butch baker grew up in saratoga. you can see people watching the service since they couldn't get to >> we're going to hear from the chief of police. as, as we said earlier, former secretary of defense, leon panetta, attorney general is supposed to get up and speak as well, as well as some of the family members. >> leon panetta is from monterey county. wanted to retire. i think he's got some olive trees he wanted to take care of and get a busy four years, as you might have imagined, with all that's going on in the middle east. >> and there are going to be some performances as well, including james durbin, who is apparently going to sing toward the end of the service. he's an american idol finalist. he's supposed to do that. the posting of the colors of the honor guard with the santa cruz police department. maybe we can talk a little more about the two officers. we mentioned elizabeth butler, who had san francisco roots. after she graduated from college, she went to santa cruz to get a degree. came up here. that's wher

and everybody who knew butch knows that they've been butched at least once don't you.ten years, she was remembered as a tenacious advocate for victims and those down on their luck. >> she was a breath of fresh air. >> daddy, ilove you more than you will ever know. >> we will miss you so much. goodbye my love. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> as we've been showing you, officers from all over the bay area, the state even from outside california all came to today's memorial to show their support. here you can see a representative from the vacaville police department. and officers from the montebello police department also made the trip to remember the two fallen officers. >>> attorney general camella harris says law enforcement is not just a career. police work is not just a job. >> it takes a very special kind of person to get up every day, put on a badge and take on all the problems of a troubled world. >> speaking at today's funeral, sergeant baker and detective butler are two heros who represented the best of a most noble profession and calling. harris

. >> they might have been like sargeant butch baker who married his childhood sweetheart, leaving behind two children. today we heard how this medal of valor winner was a detective's detective. >> in the 28 years that butch saw the gritty side of police work, he never lost his compassion and his humanity. >> nor did he lose a sense of humor. >> everything from helping to finance an ad for a 6:00 a.m. garage sale at my house, putting a co-worker's house up for sale with a local realtor while they're on vacation.

our father in heaven, we grieve today with the families of butch baker and elizabeth butler.em refuge and strength. be there very present help in this time of trouble and let us be your arms of love toward them. may they sense today and for all the years to come our community's deeply-felt support and love for them. i also want to pray for all law enforcement personnel. i thank you for every police officer, every firefighter, every sheriff, every first responder. they endangered their lives for us every day until the day you make wars to cease to the ends of the earth. please bless them and let them sense our

. ♪ [ music ]♪ sergeant loran "butch" baker -- >> daddy, i love you more than you will ever know. >>>> good-bye, my love. >> their memorial service full of sorrow and silver linings. >> butch and beth's legacy gives me true hope for tomorrow. >> the 30-mile motorcade starting this morning in santa cruz greeted with salutes as the procession passes by ending at the hp pavillion in san jose where the american flag and sea of officers await. good evening, i'm look. >> i'm allen martin. you know, as the good guys go, they were two of the best. mourners came by the thousands today to pay tribute to detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. but the most heartbreaking goodbyes came from the fallen officers' families. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: two fallen officers whose lives were cut short surrounded by thousands who traveled many miles to pay their respects to the first officers ever killed in the line of duty in santa cruz. police chief kevin vogel on detective elizabeth butler. >> elizabeth just wanted to make sure santa cruz was safe for families like hers an

if you on abc7news.com. >> good morning on this sad day. >> 51-year-old detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butter were killed in the line of duty. >> abc7 news reporter, cornell reporter sex live in santa cruz, where the procession began. we are live over h.p. pavilion. but, first, our reporter is on the ground. laura? >> i am standing at the north side of h.p. pavilion. there were hundreds of law enforcement folks mostly standing out here waiting to go inside. you can see they have opened the doors. most of them have gone in. there were some members of the public in that group standing out here. some of them are associated with various law enforcement from the bay area. that included a couple we met from santa cruz who volunteer with the police department and their daughter was the dispatcher on duty when detective baker and butler were gunned down. well hear from them. >> it shows that officers that are sworn to protect us put their lives on the line every moment of every day they are on duty. it is a same we have to lose sergeant baker and detective butler

and everybody who knew butch knows that they've been "butched" at least once don't you. >> reporter: butler served 10 years he was known as a tenacious the advocate for victims and those down on their luck. >> she was a breath of fresh air. >> daddy, i love you more than you will ever know. >> we will miss you so much. goodbye my love. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> outside of hp pavilion a huge american flag was hoisted on the extended ladders of two fire trucks and one of those trucks is from santa cruz and was actually hit by four bullets during the shoot out last tuesday when officers killed the gunman jeremy gulet. >>> at the family's request, former american idol contestant james durbin performed at today's memorial. durbin says he remembers detective butch baker as a surveillance officer at dances when he was growing up. >> reporter: people crowded the main street over pass in los gatos this morning to greet this impressive succession. thousands of people hushed and subdued. >> the way i see honoring the lives of those lost is to be here in person. >> reporter

officer elizabeth butler and sergeant loran butch baker are being remembered.loran butch baker was with the police department for 28 years and he leaves behind a wife and two sons who work for the department. officer elizabeth butler worked for ten years and leaves behind her partner and two young sons. they were gunned down during an investigation and there has been such an outpouring that a develop how was not big enough. the pavilion can hold 20,000 people and they will reveal to us who will be participating at this service today. >> i am not giving the eulogy and others will do this and i will talk in more general terms about the law enforcement profession and our community and i'll say a few things about the officers themselves. >> reporter: the chief told us there will be law enforcement from all over the state and across the country and there will be a helicopter fly over and santa cruz native james dish bin at the requeses-- durbin at the request of the family. pamela harris and governor jerry brown are all coming to pay respect as well as leon panetta.

