paying their respect for 2 fallen members of the santa cruz police force, sergeant butch baker and elizabeth baker were gunned down to investigation a possible assault. >> the families wanted it at the chapel so everyone can say good-bye. >> i feel so sorry for those officers in there. it's just so terrible and seeing them makes it so real. >> the public viewing began at 3 this afternoon and ends at 8:00 tonight. >>> thousands are expected to attend tomorrow's memorial service for those 2 officers. the crowd, in fact, so charge the service has been moved to san jose. >> lorraine blanco is live. lorraine. >> reporter: the city has already put up tow away signs. the officer memorial will shut down much of the area tomorrow. >> we wouldn't are surprised if we actually packed out the arena. >>> stage is literally being set for thousands to remember and celebrate 2 santa cruz officers; sergeant loren butch baker and elizabeth you butler trying to interview a sexual assault suspect. >> we want everything to go properly and smoothly to honor these officers. >> dozens of officers will participate in the p

detective elizabeth butler and sergeant loran butch baker about to be laid to rest. please be seated. thank you. welcome and good afternoon. my name is pastor rene schlevier. i've been asked by the families of loran butch baker and elizabeth butler to officiate this service. before we begin, will you take a moment to make sure your cell phones are silenced? thank you. >>> i had the privilege of meeting both butch and elizabeth briefly over the years that i've been in santa cruz now, but over the past several days, eve -- i've had the opportunity to learn much more about butch and elizabeth and the kind of people they were. i consider it a great honor to be included in this time of remembrance and reflection. on behalf of the baker family and the butler family and the entire santa cruz police department, thank you so much for coming together here this afternoon to honor detective sergeant loran butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. i want to thank not just the thousands we see here in this space right now but also the many thousands that we saw earlier today out

the public memorial for detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth baker will be held tomorrow and it has been moved to the h.p. pavillion in san jose to accommodate a larger crowd. a motorcade from santa cruz will precede the memorial. our live coverage begins at 11 a.m. right here. >> a suspected carjacker who was shot by san francisco police last night is expected to survive. the shooting happened after a chase through the city's bayview district, the driver of a stolen bmw was cornered in a deadend and police say he backed into an officer. >> the officer was knocked to the ground. the bmw re-positioned itself and about to agree forward. the officer was vulnerable. he could have been seriously injured or killed. two of the brother officers fired at the bmw striking the driver one time. >> it was it seems to men the day before and the carjacker had a shotgun. police are looking into whether the suspect could be involved with a series of recent armed robberies. >> it is the latest in a string of officer-involved shootings, there have been six. two in san francisc

a memorial for detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth baker is held tomorrow. move to the h.p. pavilion in san jose to accommodate a larger crowd. a motorcade procession from santa cruz will presee -- precede the memorial. we will have live coverage at abc7 news at 11 a.m. >> officials say a suspected carjacker shot by san francisco police last night is expected to survive. this was a chase through bayview and a driver was cornered in a deadend and he backed into an officer who was trying to arrest him. officers opened fire. the chief says that the bmw vehicle was stolen the day before and the carjacker had a shotgun. >> hair has made -- hayward city council voted to get rid of the red light cameras. right now, there are eight cameras at intersections that had a lot of citizens from red light runners and crashes increased at three of the intersections when the cameras went in. they cost the city close to $1 million a year to operate, the same as it generates in ticket revenue. the council voted to end the program but will still pursue red light runners. >> ahea

detective sargeant lawyeren butch baker and detective elizabeth baker shot to death last tuesday. people waited for the chapel doors to open to say goodbye to officers. >> everywhere i go, i can just feel the sense of sad nets. -- sadness. we just need to get our community back. >> the viewing will be held until 8:00 tonight, then, tomorrow, 17,000 people are expected at a memorial service for the detectives at noon at hp pa vil yichblt a motorcade will proceedeed the memorial in the morning at the beach board walk heading north. the mile-longym motorcade will travel south on highway 85. >> people planning to aattend the service. city offering bus vouchers available to those with no other way to the service. cal train offering free service to the memorial for all members of law enforcement. there is a stop right acrossç the street from hp pavilion. our live coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. live here on awc 7 news and on abc 7 news.com we'll be streaming it there for you. for more information another z.other details on how to watch the memorial service go to our web site. abc 7 news.

elizabeth butler and officer baker. these kinds of situations here, so sad, so emotional, so powerful. but one of the things that i've always noticed about memorials is that there are always some light moments as well. some fun stories where you get a sense of how the people, who the two officers were. and as robert handa was telling us earlier, the family specifically requested in this case that they keep some of the stories light. i mentioned i was looking at the santa cruz police blog the other day and they had some very casual pictures of the officers. and in one of them, it cracked me up, you see officer baker, standing next to a guy, giving him rabbit ears while he was getting his picture taken. it's just, you know, it was cute, really cute. >> and the thing i think so often when people do see police officers or firefighters or chp, they think i'm not like that man or like that woman. he or she is in a uniform, i'm just driving my car, maybe getting pulled over talking on the cell phone. sometimes there's a feelin

certainly a touching tribute to sargeant loweren butch baker and detective elizabeth baker killed ine of duty. >> this is a stark vision reef yalt. an honor guard, photos and videos of the sargeant and investigative officer projected above, then, three hours of words. >> she was tall, she was soft. she was willowy. she always give herself permission to party. she loved to dance. >> liz beth butler, we heard was a remarkable woman for her dedication as a mother of two young sons. from her partner peter wu a promise. >> i whispered to her i would take care of our boys, and make sure

