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brisbane police have now taken the lead. in the investigation of a torso found in fremont on sunday. police are waiting for d-n-a confirmation. but they said today, they are confident it is that of missing brisbane woman. shelley titchener. during the investigation of her disappearance, her husband paul , was considered a person of interest. fremont police found additional body parts on tuesday. which caused them to contact brisbane police. kron 4 spoke with shelley's husband tuesday afternoon. later that same evening he took his own life. police did not say if they talked to him about the new evidence nor whether he left a suicide note. >>:we feel pretty strongly that it is in fact her but we are waiting for confirmation from the coroner's office to confirm that and that will take some time >> pam :paul and shelley titchener. had been married for about 20 years. neighbors said they fought frequently, but had no history of domestic violence. only on four tonight. we spoke with the people who first found that dismembered torso

>>james: brisbane police have taken the lead in the investigation of the torso that was found in fremont on sunday their wedding for dna confirmation they said thursday they're confident that it is that of missing brisbane woman shyly pitchman bring the investigation of this apparent her husband was considered a personal interest if on additional body parts on to the which calls the contact brisbane police we spoke with the husband to the afternoon letter the same evening he took his own life that did not say if they talk to him about evidence of whether he left the suicide note and had been married for about 20 years never seen before frequently the had no history of domestic violence the east of a man said that he and his friend founded and is shocked by discovering. >>: there is no way this is an accident someone will only killed another person and get rid of them. >>james: you could find more room on our web site www.kron4.com. >>james: 16 your dog is in hospital from the shooting in san jose it happened just before 7:00 last night police are looking for three suspects would been des

melanie woodrow is live at the brisbane police department with developments. melanie? >> reporter: police department is now the lead agency on this investigation and one of shelly's two sons posted both of his parents passed away. the coroner has in the confirmed the human remains are shelly's. blue evidence gloves, flowers, and a light left on, reminders of what happened here. after a loud entry into the thichner home, investigators searched for clues that might explain if paul was responsible for his wife's disappearance, two city cases collided. sunday night, fisherman found a woman's torso. investigators found more remas tuesday night. >> i can't answer specifically what that information was, but it was enough to start including us in this case. >> reporter: as the agencies were several hours into the effort, paul thichner jumped to his death from the bay bridge. >> until we resolve every lead we're going to accept any conclusion. >> also yet not yet determined wlrpt the remains are shellies. >> we have strong feeling that's it is in fact shelly. >> dna evidence wil

>> reporter: well, raj, fremont police are working jointly with the brisbane police department on this case. it gets very complicated. this all started on sunday when fishermen called police because they found the foreso of a woman in marsh land near the dumb barton bridge. police say it appeared the head, arms and legs had been severed from the rest of the body. today fremont and brisbane investigators served a search warrant at the home of 57-year-old shelley pitch they're ner reporting missing on february 15th. her husband said she left the home late at night on february 13th to spend time with friend and had a history of bi-polar disorder. investigators are now collecting evidence at this home which is still wrapped in crime tape tonight. they also confirm tonight that paul pitchner, shelley's husband, committed suicide last night by jumping off the bay bridge. police say he was not considered a suspect but was a person of interest. tonight we spoke with a neighbor who may have been among the last people to speak to shelley. she says shelley's husband and son came knocking at her d

melanie woodrow is live at the brisbane police department with developments. melanie? >> reporter: police department is now the lead agency on this investigation and one of shelly's two sons posted both of his parents passed away. the coroner has in the confirmed the human remains are shelly's. blue evidence gloves, flowers, and a light left on, reminders of what happened here. after a loud entry into the thichner home, investigators searched for clues that might explain if paul was responsible for his wife's disappearance, two city cases collided. sunday night, fisherman found a woman's torso. investigators found more remains tuesday night. >> i can't answer specifically what that information was, but it was enough to start including us in this case. >> reporter: as the agencies were several hours into the effort, paul thichner jumped to his death from the bay bridge. >> until we resolve every lead we're going to accept any conclusion. >> also yet not yet determined wlrpt the remains are shellies. >> we have strong feeling that's it is in fact shelly. >> dna evidence w

yesterday fremont and brisbane police searched the home for evidence and towed away a white pickup truck parked out front. >> we still have not found an entire body. we do believe that there are still remains possibly in the water out there somewhere else, we don't know. we don't have dental records and we don't have fingerprints either. >> reporter: according to san mateo county court records, shelly and paul filed for divorce 15 years ago but the end result of that filing is unclear. the san mateo county d.a. tells us this morning his office has never prosecuted or had a case submitted on the husband, and brisbane police say that they have never responded to any complaints at that home. neighbors who did not want to go on camera have said that they did not have a great relationship and that shelly titchner often seemed troubled. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, bob. >>> a man is in jail this morning accused of killing his own girlfriend. the young mother from san jose. hayward police arrested the man yesterday. he is being held yesterday for the de

