San Rafael Robbery Suspect Lands In Troubled Waters

SAN RAFAEL, CA — A robbery suspect was arrested Tuesday at the end of a frantic pursuit in which she tried to elude authorities by swimming in the San Francisco Bay, the San Rafael Police Department said.

Juliane Riebeling, a 51-year-old San Rafael woman with no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest according to police.

She was arrested at West Marin Island at the end of a pursuit that involved a US Coast Guard boat, a California Highway Patrol helicopter, and a San Rafael K-9 unit, police said.

Her arrest was in connection with incidents at a local business.

Riebeling at around 3:15 p.m. entered Andy’s Local Market at 75 Loch Lomond Drive and first starting throwing items and breaking glass before punching an employee and striking them with a bottle of alcohol, police said.

Riebeling returned to the store around a half hour later and attempted to strike the employee with a hammer, police said.

As police responded Riebeling ran to the gated community of San Pedro Cove where she cut across the backyard toward the San Rafael Bay shoreline, police said.

She swam to avoid capture after authorities established a perimeter around the area, landing on the southwestern side of West Marin Island according to police.

A Coast Guard boat brought officers to the island and the CHP landed a K-9 unit on the island that assisted in Riebeling’s arrest.

The CHP helicopter brought Riebeling back to shore.

Riebeling was booked into Marin County Jail after the San Rafael Fire Department rendered medical aid.