bay

  • The 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is nearly here. Local whiz-kid Mark Salama will be spelling words of which we've never heard.

Sonoma County Supervisors To Review Community Preparedness Plan

  • The plan includes a "Sonoma Ready Day" and training the county's 5,400 fifth-graders in schools about emergency preparedness.

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