a judge dismissed the pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week.abuslin who was formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several officers, from multiple law enforcement agencies.. while working as a prostitute. she has already won - a nearly one- million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. ( robin ) concord police are looking for two men caught on video burglaizing a plumber's van. tuesday morning the victim came out to find the doors of his company's van open...with 8- thousand dollars worth of tools gone. a security camera was pointed at the van.... and captured the entire operation on video. the most concerning part to the plumber was that it happened right outside his family's north concord <"it's scary to have your safe space violated like that so close to where your children sleep. it puts a panic in your gut that you're not sure how to deal with.">( robin ) the video of the crime was posted on the stanton plumbing facebook page and shared over 1600 times... the plumber is hopeful that the thieves-- who can be s

police department to report the car stolen. that was the break police say they needed. people in area are people in area are shocked the sideshow was just blocks from the richmond police department. melinda szally/witnessed sideshow: "in fact i was feeling powerless and i was thinking law enforcement seems pretty powerless for this to happen right in their back yard"chief allwyn brown/richmon d police department: "we have to step up our prevention, intervention and enforcement efforts"(grant) the officer, an eight-year veteran of the department, who is not being named...was hospitalized with broken bones and other serious injuries. vargas was arrested for attempted murder...ad is being held on more than half a million dollars bail. casteneda's is an alleged accessory to the crime and is being held on about a quarter of a million dollars bail. (steve) daly city police say they have arrested a ballet instructor on child molestation charges. investigators say viktor kabaniaev was taken into custody last friday. police arrested the 54 year old on 16 counts of aggravated assault of a child under 14. and say the charges stem from events that happened in contra costa county. at the tim

police department. the police just spoke about it. >> reporter: good morning. we just got the news conference wrapping up here not too long ago at richmond police and we know about two suspects have been arrested at the side show that took place sunday morning. we're getting a look at disturbing video when was the police officer was hit sunday morning. i want to say viewer discretion is advised before we show you that clip. this is the moment when the officer was hit by a car. you can see the black sedan hitting officers doing his job that morning, trying to bring this side show to an end. it happened in richmond in the city. not too far from where we're standing at the richmond police department. police have arrested the driver and officer in the car. the driver, juan vargas, of patterson, california, and the passenger, genesis diaz castaneda. they recorded the car stolen. through the process, police were able to work with the police department and able to locate these two individuals. them are facing serious charges of conspiracy as well as making a false police report. the driver is also facing attempted murder and assault with a dead

the legal news service reports she dropped a lawsuit against the richmond police department yesterday. she dropped a similar suit against the contra costa county sheriff's department last october, she received a million dollars from the city of oakland last june. her attorney says that the city never believed that the lawsuit had any merit. >>> dr. larry nassar was sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting over 100 victims. she said it was impossible to write an acceptable apology. he was convicted of sexually assaulting ten young athletes but more than 150 women and girls testified at the sentencing hearing. the girls and women are demanding a culture change in sports. >> they say they care and they want to be there for us and they're assuring our safety, but what are you doing to do that? >> michigan state did not answer that question but the new president and ceo of usa gymnastics says i will not waiver on my commitment to focus each and every day on the organization's highest priority, the safety, health and well being of our athletes. we will create a culture that

a judge dismissed the last pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week.slin who is formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several officers from multiple law enforcement agencies while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. (steve) staying in the east bay. oakland police are searching for a hit-and-run driver in a crash that left a man dead. it happened around 1:00 this morning on macarther boulevard near 90th avenue. the pedestrian killed has only been identified as a 69-year- old man. police say the driver involved stopped for a moment - but then took off before police arrived. (pam) a big story out of sacramento where history was made today.... as governor jerry brown delivered his 16th ... and final 'state of the state' address.(steve) his first was back in 1975 ... and the message then was "small is beautiful."today, he said the state and the country are facing big challenges. our world, our way of life, our system of governance -- all are at immediate and

