it's a good family. >> tonight david allen douglas remains in custody held on $4 million bail facing charges of kidnapping and possibly sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. she'd been staying in this home. >> he's a nice guy. i don't know. you know? extreme crazy? i don't know. it's odd. >> police tell us douglas had been stalking children in this parking lot on thursday and friday. that is when he followed the victim and her mother and abducted her from in front of her home. they found douglas only because roxanna ramirez saw the amber alert and spotted the car in the marina. >> being nosey led us to this little girl. it's okay to be nosey. back in the walmart parking lot there was no additional security and plenty of wary customers. >> no more security. no more anything. they should do something. >> i'm going to hold her hand tight. we're going to go in, and go home. >> nothing new from police and no word yet on an arraignment for david allen douglas. >> a not guilty plea from a man accused of murdering a priest. gary lee bullock has been chargeed and authorities say he broke in thr

it's a good family. >> tonight david allen douglas remains in custody held on $4 million bail facing charges of kidnapping and possibly sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. she'd been staying in this home. >> he's a nice guy. i don't know. you know? extreme crazy? i don't know. it's odd. >> police tell us douglas had been stalking children in this parking lot on thursday and friday. that is when he followed the victim and her mother and abducted her from in front of her home. they found douglas only because roxanna ramirez saw the amber alert and spotted the car in the marina. >> being nosey led us to this little girl. it's okay to be nosey. back in the walmart parking lot there was no additional security and plenty of wary customers. >> no more security. no more anything. they should do something. >> i'm going to hold her hand tight. we're going to go in, and go home. >> nothing new from police and no word yet on an arraignment for david allen douglas. >> a not guilty plea from a man accused of murdering a priest. gary lee bullock has been chargeed and authorities say he broke in thr

reporter obtained and what they reveal. >> reporter: court documents reveal the struggle between david allen douglas and his family. ktvu obtained these papers of a retraining order. he was screaming things like i will be coming back to get blank, you are high on my list. another episode involved douglas yelling at his sister saying you better be careful how you talk to me, what you say to me. he wanted his sister to get him an appointment with the health department when he kidnapped a 7-year-old girl. this is from tuesday. >> i was shaking, she was shaking. she looked at me and said i'm scared and i said i'm scared. >> douglas is charged for the kidnapping. it states he did will fully and unlawful commit a lewd and lescivious act. douglas tells ktvu he did have a falling-out with his family. >> my mom and i had a falling-out and so i got everything out of my car in the marine. the judge denied this restraining order request and tonight he's far from the country in the contra costa bail on a $7.1 million bond. ktvu channel 2 news. >> police from richmond and hayward say they've broken up a prostitut

police have not determined what charges david allen douglas will facere investigating a possible sexual assault. for that reason, we're no longer reporting the girl's name or showing her picture. we see what police are saying about the kidnapping. >> reporter: police say 43-year-old david douglas' car was spotted two blocks from the police station. the 7-year-old kidnap victim was found with him alive. >> i'm happy we found it anywhere and the girl is returned safely to her family. >> reporter: they tipped off police after they spotted the suspect's car and honked the horn. >> being nosey led us to this little girl. it's okay to be nosey and it paid off last night. >> reporter: he was arrested without incident and has no connection to the family and is in the a registered sex offender. the search bebegun at 6:45 after douglas followed the family home. as the child's molter was unloading groceries, he grabbed her and drove off. the search lasted four hours. on thursday police believe douglas tried kidnapping another child prom their mother. >> he worked for social services and asked the

antioch pd said 43-year-old david allen douglas approached another woman and her daughter in in walmart parking lot explaining he worked for soutci services. >> he asked the daughter to come with him. the mother quickly realized he was not from social services and he left. >> douglas is currently being held on $4 million bail after police arrested him on friday night. they said douglas allegedly followed a 7-year-old girl and her mother home from walmart. as they was unloading the car, he drove up and grabbed the girl. when the mother tried to stop him, douglas pulled out a gun. authorities say the girl appears to be unharmed. >>> on our continuing coverage over the fight over jahi mcmath. last night family gathered with friends and family at oakland hospital. a judge ruled jahi can be removed in her current condition as long as jahi's mother is willing to assume full responsibility. the mcmath camp says they look forward to moving her to another facility where they feel they will get better treatment. >> absolutely, that will treat her like the human being she is and not some deceased

