the report also found that the evidence technicians are recovering prints from the burglary themes all the time. but that there are no concerned effort to use this evidence to identify the burglars. just hours after being sworn in on their local police chief, he tried to explain. >> and that the evidence is being collected. why isn't it being used? >> it is being used. that it is a turnaround time and that it is too slow and they need to improve. >> reporter: but the reports specifically say that most of these prints are never examined or entered into the automatic identification system. at the cafe, she says she has begged officers to send a fingerprint technician to try to track down the cafe burglar, but they have not listened until the latest burglary, which happened last night, the day after the report came out. >> this time they were here longer when they sent the tech, he spent about an hour fingerprinting. >> reporter: a sign she hopes that the new leadership may make a difference. >> reporter: the report points out that there is only one investigator working part time on solvi

burglaries, home burglaries, no response, even from police who want to respond. because there's nobody there to help. is mayor thompson taking heat at this point? what can be expected, as the mayor's race is going to start heating up there? >> the mayor's very concerned. and so she has -- she's very -- she's pushed for increased police academy, pushed for hiring of more civilians. she's very much aware that she has to change the discussion about crime in the months and year to come, for sure, before she runs for reelection next year. >> let's talk about the residents of oakland as well. this is like blow after blow after blow. what a week for oakland. this is on top of the staggering statistics that have come out. the city had 131 homicides last year. the most since 2006. robberies jumped 29% last year. burglaries 43%. it has the highest robbery rate of any major city in the nation? and then now you have this crazy week. what's that like for residents? >> it's very confusing, and very disconcerting. residents are really frustrated. i see it on the e-mail list ser

. >> one of those areas, burglary. the report says, quote, effectively, burglaries are not investigated in the city of oakland with only one part-time investigator assigned to more than ten thousand burglaries last year. >> what's happened it take been making adjustments and burglary's going through the roof and it's got to be stopped. >> recommendations focus on getting things back to neighborhoods and on communication, specifically on a process that allows for account ability and analysis, and the changes start now even in the wake of chief howard jordan's decision to step down. >> we are ready to go, that we're already implementing it, and even though we will be looking for a chief, nothing will stop the progress. >> so when will we know if the plan is working? a member of the bratton team says he believes within six months the people of oakland will be happy with the changes they're seeing. >> in oakland, ktvu news. >>> more about the departure of chief jordan. he'd been suddenly called to a meeting at city hall be

the door knock burglary, the bay area's new crime wave. what is the real reasons people's homes are getting broken into? vic lee investigates. >> and facebook's new friends. the squaters who moved on to the company's menlo park campus. >> and surprise reunion. the impossible and improbable get together made possible by a dream and a promise. >> i'm meteorologist sand yaw patel. sand jaw patel. sandhya patel. we will tell you how much rain will fall in your wake up weather and >>> there has been a huge spike in home burglaries and other property crimes around the bay area. why? police say it is largely because so many inmates are being released into our communities because of overcroweded state prisons. abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> in the bay area there is one property crime every four minutes. cell phone robberies are becoming an epidemic even on muni. this security camera video may be old, but police say the mo is still the same and just as quick. the most troubling of all, the big spike in home burglaries. this security c

it's finding that burglaries in effect are not investigated in the city of oakland.ecovering prints from burglary scenes all the time, but there is no concerted effort to use this evidence to identify patterned burglars. just hours after being sworn in as oakland's latest interim police chief, sean whent tried to explain. >> if the evidence is collected, why isn't it being used. >> it is being used. the turn around time is too slow. >> but the report specifically says most of these prints are never examined or entered into the automated fingerprint identification system. at the cafe, soul says she has begged officers to send a fingerprint technician to try to track town the cafe burglar, but they have not listened until the latest burglary, which happened last night, the day after the bratten report came out. >> this time, they were here longer. when they sent the tech, he spent about an hour fingerprinting. >> a sign she hope that is oakland's new leadership may make a difference. >> one of challenges is that there is only one investigator working on solving some of

