institution is supposed to work. you still have to change people's hearts and you have to change their culture. >> reporter: this stems from a 2003 misconduct settlement in the arrest of four oakland police officers known as the riders. agreement included payments to multiple complaints and attorneys. attorneys say cities with less resources have moved faster and a federal takeover maybe the only thing left. >> our only conclusion is it is oakland who is the problem not crime and other factors which frankly, other departments have dealt with >> reporter: a federal take over of the police department union officials warn may have unintended consequences. choices and deployment of the police department could change and they would have no control over policing in their city. >> reporter: the next step a motion to be filed by the plaintiffs' attorneys october 4th, asking the power be taken from the oakland police department and placed into the hands of those who can make the changes happen.

nick smith, abc7 news. you can read that entire report regarding the oakland police department on our website we have a link at abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. suspect in custody now following an attack near lake merritt that left a woman seriously injured this morning. she was found unconscious, not breathing in the 1500 block of lakeside drive. police received a call after 6:00. investigators say the woman was hit over the head. she was taken to the hospital. police believe the woman knew her tacker. they say she apply but they are not releasing details on her condition or who she is. santa rosa police investigating an accident that killed a bicyclist this morning. the cyclist hit 7:30 riding westbound on fountain grove by a driver making a left on to thomas avenue the driver of the car stopped and is cooperating. the name of the cyclist not released. intersection closed more than four hours.

update to a story we brought you last thursday. the driver of a car who slammed into an east palo alto house and narrowly missed hitting a sleeping baby has turned himself entitle the 20-year-old driver told police he ran after crashing into that house because he was scared many police have not released his name. the district attorney will decide what charges that driver will face. two teenagers suspected of committing a series of smartphone robberies targeting bart passengers have been arrested july 18th. investigators believe the teens are also responsible for robberies at the glen park, 16th street and 24th street stations. police say the thieves stalked targets and robbed them at the station. they used pepper spray on anybody trying to intervene. bart police are looking for more victims. go to abc7news.com to find information on how to contact authorities if you think you

were robbed by those teens >> another delay in the case of the south bay man accused of murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar. antolin garcia-torres was to enter a plea today that hearing was postponed. he was appointed a new attorney. about a dozen friends and supporters of the lamar family showed up at the courthouse. many of them have been involved in the search for the 15-year-old who disappeared march 16th on her way to the school bus stop. her body has still not been found. >> just being there, my presence, it is supporting the family. they are not -- they are not able to be here. by us being there we are supporting the family that's all that matters. >> reporter: why aren't they here? >> i'm not sure i don't think they are emotionally ready. >> garcia-torres' family also showed up today. they told abc7 news they strongly believe he's innocent. he's been held without bail sis arrest in may. police say they have dna evidence linking him to lamar.

two more san francisco medical marijuana dispensaries set to close the end of business today because of pressure from the federal government. the vapor room and hope net have received let tperts u.s. attorney warning about property seizures and prison sentences if the pot clubs do not shutdown. they will be the 7th and 8th in the city to close under federal pressure since coordinated statewide crackdown began last fall. attorneys for apple and samsung laid out their case today the key questions whether apple can claim it came up with key features of the iphone and ipad and they did it first. business and technology reporter died louie has been in court all day. >> reporter: -- every company wants bragging rights for innovations. with apple taking on sam sung for allegedly stealing its patents, the legal battle got

underway today samsung made it clear it is going to fight apple's claim showing apple's patents aren't valid. the feature call bounce back, when you get to the edge of a document or screen it makes a spring-like bounce to indicate you have reached the edge. sam swung will argue others invented it first. click zoom when you double tap it zooms in or tap another area it repositions that area to the center for easier reading. samsung will try to prove someone else had it first. the two companies are fierce competitors in the 219 billion dollar a year business. apple says samsung has made 23 million smartphones and tablets that infringe on apple patents making over two billion dollars in profits. samsung argues it is no slouch on invasion, 35 billion dollars on research and development employing 20,000 engineers, 1,000 designers

some based in san jose. high stakes showdown. apple depends on samsung for key components of ipad and iphone. samsung makes the retina for the iphone 4s. an analyst says the relationship between apple and samsung is complicated. >> silicon valley is an interesting place as is the whole technology industry. two companies can be partnered on one side and battling on the other. in the end, everyone acts in their own financial interests. >> reporter: apple claims it filed 200 patents in relationship to iphone when it came out five years ago in court it will focus on six to prove its case that samsung may infringed on those patents. it is up to the jury to sift through claims and counter claims and try to get to the truth david louie, abc7 news. the maker of web video