. >> reporter: officers arrived and arrested the driver, 43-year-old david allen douglas, police saythe girl appeared to be unharmed. but because it is unknown if she was sexually abused, we have decided not to use her name or photo. earlier in the evening the girl and her mother were unloaded groceries in the car, when police say a man grabbed the girl and pulled out a gun. the mother told police she thought the kidnapper hadñr followed them from walmart, the same walmart where police say douglas propapproached another n and her daughter yesterday, saying he worked for social services. >> asked the daughter tcome with him. the mother quickly recognized he was not from social services and he left. >> reporter: police say the kidnapping appears to be a random act, and the idea that somebody was targeting children at a walmart has rattled many shoppers and parents. >> it is very scary, i mean, now days, you have to be on alert. >> reporter: michelle birch is glad there was a happy ending this time. >> thank god, thank god. >> reporter: a motive is not clear at this time. douglas is not

this man, david allen douglas followed them home, showed a gun, forced the seven-year-old into his car and drove off. that was about 6:45:00 p.m. police were called some time after 11:00 and the girl was rescued. an amber alert and an observant woman got involved. the woman is lashay burkes. she says she sand her sister were hanging out at the arena when another sister told her about the amber alert. >> her sister warned her the man might have a gun, but she pressed on. >> i was going to knock on his window, the guy's window. i saw him laying down. i thought there cannot be an adult laying underhim because he was laying too flat. so i went to my car and honked the horn. the car that stopped was a police officer undercover. i kept punching the horn and he jumped out with the gun and he got the guy out of the car. >> reporter: the seven-year-old was safe and reunited with her family. police are not commenting on the case, but now focusing a prosecution. don knapp, kpix5. >> they are still looking for a motive on kidnapping. douglas is in jail on $4 million bond. she a suspect in two atte

luckily an amber alert an informed citizen helped police arrest david allen douglas and return the girl to her family. >> it's a wakeup call. >> reporter: since friday two bay area women have made kidnapping reports. in san francisco a 24-year-old says a man forced her into a car saturday night and took her to a location in the mission where she was able to walk away sunday and call police. one of several suspects is under arrest. the second is in oakland on january 1st a man with a gun grabbed her on 17th street but she was able to get away. the antioch case may have motivated the woman to call police. >> folks are coming forward who would have not thought about it and now reporting it to the police because they recognize how serious it is. >> reporter: filing a report gets the suspect off the street so he can't strike again and gives police access to entire families who may need help coping with a traumatic event. without help many end up with more crime in their lives. >> over 50% are either victims, suspects, or witnesses to violence later in their lives. >> reporter: bay area polic

girl and her mother had been shopping at wal- mart on friday evening, court police this man david allen douglas followed them home and showed a gun and shoved the girl into his car. police were called and sometime after 11:00 the girl was rescued. >> the rescue of the 7-year-old happened here at the antioch marina. thanks to a couple of things including an amber alert and an observant woman who was willing to get involved. even at some perm risk. -- personal risk. the woman is lashay burkes. >> we were parked next to the car, that was crazy. >> reporter: she and her sister were hanging out at the marina when she got a call from another sister. >> she told us what kind of car it was. i said we're sitting next to a gold toyota. >> reporter: her sister warned her the man might have a gun but burke's pressed on. >> i was going to knock on his window. the guy window because i saw him laying down and i thought there cannot be an adult laying under him. i went to my car and i just honked the horn to stop the scar and the car that stopped was a police officer undercover and i just kept punching the hor

according to police, this man david allen douglas followed them home and showed a gun. forced the #-year-old into -- 7- year-old into his car and drove off. that was about 6:45 p.m. police were called. some time after 11:00 1 girl rest tuesday -- the girl was rescued. it happened here at the maria in antioch. thanks to a couple of things including an amber alert and an observant woman who was willing to get involved even at some personal risk. the woman is l asia burks. >> we were parked directly next to the car, it was crazy. >> reporter: she and her sister were hanging out when she got a call from another sister who had seen the alert. >> she told us what kind of car it was, i said wait we're sitting next to a gold toyota. >> reporter: her sister warned her the man might have a gun but burks pressed on. >> i was going to knock on his window. the guy window because i saw him laying down and i'm like there can not be an adult laying under him because he was laid too flat. so i went to my car and i just honked the horn to stop the car and the car that stopped was a polic

