the burglaries happening out in the almaden valley. i'm happy to inform the public that three arrests are related to a potential crew that's possibly working throughout the city of san jose. >> what's your thought about the fact there is arrests made even if it is not the people that burglarize your home. >> i think it is a lot of positive things because possibly they can be traced back to other forms of burglary. >> now that is exactly what investigators are hoping for as well. and to find any other possible members of a crew or burglary ring. but coming up at 6:00 do the arrests indicate that police strategy of shifting resource says working. live m san jose robert handa, nbc, bay area news. >> over the east bay, oakland police open fire on a money they say is holding a knife. police have not identified the man but his family says his name is is corey pollard. >> my cousin corey has been shot by the police three times. i guess he had a knife in his hand and he wouldn't put it down or something. >> the man's condition has not been rel

except for burglaries which are up. and now the police have called a series of meetings to alert residents. >> they look like they have been here for a while, because you come back and the whole house had been through. sflr after a return from a camping trip they found their house ripped apart by burglars. >> it looks like they pried apart the screen, and came through the window which is bold to say the least. >> reporter: but tougher still, it was the second time. >> and we lock the gate now, and we are thinking of getting the cameras, because after it happens twice, what else can you do to protect the home? >> reporter: police say that los altos is dealing with a wave of burglaries. >> we did see a spike overall with burglaries, and spike of 50% from what we had the previous year. >> reporter: tonight, the police are warning that solicitors could be casing your house. >> absolutely. we know that the people who are acting like solicitors are going to the house looking for the directions or say they are go ging to the w

it was a burglary. did it look like a normal burglary?d on a jewelry box from which those the three rings had been stolen. police could not identify that fingerprint. >> that's not my mother-in-law's, not my father-in-law's, not my wife's, not my daughters' who cleaned that jewelry box every single week for their grandma. not my fingerprint. >> reporter: but what really upset nathan was how the state depicted his relationship with aina, someone he had known since she was a little girl, someone he had mentored. >> reporter: you can see how it would look bad going to the spa, getting aina waxing treatments. the text messages that went back and forth. it seems like there was something going on. >> aina had no driver's license at the time. she had no way of getting around. i was a translator. "take her for waxing treatments." it's not as if i'm in there watching or -- or whatever else. so you check the records, the waxing treatment was the same day i'm getting a haircut at the same place. take things out of context, you can make 'em say whate

in the almaden valley. 80 burglaries just last month. tonight, though, the arrest of a trio of alleged crooks may bring that spree to an end. nbc bay area's robert handa joins us from the community where police are keeping the arrests low-key, robert? >> reporter: that's right. police aren't usually so low-key when it comes to breaking up a burglary ring there may be more people involved. while the arrests help they may not help solve the overall situation. the same thing about how police are trying to solve their staffing problem. san jose police have given some people in the almaden valley a little bit more peace of mind after arresting three people who investigators say are part of a crew conducts burglaries throughout the city. one victim said a burglary at her home on february 5th was traumatic. >> we feel very vulnerable and we don't feel like we're being protected. and when they invade our private space which is supposed to be our home and they come in you know and take things that don't belong to them you know you just feel helpl

during the last three months they've had more than 200 reported burglaries. police say this is more than double the number from the same period last year. there were 20 burglaries in the past week. police want residents to report anything suspicious. they'll share information. a lot of the cases are solved with a clabtive efforts. >> this has ha too until now. and obviously it's not safe anymore. >> they say a lot of people they talked with are just lying about all the particularries. chris has been looking into the story all day and joins us live now. besides locking doors and windows what else can people do to protect their homes and themselves? >> hey, ama, good afternoon. besides an alarm system use your pets to your advantage. as pet owners we may tell our dogs to shh be quiet. but those pets can be used to try to scare people off the property. also security cameras are becoming more useful. they come into play if police can't get to the scene quickly in time. it's a key piece of evidence they can go back and look at. and see if they can connect them to

