For Immediate Release
Date: January 17, 2020 11:26 AM
Case Number: SR20-00463
Homeowner Shoots at Suspect During Attempted Burglary
On January 17, 2020 at about 10:07am, the San Rafael Police Department (SRPD) received a 911 call from a homeowner in the 200 block of San Marino Drive in San Rafael. The homeowner was reporting that someone was breaking a window to his residence and was trying to enter the residence. SRPD units began to respond to the location.
While SRPD Units were enroute to the residence, the homeowner reported that he fired shots from his firearm towards the back of the house in the area where the suspect was trying to break into the residence. The homeowner did not know if he struck the suspect.
SRPD units set up a perimeter in the area and contacted the homeowner. SRPD Officers and a SRPD K-9 unit searched the residence and the backyard of the residence and did not locate anyone.
The suspect is described as a 50’s male, 5’10”, 220-230 lbs, stocky, dark complexion, with dark hair. He was wearing dark colored pants with a black baseball cap. He was possibly driving a silver early 2000’s possibly Mazda or similar type station wagon.
SRPD units are actively searching the area for the suspects and Detectives are currently investigating the case.
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Posted: January 17, 2020 7:26 PST by Lt. Dan Fink #447
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