according to police, this man david allen douglas followed them home and showed a gun. forced the 7- year-old into his car and drove off. that was about 6:45 p.m. police were called. some time after 11:00 the girl was rescued. the rescue happened here at the marina in antioch. thanks to a couple of things including an amber alert and an observant woman who was willing to get involved even at some personal risk. the woman is la shay burke. >> we were parked directly next to the car, it was crazy. >> reporter: burke and her sister were hanging out when she got a call from another sister who had seen the amber alert. >> she told us what kind of car it was, i said wait we're sitting next to a gold toyota. >> reporter: her sister warned her the man might have a gun but burke pressed on. >> i was going to knock on his window. the guy's window because i saw him laying down and i'm like there cannot be an adult laying under him because he was laid too flat. so i went to my car and i just honked the horn to stop the car and the car that stopped was a police officer undercover. a

an amber alert led police to their suspect, david allen douglas, he's talking from jail about what happened on friday. jonathan? >> well, for starters david douglas admits he did it. he also says that it wasn't his fault that he kidnapped the little girl and he has a bizarre explanation. douglas sat down with us for a jail house interview here in martinez the first thing he did is explain what he calls a conspiracy to control every aspect of his life, including the decision to linger and abducting one that he says would be easiest to gravenl he detailed what he says happened next. >> i actually just walked up to her and she came with me yale tiffly easy i appear to be someone that could be familiar to her. you know? with her ethnicity. she put her hand out and came with me. then, turned back and said "mommy". and that is when her mom came and was alarmed i had to hurry and scoot her out of there. we were both terrified. she was scareed and said i'm scared i said i know, i'm scared too. it took us both to calm down. it's not something that i -- i have a son the same age. it's just a bizarre

an amber alert led police to their suspect, david allen douglas, he's talking from jail about what happenedday. jonathan? >> well, for starters david douglas admits he did it. he also says that it wasn't his fault that he kidnapped the little girl and he has a bizarre explanation. douglas sat down with us for a jail house interview here in martinez the first thing he did is explain what he calls a conspiracy to control every aspect of his life, including the decision to linger and abducting one that he says would be easiest to gravenl he detailed what he says happened next. >> i actually just walked up to her and she came with me yale tiffly easy i appear to be someone that could be familiar to her. you know? with her ethnicity. she put her hand out and came with me. then, turned back and said "mommy". and that is when her mom came and was alarmed i had to hurry and

david allen douglas admitted to abducting the 7-year-old. dug dowing las says taking the child was arranged as part of a government conspiracy against him, he's being represented by a public defender. arraignment was continued today he will be back in court on next wednesday. >> startling details about the murder of a catholic priest. father freed was found dead must year's day. now, according to an affidavit, the killer tried to blow up the rectory by turning on a gas stove and leaving a cigar behind. his body was found soaked in liquor and wrapped in bed clothes the 44-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder, arson and torture. >> three more deaths from the flu being reported tonight in the bay area. health officials tell abc7 news two marin county residents died from the flu. another person died in san mateo county. three other bay area residents have died this flu season. regional medical center set up a flu tent. officials tell abc7 news it will be used as overflow. >> we're starting to see more cases of the same h1n1 s

david allen douglas admitted to abducting the 7-year-old. dug dowing las says taking the child was arranged as part of a government conspiracy against him, he's being represented by a public defender. arraignment was continued today he will be back in court on next wednesday. >> startling details about the murder of a catholic priest. father freed was found dead must year's day. now, according to an affidavit, the killer tried to blow up the rectory by turning on a gas stove and leaving a cigar behind. his body was found soaked in liquor and wrapped in bed clothes the 44-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder, arson and torture. >> three more deaths from the flu being reported tonight in the bay area. health officials tell abc7 news two marin county residents died from the flu. another person died in san mateo county. three other bay area residents have died this flu season. regional medical center set up a flu tent. officials tell abc7 news it will be used as overflow. >> we're starting to see more cases of the same h1n1 s

