the defense attorney is challenging a case investigated bit man on screen, sergeant gantt, who allowed his mistress tory his police reports. i am reggie aqui. >> i am kristen sze. the scandal is becoming more complicated because of the allegations of officers having sex with an unage prostitute and the mayor's appointment and quick removal of two temporary police chiefs. jessica castro has the latest. jessica? >> sergeant gantt's attorney has confirmed that he allowed his mistress to transcribe three recorded witness statements and one statement could impact a homicide case against mar yes floyd and lee, to men accused of murdering a beloved oakland dog walker three years ago. the death of 66-year-old judy salamon caught wide scale attention, and now there is a motion for the personnel reporos of sergeant gantt to be released. that is what everyone wants do know, is the case compromised because of the allegations? i can not say with honesty, yes or no. i i am not getting the information. >> the attorney went on and called it "unusual," that sergeant gantt testified during a preliminary

michael gantt denies any wrongdoing . when he realized he was in hot water for the girlfriend and police report situation he sent a reporter some evidence of the racist text messages that have become the third major opd scandal. sources say that michael gantt himself sent and received some of the racist texts. >>> of the last month five different people have been in charge at the oakland police department. >> the chief resigned and sources tell us was due to his handling of the sex scandal. a man named to temporarily replace and was removed after reported an affair he had. the next acting chief decided he did not want the job here after that the city administrator was put in charge for a time. now a new acting assistant t has been put in place. >> there are now some disturbing allegations against that assistant chief. >> reporter: multiple open police sources confirmed that they were present when acting assistant chief david downing used racially insensitive language when referring to how to handle protesters in oakland .

s office says altogether, gantt investigated 10 criminal cases during that time period. three are still pending. we have no reason to believe that the investigation was mishandled in any way a d.a. spokesman said. we stand behind the integrity of each of these criminal cases. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 4:43. everyone loves birthday cards. for one boy the cards he received are proving to be the best medicine. ,,,,,,,,,,,, are being targetted by thie most of the recent cases ha tenderlo >>> a rash of robberies in san francisco. people wear chain necklaces are being targeted by thieves. most of the recent cases are in chinatown and tenderloin area. they are going after asian women primarily. >> i think in these instances, the suspects were looking for a quick grab. and something quick is like a cell phone in your hand, in these cases wearing jewelry around your neck is very visible. >> according to police, these robberies happened at all times of the day. often the robber attacks a woman from behind or distracts her by asking a question right before committing the crime. >>> a

gantt became involved in a criminal misconduct scandal 2 weeks ago.ording to sources gantt's wife called cops saying he was holding a woman against her will. that woman was gantt girlfriend and the whole thing led to the revelation that he had his girlfriend allegedly writing some of his police reports. he is a high-ranking detective. at the same time, that girlfriend was furious to learn that he had a wife and posted xers of some of the police -- some of the pictures on instagram. once gantt realized he was in hot water, according to the leased department, for the girlfriend/police report situation, he said evidence of racist text messages that have become a major opd scandal. sources say gantt himself has sent and received some of those racist text messages. there's a lot going on and you can keep up-to-date on our coverage on kron4.com. there is a timeline, specifics on what different law enforcement agencies are accused of what. all of these reports are on kron4.com. >>> apparently it will take more than the worst math -- mass shooting for members

this sergeant, michael gantt is accused of mishandling homicide reports and michael gantt had his girlfriend type some of them and she posted a photo on instagram. homicide investigator sergeant michael gantt is on leave now. attorneys are questioning all of the cases that he has investigated. >>> the warriors are back on home turf tonight. their plane landed this afternoon. game 7 is sunday night and christin ayers shows us it is the hottest ticket in town. >> reporter: how much would you shell out to watch the warriors play game 7 sunday against the cleveland cavaliers? >> maybe a thousand dollars. >> i would pay 1500 bucks for seats. >> the good seats are going for far more than that. espn reported stub hub sold two court side tickets for $49,500 each. a record. >> that is stupid. >> can you imagine paying $50,000 for tickets? >> if i was a millionaire and i had that kind of money i would. unfortunately i don't and most people don't. it would be nice, though. >> reporter: even bars are charging customers to watch the game. you pay $20, get two drinks and get to watch the warriors game on