fingerprint evidence gathering at burglary scenes is not generally used in burglary investigations or even submitted for comparison. despite this long list of serious issues to fix and all the recommendations, the consultants and police and the mayor believe that we're going to start seeing some good results here in oakland within the next six months. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> also in the east bay, hayward investigators are reviewing surveillance video trying to find the man who shot at an officer in a dmv parking lot. they say the man is in his late teens or early 20s. he was reportedly spotted with a gun yesterday and took off when an officer approached him. t officer chased him and they ended up in the dmv parking lot when the man reportedly pointed a gun at the officer. the officer opened fire but they don't think the suspect was hit. >>> a message from the chp in the wake of the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge. officers asking people, don't place memorial items on the bridge because it is unsafe and can cause driving hazards. five

the door knock burglary, the bay area's new crime wave. what is the real reasons people's homes are getting broken into? vic lee investigates. >> and facebook's new friends. the squaters who moved on to the company's menlo park campus. >> and surprise reunion. the impossible and improbable get together made possible by a dream and a promise. >> i'm meteorologist sand yaw patel. sand jaw patel. sandhya patel. we will tell you how much rain will fall in your >>> there has been a huge spike in home burglaries and other property crimes around the bay area. why? police say it is largely because so many inmates are being released into our communities because of overcroweded state prisons. abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> in the bay area there is one property crime every four minutes. cell phone robberies are becoming an epidemic even on muni. this security camera video may be old, but pice say mo is still tam and just as quick. the most troubling of all, the big spike in home burglaries. this security camera captured a woman with an

. >> is the oakland police department using fingerprints it finds at burglary scenes and burglary investigations this we tell you what outside consultant welcome bratton found coming up next. >> good morning, check out how the cloud cover is not as formidable with warmer weather on the way and our warmest weather is over the mother's day weekend. >> leyla gulen in abc7 news traffic center, speaking of the bay bridge, the western push is at a standstill and ten minutes will get you to the bay bridge toll plaza with the metering lights on and a stall in mountain view and we will have the drive time traffic comi >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, it is thursday, may 9, and it is a gorgeous start to our morning. look here at sunrise, it is great if you are above the clouds but below it, this is what you will see, itis gray as we star the morning. thanks for joining us. >> it is "bike to work." gray start but how about later? >> pleasant. a lot of sunshine. the cloud cover is not so thick as it was yesterday or as moisture-laden so no radar return on live dop

the door knock burglary, the bay area's new crime wave. what is the real reasons people's homes are getting broken into? vic lee investigates. >> and facebook's new friends. the squaters who moved on to the company's menlo park campus. >> and surprise reunion. the impossible and improbable get together made possible by a dream and a promise. >> i'm meteorologist sand yaw patel. sand jaw patel. sandhya patel. we will tell you how much rain will fall in your >>> there has been a huge spike in home burglaries and other property crimes around the bay area. why? police say it is largely because so many inmates are being released into our communities because of overcroweded state prisons. abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> in the bay area there is one property crime every four minutes. cell phone robberies are becoming an epidemic even on muni. this security camera video may be old, but police say the mo is still the same and just as quick. the most troubling of all, the big spike in home burglaries. this security camera captured a wom

police have not been able to counter the growing robbery and burglary cases in oakland. the problem? major crimes investigators working on homicides or gun assaults have too large of a workload to solve shootings. many cases were closed without being solved. evidence at crime scenes were not analyzed in a timely manner and in some cases, fingerprints weren't even used in burglary investigations. the recommendation? spread out investigators to five districts so they can respond immediately to crime victims and crime scenes. >> we are going to start to decentralize our criminal investigations to the district level. we'll be starting out in east oakland where we have already established a district captain, neighborhood patrol structure. so as our resources get better, we hope to expand --we will expand this process citywide. >> reporter: the plan calls for one sergeant, three experienced investigators and up to four police officers reporting directly to their captain in each district. >> i so strongly believe that this district investigation unit and this process that will

. >> reporter: one of those areas, burglaries. the report says "effectively, burglaries are not investigated in the city of oakland. with only one part-time investigator assigned to more than 10,000 burglaries last year." >> what's happened in the department, they've been hit by a massive attrition over the last five years. they've been making adjustments along the way. some of them have not been that well thought out and essentially burglaries go up and it has to be stopped. >> reporter: recommendations focus on getting things back to neighborhoods. a process that allows for accountability and the changes start now even in the wake of chief howard jordan's decision to step down. >> we're ready to go. we're already implements it. even though we'll -- implementing it. even though we're looking for a new chief, nothing will stop the progress. >> reporter: when will we be able to see if any of this is working? one member of the bratton team says he believes within six months, the people of oakland will be very happy with the changes

