including how they are now calling dan therrian - a person of interest.rian - who had a criminal record. including lewdness with a minor. was interviewed shortly after kevin went missing in 1984. kron four's terisa estacio talked with the chief about whether he has any regrets about how the case was handled years ago. and how he is personally committed to finding kevin's killer. >> reporter: sf police chief greg suhr had only been on the force for a few years when kevin collins went missing. >> ttthere wasn't a lead we didn't follow. from feb 10 in 1984, whatever. it was a city mission to find that boy. >> reporter: and according to suhr - it was also a peron misison then. and now. 21 25 people will say..hey >> did you find that boy. and we know exactly, they are taling about kevein collins. >> reporter: suhr says - he is not surprised that after all o fthese years, dectivtives are finding new leads - such as now calling this man, dan therrian a person of interest. dept. at the location. i am sure that it is the police department that is regretful the we

or whether they will be going back to search the house where their new person of interest, dan therrianlived again. only this promise. >> if we get more information we will go where we need to go to get close to this case. it is not as much about apprehending the people it is always been about finding kevin collins. >> reporter: terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >> pam: a parolee who escaped from police custody in san jose. is back behind bars tonight. police found anthony sanchez sleeping inside a stolen truck on normington way, late last night they also found the handcuffs he was wearing inside the truck. sanchez managed to escape from custody wednesday night. it is still unknown how he managed to slip out of his handcuffs and steal the unmarked police van, he was >> it is going to be colt. with a cold start to you're saturday. temperatures already in the low 40's. 37 in the livermore. 41 degrees in the san jose a. we will continue see those numbers dropping. and here is the satellite and radar with clear skies. high pressure in control building off the coast. while this dry air mass will

>> reporter: we now have a photograph of dan therrian. who went by the name of "kelly." you are looking at him now. and this is a photo you will only see on kron 4 news. this is his california drivers license picture from march 2003. therrien lived at the home police searched on tuesday looking for clues in kevin collins disappearance. his haight-ashbury home on masonic is across the street from saint agnes - where collins attended basketball practice before vanishing in 1984. one of therrien's former landlords tells us. therrien wore his blond hair shoulder length - similar to description of last person seen talking to collins before he disappeared. we know he worked at a restaurant, as a decorative painter, in construction and liked to sew. therrien died in 2008. cause of death.a heart attack. at 51 years old. i reached out to his former co-workers and friends today. to find out more about him. when i hear back i will let you know what they have to say about the man police are calling their prime suspect in a 30-year old cold case. >> pam: kron 4 just has obtained new

. >> pam: we're learning dan therrian, the main suspect in the disappearance of kevin collins was convicted of a crime against a young boy just three years before kevin went missing. while therrian. was living under the name wayne jackson he was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and molesting a seven year old boy.in the fisherman's wharf area. allegedly the man unzipped his zipper.told the boy to open his mouth.and had the boy touch his penis.the victim got away. therrien pled guilty to one count of a lewd act on a child under 14 years of age.for which he was sentenced to 85 days in jail and three years probation. >> at castlemont high school in oakland a memorial grows for four students who were recently killed in a tragic car accident. three former castlmont students and a former oakland high school student all died monday when their suv rolled over and crashed just outside of bakersfield. a fifth crash victim in current castlemont sophomore survived the fatal incident. a ceremonial dance will take place in their memory during a candle light vigil at castlemont high school on thursday.

dan therrian. who went by the name of "kelly."the home that police searched on tuesday looking for clues. we know he worked at a restaurant. and died of a heart attack in 2008. and the countdown to kickoff of super bowl 47 is less than 48-hours away. die-hard 49er fans are making the trek to the new orleans super dome. earlier today. the harbaugh brothers. who will be coaching on opposing sidelines. posed wit their parents with the lombardi trophy. san jose police say, a violent fugitive wanted in three recent shootings is behind bars. investigators calling this man a ticking time- bomb. kron four's rob flaedeboe was there, when the swat team made the arrest just hours ago. >> reporter: that's him in the back of the squad car shortly after he surrendered to a police swat team early friday.. a man san jose cops have been hunting every day for two months. here's his picture. he's 30-year-old mitchell pope, wanted in connection with at least three shootings and other crimes, considered armed and extremely dangerous. >> he is a tickin