the source says gantt filed a similar federal eeoc complaint in 2016. oakland police department has not confirmed that sergeant gantt is on administrative leave or why. in an e-mail statement a spokesperson writes the oakland police department does not discuss or provide details regarding personnel matters and active internal affairs investigations. the motions made in court including one for the personnel records will be heard in juliment. >> i would be asking for records about fabrication of reports, personal authorship of reports, acts of moral turpitude. >> in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> coming up at 5:00, you're going to hear from former oakland police chief howard jordan and the concerns he brought up at least two years ago about the department. >>> newly proposed lemg lakes would require prison time for people unconscious or heavily intoxicated. the d.a. introduced the bill today. he said a conviction only requires probation. it would make the defendant ineligible for probation and require a three-year prison sentence which is the c

is accused of, another to get gantt's personnel records from the oakland pd. >> i would be asking for records about, um, fabrication of reports, of personal authorshipship of reports, moral turpitude. it could affect his credibility. >> reporter: the next motion for discovery hearing is july 15. in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> new video just in, high winds fanned a grass fire in livermore. chopper 5 was over the area blackened by the flames. it torched nearly two acres near the portola avenue on-ramp to interstate 580. you can see firefighters with hoses putting out the hot spots. no word on the cause of the fire. >>> the heat is letting up in the southwest but firefighters are still battling dozens of wildfires including two near los angeles burning side by side. as chris martinez reports from duarte, some evacuees are now returning home. chris >>> reporter: elizabeth, that's right. in fact it has been notice ply cooler here today which is helping -- it has been noticeably cooler here today which is helping and firefighters are starting to get the upper hand on both fires still

sal sergeant gantt brought in evidence that no one knew about. what reports have been authored by him and her? either way, it brings in question his veracity and credibility. >> when asked, sergeant gantt said he found the evidence the night before. a trial for the judy salamon murder is next month. >> i am reach out for someone to recall you as mayor of oakland. >> oakland residents are demanding mayor schaaf step down as the mayor last night. one after another speakers blamed his for mismanaging multiple scandals and the inability to fill the police chief position vacated two week ago and toll city council they needed a leader who would take charge. schaaf said show is not going anywhere. >> we have the latestness on the shakeup in the oakland police department on our news app which can be down loaded for free and enable push alerts for instant updates. >> happening today in the south bay through help to come to protect future victims of sexual assault with the d.a. holding a news conference regarding the new legislation say it was inspired by

gantt's lawyer admits gantt had his girlfriend type up police reports in the salo man case. now they are trying to learn more about sergeant gantt's actions. >> i would be asking for records about fabrication of reports, personal authorship of reports, acts of moral turpitude, those types of things, those all could -- could reflect upon the credibility of sergeant gantt. >> reporter: the hearing for those two motions is set for july 15. >>> influence at 6:00 a bribery scandal at the va hospital in palo alto. several workers convicted of taking money and gifts while awarding lucrative contracts. kpix 5's maria medina on how that scene works. >> i mean they're criminals. >> reporter: seven defendants in us generalsed for a bribery scheme that took away from taxpayers and veterans. >> it's quite deplorable if you ask me. >> reporter: peter norris is not only a veteran but works at the veterans affairs palo alto healthcare system where many of the bribes took place. a hospital he says already in need. >> it looks nice outside with buildings and statues but the interior is crumbl

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. >> more trouble for the oakland police department with veteran homicide sergeant gantt -- had his girlfriend help write his police reports. he was fired for showing a friend in jail for recall the police report but he got the job back through arbitration. a second investigator is on leave, now, for inappropriate text. last week, the office was looking into another inspection with the ongoing scandal. happening today, a fallen san jose police officer will be laid to rest. officer michael katherman was on the police motorcycle when a minivan turned in front of him last week, and the 34-year-old crashed into the van and later died at the hospital. officer michael katherman was 11-year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and two young boys and will be honored during a ceremony starting at 11:00 this morning, and the public is invited to attend. all the procession starts at 9 45 with his body escorted by a large motorcade from the chapel in los gatos to the s.a.p. center. it will travel up santa cruz avenue to stevens creek boulevard and on to south montgomery street to the s.a.p. cente

