but the mayor says it's too soon to say how the new burglary units are impacting crime. he did say, however, they are making progress even though a lot more work needs to be done. >> we're on it. and we are increasingly now starting to break some of these rings. >> i never felt unsafe here and that all changed around 2008 and since then it's crime central. >> reporter: the mayor says they hired 250 new officers over the last couple of years but she says it's not enough. there's talk among neighbors to hire a private security firm to patrol the neighborhood. in willow glen, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> there is a new guilty verdict in a high-profile double murder near san francisco's busy fisherman's wharf. a man shot and killed two souvenir shop employees in january of 2011. apparently angry they were under cutting his own store's prices. hong was convicted in 2014 but that verdict was thrown out. in the second trial, the defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. but the verdict was the same. hong found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and the jury fin

and one idea that i have that i would like to push for is the creation of a citywide auto burglary unit that's just focused citywide because right now there's staff from the different district stations that are focused on the issue, that we have a district wide auto burglary unit that can develop a more comprehensive strategic approach to the problem. it would also free up our district station staff to focus on the neighborhood and district issues. beyond that, i just wanted to say on public safety overall, we all deserve to feel safe in our homes without fare of crime disrupting our communities. for then suite district, i would -- the sunset district, i would really prioritize strategies that build relationships between the law enforcement and communities they serve, and focus on more multilingual staff. >> thank you. mr. mcneil? >> the first place i lived in was across from golden gate park, and my car was broken into four times in there. i am glad that the sfpd has started having district focus on this, and we actually have seen a decrease in property crime like that with police staf

in our police department, we're able to now deploy specialized units like these. >> reporter: the police department has created a burglary prevention unit consisting of a sergeant, a probation officer and eight detectives. their focus is catching the half of criminals investigators believe are behind the vast majority of property crimes. the police department and the mayor said that thieves are smart enough to know which crimes aren't a priority for the department, which crimes aren't actively and aggressively investigated, and they say those are the crimes people commit, because they know they're unlikely to get caught. >> i had my own house burglarized a couple t

you had -- every station had a auto crime scene at a burglary unit, and aggravated assault unit. a sexual assault unit. what you ended up with was a station, on average, about 50 investigators. we are not -- we don't have that type of size. our investigators are generalists and that coordinator 's responsibility is to take the resources that we have and points them toward how we will reduce this issue. we have set units and teams in every station. usually it is around five or six investigators. some of the station investigators definitely have specialties where they are good at doing auto crimes. we also have plainclothes mission -- mission has a plainclothes unit and they are very skilled at what they do. the officers were trained when we had our patrol bureau task force. they know how to do surveillance the coordinator, his job is to take those resources and focus them with the units that he has towards whatever the problem is. that gives us a little flexibility. i came from a department that was very specialized. it has its value but it is very, very expensive. we are not goin

reporter: she noticed more patrols in the neighborhood but the mayor says it is too soon how the burglary units are impacting crime. he said they are making progress even though a lot more work needs to be done. >> we are on it. we are starting to break some of the rings. >> i never felt unsafe here and that all changed around 2008 and since then it is a crime central. >> the mayor says they have hired 250 new officers over the last couple of years. that is still not enough. there is talk among neighbors to hire a private security firm to patrol the neighborhood. in willow glen, kpix5. >>> a guilty verdict in a high profile double murder near san francisco's busy fisherman's wharf. a man shot and killed two souvenir shop employees in january of 2011. apparently angry they were under cutting his own store's prices. hung was convicted in 2014 but the verdict was thrown out. in a second trial the defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. but the verdict was the same, found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and the jury finding he was sane at the time of the killings. >>> tonig

units like these. >> reporter: the police department has created a burglary prevention unit consisting of a sergeant, a probation officer and eight detectives. the police department and the mayor say the thieves are smart enough to know which crimes aren't a priority. which crimes aren't actively investigated and those are the crimes people commit because they know they are unlikely to get caught. >> i had my own house burglarized a couple of times. we all know the frustration and feeling of violation. it's important for us to get ahead and use the latest tools. >> reporter: they hope the investment in money and manpower will make a dent in the property crimes that have plagued the city in recent years. in san jose, devin fehely, kpix5. >>> novato police are asking for help to identify a suspected bank robber. the robbery was reported at 4:45 p.m. yesterday at a u.s. bank on grant avenue. police released these surveillance photos of the suspect. they say he passed a note to the teller demanding money. but did not brandish a weapon. he then ran toward the novato library and drove away in a anyone with