a judge dismissed the last pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week.abuslin who is formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several officers from multiple law enforcement agencies while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. (steve) new at ten: opioids through the mail. lawmakers say drug traffickers have found that a new and effective way to distribute synthetic opioids. jessica smith reports that a bipartisan report on a year-long investigation into how drug traffickers exploit vulnerabilities in our international mail system is being released. mail system is international mail system is being released. pkg senator rob portman says drug traffickers are using the us postal service, to send deadly opioids, like fentanyl, into the united states. sen. rob portman (r-oh): it's shocking that we are so unprepared to police the mail coming into our country. in a senate hearing. portman detailed a new report that shows traffickers -- largely from china-- are opting t

a judge dismissed the last pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week.rly known as celeste guap... says she had sexual relations with several officers from multiple law enforcement agencies while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one-million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. (grant) with package theft becoming more prevalent... so are home surveillance cameras. now the san ramon police department is working with homeowners who have those cameras to catch criminals. residents register their camera with "the citizen's view" program through the san ramon police department. the green dots represent residential citizens' view cameras. the pink dots show cameras set up in commercial locations. authorities say by knowing where those cameras are... they can ask residents for video if a crime happens in that area. san ramon police say they have about 200 cameras registered.

. >>> a 23-year veteran of the richmond police department is planning to appeal his dismissal from the fired on thanksgiving eve. this was in connection to a misconduct investigation. it focused on a leaked police report that included the show briety of a city councilman on the night he was robbed. he is accused of lying to investigators. the denies those charges and he says the accusations are devastating to him. the investigation is ongoing and officials would not discuss the matter since it is a personnel issue. >>> a panel of independent safety experts is criticizing the state and operators of the oroville dam. the safety group released a report examining last year's spillway crisis. >> reporter: it ignored structural problems and warnings, calling it a long- term systemic failure. after the 3,000 foot spillway failed in early february, things got a lot worse when operators switched to the emergency spillover. immediately that uncontrolled water started eroding the dam's face, causing a potential failure of the dam. the authors of the report held a teleconference saying dwr is hard

a judge dismissed the last pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week.in who is formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several officers from multiple law enforcement agencies while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. (grant)it is pretty common these days for bay area residents to have home surveillance cameras.(vicki) now as kron4's haaziq madyun reports...citizens in one east bay city are allowing police to use their home security cameras as part of a city wide surveillance video network. sota video camera that is part of the citizen's view network of home surveillance cameras registered with the city of san ramon police departmentsot

. >> the letter was sent to the san francisco police department's richmond station in 2013 and postmarked in southern california. >> my name is john england i escaped from alcatraz in june 1962 with my brother and frank morris. i am 83 years old and in bad shape, i have cancer. yes we all made it that night but barely. >> we believe that they did make it off the island. >> john and clarence england's nephew lived outside atlanta. >> my grandmother did receive items in the mail and of course the roses and the christmas cards that come to her. >> he says john and clarence's signatures were on those items sent years after the escape. >> what are your first impressions of the this letter purportedly written by john? >> he was reaching out and was sick and had cancer and was dying. we feel like the fbi or u.s. marshals should have at least reached out to the family and let us know if they had received this letter. maybe we could have helped. >> the fbi and u.s. marshals could not determine the authenticity of the letter. the men remain on the u.s. marshals most wanted list along with photos of

the letter was sent to the san francisco police department's richmond station in 2013. >> it's interesting. i mean it's obviously a very famous case here in san francisco. >> reporter: kpix 5 security expert jeff harp spent 21 years with the fbi, but did not work directly on this case. >> as a law enforcement person, i would like to think that, you know, their escape attempt was not fruitful for them. personally as someone who swims in the bay, and we have a triathalon. >> this summer, i got some exclusive never-before-seen alcatraz. the trio bank robbers squeezed through the vents in the back of their cell. >> they literally drilled small holes around the existing vent, and then pushed that concrete in. >> reporter: the next morning guards found these dummy heads made of plaster, paper mache, paint, and real human hair in their cells. according to the letter, frank died in 2008 and john's brother died three years later. the writer makes a deal. >> if you announce on tv that i will be promised i will go to jail for no more than a year and get medical attention, i'll let you know where i am

