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Sausalito's new city manager was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of felony burglary after Marin County sheriff's deputies responding to a noise complaint found her aboard a yacht that authorities say belonged to someone else.

Elaine Forbes told deputies she was having  a bad morning  and insisted they leave what she claimed was her boat, the Marin Independent Journal reported.

Forbes, 53, was taken into custody less than three weeks after starting as Sausalito's top administrative official.

5 Elaine Forbes, who had been on the job for less than three weeks, was taken into custody by Marin County sheriff's deputies on Humboldt Avenue near Johnson Street.

The arrest came two days after the Sausalito City Council placed her on administrative leave following a closed-session meeting.

Deputies responded to the Sausalito Yacht Harbor shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday, where they said Forbes was found aboard a vessel she did not have permission to board.

5 Forbes told deputies she was having  a bad morning  and insisted they leave what she claimed was her boat. Google Maps

According to the Marin County Sheriff's Office, Forbes initially told deputies the yacht belonged to her. Investigators later contacted the vessel's owner, who said Forbes was not authorized to be aboard.

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Forbes was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of felony burglary.



Bail was set at $50,000.



Authorities have not released additional details about the alleged burglary or explained why the City Council placed Forbes on leave Thursday.



In a statement following the arrest, the City of Sausalito called it  a difficult development for our City staff and our community  and said it would not comment further while the investigati

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