that's probably something we could work on with the burglary unit that does the city work now. they bring information in from arrests. that's probably something we could provide you on the next one. if you want it before then, that's something -- >> i think it's important. there's a whole bunch of -- you know, we say all sorts of things, that's a pretty incendiary thing to start throwing around, but if it's true, i think we need to know it and think about crafting stat -- strategies. >> one of the things i would like to comment on, we do like to see -- san francisco is definitely a city that attracts that, but through lot of our serial crime investigations, we're seeing other cities affected by this. that's why we're taking a centralized approach. it's more of a bay area strategy, working with our partners. last friday it was up in pittsburg, california, where the suspect was arrested. they had ties there. they used to live here, families lived here, for some reason they moved out, and they've come back. that's something we're looking as well. >> another question i have is abou

jose at staff to the police department, it's reviving a special unit devoted to crimes that have sometimes been overlooked. the burglary prevention unit is focused on a handful of criminals who investigators believe are behind the vast majority of property crimes. there was a similar squad in the 70s and 80s but the department gradually had to prioritize more serious crimes as the city's population grew. >> we know the highest priorities are predatory and violent crime, but quality of life for neighborhoods is critically important as well. as we are restoring staffing, we are able to now deploy specialized units like these. >> the unit consists of a sergeant, probation officer, and eight detectives. >>> coming up, ozzy osbourne postponing a bay area show. >> why the prince of darkness had to undergo an emergency surgery. >>> plus, imagine paddling into this monster wave for the female surfer who just set a new world record. it's time fos fall dress event. yeah? so you can find a party dress at a price yeah. that makes you want to celebrate. find the perfect dress for every occasion. it feels even better when you find i

units like these. >> reporter: the police department has created a burglary prevention unit consisting of a sergeant, a probation officer and eight detectives. their focus is catching the half of criminals investigators believe are behind the vast majority of property crimes. the police department and the mayor said that thieves are smart enough to know which crimes aren't a priority for the department, which crimes aren't actively and aggressively investigated, and they say those are the crimes people commit, because they know they're unlikely to get caught. >> i had my own house burglarized a couple times in the last decade. we all know the frustration, sense of violation. and so it is important for us to get ahead, and important to use the latest tools. >> reporter: the police department hopes the investment in money and manpower will make a dent in the property crimes that have plagued the city in recent years. in san jose, devon feely, kpix 5. >>> other news, cal fire crews are on stand by tonight because of a red flag warning in areas known for wildfires. and here's a live look from our dublin

police say a new burglary prevention unit has been created to target the most prolific criminals in san jose. >>> time check, 5:37. it could soon cost even more to buy a home. joining us live from the new york stock exchange, brutal day yesterday, diane king hall joins us from new york. >> it was brutal on wall street yesterday. you had two days of back-to- back sharp declines with futures indicating a higher open this morning. meantime, troubling news for would-be home buyers. long-term mortgage rates hit their highest level in 7 years. the average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan went to 4.9% this week. it was 4.7% last week. a year ago, it was 3.9%. now, higher rates increase the cost of home buying which can in turn hurt home sales. and facebook says it purged more than 800 pages and accounts that spammed users. the giant says the spam was designed to mislead users and often spread, quote, sensational political content. that sent people to websites outside of facebook. the company says the pages it removed fell on conservatives and liberals. >> it seems like there's a day for ever

burglaries. the recent surge in neighborhood crimes is prompting new concerns even special meetings in places like willow glen. "the mercury news" is reporting in the last month the department launched a new unit specifically focused on investigating burglaries. it includes eight dedicated investigators. this will be the department's second largest investigative team behind its sex crimes unit. >> it is 6:07 right now. >>> a new report on climate change creating waves of concern around the globe. nobel prize winning u.n. panel released its findings in south korea. experts suggest rapid and unprecedented changes will be required to stem global warming. they are urging a new plan to cut forecasted rising temperatures in half. if not, impacts including flood and droughts and sea level rise may begin to be felt in 20 years. >>> and right now, it's 6:08, we have clear skies and still some drifts of smoke from those brush fires yesterday. live look outside in san jose, let's head to east san jose and evergreen. it will be in the upper 50s and normally we're at 76 degrees, but we're going above that. we'll already be there at noon, continuing into the 80s for the afternoon with a high of 82 degrees.