this is the kidnapping of kevin collons..this is a photograph of dan therrian.ent by the name of "kelly." this is his california drivers license photograph from march 2003. therrien lived at the home that police searched on tuesday, looking for clues in kevin collins disappearance. his one time haight- ashbury residence on masonic, is across the street from saint agnes - where collins attended basketball practice before vanishing in 1984. one of therrien's former landlords tells us. he wore shoulder length, blond hair - similar to description of the last perso talking to collins before he disappeared. therrien died in 2008. from a heart attack. at the age of 51. that means he was 28. at the time kevin vanished. kron fours' terisa estacio talked with kevin collins mother about this newest information. i spoke with kevin's mother ann this morning about this newest lead in her son's disappearance back in 1984. i asked her if she had ever seen this man. dan therrien. and what investigators are now telling her about why after so many years they are re-opening her son

michael wonders why police failed to look more closely at dan therrian. >> he was arrested and ultimatly convicted in san francisco in 1982 of kidnapping and molesting a young boy and he got six months in prison and three years probation but almost as soon as he was out kevin disappeared. >> reporter: michael says there is cruel irony in the latest developments in the case. >> the kevin collins foundation had an office right next door to where this guy was on the corner of masonic and page street. we were at 1102. he was at 1108. and, it's sick to think this character was right next door. i don't think kevin was alive at the time but somehow, we feel, i feel that they should have been able to do something to catch him right then and there. >> reporter: michael hopes the truth clues will turn up but feels like justice may never be served. >> you can't do anything to the guy. he's dead. but, find out for sure that it was him and the family can put it to rest after almost 30 years. best that kevin's family can hope for. i'm jeff bush in brentwood, kron four news >> crime in the city of berk

he died in 2008 but they still say that dan therrian is a person of interest his partner, does not believe to be a person of interest. the landlord did not want to go on camera but he is shocked to hear that his former roommate crude be involved. >> we justl had background chstand as imagine, he died in 2008 in the live in the house the statethe state and nationwide criminal checks came back clean. no court records either for dan therrien. we did get three addresses for him - all in san francisco. one was the home on masonic avenue in the haight. we have crews knocking on doors of the two other addresses as we speak. we'll let you know if those efforts provide any insight into the person of interest in the kevin collins cold case. >> pam: new, right now at five -- kron4 spoke to the missing child's mother -- about what she believes happened to her son - when he disappeared 29 years ago. terisa estacio is standing by with our continuing coverage. terisa? >> reporter: in my interview with ann collins - she told me during the initial stages of the search for kevin, investigators focused on th

deal with the fact, he worked at the kevin collins foundation, located so close to where this man dan therrian who has been identified as a person of interest lived. but steven says he is not upset at police, he realizes tools availble now where not around back then. he also says, finding kevin's remains would bring such closure to himself, his siblings and mother. he really hopes it happens for everyone's sake. terisa estacio, kron4news. they never had a chance to grieve. to be able to bury the remains in a casket. and that would be the end of it there would be not any more unnown.. >> the rainfall is returning. >>jacqueline: some areas of more moderate rainfall. and towards the east bay, oakland, alameda and san leandro. it is right or the 580 in the 880. ocean beach has also seen some heavier rainfall. redwood city and palo alto. closer to the coast at this hour, it is going down a bit. we will time it out on futurecast. >>pam: the mayor of san jose time it out on futurecast. >>[ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories.

we' dan therrian is considered a suspect in the case.e home that police searched on tuesday, looking for clues chased many leads over the years. but the one that always therrien. attack in 2008 at the age ofthat means he was 28 at the time of kevin's disappearance. >> a man wanted in three recent shootings is now behind bars in san jose. investigators have called this man a ticking time- bomb. san jose police had been hunting mitchell pope every day for two months in connection with the shootings. lewis avenue, he finally surrendered to police early friday. a second un-named suspect was also taken into custody, and additional arrests are pending. ties and stayed in town despite knowing that he was a fugitive. >> the gold dust lounge is back in san francisco with much fanfare. the iconic bar was evicted from its old location in union square last year with a lot of protest but the bar opened its doors once again last night at its new location in fisherman's wharf. its new home on jefferson street looks similar to the old location. but the

the man suspected in the disappearance of kevin collins, dan therrian , was convicted of a crime againstyoung boy just three years before kevin went missing in 1984. >> while therrian was living under the name wayne jackson, he was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping of molesting a 7 year-old boy in a fisherman's wharf area. allegedly, the suspect unzipped his pants doughboy to open his mouth and had the boy touch is private area. the victim got away. >> therrian b pleaded guilty to one count of lewd act on a child of 14 years of age. was sentenced to 85 days in jail and three years' probation. >> capt.at castle multi school in oakland, a memorial grow s for four students were really given the tragic car accident. the former castle bonds to this, and a former oakland high school student all died monday. there s u b rolled over crash just outside bakersfield. if it crash victim, was current castle mocked sophomore, some by the fatal incident. a ceremonial dance the program will take place in their memory in the candlelight vigil at castle my high school later today. >> new developments in