Oakland man arrested for allegedly stealing $10K worth of Nintendo Switch games from Marin libraries
An Oakland man whom law enforcement officials accused of stealing about $10,000 worth of Nintendo Switch video games from Marin libraries over a two-month period was arrested by Marin County sheriff's detectives Tuesday, officials said.
Police accused Jamal Reed-Obafumi, 45, of seven different burglaries across Marin County libraries.
Marin sheriff's officials said Reed-Obafumi had been arrested on suspicion of a different crime in Novato. Novato police could not be immediately reached for comment.
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