The Marin County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday it has suspended the use of the carotid restraint until further notice.
Fire officials asked the public to not report the controlled burn to 911.
A fire sparked by discarded cigarettes in dry bamboo scorched a home Friday morning in San Rafael, fire officials said.
Vulnerable Marin residents may be contacted and offered fake testing kits or COVID-19 treatments, according to county officials.
One person evacuated from the single-family home in San Rafael.
The DOJ Northern California District awarded $7 million in grants through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program.
The blaze broke out off Deer Valley Road in San Rafael, according to the Marin County Fire Department.
James Thomas Duffy, 42, is accused of intentionally setting six fires in San Rafael.
Police identified James Thomas Duffy, 42, as a person of interest in a series of arson fires Thursday morning in San Rafael.
Police in San Rafael arrested a man in connection with possession of meth after the man fled an officer on a bicycle.
The 87-year-old woman told police she noticed a man who seemed to be following her on each aisle of the Safeway at 700 B Street.
A woman is in custody after throwing a knife at someone in a San Rafael home and then attacking an officer, police said.
One of the men challenged apartment complex employees to fight, pulled out a pocket knife and made stabbing motions, police said.
The boys had last been seen heading toward the Dominican area of San Rafael, police said.
San Rafael Police are asking everyone to be on the lookout for two teenagers who ran away Thursday morning.
Marin County says reports of child abuse have taken a dive, but experts are worried there may actually be more abuse because of the crisis.
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A 61-year-old man was arrested in San Rafael on suspicion of several crimes including possession of methamphetamine for sale, police said.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced it is extending driver licenses expiring during the coronavirus pandemic.
A woman previously reported missing was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a detective with a knife during a welfare check, police said.
An "extremely impaired" driver was arrested after he allegedly drove two vehicles into a house in unincorporated Marin, the CHP said.
San Rafael police arrested a Novato man suspected of possessing stolen property, including guns taken during a burglary in Mill Valley.
After dodging officers and being shot with a bean-bag gun, the individual eventually was apprehended in San Rafael, police said.
A San Rafael man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs, a weapon and suspected stolen laptops and phones after a vehicle pursuit.
As locals hunker down to comply with coronavirus guidelines, one Marin-area motorist apparently forgot law enforcement still is on patrol.
San Rafael police said the body of a male was found in a vehicle behind San Rafael High School Friday morning.
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The woman drove westbound over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge via the new bicycle/pedestrian, CHP officials said.
Victor Mauricio Mendez Rodas is accused of defrauding an 83-year-old homeowner and contracting without a license, Marin prosecutors said.
The elderly, Marin County couple were duped into taking out a loan to bail out their supposedly arrested grandson, officials said.
Norma Jean Nixon, 83, died in a solo vehicle crash in her driveway in San Rafael.
Police accuse a 54-year-old San Rafael man of attempted murder in an American Canyon incident that left a woman with several major injuries.
Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with an armed robbery earlier this month at The Home Depot in San Rafael.
Police arrested one suspect and are still searching for another in a December strong-arm robbery in San Rafael.
Joseph Jones, 25, was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary and possession of burglary tools, San Rafael police said.