reporter: when police arrested dana dawson, they say she had a glock, nine millimeters handgun, a violation of parole. walnut creek police did not know she was on parole. when officers ran her name, the police chief said a hit did not come back. >> i don't know if it's a system failure or a delay in information getting to us. reporter: that matters. had officers known, they would have had a parole hold issue. >> it would give us more to hang onto that person. typically what happens is they are remanded to the prison system. reporter: according to the sheriff's office, she was released on thanksgiving, five days after the incident. during her arraignment, the deputy district attorney told the judge dawson's parole agent was attempting to get a warrant signed by a judge. an effort deputy da said fell short by about 15 minutes. rather >> than being remanded to custody, dawson walked out of court. >> i want a reliable system, and our community expects that. that information should be in there. reporter: who is responsible when it's not, the chief says they are partnering up with the doj to find

. >> there's now a parole hold and bench warrant out for dana dawson's arrest after not showing up for court in past friday. prime ministers say she had a gun following this mall flash style robbery. the chief says he doesn't know why her name didn't come up in a dat abails. >> i don't believe why all the finger pointing is going on. mistakes happen. >> that mistake was nearly corrected november 30th at dawson's aaronment but despite the familiar to get a parole hold, the timing was off about -- by about 15 minutes. callsen left court and hasn't returned since. >> i still don't know where the breakdown was but this has garnered a lot of attention. >> dawson wasn't the only suspect whom released. their mistake previously resulted in joshua underwood being released. since then he's posted became and it was -- was released again. he continues to show up for his court appearances. >> this is how the system is designed to work when somebody has posted became. >> a third suspect's release, rodney robinson. despite a judge finding monday that america be he would to answer for the judges. the

dana dawson, another suspect arrested, has been released on bail. >>> happening tomorrow, walnut creek city council is set to discuss adding more police patrols to the downtown area. the city is considering using $2 million from covid recovery funding to pay for the new security. that money would go toward paying five police officers, as well as adding new security cameras, and a tethered security drawn to the area. >>> in the south bay, a santa clara county judge charged two men who they said was involved in one of the many mass robberies in the bay area. is a 19-year-old duane huntley and raheem lewis who were arrested last week, as officers say they tried to run away from valley fair mall following a mass burglary at the macy's. police say the two were also involved in a similar crime in the macy's at oakridge mall. huntley is also accused of another incident at a sunglass hut inside of valleyfair a few days earlier. both are charged with commercial burglary and grand theft. >>> a live look at san francisco where the county is voting whether to allow off- duty deputies to work as se

a warrant issued for dana dawson after she didn't show up for court friday or today.that theft. two other suspects will be back in contra costa county sort next month. kristen: an operation called cat scratch fever has arrested 15 people. dan: we're talking millions of dollars in stolen parts. >> this holiday season it's not just toys and electronics that are hot ticket item it's catalytic converters. these automotive part thefts have increased 13 times from 2019 to 2021. >> you know somebody, i know somebody. everybody knows somebody who has been affected by these thefts. >> now a major breakthrough. 15 arrests made after a six-month investigation by san jose place and other -- police and other agencies including the district attorney's office. >> this is a very significant step in stopping the widespread stealing of catalytic converters have have affected hundreds and hundreds of people in our county. >> 12 suspects are considered middlemen and thieves. the other three suspects worked at recycle businesses who knowingly purchased the stolen converters to sell. rober

melanie: dana dawson walked out of court two weeks ago and has not returned since. he is one of three suspects walnut creek police arrested in connection to this recent flash mob style nordstrom theft. to use the gun, a violation of her parole. officers do not know she was on per wall when they arrested her. >> i don't know if it is just a system failure or a delay in the information getting to us. melanie: subsequently, dawson was eligible for and posted bail. during her arraignment, the contra costa county deputy district attorney said the parole agent was attempting to get a warrant signed by a judge which would've have put dawson back in custody but the parole agent missed doing so by about 15 minutes, according to the deputy district attorney jordan sanders. without that parole warrants, it was up to dawson to return to court which the deputy d.a. says she did not do on friday or monday. parole has been trying to locate her and there's now a warrant for her arrest. the other suspects arrested, joshua underwood and rodney robinson, peered in court on monday. und