and everybody who knew butch knows that they've been "butched" at least once don't you. >> reporter:ddy, i love you more than you will ever know. >> we will miss you so much. goodbye my love. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> outside of hp pavilion a huge american flag was hoisted on the extended ladders of two fire trucks and one of those trucks is from santa cruz and was actually hit by four bullets during the shoot out last tuesday when officers killed the gunman jeremy gulet. >>> at the family's request, former american idol contestant james durbin performed at today's memorial. durbin says he remembers detective butch baker as a surveillance officer at dances when he was growing up. >> reporter: people crowded the main street over pass in los gatos this morning to greet this impressive succession. thousands of people hushed and subdued. >> the way i see honoring the lives of those lost is to be here in person. >> reporter: p.j.hales put up ribbon. >> i was an -- i was married to an officer in san jose for 28 years and i felt i had to do something. >> reporter: scot

are people are paying their respect for 2 fallen members of the santa cruz police force, sergeant butch baker and elizabeth baker were gunned down to investigation a possible assault. >> the families wanted it at the chapel so everyone can say good-bye. >> i feel so sorry for those officers in there. it's just so terrible and seeing them makes it so real. >> the public viewing began at 3 this afternoon and ends at 8:00 tonight. >>> thousands are expected to attend tomorrow's memorial service for those 2 officers. the crowd, in fact, so charge the service has been moved to san jose. >> lorraine blanco is live. lorraine. >> reporter: the city has already put up tow away signs. the officer memorial will shut down much of the area tomorrow. >> we wouldn't are surprised if we actually packed out the arena. >>> stage is literally being set for thousands to remember and celebrate 2 santa cruz officers; sergeant loren butch baker and elizabeth you butler trying to interview a sexual assault suspect. >> we want everything to go properly and smoothly to honor these officers. >> dozens of officers

. >> they might have been like sargeant butch baker who married his childhood sweetheart, leaving behind two children. today we heard how this medal of valor winner was a detective's detective. >> in the 28 years that butch saw the gritty side of police work, he never lost his compassion and his humanity. >> nor did he lose a sense of humor. >> everything from helping to finance an ad for a 6:00 a.m. garage sale at my house, putting a co-worker's house up for sale with a local realtor while they're on vacation. and then, putting spinner hub caps on the investigator lieutenant's car to pimp his ride for him. >> all part of the sad toork real lives of public servants remembered today and held in spirit for generations to follow. >> law enforcement officers were joined with people from around the bay area and beyond who came to pay respects at hp pavilion. >> after the service there was a very sobering scene. a gauntlet as they called it, of uniformed police and firefighters lined the streets. as it went by, among those on hand officers from oakland. a city that knows whale a day like this

detective butch baker born to be a police officer, they say, he was a good one. in 28 years he never lost his humanity. even when three defense attorneys were about to cross examine him in a murder trial. here is chief

loren "butch" baker error and det.zabeth butler were both shot and killed by jeremy goulet when it came as house on february 26th while investigating a misdemeanor sexual assault case. hundreds of friends family, and other members of the community gathered last night at santa cruz memorial cemetery chapel to pay their respects to the fallen officers. their coffins were draped with american flags. those casket's right now are at h-p pavilion in san jose where the funeral service will take place at noon today. mike pelton is live outside the h-p pavilion with the details. >> 15,000 people can fill h- p pavilion at the funeral is held here in san jose and not santa cruz because such a large crowd is expected. the procession will begin in santa cruz are around 845 this morning. a motorcade will travel along highway 17 to san jose. the memorial service begins at noon and will last about several hours of about 3:00. those in santa cruz and cannot make the trip to san jose the kaiser permanente aery now will open its doors an

. >> i know that the men and women of this department are committed to honoring the legacy of butch and elizabeth. we are committed to serving our community, who have reached out and supported us in our time of need. we are inspired, and, really, sustained by those kind words. >> we are seeing a lot of sheriff deputies from santa cruz county, of course, those folks are protecting the city on behalf of the santa cruz officers who are attending the memorial today. everyone who is showing up here at kaiser permanente arena are getting this, the memory cards to remember both officers. we are live in santa cruz today for abc7 news. >> memorial bracelets are available to the public in honor of the fallen officers and we tell you about that in a few moments but right now, abc7 news reporter reporter, david, is live from the motorcade procession. >> it was powerful to watch because all of the procession vehicles exited in san jose on the julian street off-ramp and they had to make a short turn to go into the pavilion. people were aware this procession would come through the neighborhood so they