a richmond police officer is recovering this evening after being injured in a hit and run while trying to respond to a sideshow. that sideshow... just a few blocks from the police department. nbc bay area )s christie smith s live in richmond with more... police had their hands full with not one, but two sideshows. the first started shortly after 2 a.m. near 42nd avenue and interstate 880. about 50 cars were involved. a chp helicopter responded, and the sideshow dispersed. but another sideshow with 200 cars started shortly after, near 54th avenue and international boulevard. the police helicopter was targeted multiple times by someone pointing a green laser... which can temporarily blind a pilot. chp officers were able to find the suspect with that laser, follow him, and arrest him. the 23-year-old pittsburgh man is now facing serious charges and hefty fines. it is a federal offense to aim a laser at an aircraft. a water main break is causing a lot of destruction in an east bay neighborhood... including a sink hole. the main burst around 10-30 this morning in hayward sending water and mud down "highland" near "mission boulevard." firefighters put up sandbags in front of ho

police department scandal is dropping a lawsuit against one of them. according to courthouse news.com jasmine a buz lynn dismissed her federal lawsuit against richmond police. she accused six officers and the current ex-police chief of trafficking her in exchange for police protection. her allegations that she had sex with officers from several police agencies sparked several investigations. she dropped a similar lawsuit against the contra costa sheriff's department in october. the city of oakland agreed to pay her a settlement last summer. >>> clearing up confusion. the napa county district attorney is trying to reassure property owners that were sent bills for the october wildfires. several of the owners contacted the fbi believing they received fraudulent bills for fire removal services. the d.a. says the bills are actually preliminary lien notices from subcontractors performed legitimate debris removal services. some contractors are not familiar with federal contracts and it appears they filed the lien notices as a matter of routine. property owners should contact the contractor and make sure it was done by a federal agency. >>> oon to the latest about

. >>> a richmond police officer is in the hospital this morning. the police department says he was injured trying to stop a sideshow around 1:30 this morning on marina bay parkway and regatta boulevard. officers estimate up to 50 cars were in the area. they were trying to cite several for code violations when one car struck the 8-year veteran. he suffered cuts. they're still trying to find that suspect who was driving a black sedan. >>> new this morning, a serial stowaway arrested yet again. chicago police took marilyn heartman into custody at o'hare international airport this morning. hartman has a long history of trying to catch flights without a boarding pass. a judge released her from jail on bond after prosecutors say she took a flight from chicago to london. the judge told her to stay away from the airport. but today authorities spotted her again at o'hare and charged her with trespassing. hartman has tried to illegally board flights at several airports including mineta san jose, sfo and oakland international. >>> marijuana is now legal in california, but it may n

the police scandal that rocked bay area police departments is dropping a lawsuit against one of them. jasmine abuslin dismissed her federal lawsuit against richmondice. she accused six officers in the current and former police chiefs of sexually trafficking her in exchange for police protection and information. abusl abuslin's allegations that she had sex with officers from several police agencies sparked several investigations. the city of oakland agreed to pay her a $989,000 settlement last summer. >>> university of california students may not face a tuition hike in the fall after all. uc regents are putting off a vote to increase the fees in time to lobby sacramento for more money. yesterday the regents were expected to approve a hike for students from california and 3.5% increase for out of state students. instead, they bowed to opposition from students and state lawmakers. they decided to put off the issue until may. >>> bay area commuters will decide if they want to pay up to $9 to cross the bay bridge. a measure approved for the june ballot yesterday would increase tolls by $1 in 2019, again a $1 in 2022 and again in 2025 for all the bay a

this is instagram video of the sideshow in richmond, neighbors tell us it was a noisy and dangerous event. >> never hear anything so close to the police department it really kind of gave us a sense of security that this wouldn't happen, but unfortunately it looks like it does. >> you could hear the noise, it was just crazy. >> reporter: since the sideshow was so close to police headquarters officers got there quickly, one of the patrolmen was injured as he was trying to wave the drivers to stop. >> it's pretty brazen to run over a police officer that's trying to keep peace in this bedroom community. >> reporter: investigators are still looking for that driver, he is facing serious charges for injuring a policeman. in oakland california highway patrolmen were put in danger at a different sideshow when one shined a laser at the chp's helicopter. >> that sideshow involved 200 vehicles, multiple people outside the vehicles, fireworks being shot in the air, multiple reports of gunfire. >> california highway patrolman sean boyaha says they were able to track the person and officers on ground arrested him. he is now facing multiple felony charges inclu