sergeant michael gantt investigated hundreds of murder cases in his 27 years on the force. many of those years were in the homicide division. he is now on leaving facing serious accusations. sources say gantt, who is married, had his girlfriend of four years typing homicide reports for him. >> i think it's ridiculous. it's shocking! it's an surged. it calls into question any case he ever investigated. calls into question his credibility. and i guess his fitness to be an officer. >> holy moly. i can't believe they allow this. >> reporter: his girlfriend posted a photo of a case file on instagram. she has since deleted her account. sources say the file has the name of mario floyd, who is charged in the high-profile killing of judy salman. >> she should have called 911. >> reporter: this defense attorney represents floyd. >> most oakland police department documents have at the top for law enforcement no public distribution allowed. >> reporter: legal experts say it's against the law for homicide detectives to share confidential investigative reports because that contains witne

another scandal rocks the police department, this time it involves this officer, this is sergeant mike gantt, he is married and had a girlfriend who is helping them right up police reports. the alameda county defenders office says that this puts the spotlight on every casey's ever been involved in. homicides, robberies and others, it is unclear the number of those cases in jeopardy. the office will start to dig in. >>> from the bay area to orlando, investigators haven't discover new information about the gunman in orlando. mary maloney reports the shooter did things in the week before the massacre which suggests he was prepared.>>reporter: weeks before the attack on the pulse nightclub, law enforcement sources say the killer tried to make sure his family would be taking care of. including adding the name of his wife to his life insurance policy and making sure she had access to his bank accounts. the night of the shooting, the gunman and his wife exchanged texts, after he asked her if she saw the news, investigators are attempting to figure out how much his wife new, before the massacre. the

. >>> as we have been reporting, the gantt incident was just one incident, and tonight, there is a new twist. >> sure is. they have hired a private investigator trying to find out who has been leaking personal information. >> they have joined krit similar from some of the community as well as oakland city council members. they first broke the sex scandal and has more. >> reporter: another investigation has been launched in çóconnection to recent scandals at opd. there's the sex scandal, the racist text scandal, police misconduct, and on-going separate investigations into these matters. now, sabrina is launching an investigation into finding out who is leaking information to the media about these investigations. >> you know, i got the investigator investigating the investigator. >> we need to find out different ways to investigate things. >> rebecca both take issue with the city administrator, going after whistle blowers alerting the media about these scandals. they say looking for whistle blowers is a bad idea. >> sending the wrong message. that's the thing you have on the streets righ

investigating sergeant mike gantt. gantt apparently had his mistress transcribe audio recordings from cds he gave her. the d.a.'s office says it may have been a violation of policy, but not a crime. the d.a. also says none of gantt's homicide cases should be in jeopardy due to his actions. >>> new this morning, a victory in court for lyft drivers. a federal judge in san francisco approved a lawsuit settlement that would award $27 million to current and former lyft drivers. it's about $142 for each of the 163,000 lyft drivers. they also have rights to get tips and challenge being fired. the settlement must have a fairness hearing before a u.s. district judge before it's finalized. >>> time knew 6:10. a -- time now 6:10. a new law blames contra costa county for the death of a young boy stabbed to death while he slept. >> some bay area students will see "hamilton" for just $10. >> wow, how cool is that? good morning, everyone. 6:10. not cool at all. it's going to warm up in time for the weekend. we have that full forecast

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a review of continue cases sergeant gantt work on found the , girlfriend transcribed audio interview but nothing else. sergeant gantt may have violate ed police procedures this is not actually against the law. >> protecting overnight, you can see where a man was stopped to down san jose. police surged for evidence right after it happened at 11:00 last night. paramedics rushed the victim to the trauma center. this is no word on how he is doing. last night's standing took place at interpret 280. law is a land to pay for upgrades for the pg&e gas system coming out of your wallet with a double digit officer in the gas bill. in august your bill will include your indication to make utilities gas system safer at $7 a in. in less than with years the bill will increase 11% and the commission said pg&e gas system is massive and aiming. >> the warriors will introduce the two newest player on the team, last night the goes goes drafted vanderbilt center with the first round make, dame beyond -- damian jones at 7' the warriors paid $2.5 million for the milwaukee bucks for second run pick who was t

