Crime & Safety
Fatal Work Accident; Trespassers: 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.
Felon Arrested For Having Firearm, Assaulting Officer In Novato
- Police arrested three people and seized a loaded gun, butcher knife and a large amount of meth after responding to a trespassing call.
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- Shawn Frederick Moore, 39, suffered extensive crushing and traumatic injuries and died before he was freed from the rubble, officials said.
Restaurant Management Group Settles Carbon Dioxide Suit
- The case was investigated and prosecuted by the district attorney's offices of five Bay Area counties, including Marin County.
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- Multiple schools and businesses got emails Thursday stating a bomb would detonate if a payment was not received via Bitcoin, police said.
2 Arrested In Teen's Possible Assault With Baseball Bat
- The sheriff's office is still investigating whether the alleged assault near Sonoma Valley High involved a teen being struck with a bat.
- As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, authorities remained on scene of a fatal crash on Occidental Road.
House Fire Displaces 3 Petaluma Residents, Dog
- Firefighters arrived to find bystanders treating one of the home's occupants for a medical emergency.
- Surveillance video of the burglary shows a white Ford van being backed into the front of a Dixon business, police said.
Berkeley Man Caught Peeping, Recording Petaluma Hotel Guests: PD
- Because of the amount of electronic data seized from the suspect's room at the Sheraton, police believe there are potentially more victims.
Suspicious Pipe Found On U.S. 101 Not Explosive: Sonoma Sheriff
- A Santa Rosa freeway exit was closed as the sheriff's bomb squad responded to assess whether it was a pipe bomb.
Masked Burglars Caught In Sonoma Valley: Sheriff's Office
- The suspects wearing plastic face masks were arrested near the scene of the crimes, a sheriff's official said.
Suspect In Petaluma Burglary, Theft Spree Arrested: Police
- He allegedly struck two Petaluma businesses Saturday and burglarized a resident's car.
- The car, an older VW Beetle, came to rest on top of a billboard barrier and had significant front-end damage, police said.
Napa PD To Release Body-Cam Video In Officer-Involved Shooting
- The Napa Police Department will release a 16-minute video of the moments that led to a fatal officer-involved shooting early Dec. 5.
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