you're being charged with burglary.rge particularly given you have a prior charge for burglary that you're on probation for. the purpose of today's court hearing is whether you stay here while these charges against you pend or whether you're released to your mother's custody. the things the court looks at is whether you're a threat to yourself or to the public and whether or not you're likely to return to all future court hearings. if the court finds you're a threat or you're not going to return, you're going to stay locked up. what do you think should happen? >> i think i should be released on house arrest. because i have a job. i'm working. >> many times the kids say here's what i want. as the lawyer, you try to get that result, but you know at the end of the day that that's not the right outcome. because ultimately if you return a child or place a child back into the environment that led the child into the system to begin with, you're fostering the problem. you're not addressing the root problem. >> michael is being

police say the nacogdoches burglary -- the no -- knock-knock burglaries are common. a woman knocks to see if anybody is home. they tried to break into the house, but was spooked. here is the woman who went to the front door and was knocking. >> all too common. >>> let's check our forecast right now. >> sandhya patel is here with a good looking forecast. >> it is looking good indeed. we will temporarily see a little extra cloud cover and then change up the forecast as we head to the end of the workweek. we are seeing not only low clouds and fog at the coast, but high clouds up above as well. and we are watching for the potential for some drizzle. check out the time lapse from our camera. this was from this evening. you can see the marine air surging in over sausalito and richardson bay. and this is what has resulted in the sky you are looking at from our explore for yum camera looking toward downtown san francisco and out toward the ferry building. you can see the overcast skies right now. the temperatures are 54 in santa rosa and 58 in livermore. in union city it is

we had a couple of those burglaries but not too many in the last six weeks. the auto theft. i was an accountant for seven years. i like numbers. i added up all the vehicles stolen in the ingleside district and ooefr the last 5 months 51 percent are hondas and acuras. the rest are after 2000. the keys were cheaper and so what these people do is they file down keys and they can start older cars. i called out to one of the honda dealers and said if i brought 15,000 people could we get the new key with the computer in it. the reason 2001 is significant, it came with the year that the last of the honda models were having new computer chips in the key. the person said no, you can't do that because the computers in the old car can't support the technology. he suggested and telling people if you can go down there to buy yourself a new lock, the shaved key won't work. we don't support that product so the club like device, we've been getting that word out as well. this month so far it's only like 30 percent of the cars are pre2001 acuras and hondas. one last stat on the trend. over th

one investigator was assigned to 10,000 burglaries last year. robbery investigators were voe to respond to -- slow to respond to cases. >> we welcome the criticism because we want to get better and we have been working to identify areas that we need to improve on. >> reporter: it recommended dividing oakland into five departments. and to recognize crime trends in certain neighborhoods. >> i hope the city will see changes in weeks and i look forward to 6th months from now. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m. we talk to a mother afraid for the safety of her children about improvements she would like to see. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san francisco a hazmat scare shut down a post office. five workers at a post office started feeling sick and then found a mysterious white powder on their clothe. they were shut down and the employees were sent to the hospital for evaluation. investigators say they traced the powder to a conveyer belt and that powder is not hazardous. it is not clear why they felt sick but they were cleared to return to wor

police say the nacogdoches burglary -- the no -- knock-knock burglaries are common. a woman knocks to see if anybody is home. they tried to break into the house, but was spooked. here is the woman who went to the front door and was knocking. >> all too common. >>> let's check our forecast right now. >> sandhya patel is here with a good looking forecast. >> it is looking good indeed. we will temporarily see a little extra cloud cover and then change up the forecast as we head to the end of the workweek. we are seeing not only low clouds and fog at the coast, but high clouds up above as well. and we are watching for the potential for some drizzle. check out the time lapse from our camera. this was from this evening. you can see the marine air surging in over sausalito and richardson bay. and this is what has resulted in the sky you are looking at from our explore for yum camera looking toward downtown san francisco and out toward the ferry building. you can see the overcast skies right now. the temperatures are 54 in santa rosa and 58 in livermore. in union city it is

