. >> today's hearing for richard hastings offered new insight in the case. he may have misused his authority when investigators approached him. now ktvu's cristina rendon listened to his past and his role in a police shooting. >> reporter: richard hastings is on the other side of the law, sporting a jail jump suit. richard hastings was with a 15- year-old boy last august trying to get the teen to have sex in a car. it was the 10th time he met the teen on the street corner till police showed up because the boy was out past curfew. >> don't worry, i am a police officer. we are fine. he is trying to get out of the trouble. >> reporter: richard hastings' attorney said the relationship was consensual. they met through a dating website. she showed up to see richard hastings in court because he received a medal of val or in the -- valor in a shooting death. >> to know the same officer is charged with child molestation and child pornography is just -- just ridiculous. >> judge reduced bail to $100,000. >> i think this is a fair amount. >> reporter: do you think he w

he approached the boy on the street corner and found him with richard hastings. it was the 10th time he convinced the boy to sneak out of his home to have sex in a car. he said don't worry, i am a police officer, we are fine. >> he is using his police status. >> reporter: he turned himself in last week when the charges were filed and he may be out on bail if he posts bound. >> i think this is a fair amount. >> police officers take oaths to protect and because of that and because of using and taking advantage of that, it is in my opinion she a risk to the -- he is a risk to the community. >> reporter: we found out he was involved in a shooting death in 2011. we are working on that for 6:00 p.m. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a week after a b.a.r.t. police officer was shot and killed the police department is changing its policies. the chief made the announcement this afternoon. ktvu's allie rasmus is now live with what is going to change here. >> reporter: also at the process conference the police chief announced he asked the department of justice to rev

explains hastings past and a connection to a controversial death in san francisco. >> officer richard hastings is on the other side of the law sporting a jail jump suit instead of his san francisco police uniform. the contra costa district attorney's office says hastings was with a 15-year-old boy in concord last august trying to get the teen to have sex in a car. it was the tenth time hastings met police on a corner until police showed up because the teenager was out after the curfew. >> he said don't worry. i'm a police officer, so he's fine. he's using his status to get out of the trouble he was about to get into. >> reporter: -- hastings and another san francisco police officer exchanged fire with harding after a munni ticket check but harding shot himself say police. >> to know this same officer is being charged with nine counts of child molestation and one count of child pornography it's just, ridiculous. >> reporter: a judge reduced hastings bail to $100,000. >> i think this is a fair amount. >> you think he'll be able to postáeut and get -- postit and get out? >> yes, i hope he will. >

here's more. >> reporter: well, richard hastings entered a not guilty plea this morning. it was just over two hours ago that a judge reduced his bail from $910,000 to $100,000. that's despite the d.a.'s efforts to keep him in jail. hastings is -- is a san francisco police officer charged with nine counts of child molestation and for having child morning graphy. his attorney argued he has strong ties with the community and a decorative honor. she said the teen is over 18 and the sex was consensual. the d.a.'s office said last year concord police confronted a 15-year-old boy on a street corner for a curfew violation, hastings was there to meet up with the teen and have sex with him in the car. they also say he tried to use his authority as a san francisco police officer to get out of the situation. deputy district attorney argued the teen looked young and consent is not a defense. >> when you pick up a boy on the night of the street and you molest that child, you -- as a police officer, you have a higher standard to the community and you have to maintain that high standard

richard hastings appeared in court. he's charged with nine counts of lewd acts on a 15-year-old. hastings was first arrested last august where those crimes occurred. he was suspended from the police department. he's due back in court on friday. >>> a san francisco company that helps low income entrepreneur got a high profile visit. thomas perez visited. a commercial kitchen with affordable rates where people can develop their food businesses and get help along the way. it's impossible not to spend time and not be inspired. this is what america is all about. people with an idea and work ethic and vision. it is helping to put that vision into action. >> secretary perez joined in a roundtable decision on mihm gracious. >>> edly is in washington d.c. to join the conference of mayors. how the government is working to improve the roll out of the affordable care act. mayor lee settled a bet between the 49ers and the panthers. lee tweeted this photo showing patrick cannon wearing a niners cap. >> the mayors mentored a big brothers and sisters program. >>> right place at the right time. a

