Crime & Safety
Burglars Use Vehicle To Smash Into Novato Store: Police
Novato police said in a press release that five people using two vehicles were involved in the burglary.
NOVATO, CA — A 26-year-old man was arrested in Novato early Saturday morning for allegedly participating in a scheme to smash a vehicle into a storefront to burglarize the business.
Novato police said in a press release that five people using two vehicles were involved in the 3 a.m. burglary, which resulted in extensive damage to the Diablo Avenue business.
Responding police officers pursued the two vehicles onto southbound U.S. Highway 101 but called off the chase because of the unsafe speed.
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After sending out an alert about the vehicles, one of them was found in San Rafael by California Highway Patrol officers.
CHP pursued the vehicle on Interstate Highway 580 until the driver crashed in Richmond, police said.
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Oakland resident Jeremy Fong was taken into custody after a foot chase. The vehicle he was driving was allegedly stolen in Oakland.
Fong was booked into Marin County Jail on several allegations after being taken to a hospital for medical evaluation, according to the Novato Police Department.
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