store owner put in burglar proof glass and rolled down gates after burglary few years back. the store didn't stand a chance this time. >> i bought this thing i thought this would stop peoplement he said you can't stop a car. >>reporter: police say similar vehicle was used in an audio store burglary in mountain view early this month and that the 2 burglary could be related. >> dublin neighborhood shocked tonight after finding out a family they thought they gnaw well got bust ford making and selling meth. tonight these 4 people are facing a series of charges. alan spoke with the neighbors. >> i heard them kicking the door nishtion police say they had to force wait in the dublin town home to arrest the occupant for making and selling methamphetamine. neighbors drew the took the photo of the bus which netted 12,000 dollars in the cash, guns and 20,000 dollars worth of meth from the bust. >> never any signs of anything strange was going on inside the house. which is t bumper for their son. >>reporter: neighbors said arrested woman 13-year-old son played with the other kid. >> it'

store owner put in burglar proof glass and rolled down gates after burglary few years back. the store didn't stand a chance this time. >> i bought this thing i thought this would stop peoplement he said you can't stop a car. >>reporter: police say similar vehicle was used in an audio store burglary in mountain view early this month and that the 2 burglary could be related. >> dublin neighborhood shocked tonight after finding out a family they thought they gnaw well got bust ford making and selling meth. tonight these 4 people are facing a series of charges. alan spoke with the neighbors. >> i heard them kicking the door nishtion police say they had to force wait in the dublin town home to arrest the occupant for making and selling methamphetamine. neighbors drew the took the photo of the bus which netted 12,000 dollars in the cash, guns and 20,000 dollars worth of meth from the bust. >> never any signs of anything strange was going on inside the house. which is t bumper for their son. >>reporter: neighbors said arrested woman 13-year-old son played with the other kid. >> it'

this unmarked santa clara police suv pulled up in front of a car burglary suspect. this happened on el camino real near wolf road just before 6 p.m. when the officer got out, things literally took a turn for the worse. >> we were just like heard boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: sunnyvale police say as the officer walked towards the suspect's parked car, the driver used his car as a weapon. >> the vehicle drove toward the officer at a high rate of speed, officer fearing for his life firing several shots at the vehicle. the vehicle was last seen fleeing northbound on wolf road. >> reporter: a second police cruiser who stopped behind the suspect's car took off after it but couldn't keep up. during the chaos neighbor julie barker had taken cover inside her trailer home. >> i looked to the sky because i thought it was fireworks and my husband panicked and grabbed me and threw me inside the rv. >> reporter: the police officer was not injured in the shooting and at no time were any innocent bystanders or drivers caught in the middle of this. police also say they

this all began as a burglary call at about 2:00 a.m. that call went into tullytown police, and they responded finding signs of a break-in, primarily through the roof area, results perhaps the suspect here got in from the roof of the gun shop here. we talked to just few moments ago the police chief here in tullytown. here's what he has to say about the investigation so far. take a listen. >> reporter: you have possible way to contact him. do you have an idea of who he is? >> no, not at this point. we're working on that. like i said, you know, we're hailing him through a pa

>> reporter: and police say that the burglaries are a problem. they had 56 in december and 82 last month. >> i was so mad at 11:00 in the morning. >> reporter: the majority of the break-ins are in the day. police say tay have made 106 burglary arrests in the district in the last eight months and arrests that tell the city leaders that gangs are driving the problem. >> the high per sencentage of the arrests have been of 14 and 17-year-olds. they have been gang-affiliated. >> reporter: the department and the mayor told a skeptical crowd that help is coming. four true wan si abate baitment officers are are being reassigned to help find video cameras to help catch key evidence and the mayor wants to give to a officers a raise. >> we intend to renegotiate and to have issues like disability which are causing the officers to want to leave. >> reporter: the victims say it is a good start. >> i love them, and they are here to protect us, and they deserve the money they are getting and deserve more. >> reporter: the mayor wants to get the negotiations with

