A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents from around San Rafael and across Marin County.
Albon Eckard Wagener, 48, of San Francisco, died after he attempted to evade police by jumping into the canal.
The Marin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.
Irwin Street at Lincoln Avenue and Du Bois Street were closed due to the fire, officials said.
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Joaquin Terry, 43, of San Rafael, fell to his death after he was involved in a collision on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland.
The suspect, who was considered armed and dangerous, was found hiding in a bedroom in one of the homes, officials said.
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Luis Alberto Garcia-Vara, 24, of San Rafael, had been hospitalized since the officer-involved shooting.
Donald Alan Wilson, 50, of San Rafael, is suspected of embezzling more than $600,000 from a 96-year-old woman's trust account, police said.
The investigation began in February when police started receiving complaints about drug deals in the Gerstle Park neighborhood, police said.
CHP officers found the woman's body in the slow lane of northbound Highway 101, just north of the Interstate 580 transition ramp in Marin.
The threats were against two separate schools.
Nolberto Angel Maldonado Rodas, 22, of San Rafael, is also allegedly linked to four separate commercial burglaries, police said.
Authorities made unannounced checks on probationers in Greenbrae, Marin City, Novato, San Anselmo and San Rafael.
Ryan Zirkle, 24, of Petaluma, was killed March 15 when he crashed on state Route 1.
Classes went on as scheduled Friday. Officers remained on campus throughout the day as a precaution.
A minor supervised by police officers was instructed to stand outside a liquor or convenience store.
Fire officials said the flames were contained to the home.
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The victim was between 5 and 6 years old at the time of the alleged assault.
Police advised motorists to avoid the area until further notice.
Arthur Joseph Salvetti, 47, is allegedly linked to over a dozen burglaries and five vehicle thefts throughout the Bay Area and Sacramento.
Police allegedly found meth in the couple's car, which was stolen in San Anselmo. The license plate was stolen from a vehicle in San Rafael.
Don Wilson, 50, was slated to meet his fiancée in Philadelphia Tuesday but never boarded a flight in San Francisco, according to family.
The resident told officers that the suspect took several things.
Police found the suspect a few blocks away from the Billou Street home.
The undercover operations were conducted by the San Rafael and Novato police departments and the Marin County Sheriff's Department.
The burglaries have taken place during daytime hours, when residents are not home, police said.