no, he did six burglaries in phoenix and five burglaries in glendale by his girlfriend's house. 35 guns stolen. went back and interviewed him. where did those guns go? he sold them. to who? bunch of tagger buddies. so, it go and goes and goes. and now he's got 6-1/2 years for the graffiti. he's facing up to 8 years right now for the burglary charges. so, it's not just graffiti. b feet i'm telling you, please don't believe that. * what else did i want to tell you guys? there's something. just be careful with some of these guys, especially when you deal with them out on the street. there's a couple incidences where we caught people in the act, arrest them, get their hands behind them, sure as crap they have a gun right there. so, either they have guns or they have pellet guns that look like guns. same thing as i'm going home to the family. they pull that on you. you know what you need to do. it's a getting worse. and we're doing a study -- you might be interested in talking to you about it. they're doing all the crimes that are linked to these guys that are taggers to the crimes that they

police say the nacogdoches burglary -- the no -- knock-knock burglaries are common. a woman knocks to see if anybody is home. they tried to break into the house, but was spooked. here is the woman who went to the front door and was knocking. >> all too common. >>> let's check our forecast right now. >> sandhya patel with a good looking forecast. >> it is looking good indeed. we will temporarily see a little extra cloud cover and st as forecast as we head to the end of the workweek. we are seeing not only low clouds and fog at the coast, but high clouds up above as well. and we are watching for the potential for some drizzle. check out the time lapse from our camera. this was from this evening. you can see thearine air surging in over sausalito and richardson bay. and this is what has resulted in the sky you are looking at from our explore for yum camera looking toward downtown san francisco and out toward the ferry building. you can see the overcast skies right now. the temperatures are 54 in santa rosa and 58 in livermore. in union city it is 57 degrees. here are th

. >> part-time investigator assigned to more than 10,000 burglaries last year in the city of oakland.e of the finest in this findings. >> oakland police department is trying to improve on the burglary problem that is what this study found. >> other findings in the report showed that fingerprint evidence found 8 burglary scenes and shell casings are not being used inice vestigations. >> the department and has been hit by a lot of adjustments. there are about 20 recommendations here and chief says the falling the cities to follow those recommendations and it will improve on the oakland police department. >> postage prices for all types of mail. the hike would affect first material. have ended saturday mail service. problems started back in funded years in advance. injuring several students. the bus ran off the right other side of the road. spun halfway around and then25 students were hurt and from the ball park. sandy hook elementary school six women. a 28-member task force has decided a new school will be built on the site. unanimous. that it was difficult to term solution." everything

there is one part time worker to handling 0,000 burglary cases. the consultants think decentralizing how they investigate will help get the cases addressed. the new interim chief says he is ready to make the changes. >> i have started the process of identifying the personnel and the locations where we will decentralize our criminal investigations division and put them out into the districts. we are committed to that and we moving rapidly toward that. the report is very critical of the police department in several areas. we welcome the criticism because we want to get better. >> the mayor was at the press conference that just wrapped up moments ago. she told us she is determined to make this city safe. she pointed out that she is looking if a new chief. she said that will not impact the new plan or slow them down. there was no mention of howard jordan who retired yesterday as he of police. he says he is doing it for medical reasons and he was not forced out. the consultants would were here today did not mention the shakeup at the top but did say th

kron 4's haaziq madyun has the story. >> reporter: more than 10,000 burglaries last year in the cityhat is just one of the findings in this highly anticipated crime construction report. law enforcement experts hired by the city of oakland at a rate of $250,000 had to come up with a plan to make oakland's police department better. their solution in williams andrews of the bradley group. >> it has to be stopped and the way to do it is have investigators and hunt down murders. >> reporter: fingerprint evidence gathered at burglary scenes. they are not being used in police investigations. andrews says there's a reason for that. >> they have been hit by massic reductions in funding. they have made adjustments and some of them are not thought out. >> reporter: there are about 20 recommendations. if followed, the city will see significant results. >> i'm going to tell you when this is fully imlimented, this is going to have an impact on crime and reduce crime in this city. >> in oakland, haaziq madyun, kron 4 news. >>> this alarming report comes one day after oakland police chief howard jor

