School Founder Embezzlement Case; Road Rage Crash; Bomb Threat Unfounded; Community Police Academy: Marin County Police Log

A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around San Anselmo and Fairfax and across Marin County.

Posted Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 9:26 am PT

MARIN COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around Marin County this week.

Five men ages 18 to 23 were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, participation in a criminal street gang and conspiracy.

John Sinclair, 44, of Novato, was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

The Mill Valley Police Department received a suspicious call requesting that a bomb squad be sent to the veterinary hospital.

The Novato Police Department is offering its inaugural Spanish Community Academy this fall.

Prosecutors said Kathleen Marie Mecca, 70, embezzled the money from Mount Tamalpais School between June 1, 2008, and Aug. 21, 2015.

Schools in Marin County are back in session this week, so police are urging drivers and pedestrians to be cautious during their commutes.

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