​Man Arrested In San Anselmo Restaurant ​Break-In

SAN ANSELMO, CA — A man was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of breaking into a restaurant in San Anselmo.

Police responded shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday to a report of an in-progress burglary at Mi Familia restaurant at 530 Red Hill Ave. An employee said he found the front glass door smashed and a person inside the restaurant when he arrived at the business.

Arriving officers saw the suspect, later identified as Luiz Claudio Dutra Destra, come out of the building while carrying a plastic trash can. When Destra spotted the police, he started to run west on Red Hill Avenue, lost his balance and dropped a pry bar and the trash can, which was filled with pre-rolled coins taken from the restaurant safe, according to Central Marin Police.

His car was parked nearby, police said, and drugs, drug paraphernalia and items of suspected stolen property were found inside.

Destra, 39, of San Mateo was arrested and booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.