SAN RAFAEL

Police: Sex offender trailed child to school

Police arrested a convicted sex offender Tuesday after he allegedly followed a student onto the campus of Davidson Middle School.

The school notified authorities about a suspicious man on their campus at about 8 a.m. The school reported that the suspect did not touch the child and fled when staff approached him, police Sgt. Justin Graham said.

The suspect, who had been released from the Marin County Jail less than 24 hours before, is a parolee who was wearing a tracking monitor, Graham said. Police found the man on Woodland Avenue.

Willie Jessie Clinton-Jones, 45, of San Rafael was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of violating parole, being a registered sex offender on school grounds and annoying a child. He is being held without a bail amount.

Clinton-Jones was arrested in August for allegedly stalking three women in downtown San Rafael. His criminal history includes a 2023 conviction for indecent exposure and 2020 convictions for indecent exposure and molesting or annoying a minor, according to Marin County court records.

SAN RAFAEL

Suspect accused of thefts from teachers

A Fairfield man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing three San Rafael schools.

Marin County sheriff’s detectives began investigating the incidents in February. Authorities were notified about a suspicious person loitering at Mary E. Silveira Elementary School during a school assembly. Afterward, several teachers discovered their bank cards were stolen from wallets or purses they kept in classrooms, Deputy Stephanie Ware said. The stolen cards were used for purchases.

Investigators learned of similar crimes against teachers at Lucas Valley Elementary School and Venetia Valley School as well as elementary schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, Ware said. Investigators identified the suspect and made the arrest in Fairfield on Friday.

Christopher Britton, 34, was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of burglary, using access cards without consent and identity theft. The Marin County District Attorney’s Office filed a 10-count criminal complaint on related charges and alleges that Britton has prior felony convictions.

Britton is being held without a bail amount.

NOVATO

Workshop to cover social media safety

Students in middle and high school are invited to learn how to stay safe on social media at a workshop next month at Novato City Hall.

The event will cover the dangers of sexting and sex-trafficking and offer tips to recognize signs of online predators. Tommy’s Salsa will provide a free dinner, and the first 25 teenagers to arrive can get gift cards.

The workshop is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 28. Organizers recommend signing up in advance by emailing novatofun@novato.org.

The event is being organized by the Polly Klaas Foundation, the Novato Police Department, the Novato Unified School District and the Novato Parks and Recreation Department.

KENTFIELD

County fills seat on advisory commission

The Board of Supervisors has appointed Kentfield resident Heather McPhail Sridharan to a vacant seat on the Marin Women’s Commission.

McPhail Sridharan, a former member of the Kentfield School District and a former candidate for supervisor, was one of two applicants for the seat.

The commission advises the supervisors and other officials on issues pertaining to discrimination and civil rights. The commissioners’ terms are three years.