came farmville has been hit with a class action suit alleging insider trading. the suit claims executives of zynga knew the company was struggling when they sold millions of shares before announcing a substantial drop in projected earnings. last week zynga reported -- zynga shares have dropped 40%. supporters of california's ban on same-sex marriage are taking their case to the u.s. supreme court. they've petitioned the high court to overrule the 9th circuit court of appeals ruling that struck down california's prop 8 ban as unconstitutional. the appellate judges issued their decision earlier this year. if the high court declines to take the case that will clear the way for same-sex marriages to resume in california. time to check in with the high court of weather. summer's heat continues to scorch our inland location, a

little harsh term, we don't have excessive heat we have very warm weather inland in evening skies remaining clear fog will develop at the coast and perhaps move locally at the bay. wide range of temperatures mid 50s up to 80 some of those inland spot hot now. early tomorrow morning mainly sunny, still some areas of fog near the coast overnight and early morning lows will range from low 50s to low 60s. tomorrow afternoon warm to hot once again like today we'll see high temperatures from low to mid 60s at the coast to mid to upper 90s inland that pattern is not going to change for a couple more days. i'll have the seven day forecast in a few minutes. still ahead, why starbucks is said to be going after the east bay favorite peet's coffee. show some respect. >> oops! one of mitt romney's aides snaps at reporters at the tail

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the preventive services group says the ekg should be reserved for adults who have high risk of cardiovascular disease. adults who don't show symptoms should not undergo those tests. the task force joins the american heart association calling for fewer tests like these a single ekg costs up to $50. beginning tomorrow health insurance companies will be required bay law to provide key benefits for women, free part of the affordable care act signed by president obama in 2010. health insurance policies must provide cervical cancer screenings, hiv and std testing and counts lynn for domestic violence, with no out-of-pocket costs for women policy holders. top administration officials praise those changes as the first steps to full national health care reform for women. >> it will also be illegal finally in america, to charge women more than men, just

because they are women. in other words, being a woman will no longer be a preexisting condition in this country. those new benefits are expected to cover 47 million more women who do not receive the benefits. plans that already provide the services at no cost will not change. it seems that saying about sticks and stones got it wrong. words can be just as harmful. that's the warning from a group of pediatricians who say belittling or neglecting a child is as devastating as physical or sexual abuse. they say it can lead to mental illness. they are asking family doctors to keep a closer eye for signs of emotional maltreatment. a bidding war may be breaking out for peet's coffee. peet's already has a one billion dollar offer on the table from a german company making it one of the most expensive beverage proposals in u.s. history.

analysts are speculating that starbucks might be interested in going higher to purchase peet's. the seattle-based giant could be interested in acquiring peet's as a higher priced option to sell in super markets. some are worried an acquisition by starbucks could chain the taste of peet's coffee. information on cyber security bill many >> when can you expect to see the new iphone. emily chan is here. >> reporter: good afternoon. sources tell bloomberg, apple will reveal new redesigned iphone on september 12th. as apple and samsung make their opening arguments in the trial over who copied whom when it comes to smartphone technology that trial is underway in federal court in san jose. sources say the new iphone will have a larger screen, thinner body. the design change will be the first since 2010 when apple

released iphone 4. the senate has started debate on that controversial cyber security bill. security software companies sent letters in support. there is also word that both parties may try to stuff amendments like repealing health care law and tightening gun control laws. >> ubs says it will take legal action against nasdaq to recoup more than 350 million dollars it lost in the facebook ipo. the swiss bank accuses nasdaq of gross mishandling of the facebook listing. the bank says hit to enter orders for facebook stock multiple times because nasdaq wasn't confirming that ubs with a surplus of the stock which went down in value. amazon launching updated version of cloud music player as it tries to compete with