they suspected one of them had also been involved in several burglaries in the area.ame was jason scott. >> jason scott lived two, three blocks away from the dewitts' house. so obviously that's somebody that i want to go talk to. >> reporter: the detective and the thief met in a police station holding room. the subject who was quick to deny he had anything to do with any of the burglaries looked to shartner like a pipsqueak. >> he was a small guy. he was meek. his voice was very low. he wouldn't speak to me as you and i are speaking. he would only whisper. he would actually come up and whisper in my ear. >> reporter: did you think, tony at this point, i've got a suspect here? >> no. >> reporter: atf agents john cooney and dave cheplack led the investigation into the weapons threat. they too were having a tough time trying to read jason scott. >> we're pursuing the most violent criminals in the united states and this guy wasn't a thug. >> reporter: in fact jason turned out to be a college graduate and a valued employee at ups. >> we did a background check on him, and r

about the rise in home burglaries there.n what in the city evergreen neighborhood criminals have escalated from breaking into homes to robbing people right out in the open right near two popular parks. kron4 rob fladeboe spoke with homeowners and a victim today. >> reporter: already played but a spike in home burglaries in recent months people who live in this part of san jose of skilled evergreen neighborhood are on guard after five armed robbers and the past two weeks the most recent occurring here at grows that kill part. -- grows back hill park >> we are getting scared i do not even want to go to work on scared that they will hit our house again. >> reporter: handguns and sings what residents like it hit retrieval are coping with the russian armed burglary spirit to the losses he had three in the neighbors were hit recently amid a clear up the embargo is an evergreen police say that andrÉs did not appear to be related but others are worried anomalous. police have already stepped up patrols here and continue to do so, eve

store owner put in burglar proof glass and rolled down gates after burglary few years back.ght this thing i thought this would stop peoplement he said you can't stop a car. >>reporter: police say similar vehicle was used in an audio store burglary in mountain view early this month and that the 2 burglary could be related. >> dublin neighborhood shocked tonight after finding out a family they thought they gnaw well got bust ford making and selling meth. tonight these 4 people are facing a series of charges. alan spoke with the neighbors. >> i heard them kicking the door nishtion police say they had to force wait in the dublin town home to arrest the occupant for making and selling methamphetamine. neighbors drew the took the photo of the bus which netted 12,000 dollars in the cash, guns and 20,000 dollars worth of meth from the bust. >> never any signs of anything strange was going on inside the house. which is t bumper for their son. >>reporter: neighbors said arrested woman 13-year-old son played with the other kid. >> it's hard because i heard that he was in foster care so

police say the vehicle is an older maroon minivan matched in use the in a similar burglary in mountain view this week. >> measles fears are growing, thousands may have been exposed from the peninsula to san francisco to the east bay from bart riders to restaurant customers. our reporter and in millbrae. you just learned new information about two incidents we have been reporting? >> yes just in the past couple of minutes we have learned that two cases of measles exposures one in millbrae and the other in berkeley involve the very same person. that person board add bart train here in millbrae a week ago exposing more than a thousand people to the virus. >> michelle always carries hand sand tuesdayer when she rides bart. >> i do not touch a lot when i am on the train. she knows that will not help against the measles. san mateo county health official say on friday, member 20 someone with measles road from mill agree to san francisco between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. exposing up to 1,500 riders to the virus. >> the risk of contacting measles is low bay area residents should look for symptoms. >> t

this eliminated dawn's boyfriend as well as dawn's neighbor, who was on parole for rape and burglary.n had another neighbor, robert knight, who had some prior arrests for drug possession. >> robert knight made comments to the victim as she was outside washing her car or going to and from her automobile to her apartment. this subject would make comments to her in a sexual suggestive nature, and he became a suspect. >> robert knight had type "a" blood consistent with the semen sample from the crime scene, but he had an alibi for the night of the murder. he said he was with his girlfriend at the time, and the fingerprint on the pillowcase did not appear to match the fingerprints on file for robert knight. >> we tried traditional photography, everything that we knew at that point in time also to develop some contrast between the ridges and the fabric. but basically those techniques were not satisfactory at that point in time. we couldn't get it to a point where we felt like we had an identifiable print. >> scientists tried various chemical processes to improve the print on the pillowcase.

