Crime & Safety
Boater Dies; Subway Shop Robbed: San Anselmo & Nearby Police Log
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents from around Marin County and across the North Bay.

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