itunes after amazon reached licensing deals with four major u.s. record labels. there are several new features including scan and match technology for customers to send music from their computers to the cloud. amazon says users will be able to play the music on keupbld fire devices -- on kindle fire devices. >> microsoft will phase out hot mail as it seeks to draw users from google's g-mail instead microsoft will introduce a new free web-based e-mail under its outlook bran. today's stocks fell as investors wait to hear from the federal reserve tomorrow. bloomberg index posted higher on gains of apple, cisco and google. here's a story about turning trash into cash. musician will a&m is teaming

up with coke to -- will. is teaming up with coca-cola the goal to attract young consumers by branning recycled products with a hipper image the first products will be a pair of headphones and will cost you about $350. i'm emily chan with bloomberg west. blue skies out there >> a little fog at the coast mild at the foes warmer on the bay and hot inland good summary of what we have today. live view from our high-definition east bay camry -- east bay camera, coastal fog thick you can see alcatraz enshrouded in low clouds and fog. not only do we have fog at the coast from san francisco from the golden gate south, but high clouds spewing into parts of western marin and on we go

to a closer look at what is happening with fog along the coastline from san francisco down to pescadero and in southern california today's second day of thunderstorm activity in the desert downpours as a result flash flood warning in effect for riverside and mojave counties and flash flood warning just expired for san bernardino county, day two in a row of downpours in the desert in southern california. right now in the bay area, 95° at concord, antioch, 90 livermore, 96 fairfield sizzling inland east bay 80s from parts of near east bay to the south bay 80s north bay. these are the highlights areas of fog near the coast and bay tonight hot inland for the next two days cooling down in all areas over the weekend. tonight little fog at the coast perhaps moving locally over the bay, low temperatures mid to upper 50s another mild overnight period. tomorrow morning fog hanging

around in some spots pulling back quickly to the coastline and away from the coast in some spots we'll be left with a pattern like what we've seen the last couple of days, mild coast warm irbe hot inland with temperatures soaring into the mid to upper -- 90s. in the south bay mainly 80s mid to upper 80s tomorrow. 84 san jose, 89 los gatos. 79 redwood city, 80 palo alto, low 60s coast many downtown san francisco 67 tomorrow. north bay numerous mid to upper 80s 96 cloverdale. near east bay oakland hive 73. san leandro 80 fremont and castro valley inland east bay low to mid 90s brentwood 97. 94 livermore tomorrow near monterey bay 70s, 89 inland gilroy, 90 morgan hill. monterey low 90s inland only

80s saturday, sunday and monday before bouncing back up to 90 inland tuesday a break over the weekend with mild pattern no extremes. heat up again early next week. >> next couple of days really warm. >> yes. next, why new orleans police want to arrest oscar winner cuba gooding, jr.. coming up, fish and game has a bear of a problem. why it is hard to put rescued bears back into the wilderness.

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"vanity fair" magazine is releasing its best dressed list. >> rachel smith has that. first police issued an arrest warrant for an oscar winner. >> reporter: police in new orleans issued an arrest warrant for actor cuba gooding today after he allegedly pushed a female bartender twice around 3:00 this morning police say other customers starting asking to take photos with him. the bartender says he got aggravated she went to ask him to calm down she says gooding pushed her' way the bartender says he pushed her again when she asked him to leave. he could be charged with municipal battery.

>> sheryl crowe has a restraining order against the man she says threatened to shoot her. she became afraid of him when he recently told an entertainment union worker that he was just going to shoot her. the order requires him to stay 100 yards from the singer and her family. jessica chastain is one of the world's best dressed, according to vanity fair magazine who has add her to the international best dressed list. she will grace the september cover with the duchess of cambridge also singer alicia keys and rapper jay z. for more go to otsc.com. i'm rachel smith in los angeles. still ahead, -- [ bleep ] >> what reporters in poland said to make mitt romney's aide so angry? >> despite early mornings, cost of travel and extra labor

growers are finding it well worth their time to come to the bay area. people want to belong to something bigger than themselves. >> spoken like a kennedy. later don sanchez talks to anthony shriver about the dorm room idea that is changing

our coverage of the 2012 vote continues. mitt romney is back in the u.s. tonight after an overseas trip that did not go as well as planned. >> a series of high profile gaffes had him on the offense. karen travers has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney's three country overseas tour was supposed to be a chance for him to introduce himself to the world and reach out to critical u.s. allies. instead, his trip was marked by self-inflicted wounds at every stop. today in poland reporters peppered romney with questions and it grew tense with one of his press aides. >> reporter: monday in israel romney enraged some palestinian leaders when he

