it's obvious that richmond police chief chris magnus is a big believer in social media.he tweets throughout the day and has plenty of followers on facebook. >> over the years, our relationship with the community has definitely improved. it's changed for the better. them being able to relate to some of the activities that we do on a daily basis besides just going out and arresting people and taking people to jail. they realize that there is a human aspect to the stuff that we do. >> the sergeant went on to tell us that social media has allowed for more transparency. she says that social media is just the newest tool to help make the community safer. >>> now to the latest of the protests in ukraine. they demanded president putin withdraw his troops from crimea. they prayed for a swift and peaceful resolution. walker has reaction from ukrainian-americans in san francisco. >> reporter: the voices were loud. the signs direct. >> the more people know about this the more they will do something against putin. >> reporter: ukrainians and their supporters held a protest in the pac

police chief, chris magnus told linda yee why the city's on going war on violence has had some success. it's a story you'll see only on 5. >> i am really happy for you. >> it wasn't always like this for the police chief. when he got to town in 2006, richmond was known as one of the most dangerous cities in america. the murder capital of california. police struggled against grim statistics. the chance of becoming a victim of violent crime was 1 in 100. >> there's a lot of frustration because of low staffing levels. i think moral was poor, related to some pay issues. >> city leaders hired magnus away from fargo, north dakota. he helped bring the crime rate down to its lowest in 30 years. >> this is a team effort and it's starting to pay off. >> the chief changed policing by a signing officers to neighborhood beats. >> he's getting out on foot. talking to neighbors, letting people know who you are so you're not just, you know, a faceless occupying force. >> he relied on the city's church leaders to help. >> trying to interact with the young men that we've collectively identified as the sh