. >> reporter: as it stands, they only have one investigator for burglary, one inspector for assaultbery details will take about 5 to 7 days to contact the victim. the current homicide unit has been depleted to the point where they have no previous homicide investigation experience and some with no previous investigation experience of any kind. >> that's amazing. >> yes. and it has been, you know, diminished over the years. largely because we have tried to keep some staffing in control. the investigations would have suffered. >> reporter: this in the city with 131 homicides last year. >> taken in total that you are inheriting the department that doesn't have the manpower to do the burglaries, assault, or the experience to do the homicide at this point. >> we are working on the training plant that will help. and we do intend to increase the staffing here as that staffing will go up. >> reporter: in the meantime, the plan is to split district into five areas. getting them to work closely together. >> you have the experience to do it right now. do you need more cops? >> yes, we need mor

the 38-year-old guzman is facing charges for two burglaries in the past month in san jose. both times they say guzman stole items while the people inside were sleeping. last week, officers found a pair of women's underwear on the roof of a home and they say it was taken from a laundry basket in a garage with his finger prints. detectives are asking the public to provide any information on burglaries guzman may have commit. >> caltran is inviting the media to witness the testing of rods on the bay bridge which are one of the bridge parts that safety is in question. the testing come as day after caltran revealed the cost to repale broken bolts could hit $10 million. adding steel saddles to bridge support will fix the problem and the bolts are designed to keep the bridge safe during an earthquake and caltran is not sure if the bridge will stay open on labor day as scheduled. >> today, bart staff will present directors with results of a new survey that passengers are more accepting of bicycles on trains. last month, bart tested a week-long pilot program allowing bicycles around

the 38-year-old guzman is facing charges for two burglaries. he stole items while the people inside were sleeping both times. last week, officers say they found a pair of women's underwear on the roof of a home and they say it had been taken from a laundry basket in the garage and had his fingerprints. detectives are asking the public to provide any additional information on burglaries guzman may have kid mitted. >> this morning, abc7 news will get a closeup look while caltran tests the rods installed on the new eastern span of the bay bridge and some rods have cracked when they were tightened. the testing is a day after they revealed the cost to repair broken beaumonts could hit $10 million. adding steel saddles to the support will fix the problems and the bolts are designed to keep the bridge safe during earthquake. caltran says it is not sure if the bridge will still open on labor day. >> today, bart staff will present directors with results of a new survey saying that passengers are more accepting of bicycles on trains. last month, bart tes

there were three other burglaries that happened that same morning. >> i never heard of any burglaries in this area. it was a wake-up call that no area is safe. >> police say it is not clear if the suspects fled ofoot or by car. >> someone set fire to a family dollars store in east baltimore. it is unclear if the victims were employees or store customers. marylandwest casino in is now open for business. they open their doors on a wednesday. the casino will remain open 24 .ours a day, seven days a week it looks nice. >> 5:37. a new reason people may want to start taking fish oil supplements. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think it is socially acceptable to end a relationship using your smartphone? you can share your response on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. [ male announcer ] say goodbye to suits and suitcases, and say hello to the white sands and sunny beaches of northwest florida. feel good getaways. that's how we fly. southwest airlines is offering nonstop service from bwi airport to pana

to 10,000 burglaries last year. bratton recommends reducing an overloaded major crimes unit, by establishing five district investigative units that focused on robberies, burglaries and shootings. district policing mows by wants. >> i don't know how we can get police officers that live in our community that begin to know the community. >> implementing the bratton report may give mows by what he's looking for. neighborhood policing in oakland. tonight the mayor says she will launch a citywide search. she will act on the recommendations immediately. reporting live in oakland jeanne ellie, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> there's something very special happening with the warriors, not just turning heads in the bay area, but across the country. they did something tonight they haven't done in 22 years. they won a second round playoff game on the road. they beat the spurs in san antonio. klay thompson was the star tonight. a career high, 34 points. the warriors win 100 to 91. here's where we stand. this best of 7 serie

police received a report on a peeping tom incident in this same area the day before one of those burglaries. the police want to know if you have any information. if you do call them. >>> the voice of charlie brown has been sentenced to at least eight months in rehab. during sentencing the judge used one of charlie brown's famous lines. >> do you adhere to the terms? if you do, you won't go to prison. don't be a blockhead. >> peter robbins 'punishment for threatening to kill hess ex- girlfriend and the doctor who

police have not been able to counter the growing robbery and burglary cases in oakland. the problem? major crimes investigators working on homicides or gun assaults have too large of a workload to solve shootings. many cases were closed without being solved. evidence at crime scenes were not analyzed in a timely manner and in some cases, fingerprints weren't even used in burglary investigations. the recommendation? spread out investigators to five districts so they can respond immediately to crime victims and crime scenes. >> we are going to start to decentralize our criminal investigations to the district level. we'll be starting out in east oakland where we have already established a district captain, neighborhood patrol structure. so as our resources get better, we hope to expand -- we will expand this process citywide. >> reporter: the plan calls for one sergeant, three experienced investigators and up to four police officers reporting directly to their captain in each district. >> i so strongly believe that this district investigation unit and this process that will