. >> santa cruz police lauren butch baker and elizabeth butler being honored at a public memorial today starting at noon them both died february 26th after they were gunned down while interviewing a sexual assault suspect. >> family, friends and officers will gather this morning in santa cruz for the procession to san jose. people will start to arrive at the san jose boardwalk. the procession will exit just north of downtown and drive a few blocks to the hp pal vilion. >> marla, good morning. >> reporter: jon and laura, good morning. hp pavilion not used to hosting events like this but they are ready for it all the same. officials expect 18,000 to 20,000 people to show up here a little bit later this morning to pay their final respects to sergeant lauren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. the the procession once it makes the 33-mile trek from santa cruz is expected to arrive at hp pavilion closer to 10:00 this morning. it will include more than 200 law enforcement vehicles. the memorial is scheduled to start at noon as you mentioned. inside we can tell you crews spent yesterday

sargeant butch baker and elizabeth baker were kill bid a man they were gaitd an attempted sexual assault case. most offices will be closed for services on thursday. >> we're learning more tonight about the theft of a yacht that ran aground in pacifica. it's a strange story. the suspected thieves were photographed before the boat was stolen. that is where more on what transpired two men and a woman just didn't look right so an alert boat owner snap aid picture of them. sausalito police now have that photograph and of course, after the boat ran aground there was chances to photograph them being arrested. three people pulled off the super yacht and then, arrested for stealing the boat from its berth in sausalito are all waiting formal charges in court tomorrow. 63-year-old leslie gardener and daro mira and lisa modewell. >> yesterday the detectives interviewed suspects. they were less than forth coming. >> the head of investigations in pacifica says they didn't learn about why the trio took the boat. two do have records in santa cruz. >> for public disorder. for property crimes like theft.

they are in memory of sergeant butch baker and elizabeth butler. o question goulet about a sexual assault when he burst through a door with two guns and opened fire on baker and butler shooting and killing them. the officers never had a chance to defend themselves. investigators say goulet returned to the scene and got into a gun battle with a team of six officers who then shot and killed jeremy goulet. the memorial services for will be held at the kaiser permanente arena in santa cruz on thursday, march 7th at 11:00 a.m. san jose police officers after two days are going back on patrol this morning. for the last two days officers with chp and with the sheriff's department have been filling in for them. we're live in santa cruz, i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >> thank you. a triple murder suspect is now in jail and will appear in court next week in connection with a shooting and fiery crash on the vegas strip. police arrested 26-year-old aamar harris. he is accused of shooting cherry and then he slammed into a taxi killing both team inside.

they are mourning the loss of detective elizabeth baker and -- i'm sorry, detective elizabeth baker andbutch butler who were shot and killed on thursday. they were interviewing jeremy goulet about a sexual assault case and detectives say the officers were talking to him at his door for ten minutes when he funned them down without warn -- gunned them down without warning. that led to a shootout. he had a passport and a plane ticket to mexico on him. these traumatic events are weighing heavily on the officers. the chief says they needed time away from work. >> it's given us an opportunity to reflect what happened and us an opportunity to make sure they are okay. we've been provides grief counseling to my officers. and that was very important to me as the chief of police to ensure the mental health and mental well being of my staff. >> reporter: the mercury news is reporting that goulet was charged with raping two female officers while he served in the military in hawaii. a court marshal was dropped in exchange for an other than honer discharge. he had been convicted of a peeping incident

sergeant loran baker and detective elizabeth butler were gunned down last week while trying to questionuspect. we'll bring you that funeral live on our air starting at noon right here on nbc bay area. we'll also stream the service live on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we do have a programming note for you. a little bit of a change. we'll be airing "days of our lives" at 3:00 friday morning so you can set your dvr should you happen to watch that show. we want to bring you the live coverage at noon today of the memorial service for the fallen officers. >> indeed. expecting a big crowd down there. plan accordingly. one final check on the weather with christina loren. >> good morning to you. shower activity ramping up in the north bay. more on the way through the next few hours. live updates for you every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show all of the way through 11:30. we'll track those thunderstorms as they develop. back to you guys. >> that's the news we need to know. thanks so much, christina. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with another live update. >>

