By Jim Emerson
SAN RAFAEL — A transient construction-worker with two prior convictions was arrested on
the morning of October 15.
Julio C. Gomez-Bolanos, 28, was booked into Marin County Jail for allegedly stealing a vehicle—but not for the first time.
The most recent stolen vehicle was reported a few hours earlier in Sausalito. It was tracked
by GPS to the Canal district in San Rafael, near the Highway 101 and Interstate 580
interchange.
Sausalito PD issued an alert to nearby agencies concerning the stolen vehicle.
San Rafael officers responded to the area of Francisco Boulevard East and Louise Street, where they
found Gomez-Bolanos nodding out at the wheel.
Gomez-Bolanos was roused without further incident, and placed under arrest at 6:10 a.m. He
was booked on felony charges for receiving/possession of a stolen vehicle, and theft with two
prior convictions.
In addition, he was booked for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
Gomez-Bolanos has a lengthy rap sheet with 23 arrests on his record since November 2017,
all in Marin County.
He has six prior arrests on his record involving stolen vehicles.
He was arrested in connection with stolen vehicles in September and twice in April of this year. In 2023, he was arrested
twice for vehicle thefts, and he was arrested once in 2022 for vehicle theft.
His record includes arrests for assault, DUIs, battery, grand theft, robbery, street terrorism,
and possession of controlled substances. Gomez-Bolanos also has prior arrests for burglary
and possession of burglar’s tools, among other offenses.