can you see from this video we shot in brisbane. police collected the evidence. shelly tip neither's husband killed himself on tuesday by jumping off the bay bridge. and police now say that he was considered a "person of interest" in her disappearance. if they can find a crime scene it changes the investigation. >> crime scene is located in a different jurisdiction or there is evidence that the crime occurred in another jurisdiction it would shift and likely become their investigation. >> they have two adult sons, one who confirmed open facebook that both parents passed away. >> we are deeply saddened by the likelihood their mother...was likely killed and dumped or...the fact we know the body was severed it is very stubbing. >> i checked with the coroner and no positive i.d. the sheriff said that d.n.a. testing can take a while. >> thank you. happening now, family, friends and colleagues are at a memorial service to pay final respects to a pittsburg police officer, sky 7 was over the procession that carryied officer pearman's casket to the church in pittsburg with

. >>> now to the death investigation which has rocked the community of brisbane. policestill coming into evidence of the disappearance of shelly and the suicide of her husband. here's the latest. police search paul's office in brisbane yesterday. they seized several items, but there's no word on exactly what the investigators took. a dismembered body found in fremont is believed to belong to the missing wife shelly. brisbane police have taken charge of that crime investigation. paul pitchner was being looked at as a person of interest before he took his own life. >>> the shocking death investigation is taking a toll on the tiny town of brisbane where the pitchners both lived. we spoke to neighbors who say that their sense of peace has been shattered. >> it's crazy. you look at a town like this, it seems to mellow and quaint, and then you hear something like that, and you sort of are uncertain about the place. you're uncertain about anywhere. >> it just blows me away. >> there are just a little over 4,000 people living in the tight-knit community. neighbors are holding a

tonight the brisbane police department is taking the lead in the investigation. they say that body parts found in fremont show a strong link to that missing woman. ktvu's cristina rendon has more details. >> brisbane investigators are not going into detail about testified but they have strong reason to believe body parts found infremont are that of shelley tichner. >> i just hope and pray that the family of the two boys are going to be okay. >> the community really comes together at times like this. everybody is really concerned because they were worried about her. >> reporter: brisbane police strongly believe a torso discovered sunday in fremont and other body parts found in this same area on tuesday belong to shelley. >> i think we share the same feeling as fremont police have expressed, that there's a strong likely hood that it's her. >> reporter: just as a precaution deputies were back out this morning during low tide looking for more body parts. it could take several weeks for the remains to be identified. soon after grizzly discoveries on tuesday paul titch

. >>> police in brisbane announced they're taking the lead in the investigation involving the discovery of human body parts in fremont. this after investigators yesterday confirmed a strong link to the case of a missing woman. ktvu's cristina rendon with more. >> reporter: most in this small community are staying quiet about to disappearance of this woman and the suicide of her husband tuesday. >> i just hope and pray that the family of the two boys are going to be okay. the community really comes together at times like this. everybody is very concerned because they were worried. >> brisbane police strongly believe a torso discovered sunday at the pier in fremont and other body parts found in the same area on tuesday belong to shelley. >> i think we share the same feeling as fremont, and there's a strong likelihood that it is her. >> reporter: just as precaution police and deputies were out here this morning during low tide looking for more body parts but they didn't find anything. it could take several weeks for the remains to be identified. soon after the discovery of the remains, pau

police are now linking the gruesome discovery of a headless torso in the east bay. to the disappearance of a missing brisbane woman. officials say, the dead husband of 57-year-old shelley titchener, was a person of interest in her disappearance. police say, he jumped off the bay bridge last night. killing himself. meanwhile. the identity of the torso found sunday night in fremont near the dumbarton bridge. still has not been confirmed by the coroner. but officials say, it could be shelly titchner. kron 4's jeff bush is live tonight in brisbane. where the family has just released new information. jeff? >> jeff :neighbors that have talked to tonight said that the shock about the latest development from the case and said that police have been at the family home all day long the confirmed that both the mother and father are no longer living which is ending all speculation meanwhile the police department's remain on the seat well into the night--on the scene people who live here in this neighborhood say it is quiet but things became uneasy when the news of her disappearance broke and the latest development about

>> reporter: well, raj, fremont police are working jointly with the brisbane police department on this case. it gets very complicated. this all started on sunday when fishermen called police because they found the foreso of a woman in marsh land near the dumb barton bridge. police say it appeared the head, arms and legs had been severed from the rest of the body. today fremont and brisbane investigators served a search warrant at the home of 57-year-old shelley pitch they're ner reporting missing on february 15th. her husband said she left the home late at night on february 13th to spend time with friend and had a history of bi-polar disorder. investigators are now collecting evidence at this home which is still wrapped in crime tape tonight.