. >> 31-year-old butch baker, played with a ten assous investigators. >> he would wear shorts evening on the coldest days. >> he leaves behind daughters and a son. >> former american idol contestant, james durbin sang. he is a santa cruz native. >> durbin sang arms wide open. he knew detective butch baker as a chaperone in school dances when she was growing up. >> those who stayed behind found ways to honor the public servants. >> thousands of people hit the streets of santa cruz for this had morning's police perception. >> i think the community's quite shopped -- precession. as hundreds of vehicles drove past they stood? silence, some tearing up, some absolutes. one woman said her city lost something beyond the detectives. >> innocence, definitely. we've seen it, we've been watching it. it's sad. >> at santa cruz floral, the business of arranging and delivering flowers, we've dona, lot of flowers for our police department and we want to be here for the community. >> something to bring the community together in a difficult time and wanted to show my support. >> there were no dryize wh

loren "butch baker" and detective elizbeth butler who were killed in the line of duty.n jose. law enforcement, firefighters and other emergency responders participated in the three-mile long motorcade. which ended at the h-p pavilion where the memorial service was held. the two and a half hour memorial included eulogies from fellow poilice officers, state attorney general kamala harris and former defense secretary leon panetta. the most emotional moments came from family members: sergeant baker's daughter describing her love for her father. and detective baker's partner promising to take care of their children. with their oldest son clutching a teddy bear and wearing his mother's police cap. let's take a listen. ♪ >> we gathered to remember a mother. an inspiration to all of us. we gathered to remember a father, husband, a mentor, and a friend. >> butch and elizabeth you will forever be remembered. >> butch baker was the goat to person. >> heave mentor, he was a - go to guy....d. addy you'll never know how many lessons you taught me. >> elizabeth was the voice for those

in the very first person that visited that defense attorney was butch baker. asking him... are you okay? is there anything i can do for you? >> as one police officer said to me beforehand there have been too many of these events recently. everyone of them seems to add a heavier load to the one before that. by now, he says it's a very heavy weight. >> tributes began before memorials started at hp pavilion. hundreds of people lined highway 17 to watch the procession of 200 car goes by. firefighters from watsonville were there to salute the motorcade. it was quite a sight. hundreds lined the streets as a flag draped down at the entrance of hp pavilion. >> law enforcement came from ash the state to the memorial. laura anthony joins with us more on that. laura? >> people began lining up before the motorcade arrived here this morning. many of them were from law enforcement community well aware that they, too, put their lives on the line every day. thousands of police officers from as far as nork po nork and maryland converged on hp pavilion wearing black bands on badges. ones sig

it is in honor of loren butch baker and sergeant butler.blamed a suspected drunk driver for a hit-and-run in santa clara early this morning. >>> witnesses say the suspect rear-ended a white pickup truck smashing it into a tree suffering major head injuries. he was able to track town the suspect a short time later. >>> a stabbing happened 2:00 a.m. and the victim is in surgery as we speak. police were able to catch suspect in the case and investigators do not believe it was gang related or even a robbery attempt. >>> a storm which is moving across the country is taking aim at new england. a reporter joins us from the coastal town of massachusetts and just to give you an idea, you are about an hour away from boston, it was rough behind you -- it looks rough behind you right now. >>> as you mentioned, we are around an hour away in the coastal town of massachusetts and this is before the storm and the people here are preparing themselves for the worst. >> reporter: the new england shoreline is shoring up. >> i actually have to watch the tide ch

butch's mailbox right next to his son's.ends and coworkers say butch loved his family so much, the proof was in that big smile of his. he was born september 16, 1961. grew up in saratoga attended high school at bellarmine prep in san jose. sergeant baker is a 28-year veteran of the santa cruz police department who had actually talked about retiring soon. the department promoted him to sergeant in 1997. friends and colleagues remember him as a remarkable teacher, investigator and prankster and somebody who wore shorts regardless of the weather. >>> 38-year-old detective elizabeth butler is survived by her mother louise, grandmother, sister, long-time partner peter wu and their two sons, joaquin and stillan. she was born on march 16, 1974 in boulder, colorado. she attended bishop montgomery high school in torrence and uc- santa cruz. she graduated in 1996. detective butler is a 10-year veteran of the department. her colleagues say she excelled at interviewing both suspects and victims. and her impressive testimony in court. ma

detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler were society alleged killed lastlet about a sexual assault. >> after giving so much to the community and to be taken like that, just severe tragedy. >> i just respect them and care for them and i know this is a loss of a brother and a sister. >> reporter: the service is being held in san jose because there was no venue large enough in santa cruz. the funeral procession leaves at 8:45 from the santa cruz boardwalk, 200 vehicles will be traveling 33 miles tanking highway 17 to 85 to 87 and then exiting on julian. once the service starts, we are expecting in attendance governor brown, california attorney general harris and james durban a santa cruz native set to perform. the memorial service is going to begin at noon. it lasts three hours until 3 p.m. at hp pavilion. >>> there will be two locations in santa cruz where people can watch the services on big screens. one is the kaiser permanente arena at 140 front street. the other is at the del mar theater at 1124 pacific avenue. the live video feed from hp pavilion begins

loren "butch baker". and detective elizabeth butler. two- and -a- half- hour memorial included eulogies from fellow police officers, state attorney general kamala harris and former defense secretary leon panetta. governor brown was also in attendance today. the most emotional moments came from family members. ♪ >> we gather to remember a mother, a partner, an inspiration to all of us. we gathered to remember a father, husband, mentor and a friend. >> butch and elizabeth youth will forever be remembered. >> push baker was the go to guy and--butch baker. >> daddy i will love you more than you'll ever know i will carry the morals, at the, lessons that you installed on me, early on. >> elizabeth was the voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. she worked tirelessly to see that even the meek had a speak of justice. she committed herself to be a fierce warrior on crime and injustice. >> that was my colleague and more importantly she was my friend. we are both mothers. both women in law enforcement and both people that got involved in

and detective sergeant butch baker left behind a family, and the childhood sweetheart he married and their three children. he was remembered at a detective's detective. a scholarship fund is set up in honor of the officers. santa cruz businesses have already committed $125,000. if you would like to make a donation we have a link on our website at abc7news.com under "oh see it on tv." >> panetta said the military may have looked the other way in the face of the troubled former social whose killed the two police officers. he was a guest speaker at the memorial. panetta recently left the pentagon and acknowledged the gunman, goulet, may have fallen through the cracks while serving in the military. >> many of their friends, relatives, buddies, superiors, looked the other way. at some point, somebody pays a price. >> goulet shot sergeant baker and detective butler while they tried to interview him. the sexual assault suspect was later killed in a shoot out with police. >> big homeless sweep in san jose at 8:30 a.m. police will clear 100 people from the encampment near the river park. the

memorial plans are now set if sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. abc7 news reporter is live at the santa cruz police department with the latest. cornell? >> as of 8:00 this morning, santa cruz police officers are back on the street. you better believe, many in the community are happy to have them back on patrol after losing two officers in the line of duty this week. this memorial tribute to them continues to grow. santa cruz police officers returned to the streets this morning in a convoy as santa cruz county deputies stood at attention. they were patrolling on behalf of officers during their time of mourning for two disks killed in the line of future. an emotional man came. >> i wanted to come back and support the officers. this is a difficult job they do. first thing i wanted to see them off and let them know we love them and we support them. >> it felt good. really good. it was the honorary passing of the guards. >> another officer thanked the deputies for protecting the city. the first call was a broken traffic light saying that it is good to

green and people are believing flowers and noteses and candled to honor county detective sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth but her murdered on tuesday by jeremy goulet. we are learning new details about his past. besides misdemeanor convictions for being a peeping tom he faced two rape charges while in the army in 2006 which could put him away for life. we spoke with his defense attorney. the first alleged rape happened after a party days after arriving at wheeler army airfield in honolulu. >> the women at the party retired for the evening and went back into her home, locked the doors, and goulet was accuses of crawling through the bathroom window and raping her. >> the second alleged rape happened two months later, despite seriousness of both charges in hawaii, goulet truck -- struck a plea deal for less than honorable discharge. the detective spoke to goulet through a door for 20 minutes and then he ambushed them through a side door. he was shot dead by police later. a bullet from the shooting graze add woman who was walking two blocks away. she was not hurt. a briefing for

later today the caskets of sergeant loran "butch" baker and officer elizabeth butler will go on display for a public viewing at santa cruz memorial between 3:00 and 8:00 tonight. then their remains will be transported to the hp pavilion for tomorrow's noon service. more than 200 law enforcement vehicles will join in the 33-mile funeral procession starting at 8:45 in the morning at the boardwalk parking lot. from there it will wind through santa cruz, go over highway 17, 285, 287 and final toll the hp pavilion. the procession will take up both lanes of highway 17 at 30 to 40 miles per hour. you'll be able to follow but not pass. drivers should also expect rolling road closures. nbc bay area will provide live coverage of the memorial service on air and online starting at noon. two venues in santa cruz will be showing the service live on big screens. doors open at kaiser permanente arena on front street tomorrow morning, the del mar theatre will also host a viewing. we've learned that some of the plants that have been deposited here at this temporary memorial will find a permanent location

also being remembered is sergeant loran baker, known as butch.he father of three had spent 28 years at the santa cruz police department and was nearing retirement. baker acted as a mentor to young officers throughout his entire career. he grew up in saratoga and graduated from bellarmine college prep in san jose. >> a special tribute happening during today's public memorial over at the hp pavilion. nbc bay area's christie smith is live at san jose international airport where a flag that once flew over ground zero after the 9/11 attacks was flown in. >> reporter: good morning. you could hear a pin drop inside of the airport terminal when the u.s. honor flag arrived here this morning on behalf of the two fallen police officers. it's been to more than 1,000 services and events across the country. it's been on the space shuttle, it's been at ground zero. and this morning, it's here in san jose. they stood at attention outside the gate waiting for a bittersweet moment. >> the gilroy police department is assisting the santa cruz police department. this

