In Your Town for July 2, 2020
MARIN HEADLANDS
Air crew rescues
family from cliff
A Mill Valley family trapped by rising tides in the Marin Headlands was rescued by a California Highway Patrol helicopter crew, a fire official said.
Southern Marin firefighters responded to the incident at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report that a man was clinging to a cliff on the south end of Rodeo Beach, Battalion Chief Matt Bouchard said.
Authorities learned the man, a woman and their two children were walking along the shore and climbed rocks seeking refuge from the high tide, Bouchard said.
The CHP helicopter crew rescued the victims one by one. There were no injuries.
MILL VALLEY
Suspects arrested
in auto theft case
Three men were arrested after they were found in a stolen car at the Strawberry Village Shopping Center, the sheriff’s department reported.
Marin County sheriff’s deputies seized 0.1 gram of fentanyl, 1.2 grams of suspected methamphetamine and a pipe after searching the car and the suspects, Sgt. Brenton Schneider said.
The three men drove into the shopping center at about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, and a deputy performed a routine license plate check on the vehicle. The deputy learned that the 1993 Acura sedan was reported stolen out of San Francisco on Monday, Schneider said.
Alfonso Velazquez, 29, of Santa Rosa and San Francisco residents Guillermo Luna, 35, and Sean Betty, 22, were booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of car theft. Betty also had a warrant for his arrest for domestic violence allegations.
They remained in custody Wednesday.
The vehicle was returned to its owner.
NOVATO
Alleged DUI crash
injures 2 drivers
Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that sent a suspected drunken driver to the hospital.
The wreck was reported at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Vintage Way at Rowland Boulevard, Novato police Sgt. Reza Pourfarhani said.
A 67-year-old Novato man in a Ford F-150 suffered major injuries when he crashed into a light pole, police said. Witnesses reported that he was driving recklessly on Highway 101 prior to the crash.
The driver of a Toyota SUV suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
TIBURON
Infrastructure work
slated for summer
Town staffers will be overseeing three capital improvements projects that could impact traffic this summer.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will be upgrading its gas main on Tiburon Boulevard, McCart Court and Palmer Court from July 13 through Sept. 5.
Public works crews will be working on road rehabilitation projects from through September on several residential streets, including Stewart Drive, Benton Court, Blackfield Drive and Karen Way.
Crews will also be working on the Old Rail Trail rehabilitation project through September.
Project details are online at bit.ly/2YNZPxu.