. >>> fremont police say they have strong evidence that suggests the torso of a woman found in the bay is that of 57-year-old shelby titchener of brisbane. she was reported missing february 15. sunday the dismembered torso was discovered near the dumbarton bridge. police say they found other evidence, including additional body parts, in the area. >> it showed a possible link. it showed a strong possibility that she was -- that it could be her. we would never go out with a formal press release or anything else without feeling fairly confident that we're headed in that right direction. >> fremont police notified brisbane police about the possible language -- link in the case on tuesday. later that day tichenor's husband committed suicide by jumping a off the bridge. they are going to compare dna to see if there is a positive confirmation. that could take a couple of weeks. >>> in hayward police say a 23-year-old man has been charged with killing a young mother of two. he was arrested for stacey aguilar. she was last seen early in the morning valentine's day leaving a party with her boyfriend. police have not said if ped rosa was her boyfr

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which has rocked the community of brisbane. police are still combing through evidence. into the disapperance of shelly titchener, and the suicide of her husband paul. kron four's terisa estacio has learned. police conducted a one at the husband's brisbane office. the shocking death investigation town of brisbane. where the been shattered. >> reporter: nowt here's other co-workers say they're trying to comprehend a fax surfacing about the case of specially concerning how out that in fremont may be that of shali. from what items were in the brisbane. they would not elaborate paul so neither confirmed and nine whether paul left any kind of suicide note. how >> pam:there are just a little over 4- thousand people living in the neighbors are holding a memorial for the titchner's. at the brisbane community park gazebo. this sunday night at 6 clock. news out of the south bay. at least 12 people are without a home tonight. a four- alarm fire destroyed two fire happening on auzerais and minor avenues in san jose. new tonight, we talked with a resident of one of the burned out home

reporting live from the brisbane police department i amy hollyfield. >> right new we bring you breaking news from southern california, a wildfire that is burning in malibu and we will take you to a picture to our sister station in los angeles. they are currently fly over the fire. it broke out about an hour ago and it has already burned several acres. there are no homes or structures that are burned but evacuations are underway right new and you can see it is really taking off there and we will continue to monitor the situation. we bring you any updates as they come in and of course you can follow us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. back in san francisco, a man is dead after being hit by several cars on northbound 280 last night. he was walking in traffic near the monterey boulevard on-ramp before 11:00 and he was hit by several drivers. authorities issued a sig-alert while investigating. the lanes re-opened before 2:00 a.m. all the north by a 19-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound this morning after being shot near a popular movie theater. this happened near the parking lot of t

. >> reporter: a missing persons case turns into a two-city investigation as brisbane police continuelook for shelly tichener. ,, i'm michelle griego. >>> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, it's february 25. take a look at the golden gate bridge. this is courtesy of our photographer greg welch our photojournalist. >> he is waiting for the uss franklin to head in. good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is nearly 5:00 on this thursday. and a developing story spanning two bay area cities as the search for a missing brisbane mother takes some very chilling turns. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live in brisbane with the very latest on the search for shelly titchener. >> reporter: here on san jose avenue in brisbane there are two memorials one in front of shelly titchener's home the other on a corner under a missing persons flyer. this morning neighbors are concerned about what happened to shelly especially after hearing her husband jumped off the bay bridge. 12 days ago shelly was reported missing leaving home without her medication or cell phone. t

this is just not brisbane. >> police are not confirming shellie titchener's death but on the page committed to finding her one of the couple's children my mother and father have recently passed. the coroner has not identified the remains of shellie titchener but they are working to make that happen for the peace of the family. >> i can't imagine being those kids losing those parents such a tragic way. for an in-depth look into this complex investigation head to our website nbcbayarea.com. >>> a new twist now in the case of a missing young mother who later turned up dead. the family said that her boyfriend is now in jail accused of killing her. hayward police arrested esmid pedraza. aguilar was reported missing last week. she was last seen leaving a party with pedraza. her body was found in a rural part of fremont a few days later. police are not saying how they connected pedraza to that crime. >>> a man is recovering after being shot in marin county. the shooting happened in a movie theater parking lot. movie goers had to stay inside while police searched the crime scene. no word on his con

now to the death investigation.that has rocked the community of brisbane. police combing through evidence.into the disapperance of shelly titchener and the suicide of her husband. today kron 4 learned police paul titchener's office in brisbane and seized several no word on whether there was a suicide note left behind. a torso found in fremont has been linked to paul's wife, shelly.but has not been positively identified. on tuesday, paul jumped off the bay bridge committing suicide.just hours after speaking with our justine at his office complex, people are shocked that something like community. "i can't put words to it. my heart goes out to anyone that has to deal with this involved with this is almost not like realityfremont police plan to continue conducting dna testing on the the events of the last few days town of brisbane, where the peace has been shattered. outside the titchener home on san bruno avuene.a small memorial of flowers and candles one note reads shelley you deserved better. here's another that reads you were a wonderful person we will miss you. y