officer elizabeth butler and sergeant loran butch baker were killed in the line of duty and officer elizabeths getting ready to -- sergeant loran butch baker was getting ready to retire and officer elizabeth butler worked as a pat control officer and -- patrol officer and hose taj negotiate -- hostage negotiator. we will start with claudine wong and she is in santa cruz, claudine? >> reporter: we are just at the start where the procession will be but the line of cars is expected to stretch all the way down the screech towards the boardwalk which is down from where we are standing. 200 vehicles is expected to take part but that is just an estimate. i am here with the santa cruz sheriff's department and you said 200 are expected to start arriving and it could be longer, right? >> it could be longer and that's definitely an estimate and there could be other departments showing up. >> we know when something like this happens many come from across the nation, how do you organize something where so many people want to take part and pay tribute to these officers? >> it has been a long difficult road

today for sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler.s the plane arrived, travelers in san jose held up their cameras knowing this was no ordinary flight. >> my husband and i, we cry every time we hear the national anthem. this means a lot to me. >> reporter: then the captain who says he's never done this before walked slowly off the plane carrying the flag. the terminal completely silent. >> it is truly an honor for our agency to take part in this service. it's the least we could do for santa cruz officers. >> reporter: from hand to hand, then off to hp pavilion where thousands will pay their suspects. those who knew of the tragedy but didn't know about this flag's journey say it's a fitting tribute. >> excellent. this is a wonderful deal. continue doing it, please. >> kind of emotional. yeah. pretty impressed. >> reporter: gilroy police actually volunteered for this duty. we're told that the flag will stay here in san jose until about 5:00 this evening. then put back on a plane and it will be flown back to texas where it's housed. repo

thousands gathering for the memorial service for officer sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butter, two santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty a week and a half ago. law enforcement officers from around the state are gathering. >> we will bring you complete live coverage for the next few hours of the memorial and the procession that has wrapped up. this is video of the 33-mile long procession that stretched two miles with 200 vehicles. it began at the santa cruz boardwalk this morning. >> travel on highway 17 to the h.p. pavilion, people were lined up saluting the fallen officers. we have crews spread out from the south bay to santa cruz. we will continue on, after our news would normally end at 11:30 and stay with the service until it is done. we are always streaming it live if you on abc7news.com. >> good morning on this sad day. >> 51-year-old detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butter were killed in the line of duty. >> abc7 news reporter, cornell reporter sex live in santa cruz, where the procession began. we are live over h.p.

loren "butch" baker error and det. elizabethler were both shot and killed by jeremy goulet when it came as house on february 26th while investigating a misdemeanor sexual assault case. hundreds of friends family, and other members of the community gathered last night at santa cruz memorial cemetery chapel to pay their respects to the fallen officers. their coffins were draped with american flags. those casket's right now are at h-p pavilion in san jose where the funeral service will take place at noon today. mike pelton is live outside the h-p pavilion with the details. >> 15,000 people can fill h- p pavilion at the funeral is held here in san jose and not santa cruz because such a large crowd is expected. the procession will begin in santa cruz are around 845 this morning. a motorcade will travel along highway 17 to san jose. the memorial service begins at noon and will last about several hours of about 3:00. those in santa cruz and cannot make the trip to san jose the kaiser permanente aery now will open its doors and broadcas

. >> with a final police dispatch call and no response from officers butch baker and elizabeth butler thousands of people said goodbye and thank you to the fallen police officers with a message that they would never be forgotten. santa cruz native who knew them as a security sang. >> we were just a couple of knuckle head guys and suddenly we began old. >> reporter: but laughter turned to tears as the officers children spoke. >> daddy, happy father's day and what a daddy you have been. >> keith would you like to say hi? >> hi. >> reporter: butler's husband spoke about the last promise he made to his wife. >> i promised her that our kids would grow up and be gentle and be giving. i promised that her sons would grow up to be up right, to be gentle, and to be loving. >> and the father and son walked out hand in hand as the caskets were taken out of the arena. it was a moving moment and also moving moments outside of the pavilion. to hear about that let's go to maureen naylor. >> reporter: officers gathered behind me for a fallen salute. after this emotional first of its kind memorial for

detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler were society alleged killed lastlet about a sexual assault. >> after giving so much to the community and to be taken like that, just severe tragedy. >> i just respect them and care for them and i know this is a loss of a brother and a sister. >> reporter: the service is being held in san jose because there was no venue large enough in santa cruz. the funeral procession leaves at 8:45 from the santa cruz boardwalk, 200 vehicles will be traveling 33 miles tanking highway 17 to 85 to 87 and then exiting on julian. once the service starts, we are expecting in attendance governor brown, california attorney general harris and james durban a santa cruz native set to perform. the memorial service is going to begin at noon. it lasts three hours until 3 p.m. at hp pavilion. >>> there will be two locations in santa cruz where people can watch the services on big screens. one is the kaiser permanente arena at 140 front street. the other is at the del mar theater at 1124 pacific avenue. the live video feed from hp pavilion begins

