"It is the department's objective to keep the community safe, especially at a high-risk time for offenders such as Halloween season."
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Novato and across Marin County.
Tracy Bell Redig, 63, of Novato, was taken to the Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, where she was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Do you recognize this woman? She allegedly placed a ring on her finger and ran out the front door of Gold Rush Jewelers in Novato.
BREAKING: Officials from the Novato Fire Protection District advised the public to avoid the area of Cherry Street.
A house is on fire on McClay Road.
The blaze burned about 3 acres and threatened nearby homes Sunday, according to Novato Fire Protection District.
Police are telling residents to continue to stay clear of the area.
"The Novato Police Department has sent resources to help with evacuations and lifesaving efforts," officials said in an advisory.
TRAFFIC ALERT: State Route 37 is now open in both directions from Novato to Vallejo, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Aaron Paff, 21, of Novato, was arrested and booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, officials said.
Novato fire stations will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 8.
Cirilo Perez-Lopez, 28, of Petaluma, was arrested on suspicion of annoying a child. (BREAKING)
Haylee Annmarie Dolan, 19, of Santa Rosa, was arrested for multiple charges at the Trader Joe's store at 7514 Redwood Blvd.
BREAKING: Stacee Etcheber, the wife of a San Francisco police officer and a mother of two, was killed in the tragic shooting.
BREAKING: Police said Stacee Etcheber, the wife of a San Francisco police officer, has been missing since the tragic shooting.
A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Novato and across Marin County.
Calls of shots fired led to the discovery of a cache of weapons at a home in Novato, police said.
Michael Short, 27, of Novato, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Novato and across the North Bay.
Phaivanh Adidas Chanthalangsy, 45, of Santa Rosa, was killed in a fiery rollover crash early Sunday morning on Highway 101.
The vehicle went off the roadway at Atherton Avenue in Novato, overturned on its roof and caught fire, according to the CHP. (BREAKING)
The emergency is contained to the building, according to the Novato Fire Protection District. (BREAKING)
The blaze broke out off northbound Highway 101, north of the Redwood Landfill in Novato. (BREAKING)
A search of the boy's home and his school locker at Sinaloa Middle School uncovered replica firearms, police said.
Police set up the DUI and driver’s license checkpoint from 6 p.m. to midnight on westbound San Marin Drive at West Campus Drive.
The checkpoint will take place Friday at an undisclosed location within Novato city limits.
Police advised the public to avoid the area of Woodbridge Way in Novato while officers were at the scene. (BREAKING)
Crews are responding to a natural gas leak Friday morning in Novato. (BREAKING)
John Sinclair, 44, of Novato, was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. (BREAKING)
The Novato Police Department is offering its inaugural Spanish Community Academy this fall.
Have you seen these men? Police say they placed a skimming device on an ATM at the 76 gas station on Ignacio Boulevard. (BREAKING)
Officer James Rinkor gave the 63-year-old man a dose of Naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. (BREAKING)
Griffin Drago, 40, of Novato, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of committing a hate crime battery of a Hispanic man in Novato.