>>pam: sausalito police are investigating a high-tech car burglary. that happened last week this this surveillance video from the burglary on tuesday. investigators say the burglar will unlocked and audi's door with an unknown electronic devices. thus dolan fancy bicycle valued at $50,000 from a cart after the burglar got the bike police say they were able to rely at the card using the same device. police say they believe he was driving a volkswagen golf. >>pam: a man is under arrest after leading police on a rooftop chase in san francisco presidio. it happened near baker and fell streets around noon the suspect fled from law officers after pulling a gun and the manner lombard street bullies a jump from roof to roof until he was able to get into the baker street residence where he was cornered by police. >>reporter: a suspect allegedly chased endowed with the knife. san francisco police plan to hold a town hall meeting this coming monday at cesar chavez elementary school to talk about the deadly shooting involving the two officers. if they were forced

police say it may have been a burglary gone wrong.were called to the life chiropractic college west around 2:00 a.m. this morning. ktvu's ann rubin reports officers found a man's body on the ground. >> reporter: police say what started as a burglary at life chiropractic college west is now being investigated as a homicide. >> a death as a result of a commission of a felony. it is treated as a homicide. >> reporter: two cooks arriving for work about 2:00 a.m. made the discovery. the body of a man lying on the ground. next to it a uhaul used to ram the cafeteria. authorities aren't sure what the thieves were targeting. but something went awry. >> we are not sure how it went down. someone else was there. we don't know if the body is someone who is a victim of a homicide or a accident as a result of the burglary. we are encouraging whoever was there to come forward. >>> investigators are looking at surveillance video hoping they caught something. even though ones at businesses did not. >> i don't have anything. yeah. i just have cameras t

overnight burglaries to steal high end wine from bay area restaurants.happened in the north bay, south bay, and east bay. kron 4's j.r. stone has the story. >>j r stone: this restaurant is a fortress because he had beefed up security to protect his wine cellar after thieves came in 2013 to sell steel the good stuff. >>: i had some burgundies they're much sought after. >>j r stone: the problem has not come away. fees came back april of last year and on christmas day of last year. >>: the thieves were using a crowbar and started to get in but the alarm which is very very loud when off >>j r stone: these cases are not unique to this place other places in saratoga and others as well have had it. >>: i think people are beginning to connect the dots that there might be an organized group. >>j r stone: the bad guys are targeting both unique and very expensive wines. in one of those cases wine was recovered but no arrests have been made. coming up straight ahead in sports night live jason applebaum and bip roberts will have of full breakdown of super bowl 49 and

. >> reporter:trevino says he and three recently amid a clear up tick in burglaries inarmed robberies already stepped up patrols here and willto do so, even as residents are stepping up their own crime prevention efforts like renewing ties with neighborhood watch groups and reporting anything suspicious. in san jose >> it feels like strongarm robbery is the next step is for it. if >> reporter:rob flaedeboe kron 4 news. >> grant:new at six. >> grant:a guy in antioch.casing a wendy's.you see him outside. now we go inside.you don't see him brak the glass. >> grant: he's after. a big old wall mounted plasma t-v. >> grant:the thief starts wrestling it.trying to get it off the wall. he even gets up on a chair.getting some leverage. >> grant:eventually he's successful.and he walks out this was monday morning.about 4:00.at the wendy's on "a" street. >> grant:check out this surveillance video showing a guy who has just busted. >> reporter: this is what we have across the region earlier. with oakland with 73 for an all daytime high. much of the area to seek a potential record further tomorrow a

he and his partner were apparently wrapping up a burglary call when shots were fired.he wounded officer was rushed to a local hospital. we're getting confirmation now that officer thankfully is in fair condition and the investigation continues surrounding what led to this shooting. the minneapolis mayor did say that the officers were clearly targeted in what he calls a, quote, cowardly act. we'll have much more on this police shooting in minneapolis as we get more information. >>> and now back to my guest, michael warren. we were discussing the dhs deadline, an important deadline to talk about for this friday. we also were just talking about senator ted cruz saying that perhaps this could potentially backfire on democrats if they don't go forward and support a bill that might perhaps remove language from president obama's executive order on immigration. but i do want to be fair and baensed here and say that cruz made that same argument over the government shutdown over the federal budget a few years back if you remember and it actually backfired and voters held republi