memorial plans are now set if sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. abc7 news reporter is live at the santa cruz police department with the latest. cornell? >> as of 8:00 this morning, santa cruz police officers are back on the street. you better believe, many in the community are happy to have them back on patrol after losing two officers in the line of duty this week. this memorial tribute to them continues to grow. santa cruz police officers returned to the streets this morning in a convoy as santa cruz county deputies stood at attention. they were patrolling on behalf of officers during their time of mourning for two disks killed in the line of future. an emotional man came. >> i wanted to come back and support the officers. this is a difficult job they do. first thing i wanted to see them off and let them know we love them and we support them. >> it felt good. really good. it was the honorary passing of the guards. >> another officer thanked the deputies for protecting the city. the first call was a broken traffic light saying that it is good to

butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot during a sexual assault investigation. leslie brinkley is live at hp pavilion where tomorrow's memorial will be held. >> tomorrow at noon, thousands are going to fill hp paw vol yen and perhaps to capacity of 18,000 to honor two officers who died in the line of duty. these flag-draped caskets were made available for those who wanted to pay their final respects to sergeant bush baker and officer elizabeth butler. both were gunned down on february 2 sickth as they will toed -- february 26th as they followed leads in an abuse case. >> this is the first time here that our local officers are and it is a terrible thing. >> i am here to pay my respects. i think due to santa cruz county, it is a good thing that people will come down and support the police officers. >> it is a big loss for our community and i am just -- everywhere i go i can just feel the sense of sadness. we need to get our community back. >> hundred brought flowers or signed the book of condolence in lieu of following the procession to san jose on thursday. local

a loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler scholarship fund has been established under oh -- "see it," on our website. >> there was a deadly stabbing after two men who knew each other got in an argument. christopher ray armstrong was killed. 36-year-old james samuel alexander is in custody and will face murder charms. witness accounts led miss to alexander who was arrested a few blocks away. he was treated for injuries at the hospital. >> two teens recover in oakland after being shot just hours of each other. the latest shooting happened on fairfax last night. the teen is in critical but stable condition. earlier a 17-year-old jogging near fremont high school was shot in the leg but is expected to be okay. the principal says consulars will be on hand to talk to students about coping with violence with no arrests in either shooting. >> oak's first friday art festival starts tonight for the first time since the deadly shooting of a teenager last month. several changes have been plaid to first friday since the february 1 shooting death of high school senior. the event starts at 5:00 and

detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler were shot and killed last week let about a sexual assault. goulet was later killed by other responding officers. but today it is all about baker and butler. >> they've given so much to the community. and to be taken like that, severe tragedy. >> i just respect them and care for them, and i know this is a loss of a brother and a sister. >> reporter: the service today is being held

butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot during a sexual assault investigation.eslie brinkley is live at hp pavilion where tomorrow's memorial will be held. >> tomorrow at noon, thousands are going to fill hp paw vol yen and perhaps to capacity of 18,000 to honor two officers who died in the line of duty. these flag-draped caskets were made available for those who wanted to pay their final respects to sergeant bush baker and officer elizabeth butler. both were gunned down on february 2 sickth as they will toed -- february 26th as they followed leads in an abuse case. >> this is the first time here that our local officers are and it is a terrible thing. >> i am here to pay my respects. i think due t county, it is a good thing that people will come down and support the police officers. >> it is a big loss for our community and i am just -- everywhere i go i can just feel the sense of sadness. we need to get our community back. >> hundred brought flowers or signed the book of condolence in lieu of following the procession to san jose on thursday. local venues could

thousands are expected to pay their respects to sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth. anne makovec smack in san jose this morning where the memorial will be held inside hp pavilion. >> reporter: thousands of people are expected to come here around 15,000. this venue holds up to 18,000 people. a lot more will be watching it this afternoon on television. people from all over the country will gather to pay their respects. last night there was a public viewing at santa cruz memorial funeral home. the two flag-draped caskets were guarded by fellow officers as people who knew loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler and people who didn't filed past to say good-bye. the officers were gunned down last week outside the home of jeremy goulet. they had gone there to question him and they were ambushed. other officers then killed goulet. but the focus today is on how baker and butler lived and a community coming together. we heard from a former spokesman who knew them well. >> it's important that everybody celebrates and grease together their lives. it's tough to do on your own s

the services for detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler begins in less than 45 minutes and we will bring that to you live. >> people have come from across the state, and across the country including people from las vegas and the maryland fire department representing that union, and the motorcade procession hoping for dry air which they got great santa cruz to san jose but we will bring it back here now and talk to mike nicco, and the afternoon when they wrap it up and leave. >> showers are possible as they head back. you mention good news, it is dry in most areas. we will show you what is going on. right now with live doppler 7 hd, you can see h.p. pavilion and the green radar moving through. notice how it is quiet there. as we go down all the way to 17th and santa cruz, it is quiet here, but you can see the radar runs to the north so we will zoom in to palo alto and stanford, woodside, and redwood city and menlo park...sprinkles here, possibly light rain falling in those areas. that is what we are dealing with for the most part. we can see radar runs ac

