False Alarm Leads To Arrest, Recovery Of Stolen Vehicle In Marin

SAN RAFAEL, CA — A false alarm earlier this week at a Marin business helped lead to a suspect’s arrest and the recovery of a stolen vehicle, San Rafael police said.

Officers at around 7:45 p.m. Monday responded to the area of Fourth Street and Hetherton Street on the report of an alarm going off at a business, police said.

The first officer on the scene ran a license plate check on a vehicle in the parking lot that seemed suspicious, and the vehicle’s lone occupant was arrested in a high-risk stop after the officer determined the vehicle had been reported stolen, police said.

The suspect was arrested on unspecified charges, and the vehicle was returned to its owner after being processed for evidence, police said.

The business alarm was determined to be a false alarm and not related to the stolen vehicle case, police said.