Crime & Safety

'After Party' at Sweetwater, Missing 11-Year-Old Found and a Dog Attack at Park School

A roundup of this week's police log also includes a woman coming home to find her home ransacked, a Whole Food employee whose car was hit in the parking lot and yet another complaint about the exhaust fan at Beerworks.

Tuesday, December 11

1:56 a.m. – Graffiti previously found in the men’s restroom at 353 Throckmorton Ave. that had gone unreported was placed on file.

2:20 p.m. – A dark grey 2011 Chevy Malibu was vandalized on E. Blithedale and Carmelita avenues. The incident was not suspicious. 

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9:35 p.m. – A vehicle parked perpendicular to the street on Upland Avenue and Woodbine Drive was sticking out and blocking traffic.

Thursday, December 13 

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7:54 a.m. – An unleashed dog at Park School ran up to another man's dog that was leashed, and attacked it. There were no injuries, and police left a card requesting mediation at the address of the owner of the unleashed dog.

8:17 a.m. – An 11-year-old girl was reported missing after not checking in with her parents at 8 a.m. before school. They reported she was last seen at Starbucks on Camino Alto, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and pink flower backpack. She was located at school and forgot to call. 

6:09 p.m. – Someone called to report a silver Volvo was swerving back and forth and hitting the white line on Blackfield Drive and Tiburon Boulevard in Strawberry. 

7:03 p.m. –  A Marlin Ave. resident came home to find her house was ransacked. She called police, and waited outside for them to arrive.

7:05 p.m. – A Molino Ave. resident came home and noticed the sliding back door was open, and had possibly been left unlocked. An iPad, laptop and envelope of cash were missing.

Friday, December 14

6:55 a.m. – A caller complained about the noise of an exhaust fan on at Mill Valley Beerworks and said there were numerous issues with the business, including dogs outside and intoxicated patrols after midnight. The business was closed and police advised him to contact City Hall.

11:35 a.m. – A Whole Foods employee reported his silver Toyota Matrix was hit within the last 30 minutes while parked on Lomita behind the grocery store. He said he found white paint on his car, which may have been transferred during a collision.

4:13 p.m. – A woman called police asking to speak to parking enforcement about a ticket she received on Hamilton Drive.

7:14 p.m. – A silver 1997 Honda Civic stolen from a parking garage under an office building on E. Blithedale Ave.

Saturday, December 15

1:48 a.m. – Six people, possibly more, were reportably having an “after party” in the parking lot of Sweetwater Music Hall, and the caller said this is an ongoing problem.

6:17 p.m. – A large white truck was stuck on a curve on W. Blithedale and Ralston avenues.

9:26 p.m. – A Corte Madera Ave. resident reported someone may have tried to break into his car through the sunroof after finding a handprint, footprint and dent on the vehicle, which was parked on the street. 

Sunday, December 16

9:44 a.m. – A woman on Roque Moraes Court called police after a neighbor backed into her husband’s work vehicle and went into her house to find her insurance information. The caller said the neighbor was lying and didn’t have insurance.

12:51 p.m. - A woman on Birch Street returned from a vacation to find her gold Chevy Silverado had been hit by an unknown vehicle while she was gone, causing moderate damage to the fender and door.


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