loren baker and detective elizabeth butler. baker went by the name 'butch'. utler worked for the department for 10 years. the memorial service for detective sgt. baker and detective butler. is scheduled forit will take place at the kaiser permanente arena. the service will begin at 11 a- m. we are continuing to learn more about the santa cruz gunman -- jeremy goulet. kron 4's grant lodes has more on goulet's troubled past. >> kron four is uncovering new information that paints the shooter - jeremy goulet - as a career criminal.who allegedy raped women, and repeatedly looked into victim's windows. here's a timeline of his run-ins with the law. goulet was cited twice in san diego for prowling and peeping. once in 1999 and once in 2000. fast forward to 2006 in hawaii. goulet was accused of raping two different women while serving in the military. goulet was not charged in either alleged rape. one year later.in 2007.goulet was arrested in portland, oregon on a series of charges. police say goulet was peeping on a woman while she was showering. he's accused of remo

butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot during a sexual assault investigation. leslie brinkley is live at hp pavilion where tomorrow's memorial will be held.row at no >> tomorrow at noon, thousands are going to fill hp paw vol yen and perhaps to capacity of1o 18,000 to honor two officers who died in the line of duty. these flag-draped caskets were made available for those who wanted to pay their final respects to sergeant bush baker and officer elizabeth butler. both were gunned down on february 2 sickth as they will toed -- february 26th as they followed leads in an abuse case. >> this is the first time here that our local officers are and it is a terrible thing. >> i am here to pay my respects. i think due to santa cruz county, it is a good thing that people will come down and support the police officers. >> it is a big loss for our community and i am just -- everywhere i go i can just feel the sense of sadness. we need to get our community back. >> hundred brought flowers or signed the book of condolence in lieu of following the procession to san jose on thur

time to react, and now there is a growing memorial in santa cruz honoring sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. but one item in particular left behind by a mourner has really caught the department's attention. mixed in with the flowers, candles, and pick checks, someone pinned a purple heart medal to a teddy bear. police received an anonymous note explaining, quote, the purple heart is for the sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. when one loses their life for the protection of others and the greater good. i know you will understand. quite a contrast from what this man is accused of doing at the same memorial, stealing flowers from the memorial. 53-year-old kenneth maffei is charged with vandalism to a law enforcement memorial and public intoxication. this happened on friday, the first day back on the job for santa cruz police officers following tuesday's killing of sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. >>> and tragic news this evening from the annual escape from alcatraz triathlon in san francisco. this morning, we know it's grueling, but this morning a man from a

thousands are expected to pay their respects to loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler.s moved from santa cruz where the officers were killed to san jose because this is a bigger venue here behind me. hp pavilion holds 18,000 people and is expected to be close to pass once everybody arrives this morning. yesterday and last night there was a public viewing at santa cruz memorial funeral home. the two flag-draped caskets were guarded by fellow officers as those people who knew loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler and people who didn't know them filed past to say their good-byes. >> the two detectives were gunned down outside the home of sexual assault suspect jere

he released the details regarding the shooting death of detective sgt butch baker and detective elizabethr. >> things took a turn for the worst after the approached a suspect house. >> he disappeared from the door and appeared at another location and ambushed an assault to the officers. >> taking them both down within seconds. >> one of the shot hit a bystander in the leg. while traumatized, the woman is ok. >> goulet then took both of the officers' guns and baker's body armor. >> there was a shootout and goulet was a investigators are planning to leave the state. >> he possessed his passport and an airline ticket to new mexico. >> the memorial has grown tremendously over the past two days. the shares office held to press conferences on thursday. it is likely to be fairly quiet. >> the funeral will be held next week. >> in santa cruz j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> tonight kron 4 is more information indicating jeremy goulet been in trouble with the law more than a decade. he raped repeatedly multiple women. >> he was cited twice in san diego for prowling and peeping. once in 1999 and was in 20

the flowers and candles are in memory of sergeant butch baker and officer elizabeth butler. trying to question jeremy goulet through a door about a sexual assault for 20 minutes when goulet burst through another door with two guns and opened fire on baker and butler. the officers never had a chance to defend themselves. vetors say goulet stole their body armor and guns and later returned to the scene and got into a gun battle with officers who shot and killed jeremy goul ter goulet. the memorial services will be at the kaiser permanente arena on thursday march 7th at 11:00 a.m. santa cruz police officers are back on patrol this morning and the chief is asking the public give the officers all the support they can. >> arturo, thanks very much. >>> i'll call it running weather. that's what we have lately. i just love it, christina loren. it's so nice. >> i bet you have been enjoying it. air quality has been great as well, marla and terry. that gives you even more reason to get on out there and enjoy it. the one thing we do have to deal with as you probably noticed the bay area