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it's often just two or three arrests that will take care of an entire spike of burglaries we know it's a small number of burglars committing a crime. >> to learn more about signing up, head over to our website abc 7 news.com. chris winn, abc 7 news. >>> a partial victory today for the protesters known as the black friday 14. today the bart board voted to ask prosecutors not to ask for a $70,000 in restitution from the protesters for shutting down the west oakland station the day after thanksgiving. they want the district attorney to pursue trespassing counts against those protesters the action came during a raucous meeting that was temporarily stopped because of repeated interruptions. >> we're going to have order or we're going to clear the chambers, one or the other. >> we're going to have order or we're going to clear the chambers. >> you're going to -- >> okay, let's move out. >> the protesters asked a judge last week to dismiss the charges against them. the judge took the matter under consideration and has not issued a ruling yet. >> san francisco police want help finding a suspec

apparently facing felony burglary and domestic assault charges. not officially being listed as a suspect at this time. but is a person of interest in this case. really the underlying point that police have mentioned many times is that these officers were most likely targeted. here is what minneapolis police chief had to say about that. h&8m however, to continue to have the officer and his family in their thoughts and prayers and frankly all minneapolis policei4 officers. this officer was a victim tonight because he wore a minneapolis police uniform. >> reporter: extra investigators have been brought in this weekend to hopefully make headway on this case in firming up who they believe the gunman might be. also this officer that remains in the hospital tonight is being called a well-respected member of the police department and well liked and obviously everyone pulling for him to make a full recovery. julie, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the chairman of the house oversight committee demanding answers about the department of health and hum

. >> taylor is currently charged with burglary and vehicle theft while on parole. not guilty but his life is riddled with arrests and convictions for robbery, gun violations, drug possession and evading police. >> i just did the math the other day. so far i've been in jail over 20 times. from juvenile hall time as well. first time i was in juvenile hall was 12 years old. i have not been out a whole year since then. >> he once held a job as an ironworker but his criminal career is rooted in drug addiction. >> meth monster, a crankster gangster. when i get high, i go until the wheels fall off and i can't get high no more. addiction is like a sickness, it's an illness. i'm realizing i'm sick as hell. >> addiction has made it impossible for taylor to be a father to his five children. all of whom have different mothers. >> i'm a stay home dad, i cook, i clean and all that. i'm sitting here laying in the bed with them watching elmo on the laptop and i see my eyes, i start tearing up, i'll never leave them. i didn't want to. but i got bored. things get boring at home. bei

police say there were 82 burglaries last month alone there. officers say over the last eight months they've made more than 100 burglary arrests in the neighborhood and say gangs could be to blame. >> that very high percentage of those arrests have been of 14- to 17-year-olds. >> all right. how do respond to the department and the mayor? they say help is on the way. four new truancy abatement officer lbs added to the staff to help troubled teens get on a better path. the mayor wants to give officers a raise as well to boost retention. >>> for three straight days an infected measles passenger took the yellow line from the b.a.r.t. lafayette station to the montgomery station in downtown san francisco and back. the person was on the train last wednesday, thursday, and friday between 6:00 and 8:00 in the morning and again between 7:00 and 9:00 at night. we now know the person works at linkedin on kearney street. a notice in the window says employee who is came into contact with the person have been notified on what steps to take. the person with me

these cars are just one of several examples of the spike in burglary in san jose. san jose place stormed the avenue today, arresting one man, charge him with stealing this white honda accord. >> i was so happy to get it back. >> reporter: the car's owner showed up 20 minutes later after getting a call from police. his honda was taken on friday. >> i woke up one morning to go to the store and my car was stolen. there was no broke. glass. i called the police and they said that hondas like that are easy to steal. >> reporter: this was the fifth stolen car recovered in san jose today. police say the crooks are using the stolen cars primarily for one thing. >> what we've seen recently is a little bit of an uptick in the vehicles being used for residential burglaries commercial burglaries. >> reporter: this undercover officer leads the county task force looking for stolen cars and the crook. he says thieves will steal a cart, commit burglary and then abandon the car. this preschool has seen its share of abandon cars in its parking lot. >> you have a big lot. why not dump

