Boater Dies; Subway Shop Robbed: Novato & Nearby Police Log

NORTH BAY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around Marin County and across the North Bay this week.

Boater Who Died After Being Pulled From Richardson Bay ID'd

• Marin City resident Robert Lee Williams Jr., 43, died after falling out of a rowboat in Richardson Bay near Sausalito.

Man Dies After Being Pulled From Richardson Bay

• A man died at a hospital after he was pulled from Richardson Bay near Sausalito, fire officials said.

Bausch & Lomb To Pay $135K In Deceptive Packaging Case

• Bausch & Lomb was ordered to pay a $135,000 settlement in a consumer protection case, the Marin County District Attorney's Office said.

4 Arrested After Trying To Evade Police Checkpoint In Novato

• Novato police arrested four people suspected of causing an accident after trying to evade a DUI-driver's license checkpoint.

San Rafael Subway Shop Robbed

• The clerk gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash, and the suspect fled the scene with the money and a sandwich.

Driver Who Died After Fiery Vallejo Crash Was Intoxicated: Police

• "A toxicology test found that he was over three times the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle," a Vallejo police official said Wednesday.

Plane From Napa Crashes Into American River In Sacramento

• The single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft was carrying a man and a woman, both of whom were taken to a hospital.

Teen Allegedly Blows Up Mailbox With Firework In Windsor

• Sonoma County sheriff's deputies tracked down the 17-year-old boy using a partial license plate number provided by a caller.

2 Arrested In Brutal Downtown Petaluma Assault: Police

• The incident happened around 2 a.m. New Year's Day on Kentucky Street, police said.

Alleged DUI Driver Found Passed Out In Taco Bell Drive-Thru: PD

• Petaluma police responded at 1:24 a.m. New Year's Day to reports of a driver parked in the drive through lane, passed out.

Teen Girl, Officer Injured In Physical Struggle: Santa Rosa PD

• The girl was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of brandishing a knife, battery to an officer and criminal threats, police said.

Transient Arrested In Stabbing: Santa Rosa Police

• Police said the victim identified his alleged attacker.

Criminal Charges Against PG&E Possible

• Murder, manslaughter or lesser charges could result from wildfires, state attorney general says in court brief.

Witnesses Keep DUI Driver At Scene Of Petaluma Crash: Police

• A repeat DUI offender who flipped his car onto a Petaluma sidewalk was allegedly driving with a BAC greater than four times the legal limit.

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