family members and their sons are saying tonight. >> all right just teen -- justine. >>> in brisbane fremont policewere out investigating just this morning kron 4 jeff bush is live in brisbanech the place where shelly titchenner lived. >> reporter: here in brisbane let's get to the video and you can see the police are still here several hours after they began their investigation. i talked to neighbors earlier in the day and they say that police have been here since this morning and most notably fremont police are leading the investigation. >> two days after he went missing paul and one of his sons came to my door asking if i had seen her he. and, of course, i hadn't but i just read about the story and i got emotional. i am so sorry and he put on a oscar nominated performance saying how sorry he was and if he did do it, i don't know how he will sleep at night because it was so genuine so real on how he spoke to me and how much he loved his wife. >> reporter: neighbors as you can tell are very shocked and completely out of their mind right now over this situation and they are trying to get their head

>> yes, natasha, brisbane police are working with fremont police to try and connect all of this. many elements to consider. shelly titchener disappeared more than a week ago. she lived in brisbane with her husband would recorded her missing. on sunday, a torso washed up near the pier and police have not said who it belongs to but not -- cannot rule out shelly. her husband was a "person of interest" and he jumped off a bridge. it is too much to take in for the neighbors. >> not...just shouting. no...nothing violent. just shutting. just shutting. raised voices. missing person but a green son posted a message to facebook last night saying "my mother shelly tip neither and fall paul have recently passed. i hope you will respect the privacy of my family and i, thank you to everyone who support us in the search for my mother." police have said the case is unusual and they are not close to rapping it up with a last work to do. now back to the brushfire burning east of malibu from kabc if los angeles our sister station breaking out at 3:00 in the santa monica mountains quickly burning mor

. >>> police say they believe the torso of a woman found in the bay belongs to a missing brisbane resident. her husband reported her missing on february 15th. this last sunday fishermen found the dismembered torso near the dorks mbart bridge. police say they have also found other body parts in that area but have not identified the remains. >> it showed a possible link. it showed a strong possibility that it could be her. we would never go out with a formal press release or anything else without feeling fairly confident that we're headed in that right direction. >> fremont police notified brisbane police about a possible link to the case of the missing 57-year-old woman two days ago. later that day police say her husband committed suicide by jumping off the bay bridge. police say they will try to confirm the identity of the repains by comparing her dna to that of her adult son. that could take a couple more wakes. >> police are looking for a carful of male suspects after someone in that van shot and injured a taken age boy. this happened around 10:00 near a busy shopping area at capital exp

but brisbane police say there was no is of domestic violence on record. n brisbane, abc 7 news. >>> we are learning tonight about the checker past of man accused of killing his girlfriend stacy aguilar a little more than a week ago. alameda county district attorney's office confirmed today that this man was sentenced to 1 80 days in jail for a dui he received back in 2013. police found ago which already body in the east bay hills on saturday. his first scheduled court appearance is tomorrow. >>> shots were fired this morning near grocery store and bank in san jose. happened near west capitol expressway and copperfield drive. chris spoke to people who witnessed the shooting. >> chaotic scene today as customers at this south san jose shopping center went running for safety. george lewis had just finish a trip to the bank when he was in the aftermath. >> very nervous because they ran right by me. they were all right there then pounding on the wells fargo door trying to get in. >>reporter: just before 10:00 o'clock this morning police received word of multiple

so police still are her listed as a missing person. in brisbanekpix 5. >>> let's check the roads now. south 101 out of novato into san rafael you see traffic is slow-and-go for your morning drive. south of there we have an accident clearing right at the golden gate bridge near the toll plaza. it is blocking at least one lane. roberta? >> transamerica pyramid a camera looks due east showing clear skies officially sun is up. the temperatures already into the 40s and 50s. it's going to be warmer today than yesterday. full sunshine 70 at the beaches, 70s bayside to the mid- to high 70s away from the bay into our inland areas. it was 77 in gilroy yesterday. >> wow. >> today 78. very light rain tomorrow. very light. >> very light. all right. well, thanks for watching, everybody. >> we are closing with a shot of vista point looking at sunrise. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ♪ >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, february 25th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> fast moving flame force evacuations

lets check video and you can see officers from the fremont police department as well as the brisbane police department have been conducting an investigation all day long. i caught up with the next door neighbor, dee dee. she says that paul and shelly have been going through some rough times in their marriage. >> yeah. i think they didn't have a great relationship, but a lot of people don't have great relationships. it's just concerning in a small town and we've always really taken a lot of pride in it being safe. it's just unnerving to have something like this happen. reporter: police detectives are still here on scene and should be remaining here throughout the evening. reporting live in brisbane, kron news. >> thank you for that update. only kron news spoke with shelly's husband. you saw the story right here on kron news at 8:00 last night. tonight, we have confirmed that paul killed himself by jumping off of the bay bridge. we have more of the interview that you have not yet seen. reporter: there were two things that struck me as odd about our interview. one, he did not cry and he also w