richard hastings arrested in august and being held on bail and returns to court on friday. >> more sadness about the new the number of people in the bay area who died from flu continues to increase. three costa county that brings the total number to 29 this season. this year's outbreak similar but not as severe yet. >> this year, the strain is h1n1. that was the strain that happened in 2009. we saw a similar pattern at that time as well. so it's not surprise oochl happening now in the delta, crews letting a brush fire burn itself out the fire started around 2:00 p.m . you can see flames put up black smoke an hour ago. no word how it started the coast guard says it's unusual. you may remember three homes and out buildings were damaged just east. again, near antioch. >> these conditions are exactly why a red flag warning is about to go into affect, again. >> and we're looking at increased winds. right clear skies. it's going to continue until 3:00 p.m tomorrow afternoon. gusty winds and may see fires like one dan just showed they can grow. just keep that in mind it's unusual to get a red fla

officer charged with molesting a teenager from concord appeared in court today. 38-year-old richard hastings made a brief appearance this morning in contra costa county superior court. he faces nine counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a 15- year-old boy and one count of possessing child pornography. he's being held on $910,000 bail. he did not enter a plea today but is expected to return to court monday for a bail hearing and arraignment. >>> a benefit got underway in santa rosa late this afternoon for the family of andy lopez. he's the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. lopez was killed last october. at the time he was carrying a replica gun that the deputy mistook for a real automatic weapon. the benefit is at the arlene francis center. organizers say there will be food and several performances by musical guests. money raised will go toward the lopez family. >>> police had some hi-tech help finding a pair of alleged thieves accused of stealing cell phones and ipad from a palo alto business. they used the find my phone app. when officers showed up at the

richard hastings iii of concord was arrested last august. police say he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old between june and august of last year. hastings has said in the fast relationship was consensual and the teen misrepresented his age. >> today palo alto police expect to release sketches of three suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion robbery. this happened before 11:00 yesterday morning not far from downtown. the elderly couple say they heard a knock at the door and when they went to open it three armed men forced them to the ground and ransacked the house, skeeling credit cards, jewelry and a gun. the couple was shaken but not physically hurt. neighbors say they are rattled. >> there is an escalation of arrogance and violence and that's something to be concerned about. >> police say it appears the attack was random. they are working on a more detailed description of the three men they say took off 18 light colored four-door sedan. >> if you have a home security camera police may be knocking at your door one day. a

richard hastings is accused of molesting a 15 year old boy in concord.tings claims the sex was consensual and that the victim was not 15, but 18 years old at the time. he's pleaded not guilty to the charges. hastings bail has also been reduced from 900-thousand to 100-thousand dollars, despite objections from the prosecutor who says hastings is a danger to the puffed >>darya:an alert this morning for one bay area community that's seen a rash of mail thefts. belmont police say pieces of mail have been found in the areas of terrance drive, hillman avenue and arbor avenue. it appears someone is taking people's mail, keeping what they want and then throwing away the rest. police want residents to pay attention to any suspicious activity and report it immediately. they say you should either have a mail slot that goes directly inside your home or to install a locking mailbox. just a year- and- half in existence. san francisco's minor league hockey team is calling it quits. the head coach anounced monday that all operations by the san francisco bulls have been

. >> reporter: officer richard hastings is on the other side of the law. the contra costa district attorney says he was with a 15- year-old boy in concord, trying to get the teen to have sex in a car. it was the 10th time hastings allegedly met the teen on a corner, until concord police showed up. >> he says don't worry, i'm a police officer, we're fine. he's abusing his police status to get out of the trouble that he's about to be in. >> reporter: hasting's attorney says the relationship was consensual. the two met through an online dating website, where the teen claimed to be older than 18. but she doesn't buy it. he's the same officer who received a medal of valor in the controversial shooting death of kenneth harding jr. in 2011. hastings and another officer exchanged fire with harding after a muni check, but harding eventually shot himself. >> it's just ridiculous. >> reporter: a judge reduced hastings bail to $100,000. >> i think this is a fair amount. >> do you think he will be able to post it and get out? >> yes, i think he will. >> reporter: the d

. >> reporter: officer richard hastings is on the other side of the law. the contra costa district attorney says he was with a 15- year-old boy in concord, trying to get the teen to have sex in a car. it was the 10th time hastings allegedly met the teen on a corner, until concord police showed up. >> he says don't worry, i'm a police officer, we're fine. he's abusing his police status to get out of the trouble that he's about to be in. >> reporter: hasting's attorney says the relationship was consensual. the two met through an online dating website, where the teen claimed to be older than 18. but she doesn't buy it. he's the same officer who received a medal of valor in the controversial shooting death of kenneth harding jr. in 2011. hastings and another officer exchanged fire with harding after a muni check, but harding eventually shot himself. >> it's just ridiculous. >> reporter: a judge reduced hastings bail to $100,000. >> i think this is a fair amount. >> do you think he will be able to post it and get out? >> yes, i think he will. >> reporter: the d

