In Your Town for Dec. 24, 2025

NOVATO

Fire breaks out
inside apartment

A two-alarm blaze damaged an apartment building in Novato and displaced tenants, according to the Novato Fire Protection District.

The fire happened Monday night in a third-floor apartment at 401 Ignacio Blvd. at the corner of Alameda del Prado. Authorities evacuated the occupants and extinguished the fire.

The cause remains under investigation. The fire district reported no significant injuries and did not say how many tenants the fire displaced.

MARIN CITY

Suspect accused
of store robbery

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for allegedly committing robbery at the Target store in Marin City.

The alleged crime happened at about 7 a.m. Saturday, when the suspect left the store without paying for merchandise after a credit card transaction failed, sheriff’s Lt. Brennan Collins said. The suspect also allegedly slapped away the arm of a security guard who confronted him.

Deputies arrested the suspect at a residence nearby. Andre Marcel Clark, 53, of Marin City was booked into the county jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted fraudulent use of a credit card, violating probation conditions and other offenses. He also had a warrant for his arrest for alleged theft.

Clark remained in custody Tuesday without a bail amount.

WEST MARIN

Additions sought
at Bolinas home

The Marin County Community Development Agency is reviewing a proposal to expand a residence in Bolinas.

The project at 330 Horseshoe Hill Road would increase the floor area from about 2,737 square feet to 3,959 square feet, according to the county. The property owners want to build a 896-square-foot detached accessory structure and add 326 square feet to another detached structure to create an accessory dwelling unit.

The project requires a coastal development permit. The county has not scheduled a public hearing. Project details are online at shorturl.at/0Xp5p.