location on a narrow strip of land technically in the city of richmond but bordered on three sides by el sobronte and doesn't have a police department to help them out. >> no, we don't want that clinic there. i don't think this is a good spot. i don't think this is a good spot. >> reporter: debbie houston says a methadone clinic would deter new businesses from coming in here along san about low dam road. richmond mayor's office said the city has has had no role in the relocation proposal but will eventually have to decide whether to issue a land use permit for the new location. the county supervisor declined an on-camera interview but told me by phone he is preparing a response to advocate for those who oppose the clinic. >> oh, yes, are we going to fight it. with every inch of my being. >> reporter: residents will be holding up signs like these at planned protest tomorrow at richmond city hall. planning a second protest at the proposed clinic site here the following week. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco bay-based bank wells fargo is going to close about 800 branches. the bank says it's because more people are ban

location on a narrow strip of land technically in the city of richmond but bordered on three sides by el sobronte and doesn't have a police department to help them out. >> no, we don't want that clinic there. i don't think this is a good spot. i don't think this is a good spot. >> reporter: debbie houston says a methadone clinic would deter new businesses from coming in here along san about low dam road. richmond mayor's office said the city has has had no role in the relocation proposal but will eventually have to decide whether to issue a land use permit for the new location. the county supervisor declined an on-camera interview but told me by phone he is preparing a response to advocate for those who oppose the clinic. >> oh, yes, are we going to fight it. with every inch of my being. >> reporter: residents will be holding up signs like these at a planned protest tomorrow at richmond city hall. planning a second protest at the proposed clinic site here the following week. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco bay-based bank wells fargo is going to close about 800 branches. the bank says it's because more people are b

thought to escaped thought to written a letter in the possession of the san francisco police department at the richmondhere is the letter. my name is john england, i escaped from alcatraz, with my brothers, clarence and frank morris. i'm 83, on cancer. we made it on inflated rain quotes. broke through the vents in the prison. and you know, tunneled through with inflated raincoats. stuart: we're taking this as legit. liz: fbi reopened the cold case. they say it is inconclusive. trying to match the dna on the letter with the handwriting this is fascinating, escape from alcatraz. these three guys may have done it. >> now that is a story. stuart: president trump in davos selling america first, economic security as national security, and tomorrow, is what i call his biggest economic speech to date. that is a big theme on this program over the next 90 minutes. you have got to stay there. >>> preorders for apple's homepod start tomorrow, 50 -- 350 bucks, more than amazon and google speakers combined. a former executive on whether apple is still a great innovator. stuart: it has been an up and down market. up

richmond. tabs tell us it was a noisy and dangerous event. >> never hear anything so close to the police department. kind of gave a sense of security that this wouldn't happen. unfortunately it looks like it does. >> you could hear the noise. it was just crazy. >> reporter: since is side show was so close to police headquarters. one of the patrolmen was injured as he was trying to wave the drivers to stop. >> pretty brazen to run over a police officer trying to keep peace in this community. >> the investigators are looking for that driver. in oakland, california highway patrolmen were put in danger at a different side show when someone shined a laser at a chp helicopter. >> two motor vehicles, fire works being shot in the air. multiple reports of gunfire. >> reporter: california hay patrolman sean bullyaya, says they were able to track the person with night vision cameras. he was arrested. and now facing multiple felony charges, including potential federal violations for shining a laser at an aircraft. now, that richmond police officer, he is still in the hospital. he suffered several broken bones,

richmond civic plaza. residents voiced their concerns about the move to their community.the patients won't be supported properly.we don't have a police departmentpublic transportation for these patients we don't have supporting community resources like other medical facilities, counseling services.there's a lot of crime and drug use and other phenomena that occur right around these methadone clinics and what that's going to be is a big punch in gut to our local businesses.the current methadone clinic is in this building on cutting blvd on a busy bus line that has a significant police presence. this is the building in el sobrante located on a narrow strip of land that is part of richmond.right side el sobrante, left side el sobrante, ninety feet richmond. there is so many locations on cutting blvd where it's needed. where's john goia represent us. the protesters feel that contra costa county supervisor john goia has not taken their concerns seriously.he remains a little bit on the fence about it. i think the issue for us is that he is tasked with representing all of west contra costa equally and he seems to be favoring richmond in this instance.

