Crime & Safety
Man Arrested For Auto Burglary In San Rafael: Police
Joseph Jones, 25, was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary and possession of burglary tools, San Rafael police said.
SAN RAFAEL, CA — San Rafael police arrested a Novato man on suspicion of auto burglary Wednesday morning, police said.
A witness called the Police Department around 8:25 a.m. to report that someone was reaching through a broken window of a parked car, but the suspect stopped and walked away when he noticed the witness watching him. The suspect was last seen jumping a fence on Fifth Avenue near A Street, police Lt. Lisa Holton said.
An officer responded and saw a person who matched the description of the suspect and the officer detained 25-year-old Joseph Jones.
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The vehicle's owner was located and Jones apparently had some property taken from the vehicle and a window punch, Holton said. Jones was booked in the county jail for alleged auto burglary and possession of burglary tools.
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