a car burglary suspect on the loose after allegedly trying to run down an officer from santa clara prompting that officer to open fire. the confrontation happened last night on el camino real in sunnyvale and kpix 5's kiet do is at the same intersection in sunnyvale where the incident played out and where a high- speed chance began. >> reporter: good morning. an officer-involved shooting is unusual for sunnyvale and santa clara but it just goes to show you it can happen anywhere. this all began yesterday evening at 6:00 when a santa clara police officer was investigating a car burglary suspect in santa clara. the officer was in an unmarked suv and followed the mercedes to sunnyvale. the officer then tried to pull the mercedes over at el camino real and wolfe road, got out and walked towards the car. investigators say the driver of the mercedes used it as a weapon. >> the vehicle drove toward the officer at a high rate of speed. the officer fearing for his life fired several shots at the vehicle. the suspect was last seen going on wolfe road. >> reporter: a second officer arrived on scene tri

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according to police in the last 90 days there were 199 burglaries in almaden valley. that's an increase of 246%. sjpd says homes with dogs or even be wear off dogs signs seem to be victimized less frequency. >> who should decide how you end your life if you're termly ill? legislation is already on the table in california. today, though, a lawsuit filed in san francisco court as well. the issue brought to the forefront when 29-year-old brittany may nard moved to oregon to take her own life. >> dan says his wife brittany wanted to live. but when she was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, she also wanted to choose how she died. >> it was a tough decision. >> dan is the widower of brittany maynard. the bay area native moved to oregon where she died on her own terms. >> she thought it was unfair ridiculous that we have to move to another state in order for her to pass away without suffering, in order for her to pass away peacefully. >> christy white also wants the option to die peacefully at home. >> when and if that time comes, i want to be able to gather my friends,

. >> a surge in home burglaries has plagued the area. reports that police and the mayor are developing -- >> i appreciate very much there's a lot of frustration. sam lucardo in the hot seat at a task community meeting. hundreds of people fed up with home burglaries want to know what's being done to stop them. >> we want our community back. >> victims like madeleine say having your home broken into is unsettling. >> such an invasion of your privacy. and to me i've got two grandkids and i walk down the hall and i said how could they have done that? >> san jose police say burglaries are a problem in south san jose. they say in november there were 57. 56 in december and 82 last month. >> so mad at 11:00 in the morning. >> the majority of the break-ins are during the day. police say they have made 106 burglary arrests in the district in the last eight months. arrests that tell city leaders gangs are driving this problem. >> that very high percentage of those arrests have been of 14 to 17-year-olds. who have been gang affiliated. >> the depart

roberts has been in prison since 2009 on burglary charges. >>> three people are recovering tonight. >> after a scare at a bus stop this morning. they were waiting in a glass-encl bus stop on little ri turnpike when a woman plowed into them. her vehic continued on and crashed i a tree. the driver and two pedestrians were treated at a hospital for minor injuries. the third pedestrian refused to be transported. no word yet on what made the driver l corol of her vehicle. >>> winston churchill high school is getting a new playing field and it's using a new type of artificial turf. the county council approved -- the monty y council approved $1.3 million project today. this new turf is plant based and it may pose fewer health risks than that rubber-based turf that's beenr for years. the county council also passed a resolutiono promising that all new playing fields will be built using plant-based materials >>> nig the union for police in frederick will decide whether they'll p officers back in county schools. this comes just day after a shooting at high school. the city's officers have been o

