n while while is the former task force commander and accused with chris butler to steal and sell drugvidence. five of those dismissed cases are drug related, ten are prostitution cases, five or sheriff's d.w.i. and drug cases. >> the reason these cases are being dismissed is because of the involvement of norm wielsh. >> also seven charges were filed against pinati. he was accused of selling illegal steroids. >>> we have a traffic alert to tell you about. caltrans is about to launch a new bypass project near the bay bridge toll plaza. late night crews will align the eastbound traffic lanes. this is video of that project. westbound lanes will be realigned next year. the project is expected to be finished by mid 2013. >> we're getting a unique look at baby walrus before its even born take a look. this is the latest ultrasound technology and it shows the walrus still in the mother's womb. color version will really show off the baby's features. the mother is set to give birth this month. in the last 80 years only 11 walruskafs have been born in an zoo. >> it may be a small world. but this

that's when he was approached by two women believed to be connected to chris butler, a former cop and private investigator charged with working with law enforcement to set up people and sell drugs. rios says the women wanted to meet with him. >> they wanted me to basically take one of my firearms so they can hang out with me and basically take nude photos with the firearm. >> reporter: the meeting place, chevy's in san ramon. >> i just think it's crazy for police officers to do something like that but i hope others aren't like that. >> reporter: the richmond police chief put out a statement saying the two officers have been placed on administrative leave and are no longer with the explorer program. richmond pd is working with the d.a.'s office and the fbi to see if any laws are being violated. rios and torrez had the community's support. >> being tailed, trailed, spied on, set up. whoa, where are we? so i think that we are going to ask for a full investigation. >> reporter: and they say they still want to be cops. >> certain people do certain things. it's not the whole entire police d

. >> reporter: authorities are investigating whether the alleged setup involved this man, chris butler. he is the private eye who was arrested in february accused of drug dealing and setting up similar dui traps. >> i guess now basically you can't trust nobody. >> reporter: rios and torres say they are shocked but not jaded and they still look up to the richmond police. >> i don't think everybody in the police department is actually bad you know. there's a lot of good guys in that police department that i gave all due respect to all those guys out there. >> reporter: in a statement the richmond police chief reiterated that the officers were placed on administrative leave and said they have been separated from any duties and responsibilities associated with the explorers program. we were not able to speak to either of the officers. but one of them, thomas, did speak to the "chronicle." he called both rios and torres compulsive liars, quote. >> at this point, it's just those two young men who came forward? the program is big, involves a lot more teenagers than that. >>> that's right. and

officers thomas and harris are accused of hiring chris butler, a private investigator, to set up two of their recruits because the young officers had reported them to internal affairs. he reportedly hired women to get the two recruits drunk and have them drive past another officer who would make a pre- arranged traffic stop. but one of the recruits was apparently tipped off. contra costa county prosecutors say butler is a former antioch police officer who works with law enforcement to set people up for arrest. >>> san jose will drastically reduce the number of medical marijuana dispensaries. in a 6-5 vote last night the city council voted to limit the number of pot collected to ten. currently 110 are operating in the city. under the new regulations the collectors will be limited to commercial and industrial areas and they must grow their marijuana on site. >> that will only leave a very select hand few cooperative that have the physical space to be on site. luckily we're 6400 square feet so we will be able to accommodate that. >> the selection process for the ten collectives will be

that's when he was approached by two women believed to be connected to chris butler. a former cop and private investigator charged with working with law enforcement to set up people and sell drugs. rios said the women wanted to meet with almost. >> they wanted me to basically take one of my firearm and so they can hang out with me and basically take photos. >> the meeting place, chevy's in san ramon. >> i think it is crazy for police officers to do something like. that i hope others aren't like that. >> the richmond police chief put out a statement saying the two officers have been placed on administrative leave and are no long we are the explorer program. richard mond pd is working the d.a.'s office and the fbi to see if any laws are being vial aid. resxoes torres had the community support. >> being trailed, tailed, spied organize set up. whoa! where are we? so i think that we are going to ask for a full investigation. >> they say they still want to be cops. >> certain people do certain things. it is not the whole entire police department that actually work in that w

