Full Notification

On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at approximately 12:06 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 1999 Honda CRV, had been stolen out of Novato on April 1, 2022.

 Sausalito Police Officers responded immediately and began to search for the Honda.  At approximately 12:09 PM, Officer Mitchell located the Honda and effected a traffic stop in the 1900 block of Bridgeway.  Officers removed and detained the driver and sole occupant, Jennifer SHULL (47-year-old resident of Petaluma), without incident.

Further investigation revealed that SHULL had an outstanding $7,500 warrant out of Marin County for narcotics offenses. 

SHULL was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and the warrant and was later booked into the Marin County Jail.

Since the City of Sausalito’s License Plate Recognition Camera program became operational on Thursday, May 18, 2017, sixty-five (65) stolen vehicles have been recovered and seventy-one (71) 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.