Crime & Safety

3 San Rafael Burglary Suspects Arrested in Novato, Report says

Authorities say the suspects broke into the home by smashing out a rear window.

Authorities on Saturday arrested three men in Novato on suspicion of burglarizing a home in unincorporated San Rafael, the Marin Independent Journal reports.

The alleged incident occurred in Santa Venetia at about 10:30 a.m., the Marin County Sheriff's Office told the IJ.

The suspects were arrested in Novato about an hour later, the report said.

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The suspects were identified in the report as Julius Mack, 26, of San Francisco,  Derrell Compton, 23, of Fairfield and 22-year-old Tyree Wallace of Marin City.

Mack was arrested on suspicion of burglary, and the other two suspects on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy, the report said.

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All three suspects were booked into Marin County jail according to the report.

Marin County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress at about 10:30 a.m., the report said.

The suspects, who authorities say smashed through a rear window to get into the home, were spotted by a tipster who saw three men and a woman running away from the home to a dark gray Range Rover with dealer plates, the report said.

Police officers in Novato pulled over the vehicle at about 11:30 a.m. the report said.

The female suspect has not yet been identified according to the report.

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