. >>> private investigator chris butler is due in court this morning. the former ant ti okay police officer is accused of setting up people for drunk driving and other arrested when they tried to question his performance. the officers are accused of illegally buying guns from volunteers of the explorer program. >>> well, federal reports say large berkeley national laboratory allowed some subcontractors to hire employees that used social security numbers that belonged to dead people. inspectors reviewed more than 200 tax forms from contractors and found that 32 workers lacked the required documentation like social securtiy cards, driver's licenses or permanent residence cards. in a statement the lab said it's taking steps to ensure that subcontractorsful all of the rules. >>> a san francisco parking space experiment that charges drivers based on the demand, well, it's up and running this morning. you can check real time parking available and pricing online by going to sf park.org. also, there's a free downloadable app for iphone users starting today. the

and he and private investigator, chris butler face 28 felony counts accused of stealing and selling seized drug evidence. >> i just want to say sorry to friends and family. my agency. law enforcement in general. >> and wednesday, the vallejo attorney introduced a lawsuit against welsh, another agent and three antioch police officers claiming they stole private property. >> we're alleging these individuals are conducting a pattern of a continuing criminal enterprise whether abusing courts and police authority to seize jewelry, money, and other personal affects from the law-abiding citizen autos he and including the lawsuit claims much of the search was done without a warrant and the owners had personal items. even victoria's secret gift card, seized but never returned. they were never charged with a crime. welsh acknowledge there's is some resemblance but says the man in the images is not him. >> to me this looks like the officer has tattoos. if you look at the hair, it's not the same. the build is not the same. we wear different rate gear f i've doning in smg wrong i'll admit to it f it's

former head of the central contra costa county narcotics task force welsh and private investigators chris butler face 28 felony counts accused of stealing and selling seized drug evidence. >> i want to say i'm very sorry to my friends, my family, my agency l, law enforcement in general. >> these officers are acting like mobsters and gangsters. >>reporter: wednesday vallejo attorney announced multi-million dollar civil rights lawsuit against welsh. another agents and antioch police officers claiming they stole private property during warrant searches. >> we are alleging these individuals are conducting a pattern of continuing criminal enterprise abusing the court and police authority to seize jewelry, money, currency, and other personal effects from these law abiding citizens. >>reporter: he provided these surveillance photo and video showing the officers including a man he claims is welsh searching the grow it yourself store in antioch in 2009. the lawsuit claims much of the serve was done without a warrant. and that the owner of the store the o'toole had personal items even victoria secret gift

. >>> controversial private investigator chris butler is due in court this morning.ler is the former antioch police officer accused of setting people up for drunk driving and other arrests. prosecutors say butler worked with two richmond police officers who are now leaving the department as a result of a scandal. those officers are accused of illegally buying guns for volunteers from the department's explorer program so that the young men could work for the officer's private security firm. butler reportedly set up one of those young men to be trapped for a drunk driving arrest after he went to internal affairs about the scandal. >>> time now 6:47. taxing soda may generate a lot of money for struggling california schools. that's according to a new study released today by the california center for public health advocacy. researchers say a one cent per ounce tax of sodas would raise an estimated $1.4 billion for school districts and also pay for childhood obesity programs all over the state. locally it would raise $51 million for alameda county schools, $39 million for

. >> authorities are investigating whether the alleged setup involved this man chris butler, the private eye arrested in february accused of drug dealing and setting up similar dui traps. but my guess now you can't really trust nobody. they are shocked but not jaded and still look up to the richmond police. >> my dream is becoming a police officer and working in the city of richmond some day, too. >> reporter: in a statement the richmond police chief reiterated that the officers were placed on administrative leave and separated from any duties and responsibilities associated with the explorer programs. we were not able to get in touch with either of the two officers who are being investigated right now. however, one of them told the san francisco chronicle that the two young men involved in this case are compulsive liars. allan? >> christin, are these the only two teenagers coming forward that are part of this program? >> as far as we know these are the only two who have spoken out. however there may be more than a dozen others involved in the explorers program and who ended up working f

not only does it involve the two officers but involves a man named chris butler who is a private investigator. might remember his name because he was charged along with a contra costa county drug agent with stealing drugs from evidence locker trying to sell them other drug dealers. complicated story. i'm going to have more details for you later on mornings on 2 and try to talk to richmond police to get their side of the story. live in richmond, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is now 6:37. well, new safety inspections start today for older model boeing aircraft. our reporter nicole collins standing by live in washington d.c. with more on what's leading to this new emergency audit. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that's right. the f.a.a. demanding these more intense safety inspections on these older models of 737s and with good reason. we had the incident last week with the southwest jet that had a piece of its fuse ill lodge essentially the skin of the plane tear off about a five foot long one foot wide hole resulting in mid flight they had to make an emergenc

