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Armed Robbery; House Fire: San Anselmo, North Bay Police Log

A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from around Marin County and across the North Bay.

A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from around Marin County and across the North Bay.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from around Marin County and across the North Bay. (Patch)

NORTH BAY, CA — The following is a collection of police, fire and courtroom stories from this week in Marin County and across the North Bay.

Woman Robbed At Gunpoint In Novato

  • Police are seeking the public's help in their search for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint as she sat in her car Monday in Novato.

2 Displaced After Fire Destroys Fairfax Home, Burns Nearby Brush

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  • Two people were displaced after a fire destroyed a home and spread to nearby brush late Sunday night in Fairfax.

SMART Train Board To Discuss Spike In Deaths On Tracks

  • Five people have died between June 27 and Monday. Three of the deaths are considered suicides and two were labeled accidents.

Inmate Dies In Sonoma County Jail Cell: Sheriff's Office

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  • The sheriff's office has identified an inmate who died in his cell in the mental health unit.

Man Accused Of Arson In Napa Porta-Potty, Brush Fires

  • Police said the suspected arsonist was found with dangerous fireworks and may be responsible for a number of other recent fires in town.

Bicyclist Found Dead On Calistoga Roadway

  • A body was found near a bicycle, and the victim's blunt force injuries were consistent with a vehicle collision, the city police chief said.

3 Women Busted Trying To Burglarize Schellville Gas Station: Cops

  • The trio had gas station addresses, a hammer, screwdrivers, heroin, a smoking pipe, bandannas, gloves and dark clothes, authorities said.

Suisun Standoff Suspect Taken Into Custody: Police

  • Suisun City police and Solano County sheriff's personnel descended on Seagull Drive during a standoff.

Driver Injured In Dump-Truck Rollover At Yolo County Landfill

  • Firefighter-paramedics with UC Davis and the city of Davis were among emergency personnel who responded.

$305M Settlement Reached In California Lead Paint Lawsuit

  • Solano County and 9 other CA counties and cities will divide the funds based on the number of houses with lead paint in each jurisdiction.

Fire Near Rohnert Park Apartment Complex Quickly Extinguished

  • The fire produced a cloud of dark smoke as it burned dangerously close to Edgewood Apartments.

Agreement Reached in Lawsuit Over Homeless Arrests In Sonoma Co.

  • The suit followed the closure of an encampment outside the Dollar Tree store in Roseland and on the Joe Rodota Trail along Highway 12.

Dixon Truck Driver Dies In I-80 Crash In Contra Costa County

  • Authorities said the Dixon man was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash near Richmond and San Pablo.

Driver Sentenced In Sonoma Co. Crash That Killed Best Friend, 18

  • "Now two young lives have been destroyed. We are heartbroken."

North Bay Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girl For Years: DA

  • Paul Fielder, 60, a former youth sports coach, is accused of molesting a girl under 14 for over four years. His bail is set at $3.2 million.

Fifth Person Hit, Killed By SMART Train In Sonoma County

  • The incident happened Monday afternoon on the tracks north of the Golf Course Drive crossing, a Sonoma County Sheriff's official said.

Driver On Meth Lands In Rohnert Park Home With Baby Inside: Cops

  • The home was red-tagged as uninhabitable but officers did help the family retrieve some belongings and necessities for the new baby.

Sonoma County Man To Receive $25M Award From Monsanto, Not $80M

  • A federal judge said a prior U.S. Supreme Court decision required him to reduce the jury's award in the case involving Roundup weed killer.

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