>> reporter: brisbane police department is now the lead agency on this case, opposed to fremont. not definiti definitively made the link that paul is responsible for his wife's disappearance. one of her sops said both of his parents passed away, but that has also not been officially released. outside the home, flowers and a message for shelly. a quiet tribute following a chaotic day. wednesday morning, investigators demanded entry to the home. they searched for clues and examining paul tichner's truck. >> police were in communication with us several hours before that. >> reporter: police detectives have been looking for shelly since the day after valentine's day when she was reported missing. the husband said he last saw her two days prior. today, the pier was closed where sunday night fishermen found the torso. tuesday night, more body parts were called. should they have called you sunday night? >> i don't know that. >> we have a very strong feeling that it is, in fact, shelly. >> reporter: understandably, when it comes to a homicide investigation, a strong feeling isn't strong

police. >>> we are tracking developing news in brisbane. theirs and friends are leaving flowers outside the home of shelly kitchener who disappeared two weeks ago, we're live in brisbane tonight. our investigators getting closer to linking her disappearance to that torso found near fremont? >> well i can tell you that today investigators from two police departments believe there is a strong likelihood that the body found in fremont may be that of the missing brisbane woman, shelly tichner, investigators were back out looking for evidence. flowers and cards sit outside of the brisbane home police from two agencies searched last night. >> it was very shocking and two doors away from your house when there's something scary as that. >> some of shelly tichner's neighbors are holding out hope that a woman's torso discovered sunday near fremont by marshlands road is not connected to her missing person's case. though investigators are exploring it. >> we are looking into that possibility. moving forward with it. as a possibility. but we can't posit

as we were first to report, fremont police spent the day at the brisbane home of the woman who disappeared. this happened hours after her husband jumped off the bay bridge. >> lilian kim is live in brisbane with the latest on this very strange story. lilian? >> reporter: dan and ama, this is where shelly lived with her husband. a relationship that neighbors say was a volatile one. when 50-year-old shelly was reported missing a week and a half ago her husband, paul, lead efforts to find her. but tuesday night he committed suicide. he jumped off the bay bridge. turns out he was a person of interest in his wife's disappearance and they want to know if the female torso found near the pier on sunday was his wife and whether he was behind it. abc7 news was the only one on the scene when fremont police stormed the home in brisbane in hopes to finding clues. neighbors heard shouting come from the house over the years, but all of this is still a shock. dede porter lives next door and was the last one to see them both alive. >> none of us can construct the scenario in our head that makes sense. they

abc7 news was the only one on the scene when fremont police stormed the home in brisbane in hopes to finding clues. neighbors heard shouting come from the house over the years, but all of this is still a shock. dede porter lives next door and was the last one to see them both alive. >> none of us can construct the scenario in our head that makes sense. they were nice neighbors. he was a nice, respectful client guy. >> shelly's brother had suspicions. he spoke to abc7 news over the phone. >> he was holding back information. >> they leave behind two sons. this evening one of them wrote on facebook "my mother shelly and my father paul have recently passed. i hope you will all respect the privacy of my family and i. thank you to everyone who supported us in the search for my mother." in brisbane, lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> hayward police arrested this man for the murder of stacy aguillar. the san jose woman disappeared after she left a party with her boyfriend more than a week ago. her body was discovered saturday afternoon in the east bay hills. the victim's mother says pedraza was agui

as we were first to report, fremont police spent the day at the brisbane home of the woman who disappeared. this happened hours after her husband jumped off the bay bridge. >> lilian kim is live in brisbane with the latest on this very strange story. lilian? >> reporter: dan and ama, this is where shelly lived with her husband. a relationship that neighbors say was a volatile one. when 50-year-old shelly was reported missing a week and a half ago her husband, paul, lead efforts to find her. but tuesday night he committed suicide. he jumped off the bay bridge. turns out he was a person of interest in his wife's disappearance and they want to know if the female torso found near the pier on sunday was his wife and whether he was behind it. abc7 news was the only one on the scene when fremont police stormed the home in brisbane in hopes to finding clues. neighbors heard shouting come from the house over the years, but all of this is still a shock. dede porter lives next door and was the last one to see them both alive. >> none of us can construct the scenario in our head that makes sense. they

two police departments are looking into a torso found in fremont. the disappearance of a brisbane woman and the suicide for the alameda county coroner but first. kron-4's justine waldman joins us live from the police today - the commander told me there have only been 2 years. town. >> reporter: please contact. a greenhorn safety. >> reporter: seen during about his wife after we spoke on to stay. at the same time we were talking, police in fremont had parts that linked shelly's missing person's case to the torso found by the dumbarton in a tragic turn, police in fremont confirmed today, that boys. sot we feel pretty strongly that it is infact shelly however we are waiting for confirmation from the alameda county corner paul jumped to his death off the bay bridge late tuesday night. police in brisbane will not say shows the sadness. sot it is surprising, shocking it is horrible i cannot believe it and is assuring people there is not a killer loose in the sot we do not think the public is in any danger at this point based on the information we have we are still working leads while ne

