Intense manhunt underway in Marin
for armed robber suspect

By Brent Begin, Bay City News Service

March 3, 2006

An intense manhunt is underway in Tiburon for an armed man suspected of carjacking a taxicab earlier this morning, according to Marin County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Taylor.

Authorities are searching for a Hispanic male between 17 and 25 years old, possibly with a goatee. He was last seen wearing shorts and a black T-shirt, Taylor said.

Residents in the area have been notified through a telephone warning system, in place for major weather events, to be alert for a dangerous man armed with a gun, according to Taylor.

The taxi driver picked up a man in San Francisco and drove him to San Rafael where the man robbed the driver at gunpoint. The suspect took the driver's money and his taxicab, according to Taylor.

A sheriff's deputy spotted the suspect driving the cab on southbound U.S. Highway 101. The deputy attempted to pull the cab over, but the suspect continued to drive, Taylor said.

The man was last seen when he finally pulled onto a vegetated median on Tiburon Boulevard near Strawberry drive and ran from the cab.

Taylor said the sheriff's office, Tiburon police, Mill Valley police, California Highway Patrol and Belvedere police are assisting in the manhunt.

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