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Weekend Police Log, San Anselmo

A wild Saturday night - trash cans on fire, drunk drivers, fighting on Fern St, and loud live music - anchored the weekend days from May 4-6 in our town,

 

Friday, May 4, 2012 Press Log from the .

07:12 WARRANT ARREST Officer initiated activity at Red Hill Av/Sir Francis Drake Bl. Pursuant to a traffic stop, John Burke, dob/9-9-65, was determined to be driving with a suspended license and had a misdemeanor warrant out of Contra Costa County. Burke was booked into Marin County Jail and the vehicle was impounded.

08:23 PARKING VIOLATION Occurred on Saunders Av. A vehicle was reported parked in a red zone in front of the residence. RP stated he was unsure if the vehicle was parked legally or not, due to the fact that the red paint was extremely faded. Officer was unable to determine if the zone was enforceable. A message was left for DPW to repaint the curb.

 17:21 RECKLESS DRIVING Occurred on Sir Francis Drake Bl. A vehicle was reported traveling at a high rate of speed and almost hit pedestrians and other vehicles. An Officer responded and checked the area. . was also advised. The vehicle was not located.

19:21 VEHICLE COMPLAINT Occurred on Foss Av. It was reported a roofing company left their truck parked down the street and RP would like it moved along due to the strong odor of tar. Officer contacted the responsible party who would attempt to contact the company and request they turn the equipment off.

21:14 JUVENILE PROBLEM Occurred on Sir Francis Drake Bl., six male juveniles were reported yelling and wrestling in the lot. RP thought they were just having fun, but wasn't sure. Officer contacted the group of juveniles who were playing around and were advised to keep it down.

22:18 DISTURBING THE PEACE Occurred on Traxler Rd. A woman altercation at her daughters’ friend’s house between a mother and daughter. Officer responded and contacted the mother and daughter. Both parties were counseled and wanted the information documented only. The daughter would arrange a civil standby at a later time to remove her belongings from the residence

Saturday, May 5, 2012

00:07 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES  Occurred on San Anselmo Av. RP stated she heard a female scream once and nothing else was heard or seen. Officers checked the area and spoke to other citizens who did not hear the scream.

02:28 BARKING DOG   Occurred on Laurel Av. RP reported a dog barking for a couple hours. Officer attempted contact at the residence with negative results and Dispatch attempted contact by telephone with negative results. A notice was left.

07:36 BARKING DOG  Occurred on Oak Knoll Av. A citizen reported a barking dog. The officer checked the area and was unable to locate. 

15:41 ASSIST FIRE DEPARTMENT  Occurred on Butterfield Rd.  A woman reported via 9-1-1, finding a trash can on fire as she was driving past. The caller put water on it, extinguishing the blaze. Fire Dept. responded and confirmed the fire was out. 

15:53 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES  Occurred on Center Bl.  RP reported a man drove up to his house in a truck and offered $45,000.00 cash for two classic cars in his garage. The resident advised the man to research the cars before buying them, but the driver said he was going to try and get the cash and be back to buy the cars.

19:37 DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE  Officer initiated activity at 4TH/3RD. Officer advised subject that her driver's license was suspended. She was issued a DMV 310 for two service order:  A suspensions.

21:18 DUI DRIVER  Occurred on Sir Francis Drake Bl. Several 9-1-1 callers reported a vehicle struck a pole, and one stated the airbag deployed and a female was out walking around.  At the scene Angela Dawn Garrett (10-01-75, San Anselmo) was arrested for DUI and booked at Marin County Jail after medical clearance at Marin General Hospital.

21:31 ASSAULT/BATTERY A woman reported via 9-1-1 that she could hear an unknown number of subjects fighting at the end of Fern Ln. Second caller thought there were intoxicated juveniles playing in the street. A third 9-1-1 caller advised he was just "jumped" by two subjects. Contact made with all involved subjects. Further action pending, report to be filed with MCDA.

21:45 MINOR INJURY COLLISION W/DUI DRIVER Officer initiated activity at Sir Francis Drake Bl. Officer requested a case number for the collision report related to a DUI arrest. The vehicle and property owners were contacted at the scene.

21:47 PUBLIC INTOXICATION / BOOKING  Officer initiated activity at San Anselmo Av. Officer advised he was out with a disturbance. Tiffany Jane Swift (08-29-79, San Rafael) was arrested for public intoxication. She was transported to Marin County Jail, where she was booked to be released without charges.

22:09 NOISE COMPLAINT A loud live band was reported on Avenue Del Norte. RP called back to cancel as the band stopped.

23:30 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Occurred on Sir Francis Drake Bl. Someone reported an intoxicated male subject was just kicked out of his apartment by his roommate and they were now yelling. RP could not provide the apartment number, but said it is in the courtyard area. Several areas were checked and the subject was Unable to Locate.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

00:27 DISTURBING THE PEACE  Occurred on Oak Knoll Av. A woman reported she could hear a verbal argument, possibly between two intoxicated males. The area was checked and contact made with a couple. It was determined to have been a verbal only argument between boyfriend and girlfriend. The couple went inside for the night and a small amount of alcohol was destroyed at the scene.

09:00 MUNI CODE VIOLATION Occurred on Allyn Av. Citizen reported loud construction noise two houses down. RP stated they are not supposed to start until 10:00 am. Unit contacted the workers who were advised of the complaint and will resume at 10.

15:45 PUBLIC INTOXICATION / BOOKING  Occurred at Butterfield Rd/Sir Francis Drake. Caller reported a possibly intoxicated subject. James Comins Fox (DOB/06-24-55, San Anselmo) was located and arrested for public intoxication.

 17:45 ASSIST FIRE DEPARTMENT Occurred on Sir Francis Drake Bl. 9-1-1 caller reported a load of laundry caught on fire in one of the dryers. Handled by FD and PD responded for assist.

19:25 ANIMAL COMPLAINT Occurred on Red Hill Av. 9-1-1 caller reported a deer was just struck on the Miracle Mile and is now wandering into the street and possibly foaming at the mouth. Area checked, unable to locate animal.

 21:09 ANIMAL COMPLAINT  Occurred on Sir Francis Drake Bl. Caller reported a vehicle just struck a deer. RP advised that he looked around for the deer but is unable to locate it.

22:39 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES  Occurred on Grove Hill Av North. Caller reported a van in the middle of the street with its light off and no front plate. The vehicle was located and determined it belonged to new residents moving in. They were advised of the complaint and will be moving the vehicle shortly.

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