it seems to be working. >> there have bven no incidents of burglaries or attempted burglaries that wew of in our neighborhood to date. >> but not every neighborhood can afford that kind of protection, and those who cannot pay the price. the oakland tribune analyzed the fbi's latest crime statistics and found that last year there were 12 robberies a day in oakland. that amounted to one robbery for every 91 residents. some people who lived in east oakland and adams point have taken to walking the streets themselves to fight crime as part of operation cease fire, the centerpiece of oak lands police chief howard jordan's anticrime plan. >> now, authorities are expecting to reveal what is in that report tomorrow. we reached out to mayor jean quan tonight. she said she has the report but she had yet to read it and had no comment. kristin ayers, kpix 5. >>> in other news. george shirakawa the santa clara who resigned and admitted to using public funds to live the high life is costing taxpayers even more money tonight. prosecutors say she charged a hundred thousand dollars on a county credit

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he said his focus is to reduce the number of burglaries in the city and the chief talked about the recentst few days on the job and went to take over after howard jordan stepped down and his assistant chief stepped aside. he plans on getting a goal on line. >> i am shooting for june 1st so the city is separated into five different categories. >> they found they only had one part-time investigator handling 10,000 burglary cases. when asked if he wants the job permanently, he said he would work in it for the long hall. rosa, is it pretty good? >>> let's take a look at what we have with these east shore pictures and it does look good towards the mcarthur maze, and it does look good at the bay bridge toll plaza and chp has issued a warning for the san mateo bridge, it will be gusty so use caution. just because the as rice are yous are there. let's go to steve. >>> on the san mateo bridge being a little gusty, that does not surprise me and it looks to be a cooler pattern and drizzle may be happening tonight and tomorrow morning, some fog and 40s for a few 50s and 60s and most locations on the

>> but does plead guilty to several crimes related to her activities at the front, including burglary and possession of stolen vehicle. she's sentenced 4 to 13 years in jail. >>> coming up -- more criminals committing crimes. more raw footage. >> you just want him to disappear. >> exactly. >> and -- >> how hard is that for you to cope with the fact you don't have a relationship with your kids? >> it tears you up inside. i don't even get letters. nothing. >> when "vegas undercover raw" continues. the recent increase in cafeteria prices is not cool. when you vote for flo, we'll have discounts. ice-cream discounts. multi-cookie discounts. pizza loyalty discounts! [ kids chanting "flo!" ] i also have some great ideas on car insurance. [ silence ] finding you discounts since back in the day. call or click today. i like her. operating for a couple months, and in comes a woman named cheryl miller, nicknamed chevy, and here's another person who was referred to the operation by brad, and she's got cars to sell, and she's got friends with cars to sell. >> do you want what they want for it? i me

there was a rash of home burglaries. while patrolling the area, an officer saw the three men acting suspiciously. they were detained and further investigation led police to jewelry, drugs and a handgun. police say the jewelry was stolen from homes in morgan hill. >>> a message from the chp in the weak ofwake of a deadly lim fire. police are asking not to place memorial items on the bridge. it could cause driving hazards. five women died and four others and the driver did manage to escape. jasmine desguia was released yesterday. nellie ariano was released earlier this week. 40-year-old amelia loyola is still in the hospital, listed in fair condition. mary guiardo is at stanford medical, her condition unknown >>> we have a new cop cop after chief, howard jordan, announced he is stepping down for medical reasons. the timing is causing some to wonder if something else influenced his decision. christie smith joins us live with a new report on the department. >> reporter: oakland city leaders say they were completely stunned b

he's pled not guilty to charges of burglary, grand theft and dealing in stolen property. >> that's katie, my wife, and me getting married on the beach. we put together this whole thing ourselves. i mean, it was so cool. i baked my own cake and did everything myself, really. it turned out extremely good. very, very, very pretty. that was one of the happiest days of my life. i'm looking at that photo surrounded by this. it hits home. you know, i feel like i let her down, you know? >> white's wife, 21-year-old katie ellis is in another wing of the jail. regulations prohibit them from seeing each other ♪ i'm free, believe me ♪ . >> katie, who shares a heroin addiction with chad, is charged with burglary and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. she has not yet entered a plea. ♪ you smoked away your fears >> like chad's, katie's incarceration is largely due to a drug addiction. ♪ i'll be happy when i found my savior tonight ♪ the messages in that song is when i smoke pot, i'm free. i'm escaping. that's what it's about. >> katie and chad met shortly before katie's 18th birthday and s

