the judge dismissed charges against brian bunton. this is video from a prior court appearance.faced charges of obstruction of justice and engaging in prostitution. he pleaded not guilty to both. bunton was one of 30 bay area officers that jasmine abuslin says had sex with her while she worked as a prostitute. abuslin claims her relationship with bunton started when she was only 12-years-old and that he tipped her off about an undercover prostitution sting in oakland. several other officers are still facing charges. ( darya ) in the south bay... caltrans will soon have a new tool in the war on graffiti. the new program includes using a drone. san jose city officials held a demonstration for the first time yesterday. the drone is designed to cover up hard to reach graffiti tags like those that have plagued freeway over passes and railroad bridges. the drones can be sent up as soon as graffiti is reported. and it can be covered without disrupting traffic. <"....closing lanes and doing this work at night is very expensive so if we can do this without an inconvenience to the motorin

the judge dismissed charges against brian bunton. this is video from a prior court appearance. he faced charges of obstruction of justice and engaging in prostitution. he pleaded not guilty to both. bunton was one of 30 bay area officers that jasmine abuslin says had sex with her while she worked as a prostitute. abuslin claims her relationship with bunton started when she was only 12-years-old and that he tipped her off about an undercover prostitution sting in oakland. several other officers are still facing charges. ( james ) one of the suspects in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire has lost his bid to have the charges against him dismissed. derick almena is facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire last december. almena is described as being the master tenant but was not at the warehouse when the fire erupted. he is currently behind bars along with co- defendant max harris. the two men are due back in court in two weeks. at that time they are enter pleas. ( james ) we are learning new information about the deadly shooting at a high school in washington sta

bunton's attorney says he regrets his actions...but did not commit any crimes. several other officers are still facing charges. (vicki) a police officer's gun was stolen right out of his car... and tonight we're learning it was used in a gang- related homicide... the san francisco police department says the burglary happened a few weeks ago. but at the time the officer did not know his car was broken into. or that his personal gun was gone. the police union says the officer is working with the police department in the investigation. (vicki) also in san francisco...one person is dead and two others were injured in a triple shooting.... it happened last night around 10:30... in san francisco's visitacion valley neighborhood - near sunnydale avenue and hahn street. no arrests have been made - and police have not released a suspect description. this marks the city's 49th homicide in 2017. san francisco police say they are seeing a rise in murders this year.... and they plan on doubling foot patrols in the city - to further combat the problem. (vicki) in antioch. a r

bunton's attorney says he regrets his actions...but did not commit any crimes.everal other officers are still facing charges. (pam) new tonight at 8. a mother, accused of attempting to kill her child... shortly after giving birth(steve) it's a horrifying story a redwood city mcdonalds employee accused of killing her minutes old son, but prosecutors say the method of attempted murder brings this to a whole new level.(pam)kron 4's dan kerman is live in redwood city... with the disturbing details up until labor day 25 year old sarah lockner was a cashier at the chestnut street mcdonalds in redwood city. now she sits behind bars charged with attempting to drown her newborn child.sot steve wagstaffe/san mateo county district attorney 12-22 we've had parents who have tried to kill their children, but a newborn just having been born in a bathroom stall and then try to drown that child never seen that.san mateo county district attorney steve wagstaffe says the incident happened on labor day lockner complained of stomach pains throughout her shift at mcdonalds. after goi

the judge said there was insufficient evidence to show that officer brian bunton had obstructed justice and engaged in prosecution. the city of oakland agreed to pay her about $1 million to settle a lawsuit. she's filed a similar lawsuit against other claims. >>> and we are just learning that a gun stolen from the car of a san francisco police officer was used in a gang-related killing. it happened about a month ago but details of the investigation were just released in the last hour. >>> investigators say the weapon is the officer's personal gun and it was stolen from his vehicle last month. the officer did not immediately realize his car was broken into and the gun was stolen. police have arrested three men. two are suspected in the homicide. >>> we're learning it could be several days before people in alameda. people are being told they can't even brush their teeth with the water. >> reporter: for residents at alameda point, major concerns after the city officials told them not to uses it until further notice. >> it had a really foul taste. it was clear, distant have any clouds or an

according to the troncal the judge said there's not enough evidence to show brian bunton obstructed justiceaged in prostitution. he was one of the officers charged after encounters with jasmine buslin. they agreed to pay her $1 million to settle a lawsuit. she has filed similar claims against other police departments. >>> focus on social media and two local companies in particular. according to bloomberg robert mueller's prosecutors and fbi agents are zeroing in on how russia spread fake and damaging information through twitter and facebook. the news comes a week after facebook shut down about 470 accounts it says are run from russia. the senate intelligence committee is considering a public hearing on russia's news and social media to manipulate voters. >>> a bill aimed at cutting the backlog of testing rape kits is heading to governor brown. the measure would allow californians to donate part of their personal income tax returns to help local governments pay for the testing. it's an issue the abc 7 news i-team has reported on extensively. a state audit found as many as 1,900 rape kits sat

saying this about bunton case that was dismissed and the others.. quote (estacio - live - oakland) cases still going forward, including h (grant) a rohnert park mom charged with the drowning deaths of her two young daughters - after crashing her vehicle into the petaluma river - is out of jail tonight. we are also learning that the mother had meth in her system at the time of the crash. today a judge approved the release of alejandra hernandez-ruiz...who apparently has an aggressive form of cancer...and needs treatment. the crash was in august of 2016 - when she drove her car down an embankment... into the petaluma river hernandez- ruiz pleaded not guilty to several charges including gross vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license. tests revealed she had meth and marijuana in her system - but not at levels considered impairment. she is not being charged with d-u-i, but she is banned from driving, and is due back in court next month. (grant) new details are emerging in the disturbing case of a south bay probation officer... accused of enga