suggested culture was a contributing factor in the economic inequality between them and the israelis. such statement does not fair those who are trying to protect and save lives in this region. >> reporter: the romney campaign said his comments were grossly mischaracterized. he fired up the brits when he said they may not be prepared to host the olympics. >> the notoriously vicious british press had a field day. even prime minister cameron fired back. >> we are holding an olympic games in one of busiest most active bustling cities anywhere in the world. it is easier if you whole the games in a bit of nowhere. >> reporter: an interview with david muir, romney didn't back down. >> i tend to tell people what i actually believe. >> reporter: before he left for home, romney told fox news the media will always find a way to divert attention from what he says is the real news. karen travers, abc news,

washington. president obama does not have public events scheduled today. this is san antonio mayor julian castro during a previous appearance on cnn, he will be the first latino to deliver a keynote address at a democratic convention. experts say mr. obama will need significant support from hispanic voters to win battleground states. the first lady will also take the stage when the convention kicks off tuesday september 4th. los angeles mayor revealed big plans. he said he's not interested in becoming president. but, interested in becoming governor of california. his term as mayor of los angeles ends july 2013. after that he says he will want to join university or think tank and speak around the country. he was chosen to gavel this year's convention in charlotte.

>> farmers are traveling farther to make more money. growers are coming to the bay area more and more often because people here will pay more for fresh produce. small family farms say traveling to the bay area's farmers markets keeping them going. -- >> reporter: there's no thing as a summer break for them. >> it is hard, we are not picking early and storing it for weeks, we are picking it ripe. >> right now we are picking everyday because it is so hot. >> reporter: during peak months of may through august the farmers are working six days a week. picking, packing and driving it to san francisco's famed ferry building every thursday and saturday. >> except for maybe two hours, -- september for two hours, got up this morning.

>> something we never thought we would doing but it saved us. >> reporter: customers at the farmer's market can't seem to get enough of their peaches and nectarines. >> my son was maybe a year old and he fell in love with the fruit and we've been coming to them for the last six, seven years. >> reporter: triple delight blueberries took a similar journey here starting in a field off highway 41 south of fresno. each sweet berry hand picked ripe from the bush. >> people that don't live here in the central valley they love the fact that we are bringing fresh fruit from the field to their -- to them. >> reporter: so much so shoppers are willing to pay a premium. >> price of the wholesale market isn't what we would hope. we for it to just be something that we were gonna do. but it has become one of our

main sources of income. >> reporter: for the central valley's small family farms selling directly to urban areas whether demand outweighs the supply, makes it wore the cost of gas, room and board and fees. >> a puree we made with the peaches. >> reporter: including some the world's best chefs at the prestigious restaurant casper is a regular at the farmers market. >> go to the market pick up your product in a perfect sin fair yo develop a dish inspired by the ingredients. >> reporter: the new york transplant says he's amazed at the bounty. >> everything tastes so much more intense because of the varieties that you see. >> reporter: the dishes often bear the farm's name creating awareness among diners of the farmers who brought it to them farmers see themselves as the central valleys ambassadors. >> number one reach for me, if i can get the kids hungry for

that sweet fruit their parents will buy. >> reporter: creating a new generation of consumers who appreciate california produce as some of the best in the world. christine park, abc7 news. coming up on abc7 news at 4, 600 million people with no power. india suffering through a blackout. reading 50 shades of grey is acting like an after dee shah for women. >> hey now. -- aphrodisiac for women. >> hey now. mount tam camera looking down san francisco impressive reach of coastal fog pushing through golden gate. will this have a cooling effect inland? find out in my forecast, coming up.ñ/&ñfñ!ñx1q1q