a review of ten cases mike gantt worked on found that the mistress helped transcribe audio this but nothingse. the use of a third party transcriber isn't against the law. >>> the high court blocks the president's man to help millions of the immigrants. >>> also, addressing seat hogs. how b.a.r.t. man's to to that people from taking up too much space. >> and barnes and noble. >>> the heat will be cranking up over the next few days. >>> first, a look at what is coming up hive on jimmy kim he will live. >> this is what we have for you. >> we'll reveal the new album on the show. can we do it now? >> any time is the right time. the key is it is alway introducing new k-y for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. >>> today the highest court helped block obama's plan. president obama said it is frustrating for immigrants who wants to work and contribute to the economy. >> the fact the supreme court was not able to issue a decision today doesn't just set the system back even further. >> this is a win for the constitution. a win for congress

we obtained court documents showing gantt surprised the defense in prosecutors in bring evidence that neither side knew about. >> we have to get to the bottom of this and figured what reports have been doctored by him or her, but it brings in question his veracity and credibility as a police officer. >> in this case, when questions about it, he claimed he found all of the evidence the night before. the trial for the murder case is scheduled to begin next month. >> i am reaching out to someone to recall you as mayor of oakland. >> oakland residents demanding that mayor schaaf step down as the mayor last night at the city council meeting. speakers blamed schaaf for mismanaging multiple scandals at the oakland police department. they told the city council they needed a leadership who could take charge, schaaf said he is not going anywhere. >> we have the latest information on shakeup in the oakland police department on our news app which can be downloaded for free with push alerts for instant updates. >> san jose d.a. plans to hold a news conference on new legislation that may hope prote

sergeant mike gantt did not break the new when he enlisted his mistress to type some of his investigation notes for him. that was concluded in a statement. no criminal conduct occurred. his girlfriend girlfriend transcribed for him. he investigated ten criminal cases and three are still pending. we have no reason to believe the investigation was mishandled in no way. we stand behind integrity of each of these criminal cases. unlear if he'll face disciplinary action from the oakland police d.we reached out to his lawyer and did not hear back. >> two bicyclist killed in san francisco tonight. one driver is under arrest. the man faces charges including hit-and-run. he ran a red lightner 7th and howard and plowed into a woman on a bike around 8:30 last night. an hour and a half earlier a man driving stolen honda tried to pass another car and smashed and killed a bicyclist. the driver is on the loose. the mayor tweeted we will not be deterred to keep our streets safe. we need everyone to move around our city safer. the bicycle coalition responded saying "we heard city leaders will not suffice.

a review of continue cases of sergeant gantt found, gulf transcribed audio interviews but nothing else. the d.a. said that while sergeant gantt pay have violated police procedure use of a third party transcribers is not breaking the law. >> the only overseeing the oakland police department is laying out her goals sitting down with vic lee. he tells us the look of the new direction she is taking the department. >> the only person that sabrina erdely reports to is the mayor. -- that mayor schaaf. everyone reports to landreth. >> it is a small number of officers in an agency with almost 800 warn police officers. all the small number under investigation for a seemingly widening sex scandal and racist text and other inappropriate behavior. scandals which have rocked the department, which went through four department heads in nine days. the latest now acting assistant chief david downing. landreth declined to address the changes saying she cannot discuss personnel matters. >> these were decisions we own they are in the best interest of long term health of the institution the she has fired a

gantt's investigation is unrelated to the case involving this woman 18-year-old celeste guap.had sex with more than 20 members of bay area law enforcement. of those 20, she says three were opd officers and that she was a minor when it happened. >> it is disgusting and disturbing. that this type of behavior could go on or be tolerated. it will be rooted out and people will be held accountable. >> there are several investigations into the scandals as the department remains under the oversight of a federal monitor. that's the product of a police scandal from 13 years ago. the city searching for a new police chief that's gone through three in just the past week. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> we are starting to see some delays across the san mateo bridge. it will take 18 minutes now to go from 880 to 101. typical slow-and-go conditions across the span eases up at the peninsula. if you are taking the bay bridge this morning, not a bad day to work your way out of oakland into san francisco. right now traffic is backed up beyond 880 at this point but it is pretty lig