the latest information released by police is that detective elizabeth butler and sergeant loran butch baker were shot and killed at the doorstep of the gunman jeremy goulet's home on tuesday. he shot them after the officers interviewed him through the door for about ten minutes. it happened so fast there was no time for them to call for help. detectives haven't said how many bullets goulet fired but one of them ended up striking a woman on nearby stanford avenue. grazing her in the leg. she was shaken up but her injuries were not serious. when officers tracked down goulet he was holding guns in both hands and opened fire. they shot back and killed him. investigators say goulet had a passport and plane ticket to new mexico on him. the police chief says the traumatic events on the day is weighing heavily on officers and asked people yesterday to show support when they see the officers today. >> when you see our officers out patrolling our streets tomorrow, please provide them with all of the love and support you can. it's been a tough two days here at the police department. we've president a

and people are still bringing flowers, notes, and candles to honor detective sergeant butch baker and elizabeth butler. they were murdered on tuesday by goulet. we are learning new details about his criminal past. beside misdemeanor convictions in the bay area for peeping tom he faced two rape charges in the army in 2006 which could have put him arm for life. we spoke with the defense attorney who represented him. the first alleged rape happened after a party days after he arrived at the army airfield in honolulu. the second happen add few months later. >> i can say there was identification issues in the first case. the second case, there was credibility issues, the girl was was extremely drunk. >> goulet is the suspect in an inappropriate touching of a juvenile woman or child, female, and we following up in that investigation, as well. >> local authorities investigated that, as well. despite the seriousness in hawaii he struck a deal, a plea bargain for less than honor discharge from the army. we have learned new details what led to the shooting and the detectives spoke to goulet through a scr

alexis butler will give the eulogy for her sister, officer elizabeth butler and one of the daughters of officer baker, jillian baker will read a poem. as we mentioned earlier, james durbin from the bay area, a contestant on "american idol," went quite far in the "american idol" season. i can't remember whether a year or couple years ago, but will sing a song called "arms wide open" done originally by the group creed. >> and what's interesting, we have shown you so many officers and community members who have chosen to essentially take their day and share it with the community and pay honor to these two fallen officers. when the incident happened last week, how do we explain to our little ones what happened to their neighborhood police officer? so many people say by joining an event such as today, they can teach their children that, you know what, sometimes bad

. >>> the public memorial service for loren butch baker and elizabeth butler will be held thursday at noon at hp pavilion in downtown san jose. >>> san francisco police are trying to track down an assault rifle stolen from an unmarked police car. on saturday night someone broke into the lost vehicle on mission street and grabbed the ar saw rifle. that type of gun is given to specially trained officers who may use it during incidents like a barricaded suspect. san francisco police have sent out an alert to other agencies to try and recover a weapon. >>> in losts to, the touchdown -- los gatos, the town is considering a moratorium on gun sales. trying to come up with long- term guide license for the sale of weapons. they meet tonight. templar sports. only los gatos retailer selling guns would be able to continue gun sales. >>> building inspectors in san francisco are expected to meet to go over the damage caused by a massive sinkhole. last week's sinkhole forced engineers o engineers to red tag three homes. two other homes are being watched in case soil conditions change. >> that was a

a tribute to detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler killed in the line of duty on february 26 by an armed suspect. the officers' flagged drape cassettes were part of a public viewing with hundreds of mourners coming to pay their respects and the officers who protected and served their community for years. >> our first time the local officers have been killed. it is tell. >> i am here to pay respects and it is good thing that people will come down here and support the local police officers. >> public viewing sites are here to view the memorial. kaiser permanente will open at 10:00 a.m. showing the service rise and parking at depot park will be freed. santa cruz fire departments will be staging their hook-and-ladder trucks along all overpasses between santa cruz and san jose. mostly on highway 17 and on highway 85. it should be a moving sight. >> cornell, thank you. the memorial service will be hell at h.p. pavilion in san jose because of a large crowd of people expected to attend. this is a live look outside the pavilion where they were preparing for the service. se

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a memorial service for the two murdere officers detective sgt :loran butch baker, and a detective elizabeth butler is being set to begin at noon today. you can see the american flag. today's memorial service will begin and noon at the h-p pavilion and san jose. it will be a mile long motorcade. it will be from santa cruz to san jose. it is scheduled to begin at 845 and ride in san jose between 1030 and 11. there will be rolling road closures impacting surface streets in santa cruz. highways 17, 85, and 87 along with road closures in san jose leading to h people billion. >> if any of the streets are part of your morning commute, you are advised to take an alternate route. we will bring you live coverage of today's memorial service. you could find it on for the lastest news and traffic comcast 193 digital channel 4.2. >> of our coverage will begin at noon at the start of a service. you can also watch it on line. will be streaming in on live on our web site kron4.com. >> in other headlines. a woman is dead after a mauling by an african lion at an exotic cat sanctuary near fresno. ed payne tell

