Novato News

Jun 01, 2012 -- By Gary Klien Marin Independent Journal Novato police are trying to identify a man who robbed a bank Friday before escaping in a car with a Nevada license plate.

San Rafael police arrested a Novato man accused of attempting to set his friend's boat on fire early this morning, according to Cpl.

A Novato man was arrested Friday on allegations he tried to set a man's boat on fire during an argument in San Rafael, police said.

Police were seeking a robber who demanded money from a bank teller and fled from the Wells Fargo Bank branch on Nave Drive in Novato shortly before 11:30 a.m. Friday.

Four men have been convicted of murder and conspiracy in the Novato slaying of a San Francisco market owner who was killed to silence him as a witness in the robbery of his store, a prosecutor said Thursday.

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We were enjoying a ragtopA cruise through Novato the other night. The air was brisk, the night was perfect.

Explosions from a burning garage rang through the Virginia Avenue neighborhood near downtown Novato on Thursday evening during a two-alarm blaze in which nobody was hurt, fire official said.

For more than eight months, Christy Brott-Roque avoided the stretch of Novato Boulevard where her teenage son, Isaac Brott, was killed in a drunken driving crash in September 2010.

Alexandra Hvistendahl, a fifth grade student at Rancho Elementary, was named the first place winner in grades three through five in the My Vision of the Golden Gate Bridge art contest.

Junk czar Harry Brock puts pressure on his mistress Billie Dawn to benefit his political and business scams in Cinnabar Theater's production 'Born Yesterday.' A little education is a dangerous thing.

San Francisco Museums of Fine Arts docent Jim Kohn will speak about an exhibit titled "The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860 - 1900" from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd.

Quezada Market in Novato was robbed sometime early Wednesday morning by someone who used a power saw to cut through a wall and into a safe, Novato police said.

"Similarities?" said Farren, pondering his dual craftsmanship. "I'm sure there are.

A San Rafael High School biology teacher accused of steering her car toward a man to threaten him last week faces a felony assault charge after surrendering to authorities, Novato police said.

Got a grad in the Class of 2012? What better way to honor them than by posting a photo of your favorite graduate on the pages of the Novato Patch? It's time to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of hundreds of graduates at various grade levels throughout our city who will be walking the stage and receiving diplomas.

The alleged Tong Van Le conspirators, : Larry Blay Jr.; his brother, Deandre; the accused triggerman, Kevin Abram; the prosecution's star witness, Sean Washington; his sexual partner, Anchulita Uribe; her son, C. Autis Johnson.

Authorities were investigating the theft of cash from a Novato grocery store after one or more suspects used a power tool to cut into the rear of the building and cut open a safe.

A 44-year-old Novato man who was crushed May 3 when his broken-down truck rolled onto him has died, Novato police said Tuesday.

The 75th anniversary of the construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge's was celebrated on May 27, and the massive project was remembered as a major undertaking for contractors and the city - as well as insurers.