reporter: san francisco police sergeant devin cole has been with the department 27 years.is attorney says those who knew him are stunned at the allegations he is facing. a san mateo police department spokesman says wednesday night while off duty, he robbed this rite-aid, and resisted arrest. >> it is my understanding sergeant cole walked into way rite-aid armed with a weapon. that is not his duty weapon. he demanded prescription medication. upon leaving the store he was tackled by sheriffs or police officers and arrested. reporter: he kept his addiction hidden. his use of pain pills began in 2010 after a doctor prescribed them for a severe k9 bite. a spokesperson says he was assigned to the field operations bureau and placed on unpaid leave. he was involved in the healthy streets outreach command, where he helped those with substance abuse issues get off the streets. >> he was a very sympathetic ear to addicts and able to understand the struggle while not being able to overcome the struggle himself. reporter: the district attorney says he posted bail, his arraignment is sc

reporter: san francisco police sergeant devin cole has been with the department 27 years. he is known as a dedicated officer, a husband and father. which is why his attorney says those who know him are stunned at the allegations he is facing. >> everyone is shocked. reporter: a spokesperson said while off duty, surgical robs this right aid then resisted arrest. >> is my understanding that surgical walked -- sergeant cole walked in, armed with a weapon, that was not his duty weapon. with a note demanding he be given scription medications, the ones that are the basis of his addiction. upon leaving the store, he was tackled to the ground by two san mateo sheriff's or police officers. reporter: cole kept his addiction hidden. it began in 2010 after prescribed for a canine bite. sfp pd spokesperson says he was assigned to the field operations bureau in spain on unpaid leave ending internal investigation. he was involved in the healthy streets outreach command, a diversion program where you help those with substance abuse issues get off the streets. >> he was probably a sympathe

reporter: san francisco police sergeant devin cole has been with the department 27 years.hose who knew him are stunned at the allegations he is facing. a san mateo police department spokesman says wednesday night while off duty, he robbed this rite-aid, and resisted arrest. >> it is my understanding sergeant cole walked into way rite-aid armed with a weapon. that is not his duty weapon. he demanded prescription medication. upon leaving the store he was tackled by sheriffs or police officers and arrested. reporter: he kept his addiction hidden. his use of pain pills began in 2010 after a doctor prescribed them for a severe k9 bite. a spokesperson says he was assigned to the field operations bureau and placed on unpaid leave. he was involved in the healthy streets outreach command, where he helped those with substance abuse issues get off the streets. >> he was a very sympathetic ear to addicts and able to understand the struggle while not being able to overcome the struggle himself. reporter: the district attorney says he posted bail, his arraignment is scheduled for novemb

. >> developing news, devin cole is accused of robbing the pharmacy at a san mateo right aid yesterday on -- drive. police say he resisted a recipe or he is a 27 year veteran had his linkedin page said he worked numerous assignments including the gang unit, k-9 handler, and homeless outreach. dan: it was certainly an emotional afternoon for buster posey and all of his many fans had posey announced his retirement for baseball today with his family by his side. j.r. stone was at oracle park for the big announcement. >> people love this guy because he's real. he has not changed a bit since he came up in 2010 and he is the same guy since he was a young kid. >> descriptions of buster posey, who with his family by his side made this announcement thursday. >> i am here today announcing i'm retiring. >> news of the three-time world series champion and seven-time all-star saying goodbye after 12 seasons has hit many giants fans hard. >> i'm trying not to cry right now. i cried yesterday a lot. >> we were devastated. >> it gives me chills when i think about buster and the fans because it was a l

