BREAKING: Residents may see or smell smoke in the North Bay during the day Thursday.
A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Novato and across the North Bay.
The checkpoint took place from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Dec. 16 on northbound South Novato Boulevard at Sunset Parkway in Novato.
Adam McGill currently serves as police chief for the town of Truckee.
The checkpoint will be at an undisclosed location within the city limits.
Here are a few safety tips from the Novato Police Department.
Carbon monoxide can cause serious illness and even death.
The sting operation took place Thursday at the Park and Ride lot off Rowland Boulevard in Novato.
Patrick Harvey, 30, possessed over 500 explicit images and videos of minors.
Authorities are investigating the Black Point blaze, which destroyed a garage.
Edenilson Alfaro, 22, was arrested in Maryland.
Several witnesses say the man brandished a weapon at a gas station, threatened to kill people.
Three men ransack a home, injure owner, leave with cash and jewelry.
Victim was a 64-year-old local man.
Novato detectives helped locate the offender at an undisclosed address; he was arrested on a state penal code violation.
A Novato woman was cited over the weekend after police say they found she was hosting a loud party where minors were drinking alcohol.
Probation officers arrested one sex offender during compliance checks in Fairfax, San Anselmo, Corte Madera, San Rafael and Novato.
Fatal incident occurred Oct. 25 at Rowland and Redwood boulevards.
Suspect is accused of assaulting a minor over drugs.
The CHP said it appeared that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed.
The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. It's aimed at preventing pill abuse and theft.
The 11-month-old girl was on bed with her mother when the gun fired, police said. [Breaking]
BREAKING: A driver reportedly fled from a Marin sheriff's deputy, then crashed near Novato.
One person was airlifted to a trauma center in the two-car collision that occurred about 9 a.m. on Point Reyes-Petaluma Road. (Breaking)
Cal Fire air tankers helped save residences threatened by the grass fire, according to the Novato Fire District.
BREAKING: The fire was allegedly sparked by a teen playing with matches, a fire official told Patch Tuesday night.
BREAKING: Fire investigators have also determined that the blaze was human-caused.
BREAKING: The Cambridge Fire broke out Monday evening near Sunset Parkway.
An urgent marine information broadcast is being issued to local mariners. Breaking.
The 21-year-old was allegedly caught driving a stolen vehicle, which police were alerted to by an automated license plate reader. Breaking.
BREAKING: The defendant, a 47-year-old Santa Rosa woman, was charged Thursday in Marin County Superior Court.
The vehicle was returned within hours of the owner reporting it stolen, police said. [Breaking]
Enrique Rodriguez Faurrieta, 39, of Santa Rosa, left the North County Detention Center on Thursday. Breaking.
BREAKING: San Rafael police and state ABC agents conducted minor decoy and shoulder tap operations, resulting in the citations.
BREAKING: The Santa Rosa woman was pursued on U.S. Highway 101 from Novato to Mill Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol.
BREAKING: A plea agreement has been reached in the case involving a Texas girl under the age of 13.
BREAKING: Southbound motorists were previously advised to use Lakeville Highway to State Route 37.
Breaking: Novato police say alert citizens provided information that helped track down the suspect.