. >> santa cruz police lauren butch baker and elizabeth butler being honored at a public memorial today starting at noon them both died february 26th after they were gunned down while interviewing a sexual assault suspect. >> family, friends and officers will gather this morning in santa cruz for the procession to san jose. people will start to arrive at the san jose boardwalk. the procession will exit just north of downtown and drive a few blocks to the hp pal vilion. >> marla, good morning. >> reporter: jon and laura, good morning. hp pavilion not used to hosting events like this but they are ready for it all the same. officials expect 18,000 to 20,000 people to show up here a little bit later this morning to pay their final respects to sergeant lauren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. the the procession once it makes the 33-mile trek from santa cruz is expected to arrive at hp pavilion closer to 10:00 this morning. it will include more than 200 law enforcement vehicles. the memorial is scheduled to start at noon as you mentioned. inside we can tell you crews spent yesterday

thousands are expected to pay their respects to sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabethec is in san jose this morning where the memorial is scheduled for noon at hp pavilion. anne. >> reporter: people from all around the country, officers from all sorts of different police departments are going to come here in solidarity to hp pavilion here behind me. the capacity is 18,000 people. they are expecting about 15,000. now, last night there was a public viewing, a memorial service, at santa cruz memorial funeral home. friends, family, fellow officers and people who didn't even know the officers came to pay respects and say good-bye. detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler were shot and killed last week while questioning jeremy goulet about a sexual assault. goulet was later killed by other responding officers. but today it is all about baker and butler. >> they've given so much to the community. and to be taken like that, severe tragedy. >> i just respect them and care for them, and i know this is a loss of a brother and a sister. >> reporter: th

the first day back on the job for santa cruz police officers following tuesday's killing of sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. >>> and tragic news this evening from the annual escape from alcatraz triathlon in san francisco. this morning, we know it's grueling, but this morning a man from austin, texas died as he began the swim portion of the race. race officials believe the 46-year-old must have suffered a massive cardiac event during the first part of the triathlon which begins at alcatraz island. we talked with the race organizer, who says in the race's 3-year history, nearly 100,000 athletes have participated and this is the first time someone has died. >> the gentleman received assistance right when it happened. i mean, that's all you can ask for if you're an athlete. if you're an athlete and something happens, you want to get assistance as soon as something happens to you in the water or on the bike or on the run. and he got that assistance today. unfortunately, any type of assistance we could give him, it just wasn't enough. >> the triathletes hit chillier waters t

thousands are expected to pay their respects to sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth. anne makovec smack in san jose this morning where the memorial will be held inside hp pavilion. >> reporter: thousands of people are expected to come here around 15,000. this venue holds up to 18,000 people. a lot more will be watching it this afternoon on television. people from all over the country will gather to pay their respects. last night there was a public viewing at santa cruz memorial funeral home. the two flag-draped caskets were guarded by fellow officers as people who knew loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler and people who didn't filed past to say good-bye. the officers were gunned down last week outside the home of jeremy goulet. they had gone there to question him and they were ambushed. other officers then killed goulet. but the focus today is on how baker and butler lived and a community coming together. we heard from a former spokesman who knew them well. >> it's important that everybody celebrates and grease together their lives. it's tough to do on your own s

photo and video of sergeant butch baker and investigative officer elizabeth butler projected above and then 3 hours of heart felt words. >> she was tall. she was soft. fv she was willowy. >> she always gave herself permission to party. she loved to dance. >> elizabeth butler remarkable woman. not only for work as detective but also for her dedication as a mother of 2 young sons. from her partner peter a promise. >> i whispered to her that would i take care of our boys. of and make sure if they would always know what a great person before their mom was. i promise that her son would grow up to be up right, ton gentle, and to be loving. >> they might have been a lot leak sergeant butch baker who married his childhood sweet heart and leaves behind 2 children. today we heard how this medal of valor winner was a detective's detective. >> in the 28 years if of that butch saw the grity side of police work fv she never lost his compassion and his humanit humanity. >>reporter: nor did he last his sense of humor as practical joker. >> everything from helping to finance an ad for 6:00 a.m. garage