richmond civic plaza. residents voiced their concerns about the move to their community.the patients won't be supported properly.we don't have a police department, we don't have public transportation for these patients we don't have supporting community resources like other medical facilities, counseling services.there's a lot of crime and drug use and other phenomena that occur right around these methadone clinics and what that's going to be is a big punch in gut to our local businesses.the current methadone clinic is in this building on cutting blvd on a busy bus line that has a significant police presence. this is the building in el sobrante located on a narrow strip of land that is part of richmond.right side el sobrante, left side el sobrante, ninety feet richmond. there is so many locations on cutting blvd where it's needed. where's john goia represent us. the protesters feel that contra costa county supervisor john goia has not taken their concerns seriously.he remains a little bit on the fence about it. i think the issue for us is that he is tasked with representing all of west contra costa equally and he seems to be favoring richmond i

richmond police officer. that officer was on foot trying to break up a side show. we'll warn you the video we're about to show could be disturbing to you. this is the video released by the police department. it shows the car. you see it here. slamming into that officer right there and then speeding away. nbc bay area jodi hernandez met with that suspect. >> reporter: the suspect didn't say much except that he has never been in trouble before. tonight he and his girlfriend face serious charges. again, we're going to warn you, the video you're about to see could be disturbing. we briefly met with the suspect, 18-year-old juan vargas, today, but he didn't want to answer any questions about his alleged role in the side show stunt that left a richmond police officer with serious injuries. investigators say the patterson man was behind the wheel of a car that plowed into the officer during yesterday morning's side show and kept on going. >> the officer's in the roadway clearly directing traffic, then a car speeds up, runs him down, then speeds through the area. >> reporter: police say they found the car abandoned about a mile away with a cracked front windshield. they were on the lookout for i

police department signed off with no issues, very basic conditions. we have hockey haven at 3625, going for a billard permit. this is in the outer richmond, so therefore they're both on consent. >> great. any questions? all right. can i get a motion to approve the consent calendar? >> i make a motion to approve the consent calendar. >> is there a second? >> second. >> all right. made and seconded. >> commissioner frost, commissioner lee, commissioner bleiman, commissioner caminong, commissioner perez, vice president thomas. thank you. >> and now the regular agenda. okay. so on to regular agenda, the first item is for pandora karaoke, place of entertainment permit, these folks have been operating with a poe, pandora, just a couple blocks from the location for quite some time. they're just moving and expanding. here to talk more about it, go ahead guys. >> good evening commissioners. i have the pleasure of being with tim choy, one of the principle founders of pandora karaoke. they operate a very popular karaoke place and recently had the opportunity to relocate to 50 mason street into a building being renovated, still has some construction

department and the faa to learn more about what happened. we will bring you that new information just as soon as it becomes available. >>> this afternoon, a richmond police officer is back home, recovering, after he was run over during a weekend side show. >> just a short time ago, police announced two arrests, teenagers arrested in connection with the hit-and-run crash. we have more from rich monday about how police tracked the two down. alex? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. investigators say the two 18- year-olds ditched their car after this crash early yesterday morning. then reported it stolen. however, police, when they went to talk to the two teens, were not buying the story and both of them were arrested. the young man accused of being behind the wheel is now facing a very serious charge of attempted murder. police say he intentionally plowed his car into a richmond officer during a weekend side show. >> dramatic cell phone video taken by a bystander shows a black sedan, speeding up, and then slamming into a richmond police officer, who was standing in the street. that officer had responded to break up a large side show early sunday morning, n