A suspected intoxicated driver was arrested at gunpoint in Sausalito after leading police on a wild 100-mph chase from Sonoma County through Marin, the California Highway Patrol said. Eric James Hjul, 48, who is homeless, was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony evasion. […]
California judicial leaders, in their latest round of emergency orders to help courts cope with the coronavirus, voted Monday to eliminate bail for defendants charged with misdemeanors and most nonviolent felonies and to allow pretrial proceedings to be conducted remotely, with a defendant’s consent. Read More…
A man suspected of stealing a car in the city of Sonoma was arrested after a chase into Novato and San Rafael, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said. The vehicle theft was reported Saturday, and a deputy spotted the car and suspect a short time later. Deputies chased the suspect into Novato but called off […]
SACRAMENTO — Federal judges on Saturday refused on procedural grounds to order California to free thousands of prisoners to ease crowded conditions that attorneys representing inmates likened to a “tinderbox” ready to ignite with the rapid spread of the coronavirus. But the three judges invited inmates’ attorneys to file a new motion with either or […]
A veteran Santa Rosa police officer died Tuesday of complications caused by the coronavirus, marking the first death from the fast-moving disease in a Sonoma County law enforcement agency. Detective Marylou Armer was 43 and lived in American Canyon, in Napa County. She had served in the Santa Rosa Police Department for more than 20 […]
They were ready to roll whenever disaster struck California: three 200-bed mobile hospitals that could be deployed to the scene of a crisis on flatbed trucks and provide advanced medical care to the injured and sick within 72 hours. Each hospital would be the size of a football field, with a surgery ward, intensive care […]
While residents of Marin are staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic, police, firefighters and paramedics continue to serve — and they’re adapting to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Our firefighters put themselves in between the public and all kinds of risks,” said Novato fire Chief Bill Tyler, president of the Marin County Fire Chiefs Association. […]
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Two juveniles were arrested after the officer was choked unconscious while aiding a woman whose phone was stolen. Be careful when assisting off duty… give the article and video a look. https://www.policeone.com/police-heroes/articles/video-off-duty-calif-officer-attacked-while-assisting-robbery-victim-2HoJGu2gjmCvS64k/
Eight months ago, Davance Lamar Reed allegedly opened fire at a Marin County detox center, killing an employee and injuring two other victims. Now he has the added distinction of being a data point for the U.S. Secret Service. The agency’s National Threat Assessment Center has included Reed’s case in a new report, “Mass Attacks […]
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