the police department's connection to a missing person case began sunday night. 30 miles from brisbane, fishermen found a woman's torso. tuesday night, investigators searched for additional body parts, picking up more remains around 8:00 last night. sources say a woman's extremity. then reports of a bay bridge jumper. the victim was identified through fingerprints as shelly's husband. neighbors were unaware of the developments as police investigated. >> paul was kind of broke down about it. >> reporter: as for the human remains found 30 miles from here -- >> i don't know what to say on that. i hope it's not her. >> reporter: dna evidence will likely be used to make that determination. and that neighbor you just heard from said he never heard the couple fighting, but other neighbors said shelly's husband moved out for a time and when he moved back into the home, there was tension between the couple and often fighting. coming up tonight new at 5:00, hear from someone who is especially close with shelly. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> we go to breaking news in alame alameda. this is ha

i mean, this is just, this is just not brisbane. >> the police are not confirming shellie titchener's death but on the page committed to finding her, one of her sons writes, my mother and father have recently passed. the coroner has not identified the remains here at the dumbarton bridge and investigators have not yet identified where the crime scene might have been. fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. for an in-depth look into this investigation, we will post updates there as soon as we get them. >>> at 6:05 new this morning a man is dead after being struck by at least one car on a freeway onramp in san francisco. the chp had to close down a few lanes of interstate 280 as they were investigating last night's crash. it happened just before 11:00 at the monterey boulevard onramp to northbound 280. that victim was not in the crosswalk when he was hit. >>> at 6:05 right now. a man is in jail this morning accused of killing his own girlfriend. a young mother from san jose. ward police arrested esmid pedraza yesterday and he is being held for the death of 22-year

police are now investigating whether that case is related to a woman missing from brisbane. shelley tichenor disappeared earlier this month. fremont police searched her home today. fremont police are also the lead agency investigating the torso that was found near the dumbarton bridge. investigators say the victim's arms and legs had been severed. at this point they cannot confirm the body is that of the missing woman. in a related development, tichenor's husband apparently jumped from the bay bridge last night we are told. paul tichenor was described as a person of interest in his wife's disappearance. >>> a female eagle flew off from a museum this afternoon. kpix 5's devin fehely says this bird is something of an escape artist. devin. >> reporter: there's a tremendous amounts of concern for sequoia for the same reason she can't survive in the wild. she was injured when young by hunters and while she can fly, she can't hunt. if they can't find her she may eventually starve to death on her own. >> concern like a mother would be for a child that hasn't come home. >> reporter:

it was some question by the mayor's office and board of supervisors to move our facility in brisbane. the police and the fire department was concerned because of the deadhead time of going to brisbane and back was another problem. then, all of a sudden, this land became available. it became on the market and that's when we jumped in rudely moved quickly to get this piece is a property and piece them together to actually solve the problem. so, that's why we were moving quickly. the other thing i want to mention is that our project is really-this is a critical part of the project now because we have been moving as quickly as possible since we've identified the source system program and identify the alternative. that is actually costing us $3 million a month in escalation if we don't move quickly. so, that is white when we talk about we need more studies, it's costing our ratepayers a lot of money. so, i do feel the current location is probably the best location because it keeps all of those jobs and all the facility in that area.. that is why it's urgent that we move as quickly as possible. >> the

police aren't confirming whether that is a missing brisbane woman but they are searching her home foridence. her husband jumped off the bay bridge yesterday. police say he was considered a person of interest in her disappearance. >>> in oakland, a woman is going after the police department she says an off-duty police officer assaulted her. she says the man tried to force his way into her home. she filed a claim today which could lead to a lawsuit. the d.a.'s office is considering whether to file charges against the officer. >>> former state senator leland yee is getting jail time. a federal judge sentenced him to five years for political corruption. yee admitted he took more than $40,000 in bribes and plotted an international arms deal that was never completed. today the judge said that leland yee abused the public's trust. kpix 5's phil matier live with us. phil, this case has rocked san francisco politics for a while now. >> reporter: it has. and the judge made it very clear that this was about trust or, in fact, leland yee's betrayal of the public trust. he was very hard on the for

