Sausalito City Manager Facing Misdemeanor Charges Following Alleged Yacht Break-in</[TITLE]Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes is facing misdemeanor charges following an incident where she allegedly broke into a 66-foot yacht while intoxicated in an attempt to steal the vessel.Following a noise complaint on the morning of July 18, police discovered Forbes inside a three-story yacht. According to law enforcement, she had illegally entered the vessel and was consuming alcohol on board.Forbes, a former director of the Port of San Francisco, reportedly caused a significant disturbance on the boat. The owner, Andy Cunningham, informed ABC7 that investigators found four empty wine bottles and a box of maraschino cherries discarded on the vessel.“She had the horn going, the windshield wipers going, the spotlight going,” Capt Bill Aubrey, who contacted 911, told ABC7. Forbes has been residing on a houseboat near the marina where the arrest occurred.While Forbes was initially charged with felony burglary with bail set at $50,000, prosecutors have since reduced the charges to misdemeanors for loitering, squatting, and petty theft, according to Marin County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn. Schermerhorn noted that yacht theft is an uncommon occurrence in Marin County.The Sausalito City Council placed Forbes on administrative leave during a closed session last week, according to NBC News. The council is currently conducting a performance evaluation of her role, which she assumed only three weeks prior to the incident.

Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes is facing misdemeanor charges following an incident where she allegedly broke into a 66-foot yacht while intoxicated in an attempt to steal the vessel.

Following a noise complaint on the morning of July 18, police discovered Forbes inside a three-story yacht. According to law enforcement, she had illegally entered the vessel and was consuming alcohol on board.

Forbes, a former director of the Port of San Francisco, reportedly caused a significant disturbance on the boat. The owner, Andy Cunningham, informed ABC7 that investigators found four empty wine bottles and a box of maraschino cherries discarded on the vessel.

“She had the horn going, the windshield wipers going, the spotlight going,” Capt Bill Aubrey, who contacted 911, told ABC7. Forbes has been residing on a houseboat near the marina where the arrest occurred.

While Forbes was initially charged with felony burglary with bail set at $50,000, prosecutors have since reduced the charges to misdemeanors for loitering, squatting, and petty theft, according to Marin County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn. Schermerhorn noted that yacht theft is an uncommon occurrence in Marin County.

The Sausalito City Council placed Forbes on administrative leave during a closed session last week, according to NBC News. The council is currently conducting a performance evaluation of her role, which she assumed only three weeks prior to the incident.

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