dana dawson is facing burglary and robbery charges.contra costa county prosecutors say that she is also facing charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm or told to warrant was signed after her appearance to hold her on a parole violation at her next court date. the sheriff's office says that joshua underwood was released last week due to a computer input error. he is now being held in lieu of $140,000 bail. this is outrageous, and this is absolutely unacceptable . we need to hold these people accountable. and if one of the offices that is tasked with defending the public safety is allowing criminals to be released and accidentally released. this is something the community will not stand for. now. a third suspect, rodney robinson, was arraigned yesterday and remains in custody . all the violent thefts have businesses taking precautions, while the city of walnut creek looks to add security. get this . cristina rendon tells us how some car dealerships are now protecting themselves. driving by high end car dealerships in walnut c

last month, the contra costa county da's office says dana dawson seen here after her first court appearance in martinez. did not show up to court yesterday. dawson is currently out on bond and prosecutors say she should have been taken into custody at her first court appearance. they argue that she had a hand gun during the robbery. which would be in violation of her parole, and that would make her ineligible for bail. a school in carmel can continue with its holiday celebration without a manure or display. a woman with four children in the carmel school district, has been lobbying for a menorah at carmel river elementary for the past three years. a federal judge just rejected her lawsuit, which claimed her free speech rights were being violated. she wants to include in a christmas tree lighting ceremony, a six ft high inflatable menorah with the words happy hanukkah on the front. the judge ruled. the menorah is a religious symbol, while christmas trees have become non religious symbols, the school district says the tree lining is hosted by the parent teacher association, not the district a

contra costa da's office says that dana dawson failed to show for her court date. this is video from her from her first court appearance. dawson is currently out on bond, but prosecutors say that she should have been taken into custody at this first appearance because she allegedly had a handgun during the nordstrom theft. and that is a violation of her parole and would have made her in eligible for bail. we are learning more about the robberies, suspect shot and killed over the weekend by an off duty police sergeant. authorities say he was trying to hold up the nation's restaurant in san pablo late yesterday morning. as our crime reporter henry lee tells us that suspect has a long criminal past. authorities say emanuel marino robbed an employee of this nation's restaurant in san pablo at gunpoint. he probably had no idea that there was an off duty police officer watching his every move from a back table. i've learned that u c. berkeley police sergeant brian sato was having lunch with his wife when he saw the robbery. the cashier told ktvu. the sergeant then challe

dana dawson seen here leaving court is facing conspiracy charges as well as burglary and robbery. contra costa county. prosecutors say dawson is also facing charges being a felon in possession of a firearm. she is free on $190,000 bail, but they say a warrant was signed after her appearance to hold her on a parole violation at her next court date. we also learned the other suspect, joshua underwood , was mistakenly released from custody last week. something walnut creek's mayor called outrageous. this is outrageous, and this is absolutely unacceptable. we need to hold these people accountable. and if one of the offices that is tasked with defending the public safety is allowing criminals to be released. and accidentally released. this is something that community will not stand for. a spokesperson for the sheriff's office says joshua underwood was released due to a computer input error but is now being held in lieu of $140,000. a third suspect, rodney robinson, was arraigned yesterday and remains in custody. police say $125,000 worth of merchandise was stolen in that violent robber

. >> dana: steve harrigan is live in dawson springs, kentucky. >> dana, small town here 2400, 70 miles away from mayfield. they might have gotten the worst of the wind here. the house behind me. they have been checking the houses for bodies. this house has a number two down there with two in the car. this is a town of 2400. of those 2400 at least 13 are dead but 95 are missing. search and rescue operations have continued to go from door-to-door to try and find those bodies in some of this wreckage. if you do the math, that means 1 out of every 20 people in this town is either dead or missing from the tornado. we've been talking to people about their own moments of terror when they were really trying just to hang on and yesterday we spoke to a man who was in his basement while the house was being destroyed. he was with his wife and their 11-year-old granddaughter. here is what he told us happened. >> you were both holding her. >> in between us. we wanted to make sure she survived if we didn't. all of us survived but we really wanted her. >> it real

if you drove from mayfield north and east to dawson springs 72 miles and where harrigan was reporting last hour. that's the scope of all the damage. >> dana: and a lot of damage in arkansas. you always figure out the maps and distance. harris faulkner is up next with "the faulkner focus". >> harris: we begin with a fox news alert. mask mandates are fully and full steam ahead in effect for fully boostered, vaccinated americans. a question mark there for so many people why? california is now the latest state telling you to put the mask back on until at least next month, maybe longer. i'm hair use you are in "the faulkner focus". the governor of california announced a statewide indoor mask mandate goes into effect on wednesday and it will go until at least january 15th. it goes deeper than this. he is ordering unvaccinated people to get a negative test if they want to attend an indoor event with 1,000 or more people. new coronavirus cases in the state have jumped by 47% per capita in just the past two weeks. california joining new york and six other states requiring people to mask up in indoor public spaces. but republicans say democratic go