. >> developing news, devin cole is accused of robbing the pharmacy at a san mateo right aid yesterday on -- drive. police say he resisted a recipe or he is a 27 year veteran had his linkedin page said he worked numerous assignments including the gang unit, k-9 handler, and homeless outreach. dan: it was certainly an emotional afternoon for buster posey and all of his many fans had posey announced his retirement for baseball today with his family by his side. j.r. stone was at oracle park for the big announcement. >> people love this guy because he's real. he has not changed a bit since he came up in 2010 and he is the same guy since he was a young kid. >> descriptions of buster posey, who with his family by his side made this announcement thursday. >> i am here today announcing i'm retiring. >> news of the three-time world series champion and seven-time all-star saying goodbye after 12 seasons has hit many giants fans hard. >> i'm trying not to cry right now. i cried yesterday a lot. >> we were devastated. >> it gives me chills when i think about buster and the fans because it was a l

reporter: devin cole has has has with the department for 27 years were he was known as a dedicated officerand and father which is why those who knew him are stunned at the allegations he is facing. >> everybody is shocked. reporter: eight spokesperson says he robbed this right aid and resisted arrest. he is representing him. >> it is my understanding that sergeant cole walked into a rite aid in san mateo, armed with a weapon. it is not his duty weapon. he demanded he be given prescription medication on the basis of his addiction and upon leaving the store, he was tackled by two sheriffs or police officers and arrested for the offense. reporter: cole's use of pain pills began in 2010 after a doctor prescribed them for a severe dog bite. he provided these pictures but didn't know that this was a dog that bit him. a spokesperson said he was assigned to field operations bureau and placed on unpaid leave. he was involved in the healthy streets outreach plan. he helped those with substance abuse issues get off the streets. >> he was probably a sympathetic ear to a lot of addicts and help them to

reporter: san francisco police sergeant devin cole has been with the department 27 years. those who know

sergeant devin cole was offduty when he was arrested wednesday evening. he's been released from jail on bond and placed on unpaid leave pending an internal investigation. police say that he joined the department 27 years ago in 1994. >> we received a call for service that there was an in- progress robbery. and our officers arrived on scene shortly thereafter. where they,in fact, encountered an individual who is later identified as the suspect who was arrested and they were able to safely arrest him on scene. >> cole worked as a homeless outreach officer for the police department. >>> a former member of the usc athletic department has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for her rons -- donna h accused of arranging for more than two dozen student toes get into uscs and pleaded guilty to wire fraud on friday. >>> a one-way one-block alley in a neighborhood in san francisco has people feeling worried. willo street has the highest concentration of tents in san francisco, according to city data. and residents from the luxury condo next to it said the problem

reggie: longtime san francisco police sergeant devin cole is accused of robbing the pharmacy at the san mateo rite aid wednesday on concordsan mateo pe resisted arrest and try to run away. he is a 27 year veteran does sf -- of sf pd. his linkedin page says he worked numerous assignments, including homeless outreach. jobina: it was an emotional afternoon for buster posey and giants fans. he officially announced his retirement with his wife by his side. >> the reason i'm retiring as i want to be able to do more stuff from february to november with a family. physically it is much harder. it is hard to enjoy it as much when there will be physical pain on a daily basis. jobina: posey opted out of playing last year during the pandemic shortened season. he says the timeout helped inform him of his decision to call it quits. giants president says buster posey had a great relationship with fans over his 12 year career. >> it gives me chills when i think about buster and the fans because it was a love affair from day one. his first year we won the championship. jobina: buster posey says he and hi

melanie: san francisco police sergeant devin cole has been with the police department several years where, husband, and father which is why his attorney says those who knew him are stunned at the allegations. >> everyone is shocked. melanie: a spokesperson says sergeant cole rob the rite aid. tony brouse is representing him. >> it is my understanding that sergeant cole walked into a rite aid armed with a weapon. from my understanding, that weapon is not his duty weapon, with a note demanding that he be given prescription medications, the ones that are the basis of his addiction and upon leaving the store, he was tackled to the ground by two san mateo police officers and arrested for the offense. melanie: he's kept his addiction headed. -- hidden. he suffered a severe canine bite. he did not know if this was the canine that bit him. a spokesperson says he was assigned to the field operations bureau and was placed on unpaid leave pending an internal investigation. he was involved in the healthy street outreach command and law enforcement assisted diversion program where he helped those with