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. the vicious assaults by rebels on syrian troops creating thousands of new refugees. the situation in aleppo the humanitarian crisis 200,000 residents running for tear lives from the city in the middle of intense block by block combat food running low most of an pep low -- aleppo is blacked out. thousands are living in

shelters. rebel forces seized two key police stations today. the siege of aleppo is in its 11th day. does secretary panetta was in cairo today for his first meeting with egypt's new president. after the meeting panetta said he's confident he will help lead egypt to a full democracy. >> i was convinced that president morsi is his own man. and that he is the president of all the egyptian people. >> yesterday, secretary of state hilary clinton said she is not sure whether morsi's islamist government will represent nonmuslims easily. she returned from her own meeting with the egyptian leader. in one of the biggest blackouts ever over 600 million in india went without power for a second day today. massive power grid failure knocked out electricity to 20 states, including the

country's capital. power companies are blaming massive outages on some states taking more than their fair share of electricity the problem raises questions about the country's ailing intrastructure. >> the entire country -- this is a system failure. we are -- [ unintelligible ] >> india's demand for electricity has soared wits . the inablility to provide sufficient power to homes and businesses has become major concern for overseas investors. taking a break now. a little look at the weather again. >> if you you are running on solar energy in the bay area no problem now. >> for sure more of that to come. nationally the picture looks like it has all summer, hot weather will blanket most of the nation tomorrow. temperatures in the 90s from miami to atlanta, st. louis almost 100, fargo and greatfalls -- great falls.

in california numerous triple digit readings tomorrow high of 101 chico and sacramento. 100 yosemite, 101 palm springs in the bay area 90s inland highs up to 96 in cloverdale, 97 clear lake, 92 concord, fairfield and livermore. 84 san jose monterey bay highs in the 70s near the bay, 70 watsonville, 73 santa cruz 90 inland morgan hill and 89 gilroy heat goes on for a couple more days before we can expect cooler weather. ahead, our arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez talks to anthony kennedy about a chose to his heart cause he says is more important now than ever. first, a good bottle of olive oil can cost as much as a dinner out. one bargain california brand

beats out pricier european imports. i'll show you which extra virgin olive oils are worth it, coming up.

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you may want to join a fundraiser to help people with developmental disabilities. >> 1500 people will run, walk and cycle highway 1 from carmel to raise money for the program it called best bud dees. don sanchez -- buddies. don sanchez talked with its founder, anthony shriver. >> reporter: they trekked 100 mile along the spectacular coast after playing golf with clint eastwood in carmel and lining up at hertz castle. >> you want to ride 15 miles, 100 k or 100 miles. people run 5k can carl lewis. you could keep up with him couldn't you? >> i could have last week. >> reporter: it is the 9th best buddies challenge hosted by anthony shriverer's sister and gavin newsom it has raised 30 million dollars in the last

eight years. -- he started in university 23 years ago to provide friendship and leadership to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. >> when people see the impact best buddies has the way it changes people's lives builds self-confident, educates our young people about people with difference. >> reporter: it develops an understanding of tolerance, inclusion, acceptance he says there are 1500 chapters around the world. it has changed the lives of 700,000 people with this anthony follows the lead set by his mother when she established the special olympics. it is the kennedy-shriver way to give back. >> that's why so many in my family love doing it is meaningful work. >> reporter: he says his goal is to eliminate best buddies some day. then might he enter politics? he has the kennedy look, voice

and passion for a cause. >> i don't know. we'll see where we go. i think i'll always be involved in something that makes me feel like i'm contributing in a meaningful way. >> reporter: don sanchez, abc7 news. kickoff for the best buddy's challenge september 7th, the ride is september 8th. we have information on how you can get involved at abc7news.com under see it on tv the fda has warned people behind popular band waste loss surgery saying the company failed -- weight loss surgery saying the company failed to notify consumers about risks. the lap ban has been growing in popularity in-- pied of its cost the price of a single proceed kerr cost $20,000. sales of ollie oil has risen substantially.

>> michael finney has tips. >> you like olive oil? >> yeah. >> just a few dollars from a bottle to more than 100 consumer reports tested two dozen olive oils to see which would make the grade. a good olive oil is a treat whether you are dipping a piece of crusty bread, adding it to a bean salad or drizzle it on to a tomato, mozzerella and basil appetizer. consumer reports tested 23 from countries including italy and spain as well as here in california. expert consults assess freshness and fruit flavors and determine if there are any defects like oxidation. >> as the oil ages it goes from slightly steal wet card pardon paper may shah flavors to rancid paint. >> reporter: -- supposed to be top quality.