in one incident lacher a part-time investigator was assigned to more than 10,000 burglaries.t the fingerprint evidence gathered and burglary since, and shell casings found a shooting war not even reported. there are about 20 recommendations for change in the report. this consulting report is issued just one week after a court-appointed overseer criticized the department's leadership. >> one of the bay area's most wanted fugitives will be in court later today. dimitri storm the man suspected in dozens of car thefts and burglaries across six counties was arrested on to someone in berkeley. police have been looking for storm for weeks and they describe him as being armed and dangerous. he was booked into santa read to jail under an alias but deputies later discovered his real identity. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choo

. >> burglaries are on the rise in piedmont. police say earlier this year there was an increase in residential break-ins, robberies and assaults. the most recent burglary happened sunday afternoon on grant avenue near cambridge way. officers say crime has leveled off in recent weeks and have come up with a plan to help keep it that way. they're reaching out to residents with home surveillance systems all been to create a network of security cameras to help them catch burglary suspect. piedmont police say in most cases, teenagers are committing a burglary and small electronics our primary target. >> live pictures out of southern california where police think they may have cornered the bear that has been running through. they may have him on the run. we just saw a fish and game warden pull up. it looks like he is preparing to tranquilize that there to relocate them to a safer place. we'll be right back. whatwh makes your family smile? backflipfls and cartwheels. love, wa, rmth. here, retry this. mmmm, ok! ching!g! i likeli the fac

i've been here five years, and i'm serving a 32-year sentence for simple burglary.id commit a crime, but as far as being a bad person i don't think i'm a bad person. i just think i allowed a drug addiction to cause me to make bad decisions. a and i stole for drugs. >> he's known here in south louisiana mostly because he was a big-time football player at lsu and kind of the hometown hero. >> i come from a little small town named cecilia, louisiana, probably the only time you see a red light in cecilia is probably around christmas-time. it's that small. >> in the 1983 nfl draft dardar was picked by the st. louis cardinals and later played for the houston oilers. >> i played with the great warren moon, some of the great players. mike rozier. guys like that. played for the man in black, jerry glanville. >> number 44 for the washington redskins. this right here is herschel walker, 1981. i can name you a few guys, famous guys, that got a few of the scars on me. >> ramsey's football career ended when a neck injury forced him to retire. >> from there it's like i guess downh

he was wanted in santa cruz, marin and sonoma counties for over 40 vehicle burglaries and thefts. officers cornered storm on two separate occasions but he was able to get away. he is now lock up and is expected in court tomorrow. >>> now to that much- anticipated report on oakland's police department. the bratton report highlights the department's shortcomings and how to improve them. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us live with the breakdown. >> reporter: here is the report. cost the city of oakland $250,000. it cites a lot of deficiencies in basic police work in the city known as the new robbery capital of the united states. oakland's top brass gathered at opd headquarters to talk about the so-called crime reduction project report that criticizes the past and looks toward the future. >> what's happened in this department is that they have been hit by a massive attrition over the last five years and they have been making adjustments along the way. some of them have been that well thought out. >> reporter: among the consultant's findings, crime scene investigators working witho

recommendations to reduce oakland's scoring numbers -- soring numbers of shootings, robberies, and burglaries. that includes expanding the police department's investigative unit. the team also says oakland must do a far better job identifying crime hot spots and responding to crime trends. the report calls for dividing oakland into five separate districts to improve the city's overall. >>> police officials say the raises are needed to attract new recruits after a wave of retirements. officials say the requested raises are more than double than what has been set aside for the peieris. >>> president obama is rallying today. the president will focus on the benefit of the law for women. the president will highlight the free cancer screenings and contraceptives that are part of the affordable care act. >>> the warriors are back at home as they continue their fight in the playoffs. the warriors even things up one a piece on wednesday after a 100-91 strict by. fans who attend tonight's game in oakland will get a we are warriors t-shirt. tipoff 7:30 tonight. it was great hearing steph curry say he's