this man, david allen douglas under arrest. police say he has no connection to the family. he followed them home from a wal-mart store earlier in the day. a good samaritan, spotted douglas and recognized the car from information, broadcast in an amber alert, alerted police. she said being nosy paid off. >> that sccould be your child o niece. so close to you. >> relief for an oakland family after their child disappeared this evening. daryl carter iii nowhere to be found when his mother went to pick him up this afternoon. a search party went block by block, looking for daryl. he was found at a neighbor's house. >> new at 11:00, san francisco police are investigating a car accident involving a pedestrian in the inner richmond district tonight. a pedestrian was struck by a car at 17th avenue and california street after 9:30. that person was rushed to the hospital. the driver stopped and remained at the scene. two people were injured after another collision between a pedestrian and vehicle in san francisco. a motorcycle hit an elderly pedestrian at the corner of 6 and market str

police say david allen douglas was arrested on marina place, about a block away from the police department with the missing girl, natalie. they say this woman alerted officers by honking her horn after she spotted douglas acting suspiciously in the back seat of the car. >> we got a phone call from my other sister, there's a missing little girl and she told us what kind of car it was. i was like, wait, we're sitting right next to a gold toyota. i'm about to get out and look and see if this is the little girl. >> happy we found it anywhere and the girl was returned safely to her family. >> police suspect natalie's mother was being followed from walmart by douglas. when she got home the perpetrator scooped up natalie and dragged her into his car. there was another kidnapping attempt in that parking lot on thursday and they believe douglas was involved in that kidnapping attempt as as well. >> police rushed to a home on cape horn drive just after 3:00. when officers arrived, they noticed a man wielding a knife. they ordered the man to drop the weapon and he refused. police say that's what he m

amber alert ultimately led police to the suspect david allen dougla douglas. there's his picture. and tonight he is talking from jail about what happened on friday. here's jonathan bloom. >> david admits he did it but he didn't harm the little girl and kidnapping her wasn't his idea. he sat down with us for jail house interview and first thing he did was explain what he calls a government cps to control every aspect of his life including his decision to linger around big box stores and follow 3 different small children that day before abducting the one he said would be the easiest to grab. after he followed the little girl and her mom to their home and watched them pull into the driveway, he detailed exactly what he says happened next. >> i actually just walked up to her and she came with me relatively easy. i appear to be someone that could be familiar to her you know with ethnicity but i put my happened out app she was startled and just came with me and turned back and said mommy. after we were already getting out of the car and that's when her mom came and was alamd and hi to ki

this man, david allen douglas, is under arrest. police say he has no connection to the family. they say he followed them home from a wal-mart store earlier in the day. a good samaritan who spotted douglas and recognized him from an amber alert, recognized his car and got a police officer's attention. she said being josey paid off. >> that could be your daughter or niece or it could be someone close to you. good. >> but the witness lashay burks honked her car horn to get the attention of the nearby officers. investigators are trying to determine whether the girl was the victim of a sexual assault, which is why we are no longer identifying her. >>> relief for another oakland family after their child disappeared yesterday for four hours. that was yesterday. five-year-old darryl carter iii was nowhere to be found around 3:00 p.m. when his mother went to pick him up at the recreation center. a search party went block by block looking for darryl. he was finally found at a neighbor's house just before 7:00 last night. >>> an arrest has been made in connection with the 2010 killing of

officers arrived and arrested the driver, 473-year-old david allen douglas. >> i kept looking at thedy is in the back seat of the car. the windows was all foggy. there is somebody in the back seat. i was going to knock on his window. thank good i didn't. >> police say the little girl was with her mother in the driveway of their home in antioch unloading the car last night, douglas drove up. grabbed the girl. when the mother tried to stop him, the man allegedly pulled out a gun. police say the girl appeared to be unharmed. but because it is possible that she was the victim of sexual abuse we are choosing not to reveal her name or photo. douglas is now at the contra costa county jail. his bail its set at $4 million. >> a 5-year-old boy back home tonight safe after an intense search in east oak land. daryl carter iii at the park, attending a function waiting for his mother to pick him up. last seen in the computer room. and was reported missing around 3:00 this afternoon. officers set up a command post and started searching around the recreation center at 77th and kraut. daryl was found