not only has to pass basic lab tests it has to a defect-free flavor. no off notes. >> reporter: the testers found only nine of the 23 oils tasted like extra virgin ollie oil. several big name oils including ones labeled extra virgin rated only fair. the consumer reports did find two excellent olive oils, both from california. the mack , ranch olive oil has and tense aroma with distinct balanced ollie fruit flavor pricey $22 a bottle. far less, trader joe's california estate ollie oil at $6 a bottle. it has complex and balanced flavors with a strong aroma. either would be a welcome addition to any dish calling for drizzled olive oil. six bucks cool. two other less expensive olive oils rated very good in the tests the kirkland signature

select from costco. and whole foods 365 everyday value 100% california unfiltered olive oil. beware when it comes to cooking no need to about it expensive stuff high heat will likely destroy most flavors. >> i feel the need for bread for dipping right now >> you need to get that local olive oil and indulge, michael thank you. if you thought the prices of san francisco homes were out of hand. check out this place in new york 8,000 square foot apartment in midtown manhattan, six bedrooms and nine bathrooms awesome slews too. the place is owned by a long island real estate developer he bought it in 1993 for 4 1/2 million dollars. he's selling it for 100 million dollars. that's his asking price getting rid of it? he is afraid his 5-year-old might fall from the terrace.

one of the hottest best sellers of all time the novel that is being called porn for the mommy set prompting action after that bedside reading. 50 shades of grey has been heating up bedrooms across the country, 20 million copies have flown off the shelves some are crediting it for triggering a baby boom. >> reading 50 shades of grey is acting like an aphrodisiac for women, pulling them in the mood more frequently and they are having more sex and getting pregnant faster. >> that happens. there's even a name for those babies women are beginning to say they are carrying grey babies or grabies. >> you read the book? >> [ unintelligible ] >> i'm going to start reading myself. still ahead: >> brought stripes and bright stars --

>> oh a little girl who loves to sing becomes a celebrity for something she admits not the best effort. a local lawmaker walks in someone else's shoes to protect certain types of workers. right now diane sawyer with what is ahead. hello, tonight on "world news" largest blackout in the history of the world more than 600 million people ia, we have pictures. it got us thinking could that happen in the united states? we'll bring you the answer on "world news." how much would you give up for your child? take the test tonight in the parent olympics how much money sacrifice and those faces in

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♪ you can switch back over to abc7 as the coverage ends for a special midnight edition of abc7 news, seven minute recap of the day's news, weather and sports headlines. now to a viral rendition of the national anthem some are calling the would have they've ever heard. >> that's 11-year-old harper singing at a major league soccer game. she knows she didn't do her best but she wind prepared. the onslaught of internet comments ridiculing her performance. her parents tried to protect her by keeping her off-line. >> what i felt like doing is unplug her and take her out of everything and just protect

her. >> things that people were saying is really heartbreaking. >> harper says her tune was thrown off by the horns so popular. she hopes she can sing it again some day soon. >> with social media it is hard to be a little kid. relax people. >> that's going to do it for us, thank you for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00, i'm cheryl jennings. i'm larry biel. want to remind you about our alarm clock app download it for free and receive headline the moment you wake up. >> news at 5:00 starts right now. hot crime of opportunity on bart. bold new way thieves are stealing electronic gadgets and how you can protect yourself. >> financial fiasco facing the state's republican party could change the way it goes about the business of politics.

most areas dropped off a few degrees today temperatures few degrees today temperatures on the way back up captioned by closed captioning services, inc. . good evening i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm larry biel in for dan ashley. thieves brazenly stealing cell phones from bart passengers. >> most recent victim was pepper sprayed by the attackers and that prompted police to ask for the public's help there may be more victims. >> leann melendez joins us from bart police headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: they were arrested july 18th, thanks to several witnesses who acted quickly. bart police told me they believe there are five other crimes that are linked to these two young men where they stole a device and used pepper spray. bart police say the two young men ages 14 and 17 boarded a train and walked down aisles

looking for anyone with an electronic device. >> when the train approached the stop they signaled each other like this is it and snatched the phone and ran. >> reporter: the victim and two witnesses chased them at balboa park station that's when police say they used pepper spray and managed to escape. an officer says there have been similar complaints made by other victims. >> it appears they would pepper spray people in order to intimidate them or help them get away faster. >> reporter: while the two young men have been arrested, bart police there are more victims and want people to come for. investigators are sure the same type of crime occured -- on trains at balboa park, glen park, 16th and 24th street stations it is a relatively new type of theft which is growing in 2010 there were 107 reported cases of stolen electronic devices on bart trains. 124 in