officer-involved shooting comes days after the fatal shoot twofg officers in santa cruz, loren baker and elizabeth budget her were shot to death while trying to interview a sexual assault suspect jeremy goulet. goulet was later killed in a shootout by police. a memorial will be held on thursday in san jose. a motorcade progression with motor vehicles from around the area well precede the memorial. >> arson investigators are on the scene of a fire at independence high school in san jose. the afternoon fire heavily damaged the principal0s office. took fire crews 45 minutes minuo extinguish the flames. this is one h of several suspicious fires in the past months. >> fatility hard the escape from triathlon of al alcatraz. a tex man died from what they called a massive cardiac attack. >>> vallejo shoal board will continue laying off teachers when it meets on wednesday. the they propose cutting the equivalent of 45 positions. teachers must be notified by march 15th. >>> a bay area tech company has re-reset millions of passwords after it was hacked. evernote reset all 50 million user passwords as a preca

baker. and detective elizabeth butler. they were gunned down last week. kron 4's scott rates has tonight's community outpouring of support. >> reporter: friends and family showed up to sure there were sparks. of the officers baker and detective butler this is difficult for many of these officers that new them. >> they went to school with my children. it is very difficult >> i was so moved by the police officers there were in the building themselves standing guard over the caskets. it was really overwhelming. >> you say that it is no reason for the us. to take a life like that. >> reporter: funeral will start tomorrow morning at 8:45 scott rates, kron 4. again -- you can watch the service for the two santa cruz officers. live on kron 4's 24-7 bay area news channel -- comcast 193. and it will also be streaming live on our website kron4.com. new at 8-- tonight, community members are gathering together in martinez. to help find a teenager. now missing for more than a week. kron 4's alecia reid has more on the search efforts. >> reporter: this teenager was repo

sgt loren "buthc baker: and detective elizabeth butler who were killed in the line of duty last week. >> it is very important that we support each other and we are in situations like this. we are here to show our support to the families as well as the fall officers. >> and motor k procession moved from santa cruz to san jose. law enforcement, firefighters and other emergency responders participated in the board a 3 mi. long ride which ended at h.p. pavilion where the memorial service was tail. you can watch the entire federal service online at kron4.com . coming up later in the newscasts' former defense secretary leon panetta will be speaking at a memorial and how he is blaming the military for the death of the two santa cruz officers. >> we will be right back. >> welcome back. we are keeping an eye on wall street this morning. the dow, nasdaq and s&p are all up on good news in the job market. >> u.s. employers added 236,000 jobs to their payrolls last month. and the unemployment rate was pushed down to 7.7% from 7.9% in january. that is the lowest in four years. the dow, s&p, and nas

a funeral for detective sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler will be held next thursdayh in santa cruz. meantime, a memorial is grwoing outside the police station, in memory of the two officers. and: new information tonight about the accused shooter - jeremy goulet - he had had numerous run-ins with the law. goulet was cited twice in san diego for prowling and peeping. then in 2006, he was accused. but not charged. of raping two different women while serving in the military in hawaii. then in berkeley last year. goulet was arrested for peeping and prowling on a male victim and new at eight tonight - jeremey goulet stood trial in portland, oregon, for spying on a woman, as well as trying to murder her boyfriend. now for the first time, we are hearing from that couple. kron four's terisa estacio joins us here on the set. she has been investigating this story for us. tracking down the couple. what are they saying? >> reporter: danny thomas and amy luangrath say just recently they were searching the internet for goulet. because they were fearful about their safety - their mo

. >>> a public memorial service for already yen butch baker and elizabeth butler will be held thursday at hp pavilion in downtown san jose. you can watch the service live on kpix 5. >>> the man police believe is responsible for a deadly shooting and crash on the vegas strip will be in court today in los angeles. it's an etradi' tion -- that shooting caused a chain reaction crash that killed two people in a taxi. >>> san francisco police are searching for an assault rifle stolen from an unmarked police car. the ar15 gun was in the the car on mission street when someone broke the window and grabbed it saturday night. that type of gun is given to specially trained officers. san francisco police have sent out an alert to other agencies to try and find the weapon. >>> a woman with a rifle and a hatchet held san francisco police off for more than two hours yesterday. it it started when residents of lion street home walked in on a burglary. s.w.a.t officers talked to the 22-year-old suspect into dropping the weapons and surrendering. she is facing burglary charges. >>> san francisco police ar

offering condolences and worlds of support on a facebook page created in the memory of loren baker and elizabeth butler. they were killed on duty tuesday. officers killed the suspect, jeremy goulet, and a shootout a short time later. businesses in the area are showing support for the police department. one restaurant is offering officers three meals and -- free meals. >> hundreds of abc viewers have been sending condolences on our face book page. >> a memorial for detective butler and domestic-sergeant baker will be held thursday at noon at hp pavilion in san jose. a large crowd is expected. >> man died today during the world famous escape from alcatraz triathlon in san franciscoment the 46-year-old man from texas suffered what they call a massive cardiac event during the swim portion of the race. that's the first part of the race which begins on al alcatra. our we caught the first three runners over the finish line. >>> a man severely burn in a house fire has died from his injuries. the 34-year-old, troy vocle, suffered second and third degree burns on his body. he died at the burn center. the