. ♪ >> surrounded by a sea of more than 8,000 men and women in uniform, the families of sergeant butchaker and detective elizabeth butler walked down the aisle in san jose. butler's is 5-year-old son joaquin wore his mother's police cap. governor jerry brown, attorney general kamala harris, and former secretary of defense leon panetta paid respects to the two officers gunned down in the line of duty. >> these two fine officers on that tuesday afternoon did not look the other way. they drew the line. they were doing their job. and they paid the ultimate price. but in so doing, they saved the lives of others. >> officers and sheriff's deputies from across the state stood shoulder to shoulder to honor the legacy of the fallen officers. friends and coworkers described butch baker as a tenacious truth seeker who always bed with honor and worked hundreds of cases. >> he was the go-to guy. >> baker was also known for his sense of humor, his love of a good prank and for his devotion his three kids and his wife. beth butler's sister sboek about her younger sister who loved serving her community

. >> a memorial service for the two murdered santa cruz officers detective sgt loran butch butler andectable baker and a detective elizabeth butler is scheduled for tomorrow. >> and 2 mi. long motorcade procession will make its way through santa cruz. we will air the service live on kron fours 247 bay area's news channels for the lastest news and traffic comcast 193 digital channel 4.2. >> the dow rocketed to the highest level on record. and some analysts believe the stock market will climb even higher if more people want to get in on the profits. >> the dow climbed more than 100 with five points to close a record high of 14,253, beating its record by 89 points set in 2007. >> the nasdaq gained 42 points to close at 3002 to 24. >> and the s and p 500 rose 14 points to close at 1005 budget 39 within striking distance of its record close of 1005 under 65. >> venezuela for term president, hugo chavez has died. he was 58 years old. at times his career in public office, chavez made headlines, sometimes controversy a one, far beyond his country's borders. fall is bent cordridan takes a look

the flowers and candles are in memory of sergeant butch baker and officer elizabeth butler.e trying to question jeremy goulet through a door about a sexual assault for 20 minutes when goulet burst through another door with two guns and opened fire on baker and butler. the officers never had a chance to defend themselves. vetors say goulet stole their body armor and guns and later returned to the scene and got into a gun battle with officers who shot and killed jeremy goul ter goulet. the memorial services will be at the kaiser permanente arena on thursday march 7th at 11:00 a.m. santa cruz police officers are back on patrol this morning and the chief is asking the public give the officers all the support they can. >> arturo, thanks very much. >>> i'll call it running weather. that's what we have lately. i just love it, christina loren. it's so nice. >> i bet you have been enjoying it. air quality has been great as well, marla and terry. that gives you even more reason to get on out there and enjoy it. the one thing we do have to deal with as you probably noticed the bay area

thousands are expected to pay their respects to loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler.s moved from santa cruz where the officers were killed to san jose because this is a bigger venue here behind me. hp pavilion holds 18,000 people and is expected to be close to pass once everybody arrives this morning. yesterday and last night there was a public viewing at santa cruz memorial funeral home. the two flag-draped caskets were guarded by fellow officers as those people who knew loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler and people who didn't know them filed past to say their good-byes. >> the two detectives were gunned down outside the home of sexual assault suspect jere

the latest information released by police is that detective elizabeth butler and sergeant loran butch baker were shot and killed at the doorstep of the gunman jeremy goulet's home on tuesday. he shot them after the officers interviewed him through the door for about ten minutes. it happened so fast there was no time for them to call for help. detectives haven't said how many bullets goulet fired but one of them ended up striking a woman on nearby stanford avenue. grazing her in the leg. she was shaken up but her injuries were not serious. when officers tracked down goulet he was holding guns in both hands and opened fire. they shot back and killed him. investigators say goulet had a passport and plane ticket to new mexico on him. the police chief says the traumatic events on the day is weighing heavily on officers and asked people yesterday to show support when they see the officers today. >> when you see our officers out patrolling our streets tomorrow, please provide them with all of the love and support you can. it's been a tough two days here at the police department. we've presid

elizabeth butler and mother of two and a ten-year veteran of the force along with sergeant loran "butchker, a father of three, who served the department for 28 years. this morning we have live coverage of today's memorial and motorcade. mike inouye will look at the traffic impact. marla tellez is live at the hp pavilion where that service will be held. but we start things off with bob redell who joins us live in santa cruz where the long procession to honor these two fallen officers will be starting just hours from right now. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. in roughly two hours leaving this staging area right by the santa cruz boardwalk. you can see some of the motorcycle officers that will be leading the two-mile procession that will include roughly 200 vehicles from law enforcement, fire, first responders and of course the family. they'll be taking a 33-mile ride from santa cruz over to summit into san jose arriving finally at the hp pavilion for this afternoon's memorial service in honor of sergeant loran baker and officer elizabeth butler, two santa cruz po

a memorial service for the two murdere officers detective sgt :loran butch baker, and a detective elizabeth butler is being set to begin at noon today. you can see the american flag. today's memorial service will begin and noon at the h-p pavilion and san jose. it will be a mile long motorcade. it will be from santa cruz to san jose. it is scheduled to begin at 845 and ride in san jose between 1030 and 11. there will be rolling road closures impacting surface streets in santa cruz. highways 17, 85, and 87 along with road closures in san jose leading to h people billion. >> if any of the streets are part of your morning commute, you are advised to take an alternate route. we will bring you live coverage of today's memorial service. you could find it on for the lastest news and traffic comcast 193 digital channel 4.2. >> of our coverage will begin at noon at the start of a service. you can also watch it on line. will be streaming in on live on our web site kron4.com. >> in other headlines. a woman is dead after a mauling by an african lion at an exotic cat sanctuary near fresno. ed payne tell

