Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Extinguished At Encampment In Marin County
Police said they arrested the person associated with the encampment.
NOVATO, CA — Firefighters put out a small blaze that started at an encampment Thursday in Novato.
At around 3 a.m. on Thursday, Novato Police Department officers said they responded to a fire behind the Novato Skatepark.
Officers said they found an encampment engulfed in flames, which had spread to a nearby brush but was quickly contained and extinguished by the Novato Fire Protection District.
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The person associated with the encampment, Jamee Newkirk, 60, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
No one was injured.
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Police said they arrested Newkirk for the felony charge of recklessly causing a fire on forest land and booked her into the Marin County Jail.
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