. >> on tuesday, a suspect gunned down loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler as they came to investigate a sexual assault he stole their car, guns and body armor. he was later killed in a police shootout. for this quiet beach town the tragedy is still shocking and very personal. >> i knew the officers on a personal level and it is unbelievable. >> as the tribute grows with cards, candles, and flowers from the community we have learned that the suspect goulet was discharged from the army back in 2006 following two rape charges in hawaii. the investigation is still unfolding. we are live in santa cruz for abc7 news. >> the memorial for the officers will be held next thursday at 11 a.m. at the kaiser permanente arena with overflow seating at santa cruz civic auditorium. thousands are expected to attend which is why they are planning for the overflow. the event begins with a motorcade from the county fairgrounds in watsonville. >> the scholarship fund is established. we have a link at abc7 news under oh see it on tv. we will have continuing coverage on the officers killed with updates on fac

> reporter: this afternoon they provided new information on the investigation, saying loren baker and elizabeth butler were not shot as they approached jeremy goulet's house as reported but had been talking with jeremy goulet through a closed door. >> he appeared from another location and ambushed them. >> reporter: a neighbor was questioned by the officers minutes before. >> there was shots and that is -- i thought that -- that they had taken out the bad guy but it turned out the other way. >> reporter: someone who parked near the shoot out counted his blessings. >> this one happened to be -- gone through the back of the van or the rear side of the van and was found in the tool box inside. >> reporter: what are your thoughts about finding it inside your van? >> i am glad it wasn't found inside of me. >> reporter: many plan to go to the memorial. >> yes, i plan to attend. since i was the last person to see them alive. >> reporter: that memorial will be at kaiser arena. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of thoughts, prayers have been posted to our facebook wall. some people had a p

. >> we also know detective baker and elizabeth butler have been at the property for ten minutes knocking on suspect's door. jeremy talked with the officers for less than two minutes, when he came out this door and began shooting. >> neither officer was wearing body armor at the time of the incident. however, body armor would not have helped. >> half an hour later, he was gunned down. he had taken officer baker's body armor. an army helicopter pilot who was marshaled in hawaii. the charges were dropped. he has done jail time for secretly recording women on video in san diego, portland, and berkeley. the fallen officers were investigating an accusation that could -- tried to sexually assault her. >> the police department, the entire department has been off since yesterday and today. they'll be back on duty tomorrow. the funerals have been set for next thursday at 11:00 a.m. >> is it common for detectives not to wear bullet proof vests and what is the police chief saying about that? >> it helps witnesses open up to them, people don't talk when they see a detective wearing a vest. the police

detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler will shot to death while on thee have team coverage this morning with amy hollyfield live outside the pavilion in san jose where the memorial will take place. we will begin with cornell bernard live in santa cruz. cornell? >> santa cruz is getting ready to say goodbye to two local heroes in preparations that are underway beginning the here at the santa cruz beach boardwalk. this is where a police motorcade procession will begin at 8:45 to the public memorial in san jose. many police officers are gathering here in this parking lot and the motorcade is expected to be two miles long, a tribute to detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler killed in the line of duty february 26 by an armed 17. last night, the flag draped cassettes were part of a viewing with hundreds mourners maying their respect. police from around the country will be at the memorial today. >> we have had departments from all over the united states, actually. we have a gentleman here, a lieutenant from idaho. we have officers coming, i

detective sgt "butch " baker and detective sergeant elizabeth butler were killed when a suspects openedling is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the santa cruz memorial located at 1927 ocean st. in santa cruz. we will air today is doing live on kron424-7 bay area news channel, comcast 193. >> richmond police are offering a $10,000 reward for any information about a burglary of a police officer's home. the suspects also poisoned two of the officers adults, one of the dogs a one-year-old black labrador retriever died in a veterinary hospital. the robbery happened last week with the suspects getting away with guns and personal items. police believe that it was a targeted attack. >> oakland police say, that andre taray franklin broke into oakland museum in january, and stole a significant gold artifact. franklin is accused of taking a gold jury box which is worth a hundred thousand dollars. the museum offers a $12,000 reward, but announced today, the the box was found, and the suspect was arrested. >> the time now is 6:36 a.m.. we are trying to drive out from overnight rain but we still have wind

detectives lauren baker and elizabeth butler will be remembered thus at noon at hp a veil-- pavilion in downtown san jose and you can watch live on kpix5. >> san francisco police are searching for an assault rifle stone-- stolen from an unmarked police car. it was in the car on mission street when someone broke window and grabbed it. that's given to specially train officers. san francisco police sent out an alert to other agencies to try to find the weapon. >>> in lows gatos the town council is considering a moratorium on feature -- future gun sales giving the council time to come up with long-term guidelines for the sale of weapons. the council meets to discuss the issue tonight. the only los gatos retailer selling guns would be able to continue gun sales during the moratorium. >>> president obama sign the order friday night and today, it's day one of forced spending cuts. so farther effects have not been seen by the average american. but washington says the full impact is coming likely in april. the defense department is expected to feel the cuts the hardest. one place people are s