>>marty gonzales: here is the latest information police searched his office and brisbane on friday basie several items but there was no word on exactly what the investor get away with them if a dismembered body found fremont believe to belong to the missing wife the police have taken charge of the investigation and he is being looked at as a personal interest before he took his own life we've been all over the store bring you extensive details does take a look now at a time line of a major development in the case. >>marty gonzales: two days later he reported her missing test on sunday september 21st the week later a group of friends walking near the dumbarton bridge discovered a dismembered body on tuesday february 23rd were the only station to talk to her husband palm hours later urged after this interview he took his own life shop on thursday february 25th we talk to one of the people who found the remains in fremont and we obtained exclusive pictures of the gruesome discovery the torso and a plastic bag we're still awaiting confirmation that the body is all the shelling-- shelly. >>ma

friends and neighbors leave flowers and cards outside the brisbane home that two police agencies searched. >> it was very shocking. two doors away from your house when there's something scary as that. >> reporter: shelley titchener was reported missing february 15th by her husband paul who days later took his own life by jumping off the bay bridge. then on sunday, the grim discovey of a torso near fremont. investigators say they also found other items that might connect the two cases. and search crews were back out looking again today. >> we feel fairly confident and strongly that it is likely shelley. but we just can't say 100% that it is until we have the confirmation from the coroner's office. >> the family was notified of where we are in our investigation. >> reporter: some neighbors say the couple argued. others disagreed. meantime the couple's adult son posted on facebook his parents had passed away and asked for privacy. >> well, we're obviously shocked. >> what a tragedy. >> reporter: investigators do say that search warrants have been served at the titchener home and also paul ti

it was some question by the mayor's office and board of supervisors to move our facility in brisbane. the police and the fire department was concerned because of the deadhead time of going to brisbane and back was another problem. then, all of a sudden, this land became available. it became on the market and that's when we jumped in rudely moved quickly to get this piece is a property and piece them together to actually solve the problem. so, that's why we were moving quickly. the other thing i want to mention is that our project is really-this is a critical part of the project now because we have been moving as quickly as possible since we've identified the source system program and identify the alternative. that is actually costing us $3 million a month in escalation if we don't move quickly. so, that is white when we talk about we need more studies, it's costing our ratepayers a lot of money. so, i do feel the current location is probably the best location because it keeps all of those jobs and all the facility in that area.. that is why it's urgent that we move as quickly as possible. >> the

brisbane with reaction from friends and neighbors. but let's start in fremont. ian cull is near the dumbarton bridge...where body parts weredisovered. ian? =raj/boxes= police aren't confirming thedeath of shelly titchner... death of shelly titchner... but parently -- h son is. cheryl hurd contiues our coverage -- from the family homein brisbane. cheryl? =raj/gfx= as this sto coinues to develop you can find all the latest updates across our digital platforms. just download our free nbc bay area app -- or -- go to nbc bay areaot com. =jess/cu= a new twist in t ce of a missing young mother wholater turned up dead. her boyfriend is now in jail, accused of killing her. =vo= hayward police arrested "esmidvalentine pedraza" earlier today. he's being held for the death of22-year-old stacey aguilar. =vo= aguilar was reported missing last week. she was last seenleang a friend birthday party in hayward with pedraza her body s fou in a rural part of fremona few days later. right now, police aren't saying how they connected pedraza to the crime. =jess/topvo= new at 11:concern on cams. extra security has been ordered for "south san francisco high" and "el caminohigh sch

amy hollyfield is in brisbane with the story you saw first on abc7. amy? >> yes, policehave called shelly titchener a miss person but for the first time we have a relative saying she has dies. her adult son posted on facebook just last night "my mother shelly ditch neither -- shelly titchener and father have passed. thank you to everyone who supported us in the search for my mother." she disappeared two weeks ago from home and her husband, paul, killed himself on fuse by jumping from the bay bridge and police say paul titchener was a "person of interest" in the disappearance, and shelly's brother feels suspicious about his brother-in-law. [ inaudible ] i am devastated. he was holding back information. shocked. >> police have not said if the torso that be whatted up on the shore near the dumbarton pier on sunday is shelly but they cannot rule it out and searched the titchener home and proposed off the home with crime tape. neighbors heard the couple yelling at each other if their home. many fact reports to consider police still have a ways to go in the investigation. >> t

it was some question by the mayor's office and board of supervisors to move our facility in brisbane. the police and the fire department was concerned because of the deadhead time of going to brisbane and back was another problem. then, all of a sudden, this land became available. it became on the market and that's when we jumped in rudely moved quickly to get this piece is a property and piece them together to actually solve the problem. so, that's why we were moving quickly. the other thing i want to mention is that our project is really-this is a critical part of the project now because we have been moving as quickly as possible since we've identified the source system program and identify the alternative. that is actually costing us $3 million a month in escalation if we don't move quickly. so, that is white when we talk about we need more studies, it's costing our ratepayers a lot of money. so, i do feel the current location is probably the best location because it keeps all of those jobs and all the facility in that area.. that is why it's urgent that we move as quickly as possible. >> the