this man, david allen douglas, is under arrest. police say he has no connection to the family. they say he followed them home from a wal-mart store earlier in the day day. a good samaritan who spotted douglas and recognized him from an amber alert, recognized his car, got attention and she said being nosey paid off. >> that could be your daughter or niece or it could be someone close to you. >> burks honked her car honey to get the attention of a nearby officer. investigators are trying to determine whether the girl was the victim of a sexual assault, which is why we are no longer identifying her. >>> relief for another oakland family after their son disappeared yesterday for four hours. that was yesterday. five-year-old darryl carter iii was nowhere to be found around 3:00 p.m. when his mother went to pick him up at the recreation center. a search party went block by block looking for darryl. he was finally found at a neighbor's house just before 7:00 last night. >>> an arrest has been made in connection with the 2010 killing of a german tourist near san francisco's union squa

. >> pam: david allen douglas, the antioch man accused of kidnapping and assaulting the 7 year old girluilty to six felonies. >> pam: 1:30 p.m. arraignment of david douglas, 43, ofcharged with kidnapping for sexual purposes with a deadly weapon, attempted kidnapping for sexual purposes, one count of forcible lewd acts upon a child and one county of poessesion of material depicting someone under 18 engaging in sexual activity. >> pam: department 29, a.f. bray courts building, 1020 ward st., martinez contact: contra costa county district attorney's office >> reporter: check out where it happened. 46 ave and you this st. the bomb squad came end and detonated the device. the blast was heard for miles. >> pam: the meeting in richmond will both on last year's fire. it shut down one of the major crude oil's units along the west coast for months. the meeting began at 630 tonight. >> pam: which a bay area restaurant received this generous gratuity. >> reporter: what female announcer: female announcer: during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pe

. >> police say david allen douglas was arrested about a block away from the police department with aing her horn after she saw douglas acting suspiciously in the back of a car. >> we got a call from my sister and she told us what kind of car it was and i was like, wait, we're sitting next to a gold toyota. i'm about to get out and look, see if this is the girl. >> the girl was returned safely to her family. >> the police say natalie's mothers is expected she was being followed from the walmart on lone true road yesterday, that is when the suspect dragged natalie into his car. they believe in a during also a was believed in a case on thursday as well. >> what started as an argument between two men ended up in a shooting, sending one of them to the hospital. on arrival, officers noticed one of the men was wielding a knife. they ordered him to drop that weapon, but he refused. police aseas when the man made a move toward the officer, forcing the officer to shot her gun. >> much more to come on today in bay. ♪ >>> good morning. it is saturday, january 4th, 2014. here's a look at today's

. >> reporter: local police say that tip-off helped them identify their suspect, david allen douglas.knew who he was, we were able to look for him at the antioch arena because we have information that's where he liked to frequent. >> reporter: that's where they made the arrest. the 7-year-old found in his car alive. >> she came with me and then she turned back and said, mommy. >> reporter: douglas has confessed to the kidnapping but showed no remorse in a rare jailhouse interview, in fact, told the bay area news group how easy it was to abduct the girl. >> she was scared. i said, i'm scared too. >> reporter: doug glass is now being held on $4 million bond. >> timing in child kidnappings are absolutely critical and sometimes life-saving if you pass the information on immediately like had occurred in this case. >> i just saved a little girl's life. >> reporter: for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> bless her heart. that interview with the kidnapper in jail. >> chilling. >> very chilling. all right. let's get another check of the weather with ginger and, oh,

david allen douglas making the confession during a jailhouse interview.mily home from walmart before taking the child at gunpoint from her mother. police found her later that day in his home. he said he never meant any harm. >> did you hurt that little girl? >> did not hurt her, no. >> can you understand why they were scared? >> have a son of my own. i can imagine, sure, absolutely. you have to appreciate how desperate i am. i'm sorry. jenna: heels went on to say who is being watched by the government. on the one hand you might think obviously this guy is disturbed, the other han had he has raisede question is he setting up something for an insanity plea? maybe manipulation. joining us now, jenkins, former prosecutor and hansen as a trial attorney. what do you think? >> you know what, janet, first i thought he was faking it. the further the look and the case and exhibited behavior before hand, it is a little bit clear he has some mental problems here. jenna: what is your gut on this? >> he may have some mental problems but the standard in court to success