they are in memory of sergeant butch baker and elizabeth butler.to question goulet about a sexual assault when he burst through a door with two guns and opened fire on baker and butler shooting and killing them. the officers never had a chance to defend themselves. investigators say goulet returned to the scene and got into a gun battle with a team of six officers who then shot and killed jeremy goulet. the memorial services for will be held at the kaiser permanente arena in santa cruz on thursday, march 7th at 11:00 a.m. san jose police officers after two days are going back on patrol this morning. for the last two days officers with chp and with the sheriff's department have been filling in for them. we're live in santa cruz, i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >> thank you. a triple murder suspect is now in jail and will appear in court next week in connection with a shooting and fiery crash on the vegas strip. police arrested 26-year-old aamar harris. he is accused of shooting cherry and then he slammed into a taxi killing both team inside

one in which he released new details reguarding the shooting deaths of detective sergeant butch baker detective elizabeth butler. wowak says the two had been talking to jeremy goulet on the outside of a closed door to this house when things took a turn for the worse. one of the shots hit a bystander in the leg. while traumitized that woman is okay. goulet is then believed to have taken both of the officers guns and baker?s body armor. a short time later officers had narrowed down the search?their was a shootout and goulet, who investigators say was planning to leave the state, was killed. kron four is uncovering new information that paints the shooter - jeremy goulet - as a career criminal.who allegedy raped women, and repeatedly looked into victim's windows. >> here's a timeline of his run-ins with the law. goulet was cited twice in san diego for prowling and once in 1999 and once in 2000. fast forward to 2006 in hawaii. two different women while goulet was not charged in either alleged rape. one year later.in 2007.goulet was arrested in of charges. police say goulet was peeping on a

. >> a memorial service for the two murder santa cruz officers and detectives sgt loran "butch " baker and detective elizabeth butler, is scheduled for tomorrow. >> we will air the service on our 24-7 news channel comcast channel 193. >> the dow rocketed to the highest level on record. some analysts believe that the stock market will climb even higher as more people want to get in on profits. the dow climbed more than 125 points to close a record high of 14,253, beating its record by 89 points set in 2007. the nasdaq gained 42 points to close at 3224. the s&p 500 rose 14 points to close at 1539 when striking distance of its record close of 1565. >> we will be right back. whatwh makes your family smile? backflipfls and cartwheels. love, wa, rmth. here, retry this. mmmm, ok! ching! g! i likeli the fact that there's lotslo of different tastes going on. mmmm! ! breakfaskft i'm vem ry impressed. th is is ia great cerece! ho ney buy nches of oats. i hei ar you crunching. s things fun. sometimes she lets us pick out stuff we love, like sunnyd. she likes that it has 40% less sugar than most re

sergeant loran "butch" baker. and detective elizabeth butler. is scheduled for tomorrow.ron 4's 24- 7 bay area news channel. tonight. a viewing just wrapped up in santa cruz-- in advnace of tomorrows ceremony. thousands of people. including governor jerry brown. are expected to attend tomorrow. kron 4's grant lodes has a precession route. grant? >> now we'll show you the route for tomorrow morning's memorial. the procession will have a significant impact on traffic. it will begin at 8:45 tomorrow morning here at the boardwalk parking lot in santa cruz at third and beach streets. from there, the motorcade will go up third, cross the san lorenzo river.right on san lorenzo boulevard, then north on ocean to highway 17. both lanes of highway 17 will be used all the way to the south bay. from 17.the mortorcade heads south on highway 85. then north on highway 87. get off at julian stret in san jose. take julian street to autumn street.which leads the procession to hp pavilion. it's a 33 mile trip.and speeds will only be about 30 - 4o miles per hour. drivers will not be allowed t

investigators say the sergeant butch baker in the text of the elizabeth butler, who were gunned down on tuesday were ambushed. santa cruz county sheriff phil wowak says the the two officers have been tapptalking to the suspect, jeremy gouley, on the outside of a closed door to his house when they is took a turn for the worse. >> one of the shot hit a bystander in the leg. that woman is doing ok this morning. goulet is them believed have taken both of officers guns and baker's body armor. a short time that the officers near dallas research there was a shootout between the police and goulet. investigators say that he was planning to leave the state before he was gunned down by the officers. >> coming up at 6:30 a.m. we will hear from a man who fought jeremy goulet six years ago when he caught him peepee and his girlfriend inside of their house. >> stay with kron4 as we continue to track the latest in the santa cruz shooting. you could also find continuous updates on our facebook and walter pages. >> new pictures are coming in the news from overnight of a large wild fire that is burning

