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San Anselmo mayor concerned over his safety, after man accused of violent, racist threats released from jail
By Sharon Song
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. - A 63-year-old man accused of making racially charged criminal threats to the mayor of San Anselmo was released from jail over the weekend, with charges against him pending.
Jerald Welty was arrested on May 10, after Central Marin Police received a report of threats made to Mayor Brian Colbert, who is Black.
In a statement, the mayor described the messages as violent, racist threats, adding, He used words that we associate with the Jim Crow South, not Northern California in the 21st Century.
UPDATE: Bear in Tree Near Downtown San Anselmo Forces Shelter in Place on Tamalpais Avenue
CBS SF Bay Area 1 hr ago Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco
SAN ANSELMO (CBS SF) Authorities in San Anselmo are asking residents on part of Tamalpais Avenue to shelter in place after a bear was spotted in a backyard tree of a home.
An alert sent out by Central Marin Police Authority at around 7:20 p.m. advised residents near the 100 block of Tamalpais Avenue to shelter in place, with their doors, windows and garage doors closed.
The Central Marin Police Authority issued its first alert at around 5:48 p.m. regarding a bear in a tree in the backyard of a home on the 100 block of Tamalpais Avenue near Cedar in San Anselmo.
Are you kidding? A bear in San Anselmo? Yes, there s a bear in a tree
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A bear in a San Anselmo tree prompted wildlife response teams and police officers to secure a portion of Tamalpais Avenue on Thursday afternoon, police said.
Authorities provided few details but said that the bear was in a tree on the 100 block of Tamalpais Avenue, and that there was no immediate threat to the public, Central Marin Police Authority said.
Police said they were coordinating with a number of wildlife response teams to “help resolve this incident with minimal risk to the animal.”
UPDATE: Bear Climbs Down From Tree Near Downtown San Anselmo Following Shelter-in-Place
CBS SF Bay Area 48 mins ago Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco
SAN ANSELMO (CBS SF) A bear that climbed up into an oak tree near downtown San Anselmo, drawing a response from police and wildlife officials for several hours Thursday evening, has climbed down on its own and was coaxed back into the woods below Mount Tamalpais.
A spokesperson for the Central Marin Police Authority said the bear came down from the tree in the 100 block of Tamalpais Avenue at 7:46 p.m. Thursday. The bear was encouraged by first responders to leave the neighborhood and walk into the wilderness.