Crime & Safety

Man Follows Suspected Burglar to Embassy Suites

A local man is accused of burglary after a Peacock Gap neighbor allegedly found him rummaging through his garage.

A local man was arrested on suspicion of burglary late Tuesday night after a Peacock Gap resident found him in his garage, according to police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher.

Jonathan James Black, 30, was booked in Marin County Jail, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"marin-county-jail-main-facility"} --> on charges of burglary, receiving stolen property and violating probation. His bail is set at $50,000.

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, a man living on Silk Oak Circle caught a suspect rummaging through his garage. The neighbor confronted him, and the suspect fled in a Subaru station wagon, according to Rorhbacher. 

The homeowner got in his car and pursued the suspect while calling the police. He followed the suspect to the


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