the prosecution says the 38-year-old richard hastings performed lewd acts with a concord teen and investigatorshappened between june and august of last year. hastings has been with the department since 2001 and is currently suspended without pay and being held on $910,000 bop. >> officials in marin county will meet tomorrow in a drought summit which has cut marin reservoir levels in half and is dried up 95 percent of the pasture land in the county. the marin independent journal shows the summit will address the deexplosion of water supply and what to do. the governor declared a drought emergency and calling for 20 percent voluntary cut back in water use. >> breaking news: g.o.p. representative of florida who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in november will resign from congress. the lawmaker returned to work in warning this month after undergoing treatment at a rehabilitation facility. the 37-year-old originally vowed to stay in office after pleading guilty to a history charge of cocaine possession. >> coming up, female college students targeted in the south bay, two weekend incidents putti

richard hastings turned himself in on tuesday.en felony charges and is being held on $910,000 bail. he's been suspended without pay from the police department. he's expected for a bail hearing and arraignment. >>> a 23-year-old woman facing several charges after leading police on a high-speed chase last night through marin county. it started around 6:00 p.m. when police say the suspect, morgan bow, ran a red light in downtown san rafael. it ended when she took a left turn going 50 miles an hour and hit a tree. police say she got out of the car and tried to run away but they were able to chase her down. the suspect's mother said she has a history of getting into trouble. >> she got out of jail about three months ago. did get her g.e.d. but other than that, she's been running amuck. >> police say bow was originally wanted for three warrant, two for attempting to bring drugs and alcohol into jail and also a hit and run. they say those charges will probably multiply. >>> 8:36. people in the stay may have to start conserving water very

a hearing will be held for richard hastings charged with 10 felonies.e say he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy between june and august last year. hastings says the relationship was consensual and the teen misrepresented his age. he has been suspended without pay since his arrest. >> the redwood city man accused of torturing a pup tee death in front of his 4-year-old daughter is expected in court for a preliminary hearing. allen valete pleaded not guilty to charges. police say he became angry when the dog defecated in the apartment leading to weeks of torture that included punching and kicking the dog and taping its mouth shut. some of the abuse allegedly occurred in front of the young girl. >> 6:37. still ahead hundreds of people sick to their stomach aboard a cruise ship. we'll tell you what's being done to figure out what caused the illness to strike. >> at 6:40, it was one year ago today, 242 men and women died when a brazil nightclub caught fire. officials vowed they would never let anything like this happen again but little has been

the prosecution says that the 38-year-old richard hastings performed lewd acts with a 15-year-old concord team between june and august of last year. hastings has been with the san francisco police department since 2001 and is held on $910 ,000 bail. >> life elder care needs help running meals on wheels program. the van recently bloke down and had to be fix. volunteers found other ways to deliver meals and the ran is at risk of being broken again and needs to be replaced. you can find a think to boy a new plan at abc7 news come under "see it on tv." >> officials in marin county will meet for a drought summit tomorrow that car the reservoir levels in half and dried up 95 percent of the pasture land. according to our media partner, the marin independent journal, the summit will address the deexplosion at the local water supply and what to do about it. the governor brown has declared a drought emergency and calling for 20 percent voluntary cut back in water use. >> the drought is taking a toll on cattle ranchers which are selling off the herd because it is too expensive to buy hay and the wat

an arraignment and bail hearing for richard hastings, he is charged with ten felony counts. police say he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy between june and august last year. he says the relationship was consensual and the teen misrepresented his age. he is suspended without pay since his arrest. >> the redwood city man accused of torturing a puppy to death in front of his 4-year-old daughter is expected in court for a preliminary hearing. he has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and child endangerment. police say he became angry when the dog fef i kated in the apartment. some of the abuse allegedly occurred in front of the young girl. >> pleasanton police searching for a man they say opened fire in a pub, injuring one person. they don't even know if the person did not know he was shot. police say the shooting happened just before 1:00 yesterday morning at the red coats british pub and restaurant on st. mary street. witnesses say the male suspect was acting strangely, he then pulled out a gun and started firing. one of the shots hit a man in the rear end. h

offer richard hastings admitted to having a relationship with the 15-year-old between june and august of last year but says it was+çdv consensual. judge lowd hastings bail to 100,000 dollars. he's due back in court on march seventh. >>> serial car burg already who police say targeted rental cars parked outside restaurants and mall parking lot is under arrest now. 22-year-old vernon ray shown evan car michael of san francisco has been charged with 27 felony counts of burglary and grand theft. some of the thefts happened at the stanford shopping center in palo alto. palo alto police say the burglary spree stretches back at least 6 mont months. >> south san francisco police mean time have now release add sketch of man who walked naked into a high school girl's locker room. he's described as a white man around 40 years old. 5 foot 10 with average build. he'sh ygbalding with sht brown hair and pot belly. the man went that the girl's locker room at south san francisco high school two weeks ago and police say he made eye contact with a group of 5 cheer leaders then he left. >>> wrongful dea