a review of ten cases mike gantt worked on found that the mistress helped transcribe audio this but nothinge. the use of a third party transcriber isn't against the law. >>> the high court blocks the president's man to help millions of the immigrants. >>> also, addressing seat hogs. how b.a.r.t. man's to to that people from taking up too much space. >> and barnes and noble. >>> the heat will be cranking up over the next few days. >>> first, a look at what is coming up hive on jimmy kim he will live. >> this is what we have for you. >> we'll reveal the new album on the show. can we do it now? >> any time is the right time. >> any time is the right time. the key is it is alway our mission at clover is to highest quality dairy products. clover has relationships with 27 different family farms. the environment is who clover is. without it, we're nothing. pg&e's been a great partner. they're the energy experts, we're the milk guys. pg&e worked with clover on a number of energy efficiency projects to save energy every month. if you're part of the fabric of the community, you've got to ensure that

veteran homicide sergeant gantt is accused of having his mistress write the police reports. our media partner reports he was fired a week ago for impeding a rape case for helping a friend and he got the job back and now a second investigator is on leave for alleged inappropriate text messages. the first inspentor put on leave for the scandal that involves at least 14 east bay officers, accused of having improper relationship, a sexual relationship, with a teenager. oakland mayor has received national attention for the reful having door of police chiefs, spoke to abc7 reporter, amy hollyfield, and amie is at the moscone center. >> we just got off with her and asked of the sent for a new police chief and in the vetting processing be different from what she used in the past. oakland mayor is a cohost here at the bay area women's summit in san francisco. along with mayor lee of san francisco. the questions on her police department surrounds her. three chiefs have come and gone in just over a week. with different scandals swirling around the department. including accusations of s

. >> reporter: floyd's motion filed two motions asking what sergeant gantt is accused of and another to get the personnel records from the oakland pd. >> i would be asking for records about fabrication of reports, acts of moral turpitude. they could -- could reflect on the his credibility. >> reporter: the next hearing for the motions is july 15. in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> some residents displaced by the latest fire in san francisco's mission district are sifting through what's left of their things. it's the first time then allowed in since saturday's five-alarm fire. it tore through several buildings destroying businesses and homes. 57 people had to be displaced or were displaced. san francisco supervisor david campos is calling on city leaders to designate living spaces for those affected by future fires. the police commission in san francisco will hold a public meeting tonight to discuss safety concerns for this week's pride event. the city has already announced extra officers will be on happened as a precaution after the orlando nightclub shooting. >>> new at noon demo

sources tell kpix5 the new investigation involves this homicide investigator, sergeant michael gantt. he was already on administrative leave. now sources tell us he's been investigated for having his girl friend help him write up his police reports. fice says: this now those reports are supposed to remain confidential. the mayor's office says this investigation is unrelated to the case involving this woman, 18-year-old celeste guap. she claimed to have had sex with more than 20 members of bay area law enforcement. she said she slept with three opd officers while she was a minor. according to the mayor's office, this latest case of alleged misconduct was uncovered saturday. the mayor's office asked for an investigation. >>> meantime in san francisco civil rights attorney john burris will file a claim tomorrow against the police department for the killing of a homeless man that was caught on camera. he officers said he came at them police shot luis pat gongorra multiple times in the mission with beanbags. the officers say he came at them with a knife. this claim is the first step toward

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sources tell kpix 5 that the new investigation involves sergeant michael gantt accused of having his girlfriend write up his police reports and they are supposed to be confidential. this is the latest scandal plaguing the police department. the investigation is under related unrelated to the case -- unrelated to the case involving 18-year-old celeste guap who says she had sex with over 20 bay area officers and of those 20, three she said were opd officers and was a minor when it happened. >> it is disgusting and disturbing that this type of behavior could go on or be tolerated and i'm committed to rooting it out and holding people accountable who engage in it. >> this comes in a week when libby schaaf has swapped out three different police chiefs. her office says the it can't discuss the details of the scandals but that, quote, this is an effort to reassure the public that we are taking swift action to address every instance of misconduct. oakland residents and the good men and women in the oakland police department who noblably serve this community deserve nothing less. >>> the sfpd