well, controversial private investigator chris butler is due in court this morning. butler is the former antioch police officer accused of setting up people for drunk driving and other arrests. now prosecutors say butler worked with two richmond police officers who were leaving the police department as a result of a scandal. those officers are accused of illegally buying guns for volunteers from the department's explorer program so that the young men could work for the officers' private security company. butler reportedly set up one of those young men to be trapped for a drunk driving arrest. >>> well, concern is growing in morgan hill after a third sheep attack was reported raising fears of a mountain lion. since yesterday the remains of a sheep was found on west dunn avenue. bite marks appear to be those of a mountain lion. traps are set up in hopes of catching the mountain lion. >>> a new audit calling for reform of the retirement program for police and firefighters. san jose mercury news reports the audit found it was too easy for public safety employees to claim

now investigators say officers thomas and harris hired chris butler, a private investigator, to set up a drunk driving arrest. he reportedly hired women to get the young recruits drunk and then have them drive past another officer who would make a pre-arranged traffic stop. but one of the recruits was apparently tipped off. contra costa county prosecutors say butler is a former antioch police officer who works with law enforcement to set people up for arrest. >>> time now 5:05. just about eight hours from right now president obama comes here to the bay area arriving at sfo. the president's first stop, the headquarters of facebook in palo alto. that's where he'll have an online town hall meeting. then he moves onto san francisco. the president will be attending two fundraisers, a dinner at a private home and a speech at the ma sonic auditorium on knob hill. among those who have tickets to the president's speech, about three dozen members of san francisco's boys and girls club. >> i think it's pretty cool to have the opportunity to meet the president. >> when these kind of opportunities

allegedly officers thomas and harris hired chris butler, who is a private investigator, to set up a drunk driving arrest. he reportedly hired women to get the two young recruits drunk and then have them drive past another officer who would make a pre-arranged traffic stop. but one of those recruits was apparently tipped off. contra costa county prosecutors say butler is a former antioch police officer who works with law enforcement to set people up for arrest. >>> time now 6:07. testimony continues this morning in the chauncey bailey murder trial. the oakland tribune reports yesterday the judge ruled the jurors can see large portions of a secretly recorded police video. it reportedly shows yusuf bey the 4th laughing about bailey's murder. also yesterday an irs agent testified that your black muslim bakery was not paying payroll taxes and owed the irs more than a quarter million dollars. prosecutors claim bey ordered bailey's killing to keep bailey from writing about the bakery's financial problems. >>> the judge who presided over the proposition 8 trial is now at the center of a new legal

it's reported that chris butler was hired to set up a drunk driving arrest. he reportedly hired women to get the recruits drunk and then have them drive past another police officer who would make a prearranged traffic stop. but one of the recruits was hipped off. contra costa county prosecutors claim cutler is a -- butler is a former police officer who works with law enforcement to set people up for arrests. he's being indicted for stealing drugs from evidence lockers. >>> the city of vallejo is taking on the russian government. six russian sailors died in san francisco 34 in -- in m san francisco in 1863 while battling a waterfront fire. headstones in their honor were erected at a cemetery on mare island in island. they spent about $0,000 to update the -- about $20,000 toup date the -- to update the cemetery. >>> sal, you were trafficking a problem. did you find it? >> yeah. they have fire equipment on 6th street there but you want to avoid the area. it's causing a little bit of a traffic issue there. there was a fire in one of the building's trash chutes. l

butler could not sink a basket. they shot a record low 18% from the floor. meanwhile, the bay area can lay claim to two new basketball hall of famers. chrisullen is going to be enducted with the rest of the class of 2011. this is his second time in the hall of fame. he was enshrined last year at part of the olympic gold medalist dream team. >>> her team just got kicked out of the ncaa. she won her 800th game earlier this season. >> is she a pianist? >> i don't know. >> you find the connection. we will try to, too. it's 5:49 now. it's a game we play on the show. >> scott is going to have his own piano enduction music. >>> a bill signed by the governor that is changing who is responsible for the state's prisoners. >> cool stuff for android phones. >>> animated cars as well as real cars moving smoothly through the north bay. the volume is picking up. bwd ss this morning. lo >>> there may soon be no free ride in walnut creek. they will decide if the city will continue to pay for the free ride downtown trolley bus. they spend $200,000 a year to fund the program. they have three options including charging a fare or stop funding the trolley and