burglaries. neighborhood crime is prompting new concerns, in places like willow glen. the mercury news reporting that last month the department launched a new unit, specifically focusing on investigating burglaries. it includes eight dedicated investigators, and this will be the department's largest investigative team behind its sex crimes unit. >>> today marks one year since the devastating north bay wildfires, and this weekend many people took time to remember the victims and to focus on the recovery. >> nbc's bay area has this were from sonoma county. >> reporter: sonoma was teeming with residents told to vaevacua but weren't told where to go. today they looked back on what they survived. on the night the fires tore through, the mayor says her life has never been the same. >> for me, the experience of, you know, suddenly carrying the weight of not only the 11,000 people who live in the city and their safety, but the entire valley of just feeling like i was personally responsible for everybody. >> reporter: during tonight's ceremony, they rang the town hall bell 44 times in honor of the people who were killed in the northern california firesto

burglaries. the recent surge in neighborhood crime is prompting new concerns even special meetings in places like willow glen. the mercury news reports in the last month -- the department launched a new unit specifically focused on investigating burglaries. it includes 8 dedicated investigators. this will be the department )s second largest investigative team - behind its sex crimes unit. also new -- a new report on climate change is creating waves of concern around the globe. a nobel-prize winning u-n panel released its findings in south korea. experts suggest rapid and unprecedented changes will be required to stem global warming. they are urging a new plan to cut forecasted rising temperatures in half. if not -- impacts including flood and droughts and sea level rise may begin to be felt in 20 years. tracking a "traffic break"... coming up - a hacking hoax. you might see some friends talking about it online. the warning for facebook users this morning. scott ad libs tease and at 5:25 - 20 people killed in a limo crash. what we )re learning about the people killed in one of the worst car crashes in years. do you hear that? no. it's quiet. too quiet. xfinity home cameras. xfinity home gi

burglary after finding him in the act. according to police 46-year-old lamont jackson broke into at least 20 separate storage units. burglary in progress. that's when they found jackson attempting to leave a business with stolen items. jackson was charged with 20 counts of burglary and a probation violation. ( james )in the east bay... alameda police discovered drugs and several guns along with ammunition... after conducting a probation search in hayward. this is a picture that was posted on the alameda county sheriff's office facebook page. the glock pistol in the upper portion of the picture was determined to be fully automatic... with 50 round drum magazines. cash was also recovered from the bust. ( darya ) in the east bay... a woman is suing both the claremont hotel in berkeley and the massage therapist who she says touched her inappropriately. the woman... who is identified in the lawsuit as jane doe... says she has been going to the spa for the past 15 years. she'd even gotten massages from this therapist 4 or 5 times in the past with no incident... the woman shared her story with kron 4. <"he had his hands o

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unit. that is responding to burglary reports and trying to find the perpetrator.focusing on the small number of rings that are responsible for the great majority of burglaries. we are using data analytics to help us anticipate where the burglaries are likely to be, trying to string them together more effectively with the evidence that we have. going online, recognizing that a lot of the property is sensed online so having the detectives have the time to do that proactive work is going to help us reduce burglaries. >> i have another one on crime. when it comes to illegal massage parlors it has been a problem. what is being done to stop them? you are stopping them. 100 have been closed recently. >> yeah. last year we launched an effort with the team and city attorney's office to see how to close these massage parlors that we were hearing about. we have closed 107 illicit massage parlors where we know that there is prostitution and other activity. another 33 are slated to be closed. we are working proactively with a landlord. oftentimes they did not know what was goi

burglary after finding him in the act. according to police 46-year-old lamont jackson broke into at least 20 separate storage units. ice responded to the 14-hundred block of folsom street for a burglary in progress. that's when they found jackson attempting to leave a business with stolen items. jackson was charged with 20 counts of burglary and a probation violation. ( james ) happening now...san francisco police are looking for the group of men who assaulted five people inside a home in the city's silver terrace neighborhood. it happened saturday morning just before 4 at the home on the first block of topeka avenue. police say five men stormed into the home with guns, assaulted the five people who lived there and robbed them. the victims received non-life threatening injuries. ( james ) another big sotry we are following... the muni bus driver who crashed into a building last month has died. 66-year old milton james, from san francisco, died from the injuries he suffered during the crash. the accident happened back on september 10th in san francisco. the muni bus crossed the center divider on lombard street and cr