a sergeant gantt is accused letting his mistress write up the police reports. some are calling for mayor schaaf to resign. the federal monitor needs to be held accountable. it does not start overnight. what did he know? how did he find out? why didn't he fix it? >> oakland police department say they are committed to the community. >> this radio directs that officer to someone would needs help, someone would needs service. we are still here to do that job each day. >> oakland has delayed the next police academy to give the city time to revamp hire asking recruiting practices after the scandals. >> the san francisco police commission approved a new use of force rule for officers that requires officers to use minimal force when encountering members of the public and ban a chokehold and would strengthen racial profiling. the police union and city have -- sometime have to negotiate some of the language before the commission signs off. >> gruesome new details surfacing in a novato murder investigation involving several high school students. prosecutors say three men

. >> reporter:sergeant mike gantt is at the center of a swirling scandal that has consumned the oaklandpolice department. gant has played a key role in several incidents. including. accusations that gant's girlfriend was allegedly writing and posting sensitive police documents to social media and now we are now we are learning about a racist text messaging scandal. here's how we understand it all unfolded. back on june 11th. oakland police got a 9-11 call regarding a man holding a woman against her will it happened here at an apartment on 9th street in downtown oakland. my sources tell men that when opd arrived they found a woman and a man who had been arguing.kron4 has learned that man was oakland police sergeant mike gant. our sources say the opd sgt. did not come out right away. i am told there were some tense moments because the responding officers did not know exactly what they were dealing with here. my sources also tell me the woman who phoned in the 9-1-1 call is sergeant's wife, who learned of her husband's whereabouts with another woman and made the emergency call to police. s

. >> reporter: sergeant gantt is a 27-year veteran and investigated hundreds of cases. city leaders say this scandal has a bigger impact on the city than the unrelated sex scandal case. i reached out to the district attorney. so far they have no comment. coming up at 6:00, i'll tell you why the sergeant in 2004 was fired. live in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> chopper 5 over a protest outside opd headquarters. demonstrators upset over the other big police scandal allegations that several officers had sex with an unaged girl and lied about it. demonstrators formed two circles outside police headquarters. a photo from the ground level shows two men hoisting a banner up a flagpole. they are accusing officers of human trafficking and statutory rape. other signs say, we have a right to know their names. and, jail predator police. and because of the latest scandals, a court-appointed monitor will now expand his role and look at police hiring and recruitment. a judge gave extended authority to a compliance director who is overseeing reforms at the opd. it's a big setback for

this show gantt surprised the against and prosecutors in bringing evidence that neither side knew aboutned, he said he had found it the night before. his conduct is the focus of the hearing. >> we call for the resignation of mayor schaaf. >> the coalition of community groups is demanding oakland mayor schaaf step down. they spoke at the city council meeting last night. for mismanaging multiple scandals inside oakland police department and apointing two interim police chiefs who are gone in days. >> i feel like we need to fix the problem. that fact she has disappointed multiple chiefs is a problem. >> i share the passion to reform and rebuild the community trust in policing. >> schaaf said she is not going anywhere. the mayor has no timeline for hiring a permanent chief. >> now another new twist in the story of the judge in the stanford sex assault trial. first the d.a. take him off a similar upcoming case. now we are lending the d.a. will make another move.

gantt was being investigated for allowing his girlfriend to write police reports. but the da said it review the ten cases and concluded all evidence was there in all cases and nothing was withheld from the defense, investigators say that while he violated protocol, there is however no criminal misconduct. >>> police considered the case a hoax, they later apologized after mull letter was indicted. >> we're hearing from the mother of one of the kidnapping victims. >> reporter: it's been more than a year since the bizarre kidnapping of denise and her boyfriends in vallejo. family says aaron and denise are slowing get back on their feet. >> they've been better since they caught the perpetrator. >> reporter: the man accused of causing the trauma, matthew muller has been behind bars, but tuesday, he stood shackled in chains, hoping the judge would throw out crucial evidence. the hearing was to see if the cell phone could be used. months after the kidnapping, dublin police found the phone at the home that the suspect admitted to burglarizing. dublin police bypassed the lo