most of the burglaries occurred between interstate 880 to the south and brokaw road to the north.ng for briefcases, as computers and other valuables left in their cars as easy targets police say >>reporter: to residents of the apartments where police were searching said they too were among the victims as police continued to search for kevin jordan on police say may be staying at a nearby hotel. police also said the numbers may be higher still as some fast go unreported because victims often traveling or on the way at a town in did not want to miss their flight >>reporter: were currently tracking to separate storm systems. the first will be arriving friday about 4:00 p.m.. thursday night and friday will we will have with a possible flooding. talking about an inch per hour of rain. putting on the roadways driving conditions will big concern. as we head into a friday afternoon will have additional rains sunday and monday >>pam: all the end is drawing near for candlestick park was once the home of the 49ers and the giants demolition will take place >>reporter: this excavator didn't wa

burglary. i did four years for it. those are strike one and strike two. in 1996, i caught a drug charge, a methamphetamine charge and fell under california's three strikes and you're out law. i ended up getting a sentence of 35 years to life. >> aaron yost was 11 years into the latest sentence when we met him in kern valley state prison in california. he says his problems stem from a near lifelong abuse of drugs. >> i grew up with drugs. my parents were quote, unquote, hippies. both my parents dropped acid. my mom's dead now from a dug overdose. when i was 9 years old, i was rolling joints for mom and dad. >> yost's life is now largely confined to this cell, he shares with another inmate. >> i'm not comfortable like this. i don't like men. i like women. and to me it's disgusting. i'm still irritated. if i wake up in the morning, i'm agitated because i have to live with another man. >> now the closest yost comes to female companionship is his tattoos, some of which too graphic to show on televis

when a santa clara police officer was investigating a car burglary suspect in santa clara. the officer was in an unmarked suv and then followed the mercedes through sunnyvale. the officer pulled the mercedes over at el camino and wolfe road got out walked towards the car and that's when investigators say the driver of the mercedes used it as a weapon. >> the vehicle drove towards the officer at a high rate of speed. officer fearing for his life fired several shots at the vehicle. the vehicle was last seen fleeing northbound on wolfe road. >> just like boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom. >> and that was julie barker who ran and took cover inside her home when the shooting began. a second officer on scene lost the suspect they don't have a good description of the suspect and they can only say at this point that that white mercedes sedan likely has bullet holes in it. we're live in sunnyvale, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> let's go a check on the roads with elizabeth. >> thanks. it's starting to get crowded at the bay bridge. the metering lights were turned on well before

i've been here five years, and i'm serving a 32-year sentence for simple burglary. i admit i did 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. 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 g

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after 80 burglaries in just one month, police arrested three people they believe are responsible for many of those break-ins. while that would be quite a crime-solving success, investigators are not bragging yet because they think they could nab more players in this crime ring. it appears that moving officers off their normal beats and into patrol is paying off, but the mayor and the police union agree that this is a short-term solution. they're still at odds over what the long-term fix is. >> and we know that they are continuing to hustle, but we need more officers. we know we need more officers. >> just the fact that they're prioritizing here, we need to take a look at where they're taking the other priorities from and if there's crime going up in that area. >> no officer is immune to doing these follow-up investigations on these burglaries. we're taking these very seriously as is evident with these recent arrests. >> the good news doesn't stop with those three arrests. police say they have also recovered a large amount of stolen property so the victims will be getting their things

we are hearing that this burglary happened at a gun shop, led to a barricade situation with at least one person, in the the area of that gun shop, and possibly, even two. gone that shelter in place order was going out to tell residents to stay inside their homes if at all possible. it is in the middle will of the night but as if people do have to go out this morning get ready, go to work, they are asked to stay away from this area. the levittown parkway is shut down between spur lane and route 13 and area businesses, they have also been evacuated including this wal-mart which was opened at the time. we are hearing, again waiting for the chief to get here to brief us. he is expect to be back in this area this holding area in the next five minutes or so-so we will bring you that update when he arrived you guys. >> thanks very much, we will check back in as soon as we hear from him. >>> people living in new jersey where to see how governor chris christie wants to spend their tax dollars. he will layout his 2016 budget tomorrow. now, two hot button issues what he plans to do with the sta

