Crime & Safety
Car Thief Caught Sleeping In Stolen Car In Marin County: Police
The car was stolen in a southern part of the county and found several towns away.
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Police caught a a 28-year-old man sleeping in a car Wednesday in San Rafael ,which had been reported stolen earlier that morning in Sausalito.
On Wednesday morning, San Rafael Police officers said they overheard a Sausalito Police broadcast about a car that had been stolen in their city.
That broadcast included a GPS tracking for that car, which led officers to the area of Louise Street in San Rafael’s Canal Neighborhood.
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When officers arrived, they said they immediately found the car parked on the roadway.
Police said they approached the car and found Julio Gomez-Bolanos, 28, of San Rafael, asleep in the driver’s seat.
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Officer said they arrested Gomez-Bolanos and booked him into the Marin County Jail for being in possession of the stolen vehicle, drug possession and committing a theft with priors.
The stolen car was recovered and returned to its owner.
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