>>reporter: alameda county public defender on the allegations that this officer, mike gantt, had his girlfriend right up police reports. it's absurd that an officer since 1998 would allow his girlfriend to author reports. this recent scandal came out thursday, when the merit administrator released a statement saying the district attorney's office will be handling an investigation into alleged criminal misconduct by a member of the opd.>> his credibility is at issue in every case he's ever touched. we have to go back and look at all of his cases. we need to get information from the da about every case he's ever investigated, is it one case, is it too cases, how many cases as she offered?>>reporter: he was married and a 27 year veteran of the force, being involved in many high profile cases through the years. the girlfriend published the reports recently in retaliation, because she found out that gant was married.>> i'm not sure what her involvement is, if she is writing reports, which is critical if she's writing them, we cannot trust those reports. she was not at the scene, she is no

alan gantt's girlfriend became angry when she found out he was angry and posted case evidence left atr house on social media. the d.a. has not said how many cases could be affected. as mentioned, the past eight days have been very rocky for the oakland police department. on june 9, chief sean whent resigned due to the sex scandal. that day the city announced ben fairow would become interim police chief. just six days later on wednesday, schaaf fired fairow after she became aware of an affair he had while working previously for the department. assistant chief paul figueroa took over but is now out on leave. he's asking to return from leave with the rank of captain. yesterday protesters called for opd to release the names of all officers who knew about the sexual misconduct scandal but did nothing about it. the case involves officers having sex with an underage girl. protesters hanging a banner saying opd guilty of sex traffic pgs and rape. >> officers involved in rape of the child or exploitation of the child when she became 18 need to be held accountable. for the latest developments,

homicide sergeant gantt is investigated for having a girlfriend write his police reports. all cases are now under review. >> it has been a busy few weeks at oakland police department and here is how it is shaking out. downing and landreth at the top of screen running the department together. deputy chief paul figueroa resigned on friday two days after being appointed. last westbound, mayor schaaf let bart deputy chief ben fairow go after a few days upon learning of an fair he had year ago. and it started with the resignation of chief sean whent who hell the's since 2013. somehow, some way, this is related to the woman you see on the screen, celeste guap who is at the center of the oakland police department sex scandal. she may have contacted a san francisco deputy police chief. celeste guap reached out to a deputy chief on facebook last area. they never met in person and he said he said her friend request because they had mutual friends on facebook and up to 14 east bay officers are accused of having a sexual relationship. the san francisco police department said they are

sergeant mike gantt was violating departmental policy when he asked his his stress for help but the d.ays the sergeant was breaking the law. according to the office his girlfriend transcribed audio recordings for him beginning in may 2013 and continuing for seven months. still she reportedly documents and paperwork and criminal histories. it's unclear if he will be disciplined by the oakland pd. >>> james corden took a few shots last night from a few well known guys. the three all played a bit of target practice with the "late late show" host. >> i cannot stress this highly enough. you are aiming for the holes. >> looks like it's going to hurt. he got cold feet just before the segment saying he thought it was a good idea two days ago and now he wasn't so sure. [ laughter ] >> that's why. >> the three men didn't aim for the holes. only a few shots made it through in the end. ouch. >> i don't know. would you do that? >> why would i do that? why? >> i know. >> for laughs? [ laughter ] >>> a former nasa engineer has created the world's largest nerf gun. >> i think an old-fashioned straight

sergeant mike gantt is at the center of a swirling scandal >>alecia: been officially started his new position today as the city continues their search for permanent police chief they're going through a lot of scandals right now and the mayor wants to fix this problem and move forward. and he will serve as the acting assistant chief and now he is the highest-ranking member of the police department. he will be reporting this city's administrators he was stripped of the title. paul first except in the interim position and decided he no longer wanted it because his life would be in the spotlight. >> steve: knout we first broke the story. >> pam: as a liason the investigation that has rocked the police department leading to a leadership shake-up. >> reporter: sarge it might as the swirling scandal consumed the oakland police department. he has played a key role in several incidents including accusations played a key role in several accusations that gant's girlfriend was allegedly writing and posting sensitive police documents to social media and now we are now we are learning about a raci

