Crime & Safety
Police Calls: Marijuana by Mail, Fight Over Flowers, Laptop Theft and More
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This is the crime bulletin from the for the shifts from June 12 through June 15. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.
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JUNE 12, TUESDAY
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8:43 a.m. A thief stole tools out of a shed in the 1400 block of Posen Avenue.
6:02 p.m. An officer found an unknown substance outside the north door of the Police Department.
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6:34 p.m. Someone reported a driver in a red sportscar "speeding and skidding in (a) dirt area" between Buchanan Street and the north parking lot.
6:56 p.m. A resident on Kains put out a caused by a barbecue with water and an extinguisher.
JUNE 13, WEDNESDAY
12:36 a.m. A neighbor on Pomona Avenue reported a male with a flashlight looking inside vehicles. He left southbound toward Washington Avenue.
9:20 a.m. A at Marin School.
10:48 a.m. Someone stole a laptop computer from an office in the 400 block of Kains the prior day.
3:12 p.m. Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Taylor Street that had occurred the prior day.
JUNE 14, THURSDAY
8:34 a.m. An employee at on San Pablo Avenue reported having received marijuana delivered by mail.
10:25 a.m. Police arrested Mark Steven Skingley of San Rafael after a man reportedly "lunged" at a couple at the . He was taken to the Glenn Dyer Detention Facility in connection with misdemeanor warrants out of San Francisco.
9:35 p.m. Police took a case report about two men who reportedly choked a staff member at after they were confronted about opening packages.
11:24 p.m. A man wearing black horn-rimmed glasses riding a long skateboard reportedly took a bottle of liquor from on Solano Avenue.
JUNE 15, FRIDAY
10:42 a.m. A dog bit a babysitter on Masonic.
11:55 a.m. A neighbor reported that someone had been piling garbage in front of a residence on Key Route Boulevard, and said he or she was concerned it was "becoming a public health issue."
1:22 p.m. Several teenagers reportedly threw a glass bottle in front of someone's car; it shattered in the street.
1:52 p.m. A burglar went into a home in the 700 block of Talbot Avenue via a dining room window.
2:21 p.m. A customer at got into a "dispute over flowers" with a staffer; the customer reportedly threw flowers in the face of a salesperson, who then locked herself inside the business. Both parties called police.
11:01 p.m. Police arrested Nancy Do of San Jose on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance outside BevMo! She was taken to the Glenn Dyer jail.
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