Crime & Safety

Novato Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested: Report

The victim, who is the suspect's former neighbor, reported the assault Tuesday at around 9 p.m., the report said.

NOVATO, CA — A man accused of using his belt buckle in an assault earlier this week has been arrested according to a report in The Marin Independent Journal that cites a Novato Police Department source.

Hector Hernandez De La Cruz, 26 of Novato, was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury among other charges according to the report.

The victim, who is the suspect's former neighbor, reported the assault Tuesday at around 9 p.m., the report said.

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The attack occurred on Los Robles Road near Alameda Del Prado according to the report.

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