police in tulleytown tell us there was a burglary at a gunshot that led to a barricade situation. >> it is happening right now, jenny is on the case, hi jenny? >> reporter: hi, guys. we did just get word that two school districts that is pennsbury school district and saint michael the arc angel two hour delay. taking a live look at the scene we are kept back at 300-yard away from mike's gunshot. that is where all of the activity is taking place according to a police source this stems from a burglary that happened around 2:00 o'clock, this morning. the excuse me for that. 2:00 o'clock this morning. then it the became a barricade situation. we are hearing that the emergency response team is over the scene taking a live look from chopper now. you can have a better view then we have from where we are being held. negotiators are apparently trying to communicate with a man, whom they did believe did burglarize the gun shop earlier this morning. he is on the roof right now. apparently they have been having difficulty. there wasn't very good lighting obviously it is dark early this morning s

right now, police in ashburn are trying to figure out if a series of burglaries are all connected. thieves stole jewelry and other valuables out of homes watson heights circle thursday and saturday nights. diane cho has the latest on the investigation miles away from a similar set of crimes in sterling that has members of the indian community wondering whether they're being targeted again. >> this loudoun county family didn't want to be identified and while they haven't experienced a break-in, they say they lost their sense of security. >> that feeling is there all the time. it's continuing that, you know somebody is going to break in. >> she says after she heard about the burglary last thursday off watson heights circle in ashburn, she didn't feel comfortable leaving her home the next day. then on valentine's day, she says her cousin's home was broken into on barnstead drive less than two miles away. she says her cousin was too afraid to sleep that night after the burglary. >> just went straight up to the bedrooms and they just check all the closets. all the clothes and everything

this was first reported as a burglary and that's why you see it regardrd as a crime scene.ked to ma sure no one goes in or out. school district employees who work with the alarm say the first call came in 12:30 this morning. fire crews were here until about 6:00 to make sure there were no hot spots after what they described as a tough battle because of high ceilings. the flames spread quickly to the attic. it took about an hour and a half to contain the fire. the focus is on this possible criminal investigation of a suspected areson with the initial report of a burglary also. >> we found an exterior door to the cafeteria was open. the fire is under investigation at this time. i have a fire investigator off seen that i'm working close with to determine cause and origin of the fire. >> reporter: the damage was contained to the cafeteria. depending on whether the school can accommodate students it's unclear whether the school will be closed beyond today which is of course a holiday. this investigation is taking three agencies at least now, oakland police, fire, as well as the

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the burglary suspect in bucks county has been pulling out all the stops to throw s.w.a.t teams off his trail it does not seem to be working. let's go over to annie mccormick live on the scene with what the suspect has tried and how authorities are responding. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam the police standoff continues police do do not know what they are dealing with. the suspect may have burglarized a gun shop. they don't know what he may or may not have in his hand at this hour. this is video we got earlier that gives you a better view. they believe at mike's gun shop and sporting good's store the burglar burglarized the store and escaped to the roof area. police have been out here since 20:30. they called in the s.w.a.t team. philadelphia s.w.a.t team has been called to see if they can assist, as well. 911 received a phone call from a man claiming there was a body found nearby, police now believe believe that phone call was a bogus tip from the suspect who is trying to allude police during the standoff, trying to get police weam from the area. that is what they b

james crombie now faces several felony charges including burglary. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis brought you this story first on 7 and he's live outside that home tonight. kevin? >> maureen, police tell us that crombie, his wife children even the pet dog rolled right up this driveway back in august. they had a big boxruck that they were unloading all of their belongings and personal items. neighbors tell me that crombie even introduced himself as the new home owner. that was until police arrived. >> hello. are you james crombie? >> yeah. who are you? >> abc 7 news. we want to speak with you about the allegations that y squatting in a home? >> it was new year's day, james crombie in no mood to talk about allegations he and his family squatted in this vacant luxury home which features a g kitchen and marble bathrooms. charles hill remains stunned. >> i did hear that the lock had been drilled and that they had moved into the house and introduced themselves and even scheduled some sort of entertainment with neighbors. >> crombie reportedly told