richard hastings has been suspended without pay since being arrested in august. he is held on $900,000 bail. >>> california health officials will update flu activity in the state. there have been 29 deaths related to the flu in the bay area this season. the university students are back in class at bay area schools and health fowls are doing all they can to keep them from getting the flu. in hayward, students who go to the health care center are getting a cold and flu care packet. the store is holding flu clinics and uc berkeley is offering flu shots to all students coming back to campus for spring semester. >> the dalai lama is returning to the bay area next month and will speak at berkeley high school february 23rd on how to achieve happiness as part of the north american tour. this is video of the spiritual leader when he last visited the bay area appearing in east palo alto in october of 2010. the city will have tickets for the berkeley speech that cost $50 each. >> now a check on the wet forecast and we are watching the big waves off the san mateo county coas

richard hastings is accused of molesting a 15 year-old boy in concord.claims that the sex was consensual and that the victim was not 15, but 18 years old at the time. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. hastings bell has also been reduced from 900,000 to $100,000. despite objections from the prosecutor. >> an alert this morning for one bay area community that has seen a rash of male deaths. belmont police said the pieces of mail have been found in the areas of terence drive, hillman avenue in our revenue. it appears as someone is taking mail, keeping what they want and then to on the rest away. police one residence to pay attention to any suspicious activity and reported. >> just a year and half in its existence, san francisco's minor league hockey team is calling it quits. the head coach announced on monday that all their operations will be stopped and the rest of the season has been cancelled. with 32 games left in the season, fans who have purchased tickets for future games can get a refund. >> coming up on the kron4 news. a former raiderette at

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officer richard hastings of concord needed not guilty in contra costa county court yesterday. hastings's attorney said the relationship was consensual. but prosecutors say the officer poses a risk to everyone. >> police officers take oaths to protect. because of that and because of using and taking advantage of that it's in my opinion that he is a risk to the community. >> officer hastings was involved in a high-profile case two years ago and received a medal of valor for his response in the controversial shooting death of kenneth harding, junior. hastings and another san francisco police officer exchanged fire with harding in the city's bayview district. police say harding shoot himself in that exchange. >>> 8:26. pete seeger died last night at a new york hospital. ♪ >> "if had i a hammer" was one of his signature songs and also "where have all of the flowers gone." he also cowrote the song "turn, turn, turn." he was a civil rights activist, starting in the 1960s and was part of the occupy wall street movement in 2011. he died of natural causes at the age of 94. >>> 8:27. free

. >> michael hastings reporting brought down the top commander of sufficient forces in afghanistan. david frost talked you with richardybe the most watched political interview in history. speaker of the house served 30 years in congress. frank lawsuitenburg of new jersey served almost 30 years in the senate. >> feisty and beloved by new yorkers, mayor ed koch led it to economic boom. >> the iron lady margaret thatcher was britain's first prime minister. her strong alliance with ronald reagan helped end the cold war. >> mel son mandel in a triumph factual release, generous spirit and towering world substitute at your as the countries first black president helped heal a racial divide. they will all be remembered. >> at the end of our second hour, del walters unions us with a look at what we're following this morning. good morning. >> major benefits under the affordable care act taking effect today includes coverage for those who purchased insurance before december 24. >> government and rebels in south sudan agree to talks. the ceasefire talks marking the first meeting between the two sides since that conflict began in m

like richard sherman in that final drive by san francisco when he, you know, makes that fabulous play. to have a microphone available to shove in somebody's face like erin andrews did, or reed hastingss blood is just up. >> his seem more calculated. >> i think usually there's more decorum in the suite. i think you tend to see it -- or the trash talking more among entrepreneurs. we all remember steve jobs st saying microsoft had no taste all nothose years ago. to some extent, it's a little more acceptable. i would doubt someone in an established bank would say the same thing about a rival ceo. they would be taken down quickly. it would be considered inappropriate. >> what about this example? here's one who's a little in the middle, perhaps. this was just weeks ago at the consumer electronics show. it was t-mobile ceo saying this about rival at&t. quote, at&t is a total source of amusement for me. they are the ones that take my bs, dumb move, they take the bait. he also, john fort, as you know, on twitter, he endlessly bashes sprint. he's a guy who's constantly trash talking. what do you make of that? >> i think maybe there's a bit more trash talk in tech and related sectors. even tim