Full Notification

On Saturday, September 25, 2021, at approximately 3:49 PM, the Sausalito Police Department received an alert from our License Plate Recognition Cameras of a stolen vehicle entering Sausalito from the 4000 block of Bridgeway. The vehicle, a 2006 BMW, had been stolen out of San Jose on Thursday,  September 23, 2021. 

Sausalito Police Officers immediately responded and conducted a comprehensive search of the area.  Officer Adam Clerici located the BMW and effected a traffic stop at the intersection of Bridgeway and Gate 5 Road.  Officers removed and detained the sole occupant and driver, Sulaiman DOST (42-year-old resident of San Jose and Union City).

While conducting their investigation, Officers located a lap top computer within the vehicle that had been stolen out of Fremont.  A records check revealed that DOST is on probation out of Alameda County for possession of stolen property.  DOST was arrested for possession of the stolen vehicle and possession of stolen property and booked into the Marin County Jail.

Since the City of Sausalito’s License Plate Recognition Camera program became operational on Thursday, May 18, 2017, fifty-six (56) stolen vehicles have been recovered and sixty-seven (67) individuals have been arrested for various crimes.  The goal of the License Plate Recognition Camera program is to increase public safety by utilizing technology to alert Law Enforcement to wanted vehicles, enhance post-crime investigative abilities, and deter crime by increasing the likelihood of suspect identification.