it was some question by the mayor's office and board of supervisors to move our facility in brisbane. the police and the fire department was concerned because of the deadhead time of going to brisbane and back was another problem. then, all of a sudden, this land became available. it became on the market and that's when we jumped in rudely moved quickly to get this piece is a property and piece them together to actually solve the problem. so, that's why we were moving quickly. the other thing i want to mention is that our project is really-this is a critical part of the project now because we have been moving as quickly as possible since we've identified the source system program and identify the alternative. that is actually costing us $3 million a month in escalation if we don't move quickly. so, that is white when we talk about we need more studies, it's costing our ratepayers a lot of money. so, i do feel the current location is probably the best location because it keeps all of those jobs and all the facility in that area.. that is why it's urgent that we move as quickly as possible. >> the

police. >> pete, thank you. another woman now missing, this time on the peninsula. her name is shelly pitchner of brisbane. she told a friend she would be staying with a friend for a couple of days and hasn't been seen since. police say she left without her cell phone and medication. she has a history of bipolar and is on medication. >> and an entire family of four was hit by gun fire. one man is dead and three others hurt, including a 9-year-old boy. it happened here in the residential area of porter street right in the middle of the afternoon. cheryl hurd is live tonight. i understand you have new information from police. >> reporter: that's right. a 9-year-old boy and woman were inside the home when shots were fired. two men were outside working on a car when one or two people opened fire. >> it was quiet on the street and all of a sudden it was a battle zone. >> reporter: according to brad flaherty, battle zone sounds started erupting just before 4:00 this afternoon. his first thought, his 2 1/2-year-old son. >> i just wrapped him up, laid on the floor and crawled over behind the fridge. >> reporter: a

in brisbane, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> hayward police made an arrest in a high profile murder case. esmid valentine pedraza faces charges. stacey aguilar's body was discovered in the morrison canyon area this past saturday. up until this point, police had only said they had a person of interest in custody. >>> a mysterious white powder set off events leading to 20 people being quarantined in alameda. a customs inspector complained of feeling dizzy and having irritated eyes after opening an envelope around noon. two other people became sick. later came the all clear. >>> a day of reckons for former state senator leland yee. he received a five-year prison sentence for rackateering. vic lee has the story. >> reporter: finally, it was over for leland yee. even now as he left the courthouse mobbed by reporters, he maintained his silence. the disgraced senator was among dozens arrested two years ago after a long fbi sting into public corruption. yee was the big fish, the big catch. his charge, rackateering. specifically, money laundering, gun running, and accepting bribes. last summ

it was some question by the mayor's office and board of supervisors to move our facility in brisbane. the police and the fire department was concerned because of the deadhead time of going to brisbane and back was another problem. then, all of a sudden, this land became available. it became on the market and that's when we jumped in rudely moved quickly to get this piece is a property and piece them together to actually solve the problem. so, that's why we were moving quickly. the other thing i want to mention is that our project is really-this is a critical part of the project now because we have been moving as quickly as possible since we've identified the source system program and identify the alternative. that is actually costing us $3 million a month in escalation if we don't move quickly. so, that is white when we talk about we need more studies, it's costing our ratepayers a lot of money. so, i do feel the current location is probably the best location because it keeps all of those jobs and all the facility in that area.. that is why it's urgent that we move as quickly as possible. >> the

brisbane. >> reporter:a dismembered body found in fremont is lasy week. is believed to belong to shelly. but police have not yet confirmed this. >> reporter:paul titchener was being looked at as a person of interest before he took his own life. >> reporter:tonight kron four's scott rates is live in brisbane. where a vigil for the titchener's just wrapped up. scott what is it like out there? >> reporter: with a beard, a very emotional night. people were out here to pick their respects. and provide the support for it and if the people of her crying. it was a very powerful moment. and very emotional moment out your credit for short. the deal but you will only see on kron4.com. the community is called here in droves really. they lit candles and try to help. but try to help the two sons' hugh from this. >> reporter:we are waiting for investigators to confirm the identity of a dismembered body found near the dumbarton bridge. >> reporter:it's believed to be that of. shelly titchener. shelly went missing on february 13th. >> reporter: taking his own life on the bay--on the bridge. we will find out more ab

police say they found other evidence at the couple's home in brisbane and making sure that dna evidence is clear. >>> the chp is sending a captain and sergeant to morocco. they are using community outreach. the captain says there are many similarities between the two departments. >> we are a good department for them because their national police organization is similar in size to ours and morocco is similar to ours and we patrol geographic airs that are very similar. >> they will leave on sat. this isn't the first time the chp has chosen. last summer seven were sent. the federal government pays when they are sent outside the u.s. >>> distracted driving can more than double your risk of getting into a car crash. a study looked at 1500 car crashes, and younger drivers were more engaged in distractive activities, some include interacting with a passenger, driving while angry, sad or crying and reading or driving while driving, interestfully putting on make up or tailgating were not factors. people with a child in a car were less likely to get into a wreck. >> today we are asking you in a n