Crime & Safety
Brush Fires; Sex Offender Checks; Restaurant Fire; Rollover Crashes: North Bay Police Log
A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around San Anselmo and Fairfax and across the North Bay.

MARIN COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the North Bay this week.
Driver Seriously Injured In San Rafael Rollover Crash
- The crash happened around 9:15 a.m. Thursday in a parking lot in Terra Linda.
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- The blaze, now fully contained, broke out Wednesday west of Petaluma. Smoke was visible from Novato and parts of San Rafael.
Sex Offender Compliance Checks Conducted In Marin County
- There are currently 38 registered sex offenders living in the unincorporated areas of Marin County.
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- Police ask the public to avoid Redwood Boulevard between Grant and Vallejo avenues in Novato until noon Wednesday.
Fire Sparks At Taj Of Marin Restaurant In San Rafael
- The fire started in the kitchen of the restaurant at 909 Fourth Street.
- The one-quarter acre blaze broke out around 1:10 p.m. Monday off Mount Vision Road in the community of Inverness.
Burglary Suspect Arrested At San Rafael Apartment
- Davis Edgardo Argueta, 39, of San Rafael was booked in the Marin County Jail for felony burglary.
- Michael Kan, 49, of San Rafael, was hiking with his two sons and another scout on Luiz Fire Road in the Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve.
Water From Vandalized Novato Tank Dumped
- Vandals cut through a fence and cut the lock on the lid of the 500,000-gallon water tank near Wild Horse Valley Drive in Novato on Friday.
Vandals Breach Novato Water Tank; 290,000 Gallons Of Water Dumped
- The North Marin Water District is dumping gallons of water after vandals breached a chain link fence and two locks guarding the public tank.
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