loren "butch" bad offidet. elizabeth butler were both shot and killed by jeremy goulet when it came as house on february 26th while investigating a misdemeanor sexual assault case. hundreds of family friends and members of the community gathered last night is that the crews memorial cemetery chapel the bathers backs of all officers. the coffins were draped with american flags. >> if you can see officers are already here. they were getting equipment ready to go refreshments. one long procession will clogged highways 17. you do not plan to be in this area, stay away from highway 17. this is according to officers, it will be a long slow drive from here to san jose. they want to make sure that today all 84 officers from the santa cruz police and army could be in attendance. the santa cruz county sheriff's department, of chp as well as the monterey county sheriff's apartment are stepping up to make sure to patrol the streets of santa cruz to make sure this place is safe while those officers are and attendance. >> th

santa cruz police sergeant loran "butch" baker and officer elizabeth butler were shot to death last tuesday. at 3:00 this an, there will be a public -- this afternoon, there will be a public viewing at santa cruz memorial on ocean street until 8:00 tonight. >>> a public memorial for the officers is set for tomorrow at noon. that will be at hp pavilion in downtown san jose following a motorcade from santa cruz. you can watch tomorrow's service live right here on kpix 5. >>> switching gears, the big news today we have some rain for the first time in a long time really. >> i know. we needed this, right? >> yeah, absolutely. significant storm system making its way through the bay area finally seeing that rainfall showing up out there and well, we are going to see more of it. we're not done yet. but the main cold front has moved on through a little early on. the winds were whipping and rain was coming down. we are still seeing rainfall but making its way further south. toward san jose, just to the north in milpitas, heavier rainfall sliding through there. [ no audio ] [ please stand by ] [ pleas

the memorial service for the two murdered officers -- detective sergeant loran "butch" baker. and detective elizabeth butler-- is set to begin at noon tomorrow. this evening -- friends, family, and members of the community. gathered at santa cruz memorial cemetary chapel. to pay their respects during a public viewing displaying the coffins of the two santa cruz officers. the coffins were draped with american flags. and people in attendance wiped away tears and mourned the loss of the two officers kron4's grant lodes maps out tomorrow's funeral procession. again -- you can watch the service for the two santa cruz officers. live on kron 4's 24-7 bay area news channel -- comcast 193. and it will also be streaming live on our website kron4.com. coming up -- questions about safety are surfacing after a woman is fatally mauled at an california cat sanctuary. plus: hopes for a local super bowl -- very soon. as mayors from across the bay area. get together today at the new 49ers stadium. from beautyrest40% and posturepedic.ets save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. the

the public memorial for detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth baker will be held tomorrow and it has been moved to the h.p. pavillion in san jose to accommodate a larger crowd. a motorcade from santa cruz will precede the memorial. our live coverage begins at 11 a.m. right here. >> a suspected carjacker who was shot by san francisco police last night is expected to survive. the shooting happened after a chase through the city's bayview district, the driver of a stolen bmw was cornered in a deadend and police say he backed into an officer. >> the officer was knocked to the ground. the bmw re-positioned itself and about to agree forward. the officer was vulnerable. he could have been seriously injured or killed. two of the brother officers fired at the bmw striking the driver one time. >> it was it seems to men the day before and the carjacker had a shotgun. police are looking into whether the suspect could be involved with a series of recent armed robberies. >> it is the latest in a string of officer-involved shootings, there have been six. two in san francisc

detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler will shot to death while on thee have team coverage this morning with amy hollyfield live outside the pavilion in san jose where the memorial will take place. we will begin with cornell bernard live in santa cruz. cornell? >> santa cruz is getting ready to say goodbye to two local heroes in preparations that are underway beginning the here at the santa cruz beach boardwalk. this is where a police motorcade procession will begin at 8:45 to the public memorial in san jose. many police officers are gathering here in this parking lot and the motorcade is expected to be two miles long, a tribute to detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler killed in the line of duty february 26 by an armed 17. last night, the flag draped cassettes were part of a viewing with hundreds mourners maying their respect. police from around the country will be at the memorial today. >> we have had departments from all over the united states, actually. we have a gentleman here, a lieutenant from idaho. we have officers coming, i

the walk through for sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler is from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on ocean street. the memorial service is thursday at h.p. pavilion. the public service is scheduled to begin at noon and we will broadcast it here, live, going at 11 a.m. on abc7 news. >> we are learning new information about the three people accused of stealing a lux i didn't sail -- a lux i didn't -- a luxury sailboat. amy hollyfield spoke with the police chief of sausalito. >> we got a lot of new information, katie, including the moral of the story which is, don't leave your keys on your boat. another thing she wants to emphasize, if you know that something is off in your town, say something about it. the actions of a person here, really, that helped the case. >> police are getting a look at the yacht and think they have figured out how it was stolen from the harbor in sausalito. >> the boat itself doesn't -- has evidence they forced entry and some keys were on the boat so once they gained entry to the boat they were able to start the engine with a key. >> the three people were arr

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