Novato police intercept vandalism suspects at office

Novato police arrested three men on allegations of vandalizing a vacant office space downtown.

An employee at a nearby business notified police at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday that several police had entered the property on Grant Avenue. Officers detained the three suspects and determined they had damaged walls and carpeting and “left waste items” there, police Lt. Sophia Winter said. She did not specify a suspected motive.

Novato residents Martin Velasquez, 64, Robert Thorne III, 43...