mike gantt was clearned of criminal investigation focused the fact that his girlfriend helped him with his police work >>"he was having his girlfriend transcribe jail statements, she never saw a given confidential information, so there is no violation of the law, while it may be a violation of their department, but that becomes a personnel issue" >> reporter:then there's the investigation into opd officers allegedly sending and receiving racially themed text messages. >>"we want to announce that we are almost at the end of an investigation into racist text messages" >> reporter:oakland mayor libby schaaf may be near the end of her investigation. but d.a. o'malley tells me her office is just getting started. >>"on the text messaging we don't have the full information from opd, they are working with their city attorney to figure out what us, we requested everything that they have in their investigation so we can do our own independent investigation" >> reporter:one of her investigators has been placed on leave in text probe, our sources say he is a former opd homicide detective >>"right

in the meantime my gantt is still under fire.criminal wrongdoing our sources say his involvement in the exchange of racist text text is also an under investigation. >>> a coverage of the story continues on air and online. every story with on the file you can find there. you can also hear what mayor libby schaaf had to say about the scandal as well. head to our website. >>> the hottest start to summer ever in 3 western states. firefighters are's grambling -- are scrambling to put out for wildfires. one is near the us-mexico border. another is the sherpa fire in santa barbara county. firefighters plan to slowly lift evacuation orders for the sherpa fire starting tomorrow morning. the fire has been burning for about 1 week. 12 mi.2 and 54% contained. to fast-moving fires broke out in the angeles national forest yesterday. they believe one was sparked by a car running off the highway. it quickly grew to more than 2 mi.2. >> the fire is burning in steep terrain. heavy vegetation on the west side of the canyon. >> the 2nd fire in the a

but the prosecutor says gantt will still likely face internal discipline. this comes as the oakland police are dealing with an ongoing sex scandal and a scandal over racist text messages. kron4 was the first to break the news that several officers were accused of having sex with a call girl when she was under age. >>> still ahead on the kron4 morning news, if you want to live longer, consider having some toast for breakfast. we'll tell you about a new study with the effects of eating whole grains. after the break, barns and noble is looking to appeal to a wider audience. what are they going to do to try to win you more sales from you? >> and we're still following the effects of the big announcement this morning that the united kingdom is withdrawing from the european union. negative reaction in global markets and here in the u.s. we're no different. 403 down 403 points for the dow. that's almost 2.25%. we'll be right back. hey guys lunch is here! it's on me fellas. with the chase mobile app, stephen curry can send money to more people in less time. thanks,

kron4 has learned that sergeant michael gantt has played key roles in one of the incidents.girlfriend was writing and posting sensitive information. he is also responsible for leaking racially charged text messages. there is a lot of the story to cover and there's a lot more online. on our website we have a full section on each story since we broke the scandal. at the center of the scandal is the call girl. you can see her side of the story. you can also see what the mayor has to say about the scandal. >>> it's the hottest start to summer ever here in 3 western states. including california. firefighters are scrambling to put out for massive wildfires burning in california. one is in the town of potrero your the us-mexico border. the other is the sherpa fire in santa clara. evacuations will be lifted tomorrow morning. that has been burning for about 1 week. it is twersky where -- 12 mi.2. there are 2 wildfires in the angeles national forest. investigators believe one was sparked by a car running off the highway. that one quickly grew to more than 2 mi.2. >> the fire is burnin

but the prosecutor says that gantt will still likely face internal discipline for what he did.artment is dealing with an ongoing sex scandal and with racist text messages. chron four was the first to break this in uz that several officers were accused of sleeping with a call girl while she was under age. >>> all right. we'll take a quick break. everything we talked about so far, just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the news of the day. when we come back, crews are cleaning up a large oil spill in southern california can. find out what may have caused that leak. >> and we're also following the latest with drones. they're becoming a big problem for firefighters. weevil tell you how. firefighters are hoping to use your smartphone to keep drones away from firefighting aircraft. . >>> welcome back to the kron4 morning news. the time is 5:40. a little bit of good news. our hotspot in the oakland maze just clearedful -- cleared. look at the map. it was an injury accident blocking that connector. so it's all gone. a little bit of a residual delay coming out of berkeley. it's of